Today's evening headlines from CBC News

Today's evening headlines from CBC News - 2025-08-13

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'Massive' wildfire south of Port Alberni, B.C., doubles in size Tuesday

August 12 , 2025 at 12:10:53 p.m. EDT • :

The Mount Underwood fire near Port Alberni, B.C., has more than doubled in size in less than a day, growing to almost 1,400 hectares Tuesday, and knocking out power for more than 500 B.C. Hydro customers.

Halifax-area crews battling forest fire near Bayers Lake

August 12 , 2025 at 02:29:02 p.m. EDT • :

Large plumes of smoke could be seen around Halifax on Tuesday afternoon from a fire near Bayers Lake Business Park, about 10 kilometres west of downtown.

Air Canada says negotiations with flight attendants' union are at 'impasse'

August 12 , 2025 at 01:40:34 p.m. EDT • :

Canada's largest airline says negotiations with the union representing more than 10,000 flight attendants are at an impasse, after CUPE turned down the airline's proposal to go to binding arbitration.

Madonna, U2 speak out on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

August 12 , 2025 at 01:35:51 p.m. EDT • :

Madonna and U2 have each shone attention on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, among the biggest music stars to do so since the war in the Palestinian enclave began in late 2023 after Hamas's deadly rampage in Israel.

Fires rage in several European countries as sweltering heat continues

August 12 , 2025 at 04:12:48 p.m. EDT • :

Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday, with another heatwave pushing temperatures above 40 C across parts of Europe.

August 12 , 2025 at 05:48:31 p.m. EDT • :

Premier Doug Ford warns Ontario scientists doing medical tests on dogs to 'stop before I catch you'

August 12 , 2025 at 04:00:41 a.m. EDT • :

It's been a busy month for Trump's retribution campaign

August 12 , 2025 at 02:33:15 p.m. EDT • :

Woman seriously hurt in western P.E.I. car-shooting incident has died, RCMP say

August 12 , 2025 at 02:02:36 p.m. EDT • :

Tennis great Monica Seles reveals her myasthenia gravis diagnosis

August 12 , 2025 at 01:45:24 p.m. EDT • :

24 countries, including Canada, call for 'urgent action' to halt starvation in Gaza

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August 12 , 2025 at 06:38:52 p.m. EDT • :

Russia presses in eastern Ukraine, as fears loom in Europe over Trump-Putin meeting

August 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Attention stargazers! It's time for one of the best meteor showers of the year — the Perseids

August 12 , 2025 at 11:42:45 a.m. EDT • :

23-year-old charged with assaulting Jewish man at Montreal park

August 12 , 2025 at 06:35:16 a.m. EDT • :

China to set preliminary duty on Canadian canola after anti-dumping probe

August 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Siblings' drowning deaths in Dryden, Ont., prompt calls for school swimming lessons

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