Global National: Aug. 20, 2024 | Divers struggle to enter Sicily yacht wreck

A Canadian-Antiguan is dead and six other people are missing off the coast of Sicily, Italy, where the Bayesian, a luxury yacht, sank in a sudden and intense storm. Heidi Petracek reports on why the search and rescue mission is so dangerous for divers, the new footage of the storm that sank the superyacht, who else was on board and the firsthand account of a man who helped rescue the 15 people who made it off of the Bayesian. Canada's inflation rate cooled to 2.5 per cent in July, the slowest pace for price growth in more than two years. Anne Gaviola explains what fuelled the deflation, what prices are still high and what this might mean for interest rates. Strike action is looming from both of Canada's biggest and busiest rail networks, as Canadian National (CN) Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) trains will soon grind to a halt. Mackenzie Gray looks at how a potential labour dispute will derail the delivery of goods and affect more than 30,000 commuters in Canada's three biggest cities. Momentum in the 2024 U.S. election has shifted to the Democrats ever since Vice-President Kamala Harris emerged as the party's presidential nominee. Jackson Proskow looks at the energetic opening night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago and how former president Donald Trump— Harris' Republican rival— is trying to counter her gains in the polls. It's incredibly difficult to get out of the Gaza Strip, where no one is truly safe amid Israel's war on Hamas. But, two Palestinians have finally been able to escape and reunite with their family in Calgary. Heather Yourex-West reports on their emotional reunion, the long, bureaucratic and costly journey to make it happen and the worries about loved ones still trapped in Gaza. Plus, hope is growing for U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' chances of winning the race for the White House, which would make her America's first-ever female president. Polls show Harris ahead of her Republican rival, former U.S. president Donald Trump. Eric Sorensen looks at the history of other women on the presidential ticket of a major party and the cautious optimism that Harris can demolish the glass ceiling. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews