Thursday's top stories in 10 minutes

Quebec voters head to the polls with a crowded field of parties to choose from. New study confirms that Black Canadians are at a heightened risk for maternal complications.  Three scientists are sharing this year's Nobel Prize in medicine. Some student organizations at Cornell University say they want more accountability from the school's administration. Up to 500 schools in France will be closed today as students protest across the country for better conditions in the education system. Australia chooses cockatoo for its emblem for the 2032 Olympics and Paralymics in Brisbane.

Search underway off Nantucket Island after missing Canadian air ambulance debris located.Quebec party leaders make final push as polls show the Parti Québecois positioned to win.Brazilians head to the polls today in a tight presidential race between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.Mass protests erupt across Spain over soaring rents after proposed housing reforms fail in parliament.Canadian rock icon and former Canadian Idol judge Sass Jordan dies at 63.

Internal documents show an Alberta exit could cost federal coffers 18 billion dollars while hurting investment ahead of the October vote. The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing Hamilton-based air ambulance carrying six people off the coast of Nantucket.   Ten people are injured in Australia after an 18-year-old drove into a crowd lined up for a sporting event. Thousands march in Madrid to demand a general strike after parliament defeats new tenant protections.   Ottawa’s new West Coast pipeline plan faces questions over whether it can meet Canada’s climate targets. Indigenous communities along the proposed route remain split on Ottawa's new Pacific Link pipeline plan. Canada’s multi-billion-dollar electric vehicle strategy faces delays as automakers scale back production plans.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivers update to investigation into Cornell University sexual assault allegations. Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard to be sentenced today in Montreal for sexual assault. Opposition parties and student-led organizations in India demanding resignation of chief of India's Election Commission over accusations of mishandling voter list updates. For the first time in decades VIA Rail’s newest long-distance train cars will be built in Canada.  CBC Marketplace goes undercover to investigate E-scooter and E-bike sales to children, as well as speed restriction violations . Michael J. Fox to receive Companion of Order of Canada.

Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk prepares for launch to the International Space Station. Ottawa expected to fast-track new Alberta oil pipeline to West Coast. Investigators still figuring out what led to the nearly catastrophic FlyDubai flight. Israel claims intelligence tip helped Britain thwart alleged Iranian plot on U.K. air base. The families of workers from Canadian mining company Vizsla Silver Corp are searching for answers after their loved ones were kidnapped earlier this year, in Mexico.

National Truth and Reconciliation day is being marked by a ceremony on Parliament Hill. A fight in the cockpit of a commercial plane flying from Dubai to Israel forced an emergency landing and caused a highjacking scare. Ukraine's maritime corridor is coming under increasingly prolonged attacks. A decade after leaving the European Union U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burhnham says he is considering rejoining the block. Olympic champion Tessa Virtue prepares for solo dance debut at Fall for Dance North Festival in Toronto. 

Carney government to announce a big investment in liquified natural gas. Canada's economy stalled in the month of July. American trade ban on certain Canadian products is now in effect. Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas commander and his bodyguard in Gaza Strip. New research shows that one in eight cancers worldwide are actually caused by infections.  Earl Charles Spencer shares his perspective on the Royal family and his sister's death with The Current host Matt Galloway. 

Ukrainian officials are warning of a humanitarian crisis in the southern city of Oleshky.  The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now risen above 8,000.Ukrainian officials are warning of a humanitarian crisis in the southern city of Oleshky. The alleged rape of a 17-year old girl in Delhi is reigniting the issue of sexual violence in India.Canada's former top military commander considered resigning "several times" during his tenure, in battles with the former Trudeau government.Police data in Nova Scotia reveals hundreds of missing children reports in recent years. Calypso music legend 'The Mighty Sparrow' has died.

Five men are arrested and 85 homes are evacuated near a UK air force base used by the U.S. military as police and bomb squads investigate a potential explosives threat. Iran says it is awaiting a formal U.S. response through mediators after President Donald Trump publicly rejected its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Thousands of residents in Northern Ireland took to the streets to block a controversial Protestant march after a late-night court ruling cleared the parade to go ahead.   Two Filipino tourists are dead and nineteen injured after a tour bus bound for Oktoberfest overturned on a highway west of Munich. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is calling on middle-power nations to unite against what she terms a rupture in the global order. Residents in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., rallied this weekend to demand the return of 24/7 emergency care — one year after doctor shortages forced overnight ER cutbacks.   Hundreds of millions of viewers globally are tuning in today as the World Road Cycling Championships wrap up in Montreal.

U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected a proposed ceasefire deal from Iran that aimed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week.   OpenAI admits its AI software went rogue and probed several U.S. government websites without authorization. An exclusive CBC News poll reveals strong local opposition to Alberta's push for AI data centres. A whistleblower lawsuit alleges Driscoll's knowingly shipped millions of pounds of pesticide-tainted berries into Canadian grocery stores. Growing concerns surround the transport of whales and dolphins from Marineland after four belugas and one dolphin die.