joanna chu from the toronto star. looking at some other stories now.cting the massacre of some 800,000 ethnic tutsi is and moderate hutus in the 1994 genocide has died in prison in mali. he was serving a 35 year sentence after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the international criminal tribunal for rwanda. he was 80 years old and reported to be seriously ill with heart trouble. voters in switzerland go to the polls today to decide whether to allow same—sex marriage. church groups and conservative political parties opposed the idea —— opposed the idea, saying it will undermine the traditionalfamily and children traditional family and children have traditionalfamily and children have a right to a mother and father. switzerland has allowed same—sex partners to register their relationship since 2007 but wants to adoption, fertility treatment and inheritance are restricted. and icelanders have voted in an election that could see a record number of parties into parliament. the new government is also likely to be a coalition. the election camp

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. >>> we are joined by a national columnist with the toronto star newspaper.ampaign bus in winnipeg, i believe, which is a very cold location for this interview. so let's talk about the election. how close is it? is there a chance mr. trudeau could be out of a job? >> uh, yes, there is a chance. the probability is that he likely gets a minority government, but i was just speaking to an internal pollster who was telling me that there is a possibility that justin trudeau could wake up tuesday morning and no longer be prime minister of canada. it's very, very tight. >> yeah. it's very close. what is it that most canadians care about in this election? what are the major concerns they have? i know that you've written that this election is about trust. >> yeah. i would say there's a couple of things, and i think that's one of the reasons why this is an unpredictable election. the liberals basically gambled. they called it hoping to obtain a majority government. what instead has happened is the opposition has successfully, i think, argued the case that this was compl

toronto. british tennis star emma raducanu has revealed that on her first night back at home, she watched a replayma raducanu. but as she arrived home in bromley yesterday, there were no parties. instead, she did the one thing she hadn't yet managed to do since her astonishing us open win. last night i actuallyjust re—watched the final and tried to relive a couple of the moments and remember how it felt. it is sinking in a little bit more. it is something that is very difficult to fully comprehend. for the rest of us watching, it was nail—biting stuff, but not for a teenager with nerves of steel. personally, i didn't feel any stress. i was just having a lot of fun out there and i think that's what helped. i wasn't thinking at all about anything that was out of my control. after the final, it was a really nice moment after winning and leaving the club. there was sort of a party bus going on in a sprinter van with a lot of music. good tunes and we were alljust singing along. since then, she's not out of the headlines and was dressed in chanel at the prestigious met gala. her earning potential has ro

and now a rough trip over the border trying to avoid a sweep in toronto today. former a starvis. you see them there from missing about the good old days. today, not a good all day for the a's davis just called back up this week the game starling marte. hey - drives one deep to left center. randal grichuk makes a great diving. catch rolling into the wall. there dropped part a of extra bases on to the second inning. lourdes gurriel junior drives one the opposite chad pender get right to make his own catch against the wall. but back to says off as and it's a 2 run double for burial that made it 2. nothing jay-z go to the top of the 3rd now semi n. oh, boy. he gets the best of his old teammates again. this is a solo shot to left his 35th home run of the season. always hard to watch for nothing. jay-z still when she was on. oakland's team's 3rd cole irvin hangs out all 100 kirk that's gone for a three-run home run. it 7. nothing jay-z. and gave up 7 runs over only 2 and a 3rd innings yanks. robbie ray meanwhile, had such problems for the jays. he didn't give up a hit until the 5th

toronto. >>> and finally mma star conor mcgregor may be a knockout on ring but yesterday proved he's mortifyinghrew out the pitch, my god, you could say that toss was a bit outside. while the power was there, mcgregor blamed an inaccurate throw on an injured left leg. to be fair, it's broken. time for the weather, bill karins, i trust you can throw a better pitch than that. what do you think of the new set. tell us what you got for the forecast for today. >> yeah, i like that. looking spiffy this morning. sometimes, i wonder if they throw the pitches out purposely bad so they get the headlines. if they just throw it normal, no one's going to know about it, right? it's get to the forecast. humid in the east. i hope you enjoyed your nice dry spring of fall weather. the ohio valley got soaked. it's a slow moving rainstorm that's going to pour. indianapolis, cincinnati, nashville, umbrella weather, d.c., make sure you have the umbrella, roanoke, pittsburgh, all the way through new york, too. because it's obviously a very wet summer heading into fall this afternoon, 15 million people are in flash fl

. >>> and in toronto, guerrero eclipses two-way star shohei ohtani. that's a bullet. three categories for the triple crown. guerrero also leads the league with a .318 batting average, four shy of abreu. the jays went on to win. >>> in the bronx, they needed a win. gary sanchez delivers a game-tied in the bottom of the sevenths. the yankees have a 6-5 win over the twins. in seattle, red sox' first baseman misplayed a ball. that opened the door for the mariners the score three runs. boston's comeback falls short. sox lose, 5-4. >>> and with all that, the blue jays take over the lead in the a.l. wild-card race while the yankees move into a tie with the red sox for the second spot. >>> finally, a scary moment on the field in queens after an errant throw to first base hits the umpire in the base. fortunately he is okay. following immediate treatment for his blood yoo cheek t ump remained in the game. the cards won and are second in the wild-card spot. >>> still ahead, congress is facing another debate over the debt ceiling. chuck shumer is pointing to the debt incurred und

