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Global National: May 16


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WestJet pilots are set to strike on the early morning of May 19, which could ground about 700 flights a day. How the airline responded to the strike notice, where negotiations on a new deal stand, and how the dispute could affect your travel plans this summer. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made his first official visit to South Korea, as he tries to promote his plan to contain Beijing's influence. The details of the strategy, and the strengthening relations between Canada and South Korea. Unrelenting heat and high winds are fuelling more than 80 wildfires across Alberta, leaving multiple communities under threat. How the town of Valleyview has been evacuated, what's getting displaced residents through these difficult times, and how the smoke from all those fires is putting a chokehold on the province's air quality. Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti is proposing changes to Canada's bail system in response to several cases of people accused of commiting violent crimes while out on bail. We look at the planned reforms and the potential consequences. Plus, the mission to try to control artificial intelligence technology. What OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who created ChatGPT, told U.S. Congress needs to happen. And does the time fit the crime? The criticism against a German court for the punishment handed out to the gang members who stole more than $160 million in jewelry from a Dresden museum in 2019.
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