Global National: Aug. 23, 2023 | Mystery surrounds Russian plane crash, Wagner boss' presumed death

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led the Wagner mercenary group behind a short-lived mutiny against the Russian government, has been killed in a private jet crash north of Moscow, according to Russian officials and a Telegram channel linked to Wagner. Crystal Goomansingh shows you the video of the aircraft falling from the sky, the questions surrounding Prigozhin's alleged death and how this could affect Russia's war in Ukraine.

After a seven-month probe of Ontario Premier Doug Ford's controversial involvement in the Greenbelt land deals, the Ontario Provincial Police is handing over their files to the RCMP, to avoid the perception of conflict. A rundown of what inquiries concluded, and the potential blowback for Ford.

As desperately needed rain provides relief and clears the smoke in British Columbia's Okanagan region, the provincial government's Emergency Support Services department is trying to keep up with the unprecedented need to support evacuees. Neetu Garcha explains whose been helping fill the gaps and speaks with evacuees anxiously waiting to find out if they have a home to return to.

Thousands of Northwest Territories wildfire evacuees may not be allowed to return home for weeks, and that means costs will only begin to accumulate. Jeff Semple speaks with people worried they won't receive compensation from the government, and how the territory's finance minister is responding to those concerns.

India has made history as the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole, a mysterious and uncharted place that's fascinated space agencies and scientists for decades. Eric Sorensen explains the intrigue, and the ripple effects of India's accomplishment.

Plus, former U.S. president Donald Trump is expected to surrender to authorities in Georgia, where he's accused of heading a criminal enterprise that was part of an alleged scheme to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat. Jackson Proskow explains what it all means, and what prosecutors hope will happen before the trial begins.

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