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The MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the centre of a Hantavirus outbreak, has anchored off the coast of Spain's Canary Islands. Dozens of passengers and crew have disembarked from the ship. That includes four Canadians - who are being flown to British Columbia where they'll self isolate. Meanwhile, health authorities from two dozen countries are now working to repatriate the rest of the ship's passengers while trying to ensure the virus doesn't spread.

Also: Advocates are calling on the federal government to make its pharmacare program available to all Canadians. The program is only accessible to residents of three provinces and one territory, after the federal government made deals with them. And even though Ottawa says its committed to pharmacare, it's also saying the deals currently in place have expiration dates.

And: Some Palestinians from the West Bank are taking desperate measures to find work. Following the October 7th attacks, Israel cancelled more than one hundred thousand permits that allowed Palestinians to work there. Israel's government calls it a security measure - and is now bringing in tens of thousands of foreign workers to fill the labour gap.

Plus: U.S. Iran war update, The first Venice Bienalle curated by an African woman, Celebrating a hero of the Second World War who lived in Vancouver, and more

In less than 24 hours, passengers aboard the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak will finally be back on terra firma. But their confinement has yet to end as health officials race to contain further spread of the respiratory virus. You'll hear how health officials are preparing, and how the four Canadians still onboard will be brought home.

Also: Nova Scotia is rolling out a new digital health records system this weekend. The goal is to give all providers treating a patient access to the same information. But for weeks, critics have called for the launch to be delayed. They the system has already led to patient harms in one Halifax hospital.

And: Elton John is being celebrated tonight in Toronto with an award that bears the name of another legendary pianist. John will receive The Glen Gould Prize tonight - for both his long music career and his humanitarian activism.

Plus: Political turmoil for the U.K. Labour party, Job losses for Indians working in the Persian Gulf, and more.

Thousands of schools around the world have been hit by a cyber attack. Student data — including names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages — may all have been compromised.

And: Environmental groups are warning about Ottawa’s latest plan to cut the red tape and get natural resource projects moving more quickly.

Also: The Pentagon releases files on UFOs, also known as UAPs. There are no clear photos of little green men or flying saucers, but there is a somewhat mysterious picture taken from the surface of the moon during the Apollo 17 mission.

Plus: A CBC News exclusive interview with a top executive at Live Nation, Canada’s newest sports team — The Toronto Tempo — make their debut in the WNBA, the concerns around flavoured vapes, and more.

Public health officials around the world are working to trace passengers of a cruise ship where hantavirus was detected. Three people in Canada are isolating. Two of them were on the cruise ship before the outbreak was identified.

And: Manitoba declares the spread of HIV a public health emergency. The province has some of the highest HIV rates in Canada.

Also: After years of searching, testing, and academic debate… a team of researchers from the University of Waterloo say they have definitively identified the remains of four sailors belonging to the doomed Franklin Expedition.

Plus: Bell work from home legal battle, natural resource expedited approvals, former Alberta Premier wants to know how his personal info was allegedly leaked and showcased at a meeting for separatists, and more.

Canada’s privacy czar says OpenAI did not respect privacy laws when it trained its immensely popular ChatGPT tool. And that left adults and children dangerously exposed.

And: Medical officials have identified another suspected case of hantavirus on a cruise ship. Three people have already died since the ship set sail a month ago. More than a hundred people are still onboard, and the ship is on the way to Spain’s Canary Islands.

Also: Operation Epic Fury is over, but Iran is still firing missiles. Project Freedom is paused, but the U.S. shot at an Iranian-flagged tanker. President Donald Trump says great progress has been made in talks with Iran, but bombing could resume at any time. The fog of war has taken on new meaning in the U.S./Israel/Iran war.

Plus: Drone defense, Air Asia buys 150 Airbus aircraft, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick questioned over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and more.