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(♪♪) >> Ian: TONIGHT, CONCERN FROM DOCTORS ACROSS CANADA AS CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH SPIKE. >> IT'S REALLY CHILDREN -- YOUNG CHILDREN -- INFANTS -- ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF LIFE THAT ARE AT THE HIGHEST RISK. >> Ian: WHY THE NUMBERS HAVE JUMPED. WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW. >>> A SEISMIC SHIFT IN B.C. POLITICS WITH A PROVINCIAL ELECTION JUST AROUND THE CORNER, AND THE FORMER GOVERNING PARTY SUSPENDS ITS CAMPAIGN. >> ALONG WITH AN N.D.P. GOVERNMENT THAT HAS TAKEN A FEW STEPS TO THE LEFT SO LITTLE A MUCH STARKER CHOICE FOR VOTERS. >> Ian: THE PARALYMPIC GAMES TAKES ITS TURN IN THE GLOBAL ATHLETIC SPOTLIGHT. >> THIS IS OUR MOMENT, YOU KNOW, TO SHOW CANADIANS AND THE WORLD WHAT WE HAVE. >> Announcer: FROM CBC NEWS, THIS IS "THE NATIONAL" WITH IAN HANOMANSING. (♪♪) >> Ian: WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH CONCERNING HEALTH NEWS ACROSS LARGE AREAS OF THE COUNTRY. A SURGE IN CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH. THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS INFECTION CAN HAVE LIFE-ALTERING OR EVEN DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. NATIONAL CASE NUMBERS EACH YEAR TYPICALLY DON'T EXCEED 4,500, BUT SO FAR THIS YEAR THE NUMBER IN QUÉBEC ALONE IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT. THE DISEASE STARTS OUT WITH COLD-LIKE SYMPTOMS, BUT CAN QUICKLY BECOME A SERIOUS COUGH, LEAVING PATIENTS GASPING FOR AIR. AND THE YOUNGEST ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE. LAUREN PELLEY TAKES US THROUGH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE OUTBREAK AND WHY THEY'RE HAPPENING NOW. >> Reporter: IT'S SOMETHING NO PARENT WANTS TO HEAR -- THE TELLTALE SOUND OF WHOOPING COUGH. >> THERE'S A CHARACTERISTIC COUGH THAT'S QUITE INTENSE, THAT CAN BE FOLLOWED BY A "WHOOP" OR A BIT OF A BARKING COUGH. >> Reporter: CAUSED BY A BACTERIA CALLED BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS, THIS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS INFECTION CAN ALSO LEAD TO PNEUMONIA OR EVEN BRAIN DAMAGE. >> IT IS REALLY CHILDREN -- YOUNG CHILDREN -- INFANTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF LIFE, THAT ARE AT THE HIGHEST RISK OF ANY COMPLICATION REQUIRING EITHER HOSPITALIZATION OR EVEN DEATH. >> Reporter: AND THESE POTENTIALLY DEADLY INFECTIONS ARE SURGING RIGHT NOW IN PARTS OF CANADA. THE MOST DRAMATIC SPIKE IS IN QUÉBEC. MORE THAN 11,000 CASES SO FAR THIS YEAR, UP FROM A PRE-PANDEMIC LEVEL OF LESS THAN 600. AND ONTARIO HAS SEEN MORE THAN FIVE TIMES ITS ANNUAL AVERAGE. WHILE NEW BRUNSWICK IS REPORTING ONE OF ITS BIGGEST OUTBREAKS IN YEARS WITH MORE THAN 140 INFECTIONS TO DATE. >> IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANY -- ANY -- ANYWHERE THAT YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN IT. >> Reporter: WHOOPING COUGH ALSO SURGED OVER THE LAST YEAR ACROSS EUROPE AND IN THE U.S. THIS NEW JERSEY MOM WAS TERRIFIED WHEN HER 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER RECENTLY CAUGHT IT. >> SHE CAUGHT I WANT TO SAY FROM 4:00 A.M. TO 8:00 A.M. SHE COUGHED. >> Reporter: SO WHAT IS BEHIND THE SUDDEN SPIKE? PERTUSSIS OUTBREAKS EBB AND FLOW OVER A THREE TO FIVE YEAR CYCLE, SO PART OF THE REASON MAY JUST COME DOWN TO TIMING. BUT EXPERTS SAY THAT COVID-19 PANDEMIC ALSO PLAYED A KEY ROLE. >> IT'S NOT SURPRISING TO ME TO SEE INCREASES IN PERTUSSIS POST-PANDEMIC WHEN WE KNOW THAT THERE WERE MAJOR DISRUPTION OF ROUTINE CHILDHOOD VACCINATIONS. >> Ian: SO, LAUREN, ASIDE FROM THE ROUTINE SHOTS IN CHILDHOOD ARE THERE OTHER TIMES WHEN PEOPLE CAN OR SHOULD GET THIS VACCINE? >> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY. YOU CAN GET A BOOSTER DOSE AS AN ADULT. AND THAT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT DURING PREGNANCY AND THEN YOU ARE PASSING THAT IMMUNITY ON TO YOUR BABY. SO THIS SEEMS TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM QUÉBEC IS A LOT OF THE INFANTS THAT ARE BEING HOSPITALIZED OR EVEN IN I.C.U.s ARE THE ONES THAT DON'T HAVE THAT CRUCIAL PROTECTION. IAN? >> Ian: LAUREN PELLEY IS REPORTING FROM TORONTO. >>> IN MANITOBA, A STEP TOWARDS HEALING FOR FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS OF SERIAL KILLER JEREMY SKIBICKI. TODAY THEY FACED HIM IN COURT WITH EMOTIONAL VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS BEFORE HE WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON. CAM MacINTOSH WAS THERE. (♪♪) >> Reporter: THE SENTENCE ITSELF WAS NEVER IN QUESTION. THIS HEARING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILY OF FOUR MURDERED WOMEN TO MAKE VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS AND TO CONFRONT A SERIAL KILLER. DONNA BARTLETT, THE GRANDMOTHER OF MARCEDES MYRAN REPEATED OUTSIDE COURT WHAT SHE SAID TO HIM INSIDE. >> HE'S AN EVIL MONSTER AND HE HAS HURT THIS FAMILY AND TORN IT APART AND RIPPED OUR SOUL TO PIECES. LIKE, THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE FOREVER. >> Reporter: JEREMY SKIBICKI WILL SERVE FOUR CONCURRENT LIFE SENTENCES FOR KILLING MORGAN HARRIS, MARCEDES MYRAN, REBECCA CONTOIS AND A FOURTH WOMAN KNOWN AS "BUFFALO WOMAN." >> I KILLED FOUR PEOPLE. >> Reporter: HE ADMITTED THAT IT WAS MOTIVATED BY FETISH AND HATE. HE DISMEMBERED THE BODIES AND THREW THEM IN THE GARBAGE. THE REMAINS OF TWO OF THE WOMEN ARE BELIEVED TO BE IN THIS LANDFILL. FAMILIES OF CONTOIS AND HARRIS DIDN'T SPEAK OUTSIDE BUT THEY CALLED HIM AN EVIL MONSTER. SAD ADDING THAT IT IS TRAGIC THAT HE IS BEING PROTECTED BY