Has your rent gone up? How much might depend on who owns the unit. Private investment firms are buying up rental units… then raising the prices. And: Scammers are masquerading as taxi drivers. You get a ride, but you also get taken for a ride. They scam your debit card, and some have stolen millions. Also: Farmers are going high tech to make up for serious labour shortages. Plus… Using farm animals to keep a solar farm going, Canada’s multiplex theatres embrace multicultural movies, invasive jellyfish, and more ..read more

U.S. President Joe Biden travelled to Florida today to visit some of the areas most devastated by Hurricane Milton. Biden is promising to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to help with recovery. Also: In Jasper, Alberta - residents are still returning after wildfires tore through the community last summer. But with many homes destroyed, not everyone can find a place to live as the town prepares for its winter tourist season. Plus: Thousands of tourists flock to the Trevi Fountain in Rome every day, causing major overcrowding. Now the city is looking into making the visit more exclusive, by ..read more

Hurricane Milton is in the rearview mirror. But for many in Florida, the recovery is just beginning as people pick up the pieces from yet another catastrophic storm. Also: Rideshare app Uber is changing how its drivers are paid, using an algorithm to calculate fares before rides begin. Drivers say that could lead to them earning less, while riders pay more. Plus: A new project in the Northwest Territories is using virtual reality to bring Indigenous elders out of their homes and back to their traditional lands ..read more

Legislation to establish a framework for universal pharmacare in Canada is now law. The program will provide patients with diabetes and birth control medication. Next: getting the provinces to sign on. Also: Quebec is considering a plan to assign family doctors based on who needs the most care. People who are relatively healthy wouldn’t have their own family doctor. But there are still a lot of unknowns. CBC News speaks to doctors who say it wouldn’t be good for patients or physicians. And: The highways are jammed and gas is running short in Florida as evacuees head home to see if their hous ..read more

Hurricane Milton has moved out into the Atlantic, but left behind a path of destruction and devastation. Rescue efforts continue on Florida’s gulf coast and power remains out to millions of customers. The storm system spawned dozens of tornadoes that killed at least five people. And: TD Bank is facing 3 billion dollars in fines from U.S. regulators after pleading guilty to multiple charges including conspiracy to commit money laundering. The combined penalties are the largest ever imposed by American authorities on a bank. Also: Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest tennis players alive, is call ..read more

Winds driven by Hurricane Milton are already lashing Florida’s Gulf Coast. The massive storm is expected to bring life-threatening storm surges. It’s one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Florida in a century. Gas is running out as millions of people evacuate to get away from the storm. And: It is just ten days until B.C. voters decide on their next government. The parties are entering the home stretch of the campaign, and the Conservative leader faces pressure to release his party’s platform. Also: Watching every NHL game this season is now more costly and more complicated. Depending on th ..read more

It could be the worst hurricane to hit the U.S in over a century. Hurricane Milton is a monster storm as it grows and re-strengthens over the Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to make landfall near Tampa, Florida on Wednesday night. Millions of residents are fleeing just ten days after the region was battered by Hurricane Helene. Also: Meth hidden in bottles of juice. Meth hidden in scented candles. Why criminals in Canada are shipping illicit drugs to Australia, and what authorities in both countries are doing to ensure the drugs never hit the streets Down Under. Plus: Canadian Jeffrey Hinton ..read more

A sombre and grief-filled day in Israel, as people remember the victims of Hamas’ October 7th attacks. The past 12 months have also seen a wider war taking shape in Gaza with Hamas, and in Lebanon with Hezbollah. And the growing threat of a direct confrontation between Israel and Iran. Elsewhere in the world – demonstrations of support and opposition for different sides of the conflicts. And: less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall, Florida is getting ready for what could be a more powerful storm. Milton rapidly intensified to a Category 5 hurricane and is expected to make la ..read more

The CBC's Senior International Correspondent Margaret Evans takes us into one community in southern Lebanon, that has been decimated by weeks of Israeli airstrikes. Also: with just 30 days to go until the U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their running mates are ramping up their campaign events, trying to reach those coveted swing voters. Plus: As the Catholic hierarchy meets at its closed-door summit - an 87 year-old Canadian activist is one of many who are working to ensure issues surrounding female priests and gay couples aren't pushed off the agenda ..read more

Pro-Palestinian protesters staged a global day of action, taking to the streets in cities all over the world. Ahead of the one year anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, demonstrators say Israel's retaliation has gone too far, and they're calling for a permanent end to the war. Also: A group of people in Saskatchewan are taking their province to court over climate change. They claim by expanding gas-fired electricity, the province is violating their Charter rights. Plus: We'll take you to a tournament in Sackville, New Brunswick, where athletes are turning Medieval combat into ..read more