Global National: July 17, 2023 | Record-breaking heat being felt around the world

In tonight's top story: Millions of people around the world are struggling to cope with scorching temperatures, with heat records shattered in several countries. Jackson Proskow reports on the dangerously hot weather in U.S. and Europe, and the risks it can pose to your health.

Nearly 900 wildfires are burning across Canada, and 10 million hectares of land, an area larger than New Brunswick, has burned so far in 2023. Mike Armstrong looks at the record-setting Canadian wildfire season and how it's only going to get worse.

Outrage is growing over the Manitoba government's decision not to search the Prairie Green landfill for the remains of murdered Indigenous women. Marney Blunt explains how protesters and advocates are amplifying their calls on the province to reverse its decision.

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. Redmond Shannon explains how Russia's 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. Erica Vella explains how the pandemic fuelled a population spike among the “vampire fish” and what's being done to stop them.

Plus, 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 has clearly worked, resulting in a honeybee boom in many parts of the world, including London, which now has Europe's densest honeybee population. But as Crystal Goomansingh explains, this seemingly positive outcome has unintended negative ripple effects.

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