SECURITY, AND WHILE HER MOTHER'S REMAINS ARE IN THE LANDFILL. THE SISTER OF MARCEDES MYRAN COULDN'T GET THROUGH HER STATEMENT. >> HE DESERVES A LOT MORE THAN WHAT WAS PUT ON HIM TODAY. >> THE COMMUNITY HAS DEEP SEATED FEAR AND INSECURITY BECAUSE OF THESE MURDERS. >> Reporter: THIS WOMEN'S ADVOCATE READ HER STATEMENT FOR CBC NEWS OUTSIDE OF COURT. SPEAKING TO THE IMPACT ON THE BROADER COMMUNITY. WHILE MANITOBA'S GRAND CHIEF SPOKE OF THE DANGERS FACING INDIGENOUS WOMEN. >> NO LONGER CAN THIS VIOLENCE PERSIST. >> Reporter:A LIFE SENTENCE WITHOUT PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR 25 YEARS IS THE STRICTEST SENTENCE UNDER CANADIAN LAW. IN THIS CASE THE CROWN SAID THAT IT FEELS INADEQUATE AND IMPLORED THAT PAROLE NEVER BE GRANTED. THROUGH IT ALL SKIBICKI SAID NOTHING. CAMERON MacINTOSH, CBC NEWS, WINNIPEG. >> Ian:IF YOU NEED HELP, THE MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS CRISIS LINE IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY. THE NUMBER IS 1-844-413-6649. >>> WE'RE LEARNING MORE TONIGHT ABOUT THE FATHER AND SON ACCUSED OF PLOTTING A TERROR ATTACK IN TORONTO, INCLUDING HOW AND WHEN THEY CAME TO CANADA. OLIVIA STEFANOVICH NOW WITH WHAT WAS REVEALED IN OTTAWA TODAY AND A WARNING THE STORY INCLUDES SOME GRAPHIC DETAILS. >> GOOD MORNING, MINISTER. >> Reporter: A GRILLING FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER AS NEW INFORMATION EMERGES ABOUT THE FATHER AND THE SON CHARGED IN AN ALLEGED TERROR PLOT. >> IT WAS ONLY IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR THAT CSIS BECAME AWARE. >> Reporter: ONE MONTH LATER AHMED FOUAD MOSTAFA ELDIDI AND HIS SON MOSTAFA ELDIDI WERE ARRESTED. THEY FACE NINE TERROR RELATED OFFENCES, RELATED TO AN ALLEGED PLAN ON BEHALF OF ISIS TO COMMIT A VIOLENT ATTACK IN TORONTO. >> THIS IS THE WAY THAT THE INVESTIGATIVE AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM SHOULD WORK. >> Reporter: BUT OPPOSITION M.P.s SEE IT DIFFERENTLY. >> ARE YOU REALLY TELLING CANADIANS THAT IS HOW OUR SYSTEM SHOULD WORK? HE'S BEEN HERE FOR SIX YEARS. >> ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE STEPS WERE PUT IN PLACE BY CSIS AND THE RCMP. >> Reporter: NEW DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT IMMIGRATION AND SECURITY OFFICIALS STUDIED THE FATHER'S CASE MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER HIS ARRIVAL IN 2018. HE WAS GRANTED CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. THIS DESPITE A 2015 GRAPHIC VIDEO ALLEGEDLY DEPICTING HIM DISMEMBERS SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF CANADA. ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE ISLAMIC STATE. AS FOR THE SON, THE DOCUMENT SHOW THAT THE CANADIAN OFFICIALS DENIED HIM A STUDENT VISA IN 2019. BUT IN 2020, HE ENTERED CANADA AND MADE A REFUGEE CLAIM AND IT WAS GRANTED IN 2022. >> SO, YES, FROM TIME TO TIME, PEOPLE DO SLIP IN. >> Reporter: THIS IMMIGRATION LAWYER SAYS THAT SCREENING PROCEDURES MUST BE TIGHTENED. >> I DON'T THINK THIS IS A FAILURE ON THE PART OF IMMIGRATION. I THINK THIS IS A FAILURE ON THE PART OF CSIS, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE GOVERNMENT ORGINISATION THAT IS TASKED WITH DOING THESE SECURITY CHECKS. >> Ian: OLIVIA, WHERE DOES THE PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATION GO FROM HERE? >> Reporter: WELL, UP NEXT WE ARE EXPECTED TO HEAR FROM THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER MARC MILLER WHO IS LOOKING INTO REVOKING THE FATHER'S CITIZENSHIP. THE LIBERALS REVERSED A MOVE BY THE PREVIOUS CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT THAT STRIPPED DUAL CITIZENS OF THEIR CANADIAN STATUS IF THEY'RE CONVICTED OF TERRORISM. MEANWHILE, THE ELDIDIs MADE COURT APPEARANCES ON WEDNESDAY, JUST AS THE COMMITTEE BEGAN ITS INVESTIGATION. >> Ian: OLIVIA STEFANOVICH IN OTTAWA. >>> IN THE U.S., NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT LAST MONTH'S ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF DONALD TRUMP. THE FBI SAYS THAT IN THE 30 DAYS BEFORE THE JULY SHOOTING THE GUNMAN, THOMAS CROOKS, DID MORE THAN 60 ONLINE SEARCHES INTO LARGE GATHERINGS FOR TRUMP AND U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT HE BECAME FOCUSED ON TRUMP'S OUTDOOR RALLY IN BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA. THEY RELEASED PHOTOS OF THE WEAPONS THAT CROOKS USED, BUT HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED A MOTIVE. >>> A SURPRISING TURN IN THE INVESTIGATION INTO A STRING OF ARSONS IN RURAL SASKATCHEWAN. A FIREFIGHTER HAS BEEN ARRESTED. THE 25-YEAR-OLD FACES MULTIPLE COUNTS AFTER MORE THAN 15 REPORTS OF HAY BALE AND GRASS FIRES OVER THE LAST MONTH. JUST THIS WEEK HIS FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFERED A REWARD OF $26,000 TO HELP TO MAKE AN ARREST. >>> THERE HAS BEEN A MASSIVE SHIFT IN THE B.C. POLITICAL LANDSCAPE TONIGHT, JUST TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE PROVINCIAL ELECTION. B.C. UNITED, FORMERLY THE B.C. LIBERALS, IS SUSPENDING ITS CAMPAIGN, ENCOURAGING VOTERS TO SUPPORT THE B.C. CONSERVATIVE PARTY. LYNDSAY DUNCOMBE NOW ON A BID TO UNITE THE RIGHT. >> Reporter: AS POLITICAL SHAKE-UPS GO, THIS IS AN EARTHQUAKE. >> THIS IS HARD. IT'S REALLY HARD. >> Reporter: THE LEADER OF B.C.'S OFFICIAL OPPOSITION BOWED OUT OF THE RACE JUST TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE PROVINCIAL ELECTION. FOLDING HIS PARTY INTO THE SURGING B.C. CONSERVATIVES, MAKING THIS MAN, JOHN RUSTAD, A CONTENDER FOR PREMIER. >> WHEN I TRAVEL AROUND THE PROVINCE, PEOPLE ARE SAYING, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. >> Reporter: