Global National: Aug. 8, 2023 | NASA prepares for Artemis II launch as space race with China looms

The Artemis II crew, including Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, has taken its first look at the spacecraft which will fly the group around the moon in November 2024. As Mike Drolet reports, time is of the essence for NASA as it aims to beat China to the punch in an intensifying space race. The construction cost overruns for the Trans Mountain pipeline are ballooning to staggering levels. Heather Yourex-West explains how the company’s plans to offset those costs have backfired and speaks with one former construction manager about how the expansion project was troubled from the start. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has built his reputation as an outspoken critic of the federal Liberal government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Now, the party is trying to showcase Poilievre’s softer side. Mackenzie Gray explains how Poilievre’s family is a part of this advertising blitz and the key voters being pursued. Multiple Canadian media outlets are urging the Competition Bureau t