May 16, 2023 | Alberta’s wildfire battles ramp up as the fire risk rises in B.C. Travel worries as WestJet pilots move into 72-hour strike position. Plus, the head of the company behind ChatGPT testifies in Washington about the dangers of AI.
00:00 The National for May 16, 2023
00:45 Firefighting resources stretched thin in Alberta
04:09 Wildfire evacuations in the Northwest Territories
04:37 WestJet pilots issue 72-hour strike notice
07:00 Canada’s inflation rate unexpectedly ticks up
09:23 Prime Minister Trudeau in South Korea
09:55 MP Michael Chong testifies on Beijing threats
12:17 Proposed bail reforms target violent repeat offenders
14:18 Bernier admits to violating public health orders
14:51 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies in Washington
18:05 Russian missile strikes Ukraine’s capital Kyiv
18:37 ER doctors say B.C.’s busiest hospital is ‘unsafe’
20:49 Foreign health workers wait to enter Canada
24:04 Living on the edge of homelessness
30:16 Mother dreams of a safe community for autistic son
39:27 Child pulled from dust devil during baseball game
39:45 Aaron Judge causes uproar with side-eye glances
42:01 The Moment | Wedding ring returned to newlyweds
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