UNTIL RECENTLY THE CONSERVATIVES WERE A FRINGE PARTY, JUST 2% IN THE POLLS IN THE LAST ELECTION. NO MORE. THE POLLS NOW SHOW THAT RUSTAD HAS A CHANCE TO BEAT PREMIER DAVID EBY. >> THIS FEELS LIKE A ONCE-IN A-A GENERATION MOMENTS OR A ONCE IN EVERY OTHER GENERATION MOMENTS WHERE WE GET A PROFOUND SHIFT IN THE PARTY'S SYSTEM. >> Reporter: THIS PRETTY MUCH MEANS THE END OF B.C. UNITED, FORMERLY THE B.C. LIBERALS. THE PARTY OF GORDON CAMPBELL AND CHRISTY CLARK RULED WITH A CENTRE RIGHT COALITION FOR 16 YEARS. BUT THE RE-BRAND LAST YEAR FAILED. AND THE CONSERVATIVE MESSAGE RESONATED. SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE N.D.P.'S DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION POLICY AND THE SOARING COST OF LIVING. THE SAME MESSAGE DELIVERED BY THE POPULAR FEDERAL LEADER OF A PARTY WITH THE SAME NAME. >> THE CONSERVATIVES AT THIS MOMENT ARE LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THAT ELECTRICITY, BUT ALSO SOME OF THAT BRAND RECOGNIZABILITY AND TO TRANSFER IT TO A PARTY THAT, LET'S REMEMBER, THAT GOT 2% OF THE VOTE IN THE 2020 ELECTION. >> Reporter: RUSTAD IS A FORMER B.C. LIBERAL HIMSELF AND KICKED OUT OF THE PARTY FOR HIS VIEWS ON CLIMATE CHANGE. THE B.C. CONSERVATIVES HAVE OUSTED NOMINEES FOR THEIR VIEWS ON COVID VACCINATION AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. >> SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A PARTY THAT IS MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PROVINCE IN SOME TIME. ALONG WITH AN N.D.P. GOVERNMENT THAT HAS TAKEN A FEW STEPS TO THE LEFT. SO IT IS A MUCH STARKER CHOICE FOR VOTERS. >> Ian: SO, LYNDSAY, WE'RE ABOUT SEVEN WEEKS AWAY FROM THE ELECTION. WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN FOR THE CANDIDATES RUNNING AGAINST THE N.D.P.? >> Reporter: WELL, THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION, IAN. THE LEADERS SAID TODAY THEY'D WORK TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT THE TEAM THAT HAD THE BEST CHANCE TO BEAT THE N.D.P. WHICH MEANS THAT THERE'S A CHANCE THAT SOME CANDIDATES FROM EITHER PARTY WHO THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE WOULD BE RUNNING MAY NOT BE RUNNING ANYMORE. AND THERE'S ALSO A CHANCE THAT SOME B.C. UNITED MEMBERS OR CANDIDATES DON'T LIKE THIS AT ALL, AND THEY MAY CHOOSE TO RUN AS INDEPENDENTS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF DRAMA TO COME. >> Ian: SURE IS. LYNDSAY DUNCOMBE IN OUR VANCOUVER NEWSROOM TONIGHT. >>> FRENCH AUTHORITIES HAVE LAID CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST A C.E.O. OF THE TELEGRAM MESSAGING PLATFORM PAVEL DUROV. HE'S ACCUSED OF BEING COMPLICIT WITH CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ON TELEGRAM. YOU DID OFFICER HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED ON BAIL. TELEGRAM HAS ABOUT A BILLION USERS WORLDWIDE. FRENCH AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING ALLEGATIONS THAT IT IS USED TO FACILITATE A WIDE VARIETY OF CRIMES, INCLUDING DRUG TRAFFICKING, FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING. >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE). >> Ian: TONIGHT THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ACKNOWLEDGED THE SITUATION IN THE DONETSK REGION IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IN POKROVSK, A STRATEGIC TRANSPORTATION HUB. RUSSIA IS MAKING RAPID GAINS IN THAT AREA OF EASTERN UKRAINE WITH VILLAGES IN THE LINE OF FIRE EVACUATED. BUT KYIV HAS STRUCK ON THE RUSSIAN TERRITORY YET AGAIN AND SPARKING A FIRE AT THIS FUEL DEPOT. IT'S AT LEAST THE THIRD DRONE STRIKE ON TARGETS IN RUSSIA'S RUSTOV REGION SO FAR THIS MONTH. >>> A MILITARY OPERATION HAS KILLED AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE IN THE WEST BANK. THE LARGEST ASSAULT ON THE OCCUPIED TERRITORY IN YEARS. AND AS CHRIS BROWN EXPLAINS, IT IS RAISING FEARS OF THE TACTICS OF DESTRUCTION AND DISPLACEMENT SEEN IN GAZA THAT ARE EXPANDING. >> Reporter: THIS WAS FAR MORE THAN A MILITARY RAID. IT MAY HAVE BEEN ISRAEL'S LARGEST ASSAULT ON THE WEST BANK IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS. INVOLVING AIRSTRIKES, TROOPS AND BULLDOZERS, MOVING THROUGH PALESTINIAN CITIES AND TOWNS, RIPPING UP ROADS. THIS MAN SAID THAT AN EXPLOSION KILLED TWO OF HIS CHILDREN. >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE). >> Reporter: "MY WIFE WENT TO THE ROOF AND FOUND THREE OF OUR CHILDREN -- MAY THEY REST IN PEACE." >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE). >> Reporter:IN JENIN, PALESTINIANS SAY THAT ISRAEL'S MILITARY BLOCKED THE AMBULANCE CREWS FROM HELPING THE WOUNDED. THE I.D.F. SAID THAT IT PREVENTED ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL TO STOP THE MILITANTS FROM GOING INSIDE. >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE). >> Reporter: "STAFF WERE FORCED TO GET OUT OF THE AMBULANCE" SAID THE RED CRESCENT MEMBER. "AND THE DIRECTOR OF OUR HEALTH CENTRE WAS BEATEN." COMMUNITIES SUCH AS JENIN HAVE BECOME CENTRES OF RESISTANCE AGAINST ISRAEL'S OCCUPATION, SPAWNING MEMBERS FOR ISLAMIC JIHAD AND HAMAS, BOTH WHICH ACKNOWLEDGED LOSING FIGHTERS IN THE ASSAULT. >> THERE WILL BE NO SAFE PLACE, NO PLACES OF SANCTUARY, AND NO PLACES WHERE TERRORISTS CAN FEEL SAFE WHERE THEY FEEL THEY ARE IN CONTROL. >> Reporter: MANY PALESTINIANS FEAR THAT ISRAEL'S MILITARY IS IMPORTING TACTICS FROM GAZA TO THE WEST BANK. AFTER THE RAIDS, ISRAEL'S FOREIGN MINISTER TWEETED THAT THE TEMPORARY EVACUATION OF PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK MIGHT BE NECESSARY. THIS ANALYST SAYS THAT SOME CABINET MINISTERS