It's Friday and CTV News has 5 things you need to know before kicking off your weekend: the ex-Bank of Canada leader says the global economy should look at raising interest rates; Air Miles is backing down on an unpopular policy; Stephen Lewis, the UN special envoy for HIV-AIDS, discussed the battle against the disease; a CFL player has been killed in a New Orleans suburb; and a dying man is getting to live out his final dream.
Plus, for #FlashbackFriday a look at this day nine years ago when winter hit the country pretty hard.
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1. Higher interest rates: The former governor of the Bank of Canada says the world economy could be better off if interest rates were bumped a little higher. The comments come as prepared remarks for a speech David Dodge is giving to members of the C.D. Howe Institute in Toronto.
2. Expiry cancelled: The Air Miles program bowed to public pressure and backed away from its policy of eliminating unused miles older than five years. The expiration policy, first announced in 2011, was set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2017.
3. World struggle: Seven Canadians are infected with HIV-AIDS every day. Stephen Lewis, the UN special envoy for HIV-AIDS, spoke to Lisa LaFlamme about the ongoing battle to stop the virus. You can watch the extended interview here.
4. Tragic death: A second CFL player has been shot and killed this year, after Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Joe McKnight was killed following an argument at an intersection with another motorist in a New Orleans suburb.
5. One last ride: Volunteers have restored a 1966 Ford Mustang so an Alberta man dying of cancer can go on a final road-trip. "You’ll have to scrape me off the ceiling tonight," he told CTV News after seeing the car.
And one more thing for "Flashback Friday": On this day in 2007, three separate storm systems created a winter wallop from Vancouver Island to the Maritimes.