a star marcus semien and chris davis reminiscing in toronto today oakland trying to avoid the sweep from the jays. second inning, lourdes gurriel junior drive one the opposite way. chad pender. i heard he bounces off the wall trying to make the play. it's a 2 run double for burial that made it 2. nothing has changed of the 3rd cole irvin pitching. oh, boy. that was gone for a three-run home run. >> marcus semien and also homered in the game. you hate to see that final score. 8. nothing blue jays now. the red sox yankees and astros all lost. but the mariners won. so oakland slips behind seattle in both the division and the championship, final round, patrick cantlay on the 18th hole and this approach was like worth 15 million dollars. that's the prize money for winning the event over the water. sticks. it within 12 feet of the hole. how about that. can't light only needed a 2 putt from there. on the pretty easy stuff. he taps it in to win the tour championship and that is a cool. 15 million not a bad day's work. a matter of fact, jonathan, i'm kind of starting to think that maybe i pick up

starring role. global news toronto meteorologist anthony parnell's forecast. >> through the day tomorrow.e treats, walking on thin air. >> storm is definitely in the building. he's searching for treats. he does finally get a little bit of reward. someone threw him a bone, i'm told. but there he goes. >> storm is really comfortable on camera. >> how would cooper and enzo. i know jalisco wouldn't have -- given the accident that happened when the other day, i'm never bringing him in the studio here. >> cooper would have fun. daisy would just sit in my office. >> enzo would run up and down, he'd be fine. no accidents. >> no accidents. keep them away from rob and ginger. >>> coming up, day two of our "deals & steals" labor day extravaganza and we're super excited, "dancing with the stars" judge derek hough is joining us live. stay with us. ♪ ♪ let me pay you back for the coke. i want to pay. did you do mrs. myers assignment yet? one dollar any size soft drinks are always one dollar. only on the mcdonald's 123 dollar menu. (tonya) smoking damaged my heart. one dollar any size soft now i have a

a star marcus semien and chris davis reminiscing on the field today. oakland trying to avoid the sweep in torontod inning. lourdes gurriel junior drives one, the opposite way. chad pender ouch bounces off the wall trying to make the play. it's a 2 run double for 2. nothing can chase her. it's going on to bottom of the 3rd cole one to alejandro kirk smokes one and that is god. also homered in the game. just can't seem to get rid of him. can we final nothing blue jays the red sox yankees and astros all loss for the mariners. one. come slips behind seattle in both the division and wild-card race. big series with the chicago white sox coming up for oakland. >> how about some golf pga tour championship, final round patrick cantlay on the 18th hole and this approach likely was worth 15 million dollars. that's the prize money for winning this event over the water hazard and he sticks to within 12 feet of the hole. so can't only needed to put in there. and he will just. to win the tour championship. that is a cool. teen million dollars. not bad for a day's work wondering if it's may be too late to take u

star benedict cumberbatch. i was terrified of meeting jane. you know. she was coming with all the respect i have for her iconic work. and we report from the telluride and toronto film festivals, where an animated documentary, flee, chronicling the plight of an afghan refugee from kabul from 25 years ago was a very solid hit. what this story does is it shows what it can do to human beings to be on the run, to flee, and how you can move on. the telluride film festival, which took place earlier this month here, is a real movie lover's event. now in its 48th year. over the last decade or so it has begun to play a very important role in the award season, in that it showcases oscar—worthy work. whenever people ask me what is your favourite film festival, i always say telluride because it is a real film makers�* festival. dame helen was among the stars drawn to telluride this year, notjust because she was there with her much liked british true crime caper, the duke, but because telluride is quite special. a festival that shows great movies amid a landscape of incredible beauty, interconnected by ski lifts. it is very easy, it is very unpretentious. you can walk to ev

is action former a star marcus him in and then chris davis reminiscing about the good old days. today wasn't one of those days oakland trying to avoid the sweep in toronto. second inning. lourdes gurriel junior drives one the opposite way and chad tender the side bounce off the water and make a play there. it's a 2 run double for burial that made it 2. nothing jay-z. we go now to the bottom of the 3rd quarter hangs want all 100 kirk and that. is gone for a three-run home semyon also homered in the game so hard to see after the is let him go. final score of the day. 8. nothing blue jays. meanwhile, the red sox yankees and astros all law so that should be good, right. but then the mariners one. so now oakland slips behind seattle in both the division and wild-card race does pga tour championship, final round to be exact. patrick cantlay on the 18th hole. this approach likely worth 15 million dollars. why? because that is the prize money for winning this event. hazard and he sticks to within 12 feet of the hole can't lay only need it. a 2 putt from there. just temps are little tap to win the tour championship and that is a cool. 15 million dollars, not a b

toronto's x university -- isn't that the university from x men? well, it's called deconstructing drake and the weekend. it will focus all of the conditions that help create both artists successes, and both starscanadian. >>> beyonce sharing an emotional letter with her fans on the website following her 40th birthday. she said she's feeling the best she ever felt in her life and this is the first year she understood what it means to be alive and how fragile life really is. her note thanked fans and fellow stars that made the beautiful tributes to wish her a happy birthday three weeks ago. and she signed it with a bee. >> good handwriting. >> all the creativeness. >> beyonce. >> oh, she's french now, too. >>> take it away, kari. how are we looking weather-wise? >> yeah, looks good here. we're starting out with good air quality. some spots dealing with the smoke drifting in as we look at the dots here. that's real-time air quality sensors. where we see good air quality, that's a green dot and you are seeing that up and down the peninsula, san francisco, parts of the north bay. yellow dots heading over towards fairfield and san jose. our air quality is going to be changing throughout the day. i t