HAVE MADE NO SECRET OF THEIR WISH TO EXPAND ISRAEL'S CONTROL OVER PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. >> IF THINGS CONTINUE ON THEIR CURRENT TRAJECTORIES, THEN WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE AND BIGGER OPERATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY ALSO SEE MORE ARMED RESISTANCE BY PALESTINIAN GROUPS. >> Reporter: TENSIONS IN THE WEST BANK WERE ALREADY CRITICAL, FUELED BY FREQUENT ATTACKS BY EXTREMIST JEWISH SETTLERS ON PALESTINIAN COMMUNITIES. THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY WARNED THAT IF ISRAEL CONTINUES ALONG THIS PATH THE RESULTS WILL BE DIRE FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. CHRIS BROWN, CBC NEWS, LONDON. >> Ian: THE LIBERAL PARTY'S MIDDLE EAST POLICY MAY BE COMPLICATING ITS CRUCIAL BY-ELECTION BATTLE COMING NEXT MONTH IN MONTRÉAL. CBC NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT A GROUP OF LIBERAL STAFFERS IS REFUSING TO HELP THE CAMPAIGN BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S STANCE ON GAZA. EVAN DYER LOOKS AT THE INTERNAL PRESSURE TACTIC. >> IT IS SO GREAT TO BE BACK IN HALIFAX -- >> Reporter: AS PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU RALLIED THE LIBERAL CAUCUS MEMBERS AND DONORS THIS WEEK, HE FACED PROTESTS OUTSIDE OF HIS EVENTS -- >> FREE, FREE PALESTINE! >> Reporter: AND ALSO DESCENT FROM HIS OWN PARTY OVER THE WAR IN GAZA. IN A LEAKED LETTER ADDRESSED TO JUSTIN TRUDEAU, A GROUP OF ARAB AND MUSLIM STAFFERS WROTE THAT THEY WANT TO SEE CHANGES, INCLUDING A HALT TO ALL ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL, WHETHER DIRECT OR THROUGH THIRD COUNTRIES, AND RECOGNITION OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE. "UNTIL WE'RE NO LONGER ASHAMED TO TELL OUR COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY CAMPAIGNING FOR THE LIBERAL PARTY, WE WILL BE PAUSING PARTISAN ACTIVITY." THAT INCLUDES REFUSING TO CAMPAIGN FOR THE BY-ELECTION IN VERDUN, A SEAT LONG HELD BY THE LIBERALS, BUT NOW THE SCENE OF A TIGHT RACE WHERE THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE IS THREATENED BY THE NEW DEMOCRATS, A PARTY MUCH MORE CRITICAL OF ISRAEL'S GAZA WAR. TRUDEAU'S GOVERNMENT STANDS TO LOSE ANOTHER HISTORICALLY LIBERAL RIDING AFTER SUFFERING DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF THE CONSERVATIVES IN TORONTO-ST. PAUL'S IN JUNE. AND THAT GROUP OF DISSENTING STAFFERS IS ALSO TALKING TO THE LIBERAL PARTY'S ARAB AND MUSLIM DONORS. >> WE JUST THINK THAT THIS PARTY NOW HAS A COMPLETE BLIND SPOT AGAINST THE PALESTINIANS. >> Reporter: HUSSEIN BELONGS TO NETWORK 100, A GROUP OF DONORS WHO HAVE PULLED THEIR BACKING. >> MAYBE THEY THINK THEY CAN FIND OTHER DONORS BUT YOU JUST CAN'T FIND 50 STAFF OVERNIGHT. >> Reporter: THE EFFECT OF THIS MAY BE MOSTLY SYMBOLIC -- THE LIBERALS HAVE OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN CAMPAIGN THEM IN MONTRÉAL. BUT THE LETTER SHOWS THE ALIENATION OVER THE GAZA WAR HAS NOT JUST HURT THE STANDING WITH THE ARAB AND MUSLIM VOTERS, BUT ALSO WITH SOME OF THEIR OWN STAFFERS. EVAN DYER, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA. >> Ian: AT LEAST ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED AFTER A DEADLY TYPHOON MADE LANDFALL IN JAPAN. IN THE CENTRAL REGION, HEAVY RAINS TRIGGERED A LANDSLIDE AND SOME HOMES WERE REDUCED TO RUBBLE. FIRST RESPONDERS RACED TO SAVE VICTIMS, INCLUDING A FAMILY OF FIVE TRAPPED IN THEIR HOUSE. THE OFFICIALS HAVE ISSUED THE HIGHEST LEVEL WARNINGS FOR THE COUNTRY'S SOUTHERN REGION WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE HARDEST HIT. >>> FLAIR AIRLINES IS TRYING TO LURE IN PASSENGERS BY OFFERING ONE DOLLAR BASE FARES ON SOME OF ITS FLIGHTS. >> I THINK THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET SOME CONFIDENCE IN THE MARKETPLACE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE AROUND. >> Ian: WHY THE STICKER PRICE DOESN'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY. PLUS -- >>> THE OPENING CEREMONIES IN THE BOOKS AND NOW CANADA'S PARALYMPIANS ARE SET TO COMPETE. >> YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR MOMENT TO SHOW CANADIANS AND THE WORLD WHAT WE HAVE. >> Ian: WHY THESE GAMES ARE DIFFERENT. (♪♪) >>> AND A RARE SNAPSHOT IN THE MIDST OF A STORM. >> KIND OF -- LIKE A >> 3, 2, 1... LIFTOFF. >> Ian: SPACEX SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED 21 STARLINK INTERNET SATELLITES INTO ORBIT THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, WHEN THE ROCKETS LANDED ON A BARGE, IT TIPPED OVER AND BURST INTO FLAMES. SPACEX SAYS THAT IT'S REVIEWING THE FLIGHT DATA AND CANCELED ANOTHER LAUNCH PLANNED FOR TONIGHT IN CALIFORNIA. >>> AN ULTRA-DISCOUNT AIRLINE IS NOW OFFERING BASE FLIGHTS FOR A LOONIE. IT'S THE LATEST PROMOTION FROM FLAIR AIRLINES TO ATTRACT FLYERS, BUT AS NISHA PATEL SHOWS US, THERE ARE DOUBTERS AMONG CUSTOMERS AND INDUSTRY WATCHERS. >> Reporter:THE NEW FLAIR AIRLINE OFFER OF FLIGHTS FOR JUST A BUCK IS AN ATTENTION GRABBER FOR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS. >> I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT IF I CAN. >> HEY, MAKE IT TO AS MANY DESTINATIONS AS YOU CAN FOR A BUCK? I'M GOOD WITH IT. >> I'M ALL ABOUT SAVING MONEY. >> Reporter: BUT OTHERS ARE SKEPTICAL. >> I'D HAVE TO BE CERTAIN THAT THERE WOULD BE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER CHARGES OR FLIGHTS MIGHT GET DISRUPTED. >> Reporter: THERE IS A CATCH -- FOR NOW THE DEAL IS ON SELECT FLIGHTS BACK TO CANADA FROM SUN DESTINATIONS LIKE MEXICO. SO THAT COULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE