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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: the Egyptian army says debris from the missing EgyptAir flight has been found; Health Canada has approved the sale of genetically modified salmon; a U.S. company has issued a recall for 400 food products, some were sold in Canada; a Korean War veteran has been denied a spot at a veterans' hospital; and a Ukrainian boy can once again walk unaided after help from Canadian doctors.
And for "Flashback Friday," we take a look at a Canadian-made freight hovercraft.
1. Debris found: The Egyptian army says it has found debris from the crash of an EgyptAir jetliner. Egyptian and Russian officials say terrorists may be to blame for an EgyptAir jetliner's crash into the Mediterranean Sea. The Canadian government said two Canadians were among the 56 passengers on board.
2. 'Frankenfish': Health Canada has approved the sale of genetically modified salmon to Canadian consumers. AquAdvantage salmon is an Atlantic species altered using genetic material from Chinook salmon and the eel-like ocean pout that allows it to grow year-round.
3. Recall alert: More than 400 products from CRF Frozen Foods in Pasco, Washington, sold under more than 40 different brand names at major retailers like Costco, Target, Trader Joe's and Safeway are being recalled in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The recall targets vegetables and vegetable products.
4. Korean War vet: John Smith, a veteran of the Korean War suffering from an array of physical and neurological issues, has been denied residency at a Halifax veterans' hospital because he was deployed two months after the conflict ended. Despite Smith's 27 years of military service, he is only qualified to receive subsidized homecare.
5. Walking again: A Ukrainian boy whose legs and right arm were blown off when he stepped on a grenade in eastern Ukraine is able to once again walk unaided thanks to a hospital in Montreal and a Canadian humanitarian mission.
And one more thing for "Flashback Friday": In an effort to revolutionize its presence on the Great Lakes and in the Arctic, the Canadian Coast Guard paired up with Bell Aerospace on a unique mode of transportation in 1972.
