As the world processes Joe Biden’s exit from the U.S. presidential race, support is flooding in for his likely replacement, Kamala Harris. Today she made her first public remarks since Joe Biden endorsed her as his successor. The Republican party has also been quick to shift its focus to Harris. Donald Trump and his allies have launched a string of attack ads critiquing her record in office and blaming the vice president for concealing Biden’s cognitive decline. Also: Hot, dry conditions in BC and Alberta are exacerbating fire conditions there with evacuation orders and alerts for nearly 10 thousand people and smoke from all the fires affecting many more. Plus: Former refugees recruited as healthcare workers in Nova Scotia, the director of the Secret Service admits a security failure, newly-arrived Toronto residents exploited by sky-high housing prices, and the logistics of sending an Olympic opening ceremony down a river.