SEASON. IT'S A WAY FOR FLAIR TO FILL SEATS ON FLIGHTS THAT HAVE LESS DEMAND. >> EVEN IF WE PUT MORE PEOPLE ON THAT FLIGHT WHO OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN IT, THAT'S GREAT, WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. >> Reporter: THE TRUE COST THOUGH IS MORE THAN A DOLLAR. TAKE A DECEMBER FLIGHT FROM CANCUN TO CALGARY. TAXES AND AIRPORT FEES ADDING MORE THAN $80, PLUS EXTRAS LIKE A CHECKED BAG ANOTHER $85. ALL IN THAT'S ABOUT $165. >> IT'S A GIMMICK AND THEY'RE DOING THIS TO TRY TO GENERATE AND DRIVE BUSINESS TO THE SITE. AND TO GET PEOPLE COMFORTABLE WITH FLYING ON THIS AIRLINE. >> Reporter: THAT MAY BE A BIG CHALLENGE FOR FLAIR. THE LOW-COST CARRIER MADE HEADLINES BACK IN MARCH WHEN THE FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS LEFT PASSENGERS STRANDED FOR DAYS. FLAIR IS REPORTEDLY ALSO TRYING TO RAISE CASH AS IT TRIES TO MANAGE ITS HUGE DEBT BURDEN. >> THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE CONFIDENCE IN THE MARKETPLACE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE AROUND. >> Reporter: WITH OTHERS OUT OF THE PICTURE THIS YEAR, INDUSTRY WATCHERS SAY THAT FLAIR DID HAVE A PROFITABLE SUMMER. >> DO THEY HAVE ENOUGH CASH LEFT OVER FROM THE SUMMER BASICALLY TO CARRY THEM OVER UNTIL NEXT SUMMER? AND THAT'S THE QUESTION. >> Reporter: AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS STILL UP IN THE AIR. NISHA PATEL, CBC NEWS, TORONTO. >> Ian: THE PARALYMPIC GAMES HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN AND THE ATHLETES ARE READY TO MAKE A STATEMENT. >> THEY ARE HERE TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING FAR GREATER THAN PERSONAL GLORY. >> Ian: TICKETS ARE FLYING AND EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH. THE PUSH TO MAKE PARIS 2024 A START OF A MOVEMENT. (♪♪) >>> PLUS, TACKLING CANADA'S HEALTHCARE BACKLOG. >> EVERYONE IS SAYING THE SAME THING, LIKE, WE HAVE TO DO BETTER. >> Ian: THE METHODS THAT COULD HELP THE HOSPITALS TO SPEED THROUGH SURGERIES. (♪♪) >>> AND IS THE WEST CONTRIBUTING TO RUSSIA'S WAR EFFORT? >> Reporter:SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WESTERN PARTS END UP IN THE ORLAN DRONES? >> IT'S POSSIBLE. >> Ian: "THE NATIONAL" BREAKS DOWN THE S >> WELCOME TO PARIS! WOO! >> Ian: WELCOME TO PARIS -- AGAIN. PARAATHLETES TOOK THE CENTRE STAGE AT THE PLACE DE LA CONCORDE, KICKING OFF THE PARALYMPIC GAMES WITH A VIBRANT OPENING CEREMONY. TEAM CANADA IS HOPING TO BUILD OFF THE OLYMPIC SUCCESS EARLIER THIS SUMMER. AS KWABENA ODURO TELLS US, THESE GAMES ARE BEING CALLED A TURNING POINT FOR ACCESSIBLE SPORT. (♪♪) >> Reporter: IN THE SEA OF 4,400 ATHLETES, TEAM CANADA STANDS OUT IN SIGNATURE RED. THE PARALYMPIC GAME'S OPENING CEREMONY TOOK OVER THE MOST -- THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES, THE MOST FAMOUS STREET IN PARIS. >> THIS IS OUR MOMENT, YOU KNOW, TO SHOW CANADIANS AND THE WORLD WHAT WE HAVE AND HOW EACH ONE OF US HAS A STORY ABOUT SORT OF BEING DEALT A DIFFERENT HAND THAN A LOT OF PEOPLE IN LIFE. >> Reporter:FLAG-BEARERS, PAT ANDERSON AND KATARINA ROXON PROMISE TO PUT ON A GOOD SHOW. >> I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THESE GAMES IN WHATEVER SPORT THEY'RE IN. AND HAVING SUCH A CROWD THERE, IT IS -- YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AMAZING RESULTS. THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY. >> Reporter: ROXON'S TEAMMATE IS NO STRANGER TO THE PODIUM. SHE'S CANADA'S MOST DECORATED PARA-SWIMMER. >> IF I THINK ABOUT THE LITTLE GIRL THAT I USED TO BE, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT, LIKE, THE PERSON THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS ME. BUT IT DOES FEEL LIKE IT COMES WITH SO MUCH PRIDE. >> Reporter:AND AN EVEN BIGGER INCENTIVE AT THESE GAMES, FOR THE FIRST TIME THE MEDAL WINNERS WILL BE PAID THE SAME BONUS MONEY AS OLYMPIANS. ANDERSON IS HOPING TO LEAD HIS WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAM BACK TO THE PODIUM. >> WE ARE UNDERDOGS, THERE'S NO WAY AROUND THAT FACT, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO COMPETE AND IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE WON'T HAVE A CHANCE TO KNOCK OFF SOME OF THESE TEAMS AND GET INTO THE MEDAL ROUNDS. WE'LL LEAVE IT ALL OUT THERE. >> Reporter: WITH MORE THAN TWO MILLION TICKETS SOLD SO FAR, THESE GAMES WILL BE A TURNING POINT FOR PARALYMPIC MOMENT. >> PARAOH, LISTENNIANS ARE ALSO HERE TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING FAR GREATER THAN PERSONAL GLORY. THEY WANT EQUALITY AND INCLUSION FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THE WORLD'S 1.3 BILLION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. >> Reporter: OVER THE NEXT 10 DAYS, PARALYMPIANS HOPE TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ATHLETES TO DREAM BIG. KWABENA ODURO, CBC NEWS, MONTRÉAL. >> Ian: NOW IT'S TIME TO DIG DEEPER INTO THE STORIES SHAPING OUR WORLD. (♪♪) >>> A NEW CANADIAN MODEL TO GET MORE HIP REPLACEMENTS DONE. WHAT "HYPER THRU-PUT SURGERIES" COULD MEAN FOR PATIENTS. >> AND THEY'RE ALL GOING TO GO HOME WITHIN THE SAME DAY. >> Ian: BUT, FIRST, UKRAINIAN HACKERS UNCOVER RUSSIA'S EFFORTS TO EVADE INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AND SOURCE WESTERN ELECTRONICS FOR ITS WEAPONS PRODUCTION. >> IN EVERY RUSSIAN MISSILE THERE ARE CRITICAL COMPONENTS FROM WESTERN COUNTRIES. >> Ian: SOME OF THOSE COMPONENTS COULD INCLUDE PARTS FROM CANADIAN COMPANIES. IN AN EFFORT TO BLUNT COMPANIES AIDING RUSSIA'S WAR, THE UNITED STATES HAS ISSUED HUNDREDS OF NEW SANCTIONS. AMONG THOSE TARGETED IN THE LATEST