Global National: July 13, 2023 | Aftermath of tornado on Ottawa's Barrhaven community

A tornado has touched down in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven, frightening residents and damaging at least 125 homes. David Baxter reports from the scene about the damage and speaks with witnesses about what they experienced.

People in southern Europe are sweltering under a severe heat wave, which has been named "Cerberus," after the three-headed dog in Greek mythology who guards the gates of hell. Crystal Goomansingh reports on how people are coping with the unbearable heat in a continent where air conditioning is not common in homes.

The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have agreed to a tentative four-year deal after a 13-day B.C. port strike, drafted by a federal mediator. Neetu Garcha reports on the reaction and the lingering effects the labour disruption will have on the Canadian economy.

Hollywood actors are going from running lines to the picket lines, joining screenwriters who began their job action in May. The last time both groups simultaneously walked off the job was 1960. Jackson Proskow explains what the actors' union is demanding, what they're being offered and how the stoppage will affect what you watch.

Tensions are flaring in Winnipeg after the provincial government decided not to support the search of the Prairie Green landfill for the remains of Indigenous women believed to be dumped at the site in 2022. Melissa Ridgen reports on the growing calls to conduct a search and the frustration of one victim's family.

Aspartame, one of the most popular artificial sweeteners used in many sugar-free foods and drinks, has been declared as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the World Health Organization (WHO). It sounds scary, so what does it really mean? Katherine Ward has a reality check on the WHO's stance and how critics call this warning misleading and unnecessary.

Plus, an Ottawa family is feuding with an unknown neighbour, who's complained to the city multiple times about the family's basketball net, claiming it's out of bounds. Touria Izri reports on this bureaucratic battle, the reaction from other residents and how the mother is stuck jumping through hope just so her kids can play.

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