Amid the threat of an early federal election, the prime minister left Ottawa during a chaotic parliamentary sitting week for a meeting of Southeast Asian countries in Laos. Despite everything unfolding on Parliament Hill, senior government officials believed skipping the summit wasn’t an option. CBC | World News
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U.S. southeast grapples with widespread outages, flooding in wake of deadly Hurricane Helene
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Read More »Beryl heads toward Jamaica as major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier crossing islands in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Beryl described as ‘very dangerous’ Category 3 storm threatening southeast Caribbean
Beryl has been upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane by the U.S. National Hurricane Center as it travels westward in the southeast Caribbean. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 3 dead as severe storms rip through central, southeast U.S.
Severe storms were tearing through the central and southeast U.S. late Tuesday and Wednesday, spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail and killing two people in Tennessee and another in North Carolina. CBC | World News
Read More »Millions kept home from school as Southeast Asia swelters under weeks-long heat wave
Southeast Asia was coping with a weeks-long heat wave on Monday as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region. CBC | World News
Read More »Man arrested after 39 found dead in truck container in southeast England
Police found the bodies of 39 people inside a truck container at an industrial estate to the east of London on Wednesday, and it’s believed the lorry came from Bulgaria. CBC | World News
Read More »39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England
Police in southeastern England say 39 people were found dead in a truck container believed to have come from Bulgaria. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Life-threatening’ flooding continues in southeast Texas
People in the path of tropical storm Harvey are being advised to continue to shelter in place as “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding continues in southeast Texas and heads east toward Louisiana. CBC | World News
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