WAVE -- THE RUSSIAN COMPANIES THAT WE REPORTED ON EARLIER THIS YEAR. THIS SPRING THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION BY BEN MAKUCH, AND INVESTIGATED HOW CANADIAN PARTS WERE SOURCED BY THE RUSSIAN ARMS DEALERS. (♪♪) >> Reporter: THESE UKRAINE SOLDIERS AREN'T SHOOTING AT RUSSIAN SOLDIERS -- THEIR GUNFIRE IS TRAINED TOWARDS THE SKY. BUT ONE OF THEIR GREATEST ADVERSARIES APPROACHES, THE WATCHFUL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS OF AN ORLAN-10 DRONE. THESE ARE RUSSIA'S EYES IN THE BATTLE FIELD, ONE OF THEIR MOST VITAL WEAPONS. AND SOME OF THE ELECTRONICS THAT PUT THEM UP IN THE AIR DON'T COME FROM RUSSIA -- BUT UKRAINE'S ALLIES. (♪♪) SO I'M HEADED TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION HERE IN UKRAINE WHERE THE SOURCES HAVE AGREED TO WALK ME THROUGH EXACTLY HOW THEY HACK THE RUSSIAN ARMS MAKER THAT IS TRYING TO SOURCE CANADIAN TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS THE UKRAINE HACKER WHO IS PART OF THE CYBER RESISTANCE. A GROUP LINKED TO SECRETIVE SECTIONS OF THE UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT. >> THIS IS A DOCUMENT -- >> Reporter: CBC NEWS IS HIDING HIS IDENTIFY FOR THREATS AGAINST HIS LIFE. >> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> Reporter: S.T.C. OR THE SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, IS A ST. PETERSBURG-BASED DEFENSE CONTRACTOR WHO MAKES ORLAN DRONES AND SUPPLIES THEM TO THE RUSSIAN MILITARY. THE ORLAN IS ABLE TO JAM COMMUNICATIONS AND HELP THE RUSSIAN CREWS TO SPOT AND TARGET UKRAINIAN TROOPS. THE CYBER RESISTANCE HACKED THE EMAIL OF AN STC EMPLOYEE. AND GAVE THE CACHE OF DATA TO CBC NEWS AND THEN WE REVIEWED IT. >> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> Reporter: AMONG THEM -- TWO FROM CANADA. MONTRÉAL-BASED TECH COMPANIES AIMTEC AND EXFO. BOTH HAD THEIR ELECTRONICS APPEAR ON STC SUPPLIER LISTS OF TARGETED FOREIGN COMPONENTS AND NOTHING SUGGESTS THAT THEIR PARTS WERE NOT ONLY PROVIDED TO S.T.C., BUT DOING SO WOULD BE A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA. >> TODAY I'M AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL STRONG SANCTIONS AND NEW LIMITATIONS ON WHAT CAN BE EXPORTED TO RUSSIA. >> THIS IS HOW WE AS A GOVERNMENT CAN REALLY HAVE A STRONG IMPACT. >> THIS HIDEOUS AND BARBARIC VENTURE OF VLADIMIR PUTIN MUST END IN FAILURE. >> Reporter: AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FULL-SCALE INVASION, OTTAWA HAD COMMISSIONED STC. AND ISSUED HARSH CRACKDOWNS ON ALL EXPORTS OF MICROELECTRONICS. BUT RUSSIA HAS BEEN FINDING WAYS AROUND THEM. BECAUSE DRONES ARE GAME-CHANGERS FOR BOTH SIDES IN THIS VERY MODERN WAR. SO I'M AT A SECRET UKRAINIAN DRONE TRAINING SCHOOL AND MORE THAN ARTILLERY SHELLS AND BULLETS -- IN THIS WAR, DRONES ARE KING. >> MILITARY THE MILITARY HAS TO DO THEIR RECONNAISSANCE, IT WAS ALWAYS GOING BY YOUR FEET AND IT WAS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN USE THE DRONE AND YOU CAN SAVE A LIFE BY THAT. >> Reporter: THIS IS A UKRAINIAN DRONE OPERATOR WHO IS ON THE FRONT LINE. BUT NOW HE'S A TRAINER. >> RIGHT NOW RUSSIA IS TAKING HOLD OF THE DRONES. AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR, OF COURSE, WE WERE AHEAD OF THEM. BUT THEY STARTED TO DO IT VERY MASSIVELY AND THEY PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT. THEY HAVE MORE QUANTITY OF THE DRONES THAT THEY ARE USING. >> Reporter: TO FEED THAT DEMAND, STC APPEARS TO BE SOURCING WESTERN ELECTRONICS THAT RUSSIA CAN'T MAKE ENOUGH OF. UKRAINE NOT ONLY RECOVERS THE ORLAN IN THE BATTLEFIELD, BUT THEY THEN FORENSICALLY TAKE THEM APART. AND THEY FIND RUSSIAN COMPONENTS INSIDE OF THEM. >> FOR EVERY MISSILE, THERE ARE CRITICAL COMPONENTS FROM WESTERN COUNTRIES AND DOZENS OF COMPONENTS IN EVERY MISSILE. IT IS TRUE. IT IS FACT. >> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> Reporter: THIS UKRAINIAN MILITARY COMMANDER HAS DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE HACK. HE GOES BY "SERPENT." CBC NEWS IS HIDING HIS IDENTITY BECAUSE RUSSIA SEEKS OUT OFFICERS LIKE HIM TO ASSASSINATE. >>(SPEAKING ALTERNATE LANGUAGE). >> Reporter: AND EXPERTS AGREE. >> OF COURSE THERE'S NONE OF THIS WITHOUT THE WESTERN TECHNOLOGY. >> Reporter: A SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST AT THE KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS TRACKS WESTERN COMPONENTS AND RUSSIAN WEAPONS. HER TEAM SAYS THAT THE RUSSIAN COMPANIES LIKE STC SOURCED $22 BILLION WORTH OF WESTERN COMPONENTS FOR THEIR WEAPONS IN 2023 ALONE, TRACKING 2,800 PARTS AND COUNTING. THE KEY TO RUSSIA SCORING THESE ELECTRONICS -- FRONT COMPANIES AND MIDDLEMEN. >> AS FAR AS I KNOW IT CAN BE SOMETIMES UP TO FIVE TO GET THOSE. >> Reporter: AND OF THOSE, SHE SAYS THAT A MAJORITY PERCENTAGE COME FROM THE CHINESE DISTRIBUTORS. TO GET ANSWERS FROM THE OTHER SIDE WE HEAD TO OTTAWA. THIS IS THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY. >> THEY'RE NOT HERE. HAVE A SEAT RIGHT HERE. >> Reporter: THIS IS THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO CANADA. WE KNOW THAT THE CANADIAN PARTS AND NOT JUST MICROELECTRONICS ARE ENDING UP IN MISSILES AND DRONES. HOW DO YOU ACCOUNT FOR THAT? >> IT'S A GLOBALIZED WORLD, RIGHT? >> Reporter: WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A GLOBAL SHORTAGE OF MICROCHIPS, BUT THOSE MICROCHIPS AGAIN INSIDE OF KINZALS AND ORLAN DRONES, SOMETHING THAT YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS AND USES FOR ITS WAR EFFORTS IN UKRAINE? >> THE MOST ADVANCED PARTS OF THE RUSSIAN DEFENCE PRODUCTION HAVE ALWAYS USED THE RUSSIAN COMPONENTS. AND I