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Global National: July 12, 2020 | Manhunt ongoing as community mourns death of 2 young Quebec girls

CA, 13 Jul 2020
An intense manhunt is still underway in Quebec on Sunday night as police have not found the father of two young girls found dead in a community south of Quebec City. The bodies of 6-year-old Romy and 11-year-old Norah Carpentier were found Saturday in a heavily wooded area. The sisters were the subject of an Amber Alert earlier in the week. Investigators believe Martin Carpentier is still in the area. Olivia O’Malley has the story.

A report out of Iran is shedding some new light on the downing of a Ukrainian airliner in January. All 176 people aboard were killed including 55 Canadians. The Iranian government eventually admitted responsibility, but the flight’s data recorder still hasn’t been turned over to international authorities. And as Heather Yourex-West explains, this new report is providing little comfort to those who lost loved ones.

Doctors say one way to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus is to wear face masks and more municipalities are making it mandatory. But not all communities are enforcing the rule the same way and as Caryn Lieberman reports some people are also resisting the rules.

In the U.S., the virus is showing no signs of slowing down. Florida has shattered a single day record recording 15,000 new confirmed cases. That’s the largest single day increase of any state since the pandemic began. As Jennifer Johnson reports, the startling new numbers comes as the U.S. government debates how to reopen schools.

In an ideal time the Tokyo Olympics would have kicked off in less than two weeks. They’ve now been postponed because of the pandemic. But last week track and field fans hungry for competition still got their wishes granted. Our Mike Armstrong explains how one unique event in Switzerland pulled off a worldwide race.

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