Global National

Global National: July 17


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Millions of people around the world are struggling to cope with scorching temperatures, with heat records shattering in many countries. The risks the dangerously hot weather can pose to your health. Russia is suspending the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which was brokered to allow grains to be safely transported from Ukrainian ports to other countries during Russia's war in Ukraine. How the decision will hurt worldwide food prices, and what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now pushing for. The sea lamprey is an invasive species living in Canada's Great Lakes that had been kept under control for decades - until now. How the pandemic fuelled a population spike among the “vampire fish,” and what's being done to stop them. Every July since 1990, hundreds of Red River Métis make a pilgrimage to a field in southwestern Manitoba, the site of a once-thriving village. Melissa Ridgen travels to Ste. Madeleine, Man. to explain how the community was displaced for cattle, and speaks with families who want their land back. And for years, the world has been told to “save the bees.” It's clearly worked, resulting in a honeybee boom in many parts of the world, including London, which now has Europe's densest honeybee population. How this seemingly positive outcome has unintended negative ripple effects.
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