Global National: Sep. 7

Anger and anxiety are mounting among Calgary parents whose children became ill from an E. coli outbreak at six daycares. At least 128 people are ill, including 25 children in the hospital. One mother tells Global National how her son is suffering, and the concerns infected kids could develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a potentially deadly disease. The federal government has named Marie-Josée Hogue, a judge with the Quebec Court of Appeal, to head the public inquiry into foreign interference. Hogue’s background, what she will be tasked with, how her appointment coincides with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s goal to lessen the Chinese government’s influence in southeast Asia, and whether he believes Beijing has any chance of a rapprochement with Ottawa. Rescuers are rushing to save American scientist and cave explorer Mark Dickey, who fell ill about one kilometre below the surface of the Morca Sinkhole, Turkey’s third deepest cave. His condition and why this mission is so difficult. A former sitcom star is heading to prison. The punishment for convicted rapist and former “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson. Canadian literary and journalism juggernaut Peter C. Newman, who chronicled and questioned political powerhouses for decades, has died. His career, and the blunt words former prime minister Brian Mulroney once had for Newman. Plus, a story you have to see to believe. How a Florida man was arrested for trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a giant hamster wheel…again.