The number of illegal migrants crossing from Canada into the U.S. surges to record levels. Many are getting help from smugglers. CBC takes a look at the situation along the Quebec-New York border.

And: Dozens of women say they were sexually abused by Mohammed al-Fayed, the former owner of famous British department store Harrods.

Plus: Shohei Ohtani made baseball history. The Dodgers star is the first and only member of the 50-50 club. He has hit 50 home runs and stolen 50 bases in a single season. Many say Ohtani is the best baseball player of all time.

And more: Tighter security on Parliament Hill, allegations of offensive behaviour by members of the RCMP in B.C., and Israel flattens a building in a Beirut suburb as Hezbollah fires more rockets.

Hezbollah’s leader vows retribution for this week’s electronic device detonations targeting the Lebanese-based militant group. Hassan Nasrallah says the attacks are a declaration of war, as Israel’s military approves battle plans for its northern front with Lebanon.

And: Testing for cardiac arrest. How the tragedy of one Ontario family helped researchers solve a mystery into the causes of a killer genetic condition.

Also: A small, squirmy and very hungry pest is decimating the wild rice crop in northern Saskatchewan. But exactly what it is – remains a mystery.

Plus…the Roaring Lion is on the way home, New Brunswick calls an election, universities concerned about cuts to international student permits, and more.

Electronic devices across Lebanon explode for the second day, in a new wave of apparent attacks on Hezbollah militants. Today, it was walkie-talkies detonating, killing at least 14 people and injuring hundreds more. Israel’s spy agency Mossad is believed to be behind the attacks, as the country’s military says it will now focus on the north and the Lebanese border.

Also: The Canadian Medical Association apologizes for harms inflicted on First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples by the healthcare system.

And: Wildfires in South America are decimating forests, wetlands and upending people's lives. Experts blame deforestation and climate change.

Plus…. Rogers is poised to control the Toronto sports market, Democrat momentum in North Carolina, and more.

A brazen attack. Hundreds, if not thousands, of pagers exploding at the same time across Lebanon and Syria. The militant group Hezbollah says its members were the target. Several people were killed and thousands injured according to local media.

Also: Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs appeared in a New York courtroom today, charged with a long list of sexual and violent crimes, including sex trafficking, physical abuse and kidnapping.

Plus: Instagram accounts for teenagers in Canada and a few other countries now have restrictive default settings, for content, contacts and time spent on the social media app. Meta announced the restrictions after facing pressure to protect children’s privacy and mental health.

And more: Titan submersible hearings, calls for better access to breast cancer treatments for men, byelection fallout, and a shocking sexual assault case in France.

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MPs were back in Parliament today after the summer break. And with that, a lot of heated rhetoric from politicians as they begin their run up to a federal election. And speaking of elections, all parties will be watching the by-elections in two ridings today.

Also : More school closures and event cancellations in Springfield, Ohio today as Donald Trump and JD Vance refuse to retract allegations that Haitian immigrants there are capturing and eating dogs and cats and geese. The allegations have left fear in the Haitian community. A proposed visit by Donald Trump is also raising concerns of local officials

Plus: A tiny, invasive jellyfish is spreading through B.C. waterways, threatening to steal food sources from other aquatic life and disrupt local ecosystems.

And more: Fallout from apparent Trump assassination attempt, new mortgage rules, and former military member not guilty of historical sexual assault charges

A coalition of leftist parties is projected to win the most seats in France's snap election - a surprise turnaround from the predicted surge of the far-right National Rally party. Also: The calls are slowly growing louder - for Joe Biden to drop out of the U.S. presidential race. And so -- some Democrats are talking about the possibility of passing the torch. Plus: A Spanish Galleon ship that sank in Labrador in the 16th century is being recreated - with plans to set sail once again.

Donald Trump's campaign says the former U.S. President is safe after gunshots were fired in his vicinity. Also, Air Canada and the union representing its pilots have reached a tentative agreement, avoiding a work stoppage that would affect hundreds of thousands of passengers. Plus: MPs are expected back in Ottawa tomorrow with a new political dynamic at play and an opposition party hungry for an early election.