Good morning, Canada!
Here’s your daily roundup of 5 things you need to know this morning.
It's Friday and CTV News has 5 things you need to know before kicking off your weekend: Canada's top general visited a city in Northern Iraq and CTV News was there; an American woman who survived a kidnapping by the Philippine terror group that killed a Canadian is speaking out; officials are warning that climate change could lead to force Arctic residents to move; and a message in a bottle has an tale to tell anyone who finds it.
1. Exclusive from CTV News and The Toronto Star: Abandoned villages, a shattered bridge, hidden bombs and a steady stream of fighters headed to the frontline -- that’s the scene that greeted Canada’s top general as he paid a dramatic visit to Northern Iraq. However, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance says ISIS can be defeated.
2. Survivor’s story: An American woman who was kidnapped by the same terror group that killed Canadian John Ridsdel says a rescue mission may be the only way to save the three remaining hostages -- even though it couldn’t save her husband.
3. Climate refugees: Federal Environment Minister and Climate Change Catherine McKenna met with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Thursday to discuss climate change. While McKenna stressed discussing the issue of climate change in the Arctic with the Inuit who live there, Jewell warned that the phenomenon will create "climate refugees" and people should be moved from the area.
4. Got beef: Canadian restaurant chain Earls announced it will use U.S. beef instead of Alberta beef moving forward because the Canadian province simply can't meet their demands.
5. Message in a bottle: A message found in a bottle of tequila that washed ashore in Nova Scotia urged whoever found it to spend some of the money within to buy a shot of tequila then put it back out in the water. What's behind this? A man's unfulfilled desire to see the world.
And one more thing for Flashback Friday...Prince Charles spent the final full day of his six-day royal tour of Canada, on April 29, 2001, by visiting some historic sites in parts of the Yukon.