DON'T EVER BELIEVE THAT IN A PRODUCT LIKE THIS, ANY HYPERSONIC WEAPON OR NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES IS OUTSOURCED. >> Reporter:HOW ABOUT AN ORLAN? >> IT'S VERY SIMPLE PART OF -- PART OF THE TECHNOLOGY. >> Reporter:SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WESTERN PARTS END UP IN AN ORLAN DRONE? >> IT'S POSSIBLE BUT NOT NECESSARILY. I WOULD DOUBT THAT MY COUNTRY IS GOING TO USE OR TRY TO USE OR TRY TO FIND SOURCES FOR THE PRODUCTION. I BELIEVE IN OUR DEFENCE, WE ARE QUITE SELF-SUFFICIENT. >> Reporter: SANCTIONS IN RECENT WEEKS HAVE DEFINITELY EXPANDED. ARE YOU SAYING THAT THEY'RE NOT HURTING YOU? >> NO, NOT REALLY. >> Reporter:BOTH AIMTEC AND EXFO DECLINED REQUESTS FOR INTERVIEWS. BUT SENT STATEMENTS. SAYING THAT IT DOES NOT SELL ITS SOLUTIONS INTO RUSSIA, BUT HAS NO VISIBILITY TO ANY POTENTIAL ALTERNATE NEEDS TO SUPPLY THE OTHER ENTITIES OR COUNTRIES. AIMTEC SAYS THAT ITS PRODUCTS ARE NEITHER DESIGNED OR INTENDED FOR MILITARY OR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS. STC DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT FROM CBC NEWS. WHAT CAN THE GOVERNMENTS DO HERE IN THE WEST AND IN CANADA TO IMPROVE THIS AND TO STOP THIS PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING? >> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHO ARE THEM. >> Reporter: TO HER, THE RESPONSIBILITY ALSO RESTS ON THE COMPANIES LIKE EXFO AND AIMTEC TO TRACK WHO IS DISTRIBUTING THEIR GOODS. >> THEY SHOULD MAKE THEIR COMPANIES MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT ONLY FOR THE SUPPLIES, BUT THIS WILL FORCE THE CORPORATIONS TO INCREASE THEIR COMPLIANCE. >> Reporter: THESE ELECTRONICS MIGHT SEEM HARMLESS -- BUT THEY'RE NOT. DO SOME OF THOSE RUSSIAN WEAPONS WITH WESTERN TECHNOLOGIES -- DO THEY KILL CIVILIANS? >> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> Reporter: WHAT MESSAGE DO YOU HAVE FOR CANADIANS THAT WILL SAY WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT PARTS FROM CANADA ARE BEING TARGETED FOR USE IN RUSSIAN WEAPONS AND DRONES? >> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> Ian: SO IT SEEMS THAT DESPITE SANCTIONS THAT IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE? >> YEAH, IT'S BECOMING A BIGGER ISSUE SINCE WE REPORTED. IT IS DEADLY MISS THEY'LL STRUF A KYIV HOSPITAL IN JULY WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERAL WESTERN COMPONENTS. THIS MONTH, THEY ACTUALLY SENT OFFICIALS TO TÜRKIYE TO WARN THEM THEY COULD FACE SANCTIONS IF THEY DIDN'T CRACK DOWN ON THE COMPANIES SUPPLYING MICRO-ELECTRONICS TO RUSSIA. >> Ian:SO THE U.S. IS RAMPING UP SANCTIONS AND IT HAS LAID CHARGES IN OTHER CASES AGAINST CANADIANS. WHAT IS CANADA DOING? >> Reporter: SO FAR CANADA HAS NOT FOLLOWED THE U.S. IN THE LATEST ROUND OF SANCTIONS AND DESPITE THE REPORT AND OTHER EVIDENCE, CANADIANS ARE HELPING TO SUPPLY RUSSIA WITH ELECTRONICS, THE RCMP HAVEN'T LAID A SINGLE CRIMINAL CHARGE AND SAYS THAT THEY CAN'T CONFIRM ANY INVESTIGATIONS. >> Ian:BEN MAKUCH REPORTING TONIGHT FROM NEW YORK CITY. >>> A TORONTO HOSPITAL HAS FOUND A WAY TO FLY THROUGH CERTAIN PROCEDURES. >> WHEN I WOKE UP IN RECOVERY AND THEY TOLD ME WHAT TIME IT WAS -- I WAS AMAZED. >> Ian: THE SIMPLE CHANGES THAT COULD GET MORE CANADIANS THE SURGERIES THEY NEED. (♪♪) >> Ian: ONE ONTARIO HOSPITAL'S PUSH TO CUT HIP REPLACEMENT WAIT TIMES. >> IF YOU LISTEN TO CANADIANS AND PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS, EVERYONE IS SAYING THE SAME THING, LIKE, WE HAVE TO DO BETTER. WE HAVE TO CHANGE WHAT WE'RE DOING. >> Ian: WHY A SURGICAL TECHNIQUE "HYPER THRU-PUT" COULD BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR PATIENTS. THIS PAST WINTER, CHRISTINE BIRAK GOT AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW IT WORKS AND WHY THERE ARE CALLS FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN THIS TYPE OF INNOVATION. >> Reporter: CHANGE IS NOT EASY, ESPECIALLY IN MEDICINE. HOWEVER -- >> YOU LISTEN TO CANADIANS AND PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS AND OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, EVERYONE IS SAYING THE SAME THING. LIKE, WE HAVE TO DO BETTER. WE HAVE TO CHANGE WHAT WE'RE DOING. >> Reporter: ON THIS MORNING, A TEAM AT HUMBER RIVER HOSPITAL IN TORONTO WANTS TO SHOW CHANGE IS POSSIBLE. IT CAN BE DONE SAFELY AND MORE CANADIANS CAN GET SURGERIES THEY NEED. >> WE'VE DONE TWO SURGERIES SO FAR. IT'S ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO 8:00. EVERY 30 TO 35 MINUTES. >> Reporter: DR. SEBASTIAN RODRIGUEZ IS SPECIALIZING IN HIPS AND KNEES. HIS GOAL IS TO FIX 14 HIPS IN EIGHT HOURS. (♪♪) ON A TYPICAL DAY, ONE OF THESE OPERATING ROOMS SEES BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE PATIENTS WITH ONE SURGEON OPERATING ON ALL OF THEM. BUT WHAT THEY'RE TRYING HERE TODAY IS 14 SURGERIES, WITH ONE SURGEON MOVING BETWEEN TWO ROOMS. THE MODEL IS CALLED "HYPER THRU-PUT SURGERIES." THEY HAVE DONE THIS ONCE BEFORE AND MANAGED 12 SURGERIES. ONE OF THE PATIENTS IS RICHARD WHITE. ONCE AN AVID HIKER AND SKIER, WHITE NOW STRUGGLES TO PUT HIS OWN SHOES ON. FOR MOST HIP REPLACEMENTS, DR. RODRIGUEZ MAKES AN INCISION OVER THE HIP, REMOVES ANY DISEASE OR DAMAGED BONE AND CARTILAGE, AND THEN IMPLANTS A REPLACEMENT CUP AND HIP SOCKET. AND THAT'S THE SOUND OF A METAL STEM BEING INSERTED INTO THE TOP OF THE THIGH BONE WHICH IS TOPPED WITH A REPLACEMENT BALL. >> HOW ARE YOU FEELING? >> PRETTY GOOD, ACTUALLY, YEAH, SURPRISINGLY GOOD. >> Reporter: THE TEAM BUILT WHITE A NEW ARTIFICIAL JOINT IN ABOUT 35 MINUTES. >> THAT WAS REALLY FAST. WHEN I WOKE UP IN THE