The Current CBC News & Politics

Brett Broadfoot of London, Ont., is mourning the death of his daughter after she was stabbed and killed by her boyfriend of eight months. Police say the situation is linked to intimate partner violence, which the City of London declared an epidemic last year.

Demonstrations over a job quota system in Bangladesh have ballooned into nationwide protests calling for the country’s prime minister to resign. Nearly 200 people have been killed and more than 2,000 protesters have been arrested. 

Officials say the wildfire in Jasper, Alta., has destroyed 30 to 50 per cent of the town’s buildings and grown to 36,000 hectares. Fire crews from across the world are now arriving in Jasper to help fight the blaze.

As wildfire rips through Jasper, residents are starting to learn of the damage that’s been done. The fire has destroyed multiple buildings, including the Maligne Lodge hotel and the grounds of the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed U.S. Congress yesterday, and while he received cheers inside, thousands of people in Washington, D.C., protested the war in Gaza.

There’s been drama and excitement ahead of the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. The CBC’s Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault tells us what we can expect in Paris.