CBC News: The National | WestJet begins grounding planes
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July 31, 2026 | WestJet starts parking planes ahead of a possible strike by thousands of flight attendants. Canadian researchers share their landmark breakthrough in life-saving heart surgery. And the plan to finally clean up a Newfoundland shipwreck. 00:00 The National for July 31, 2026 00:50 WestJet begins grounding planes 04:02 Canadian economy grew 0.3% in May 04:26 Less invasive heart bypass surgery 06:50 FIFA scraps private investment plan 09:00 Nancy Guthrie ransom notes 09:47 Hamas disarmament agreement 12:04 Moroccan migrants leave Ceuta 14:43 Wildfires burning across Europe 15:20 Evacuation order near Clinton, B.C. 15:44 Edmonton breaks summer rain records 17:56 Expanding Ebola outbreak in Congo 18:33 Anthropic AI models escape tests 21:23 Stealth fighter jet crash in California 21:47 Cargo ship grounded off Newfoundland 23:52 Canadian WW II veteran Bill Wilson dies 25:32 Why so many migrants try to get into Spain 36:17 CBC investigates mis-weighed meat 43:52 The Moment | H
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