CBC News: The National | Newfoundland wildfire evacuations

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Aug. 12, 2025 | Thousands of St. John’s residents are under evacuation alert as the provincewide wildfire emergency expands. A potential work stoppage at Air Canada draws closer. And, a rare surgery gives a blind B.C. man his sight back — using a tooth.

00:00 The National for August 12, 2025
01:10 Several wildfires burning in Newfoundland
02:06 Thousands near St. John's under evacuation alert
04:49 Wildfire burning near Halifax
06:15 Port Alberni, B.C. wildfire expands in size
06:41 Historic heat fuels fires across Europe
08:57 Talks between Air Canada, union hit impasse
11:12 China imposes new duty on Canadian canola
13:22 National Guard starts patrolling Washington
16:12 Drop in home building permits
19:26 Dashcam captures explosive lightning strike
19:46 Tooth-in-eye surgery restores man’s vision
22:59 Taylor Swift announces new album
25:14 The Breakdown
26:07 What does Russia want to end its war in Ukraine?
37:19 How smugglers are getting nitazene into Canada
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