RECOVERY AND THEY TOLD ME WHAT TIME IT WAS, I WAS AMAZED. I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE A LOT LONGER. >> Reporter: SO HOW DOES ALL OF THAT HAPPEN SO QUICKLY WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY? MYLENE MADOW IS A HIGHLY TRAINED OPERATING ROOM NURSE. >> THE FIRST THING THAT WE ACTUALLY DID WAS INSTRUMENTATION. WE JUST ACTUALLY BUILT A TRAY ACCORDING TO WHAT IS THE NEED. >> Reporter: A TRAY HOLDS SURGICAL TOOLS, USUALLY MORE THAN WHAT IS NEEDED. EACH ONE TAKES TIME TO UNWRAP AND PREP. SMALLER CUSTOM TRAYS HELP TO CUT THE SET-UP TIMES HERE FROM 30 MINUTES PER SURGERY DOWN TO ABOUT 11. >> I'M ABOUT TO GO TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT ONE. >> Reporter: THAT IS ONE TIME-SAVING CHANGE. HUMBER SURGICAL TEAM LEARNED OTHER LESSONS FROM A PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN BELGIUM AND A FOR-PROFIT CENTRE IN THE U.S. BY MID-AFTERNOON THEY ARE CLOSING IN ON THEIR GOAL. >> WE ARE ON NUMBER NINE, I BELIEVE. >> Reporter: TO GET THERE THEY ARE STREAMLINING PATIENTS TO SEAMLESSLY MOVE IN AND OUT OF THE ROOMS. TECH-WISE, THE SURGEON IS USING A MEASURING TOOL THAT GUIDES THE PLACEMENT OF THE IMPLANT IN REAL-TIME AND WELL-TIMED HOUSEKEEPING TEAMS MOVE IN AS SOON AS EACH PROCEDURE IS DONE. JUST SOME OF THE SMALL BUT INNOVATIVE CHANGES IN THE ENTIRE PROCESS. >> THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF ALL OF THOSE MINUTES ALLOWS US TO ADD ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES IN THE DAY. >> Reporter: A NURSE TURNED THE V.P. OF CLINICAL SERVICES AT HUMBER RIVER. AS THINGS STAND, ONTARIO ONLY PAYS HOSPITALS TO DO A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF SURGERIES PER YEAR. BEYOND THEIR CAP HUMBER RELIES ON FUNDRAISING DOLLARS TO DO MORE SURGERIES. >> WE SHOULD BE REWARDING INSTITUTIONS THAT CAN ACTUALLY OPTIMIZE AND INNOVATE AND WE KEEP FUNDING THINGS LIKE PRIVATE CLINICS AND KEEP DIVERTING THE HEALTHCARE DOLLAR. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT HYPER THRU-PUT MODEL IN HOSPITALS IS A TYPE OF INNOVATION THAT PROVINCES SHOULD BE DOING. >> ONE OF OUR PHILOSOPHIES AT HUMBER IS IF CAN CAN BE DONE IN A PRIVATE CLINIC, WHY CAN'T IT BE DONE HERE? >> Reporter: AROUND 4:00 P.M., DR. RODRIGUEZ AND HIS TEAM WRAP UP THEIR 14TH PATIENT. >> IT CAN BE TIRESOME, IT CAN FEEL A BIT CHAOTIC BUT IT'S LIKE AN ORGANIZED DANCE. SO, YEAH, IT FEELS GOOD, BECAUSE IT WILL HELP THE PEOPLE THAT WILL GO HOME WITHIN THE SAME DAY. >> IT'S BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. >> Reporter: LIKE WHITE, THE PATIENTS ALL WENT HOME WITHIN HOURS OF THEIR LIFE-CHANGING SURGERY. >> THEY SAY THAT I'LL BE UP AND WALKING WITHIN A FEW DAYS. >> Reporter: WHILE SOME ARGUE THAT HYPER THRU-PUT MODELS ARE TOUGH TO REPLICATE, OTHERS INSIST THAT IT'S TIME FOR A CULTURAL SHIFT IN HOSPITALS, ONE THAT WOULD OPEN NEW DOORS TO NEW POSSIBILITIES. >> Ian: SINCE CHRISTINE'S STORY AIRED LAST DECEMBER, HUMBER RIVER HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED THE PILOT PROGRAMME TO SEVERAL DAYS EACH MONTH. THREE SURGEONS NOW PROVIDE HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES FOR HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A PROVINCIAL HEALTH INNOVATION AWARD. (♪♪) >>> NEXT, A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTURES A STRIKING IMAGE. >> I'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT, AND I HAVE SHOT BASEBALL GAMES HERE FOR 14 OR 15 YEARS. >> Ian: THE RARE WEATHER >> Ian: YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PICTURE TAKEN BY A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE MINNESOTA TWINS DURING A STORM ON MONDAY. LIGHTNING STRIKING OVER A RAINBOW ALL AMID THE COLOURFUL SKIES. THAT TRIO OF EVENTS AT THE SAME TIME IS VERY RARE. AND TONIGHT THE MOMENT THAT IT WAS CAPTURED ON CAMERA IS OUR "MOMENT." (♪♪) >> IT STARTED JUST POURING SHEETS OF RAIN AND I WENT UP ON ONE OF OUR BALCONIES ON LEFT FIELD TO JUST KIND OF WATCH THE STORM FROM AFAR. MAYBE NOT THE SAFEST THING. BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SKY TURNED BRIGHT YELLOW FOR A MOMENT AND THEN IT KEPT GETTING DARKER AND THEN TURNED INTO A NICE SHADE OF RED. AND I SAW A RAINBOW GOING UP OVER THE SKYLINE. IT WAS SURREAL TO WATCH IN REALTIME, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND I HAVE SHOT BASEBALL GAMES HERE FOR 14 OR 15 YEARS. I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW COOL OR POPULAR IT WOULD BE UNTIL PROBABLY THAT NIGHT WHEN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM KIND OF POSTED IT. AND IT KIND OF BLEW UP FROM THERE. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS TAKING A SIMPLE PHOTO AND SHOWCASING THAT COULD BE PROMOTED FOR THE BALLPARK, AND THE LIGHTNING AND THE RAIN CAME TOGETHER TO MAKE A REALLY COOL FRAME. SO IT WAS LIKE A ONCE-IN-A-MILLION OPPORTUNITY, I GUESS. JUST THE COMBINATION OF THE TIMING AND EVERYTHING WAS PRETTY SURREAL AND IT WAS COOL TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT MOMENT AND HOPEFULLY THAT IMAGE WILL LIVE ON FOREVER. >> Ian: SO WITH THAT ONE-IN-A-MILLION TAKES IS A THUNDERSTORM, OBVIOUSLY. SUNLIGHT STREAMING IN FROM SOMEWHERE AND JUST THE RIGHT ANGLE OF REFRACTION AND REFLECTION TO GET THAT RAINBOW. OH, YEAH -- AND A DILIGENT PHOTOGRAPHER. >>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. YOU CAN WATCH ANYWHERE, ANY TIME ON THE FREE CBC NEWS APP AND SUBSCRIBE TO "THE NATIONAL'S" YouTube CHANNEL. >>> I'M IAN HANOMANSING IN VANCOUVER. SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT. (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪)