{"id":149762,"date":"2026-07-30T16:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/149762\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:09:41","slug":"in-the-news-today-westjet-strike-notice-calgary-boy-found-dead-b-c-fire-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/149762\/","title":{"rendered":"In the news today: WestJet strike notice, Calgary boy found dead, B.C. fire losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed \u2026<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"WestJet passenger jets parked at departure gates at the Calgary International Airport on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Jeff McIntosh\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cp_news_842\/1b7a881f42f1479fd2f928588a04953a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WestJet passenger jets parked at departure gates at the Calgary International Airport on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Jeff McIntosh<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">WestJet flight attendants&#8217; union serves airline 72-hour strike notice<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">WestJet flight attendants could go on strike as early as this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The union representing 4,400 cabin crew said early Thursday it has issued 72-hour strike notice \u2014 an action that was quickly followed by the airline giving 72-hour notice of a lockout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Union officials say the two sides remain far apart on key issues such as ground pay, while the air carrier says it is still actively negotiating to reach a deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Unless an agreement is reached, some flights could start to be grounded by Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">WestJet has been allowing passengers with flights scheduled any time between July 30 and Aug. 4 to make a one-time change or cancel it with no fee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Parker, an 11-year-old non-verbal boy with autism, shown in this undated handout photo, went missing from a day home in Calgary's north end on Thursday, July 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Handout \u2014 Calgary Police Service (Mandatory Credit)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"879\" height=\"1400\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cp_news_842\/275b8d3b2229df03f0e0071375d8da75.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Parker, an 11-year-old non-verbal boy with autism, shown in this undated handout photo, went missing from a day home in Calgary&#8217;s north end on Thursday, July 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Handout \u2014 Calgary Police Service (Mandatory Credit)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Autism network calls for revamped alert systems after Calgary boy found dead<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A non-profit representing Canadians with autism says better emergency alert systems for missing vulnerable people are needed after the death of a Calgary boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police found the body of 11-year-old Parker on Wednesday afternoon in a labyrinth of water pipes under the city, nearly two weeks after he was first reported missing from a northside day home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The search also raised questions from groups such as the National Autism Network about how to alert the public when vulnerable children disappear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It says emergency alert systems and first-responder training need &#8220;urgent change&#8221; for vulnerable children and their families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Luciano Frattolin is brought in custody to the Essex County Court in Elizabethtown, New York, Friday, July 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Christopher Katsarov\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"710\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cp_news_842\/daa55fe0d53cd0bf05abbc8fbccbfede.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Luciano Frattolin is brought in custody to the Essex County Court in Elizabethtown, New York, Friday, July 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Christopher Katsarov<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trial of man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter set to continue today<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The trial of a man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter last summer during a trip to Upstate New York is scheduled to continue today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Luciano Frattolin is charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in the death of Melina Frattolin, who lived with her mother in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Wednesday, the jury heard testimony from two investigators who challenged the version of events presented by Frattolin, who claimed his daughter had been abducted by suspects who drove off in a white van.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The prosecution also presented more details on the events that led to the recovery of Melina&#8217;s body in a marsh in a wooded area near Ticonderoga, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A planned ignition for the Pear Lake wildfire in B.C.'s Cariboo region burns in this Wednesday, July 29, 2026 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Handout, B.C. Wildfire Service (Mandatory Credit)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cp_news_842\/73e6341e0b9a7bc59d8f76f1afe90e69.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A planned ignition for the Pear Lake wildfire in B.C.&#8217;s Cariboo region burns in this Wednesday, July 29, 2026 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Handout, B.C. Wildfire Service (Mandatory Credit)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Burned chimney all that remains of woman&#8217;s home after wildfire near Clinton, B.C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A resident from British Columbia&#8217;s Cariboo region says there&#8217;s nothing left around her property on Six Mile Lake other than her burnt-out chimney stack and her neighbour&#8217;s propane tank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Carol Senzeni says she got the news by watching the neighbour&#8217;s video posted to Facebook, days after she escaped from the home on Friday with her two cats and anything she could throw in her vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Senzeni, whose home is 10 kilometres away from the village of Clinton, says she watched the flames as they neared her home, sending large plumes of smoke into the sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Senzeni, who has found refuge north at 108 Mile Ranch, says the experience was &#8220;daunting&#8221; and &#8220;scary,&#8221; adding that her homesick cats have been &#8220;keeping me up at night crying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Electric poles are seen fallen over rail tracks in Hikawa, southern Japan, Thursday, July 30, 2026, two days after an earthquake hit the area. (AP Photo\/Hiro Komae)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cp_news_842\/1a720c41d384c928e8af3f99d9600705.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Electric poles are seen fallen over rail tracks in Hikawa, southern Japan, Thursday, July 30, 2026, two days after an earthquake hit the area. (AP Photo\/Hiro Komae)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hope fading for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Kumamoto prefectural government says the powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan earlier this week has now killed at least 23 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Tuesday set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney and flattened homes in the Kumamoto area on Japan&#8217;s southern main island of Kyushu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Time was running out to find survivors as rescuers continued to work, with the total number of those missing unclear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The prefectural government said the quake left at least 63 people injured, five of them seriously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed \u2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149763,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[51,4341,341,745,48385,3948,48384,48386,24927,6808],"class_list":["post-149762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-calgary","tag-calgary-international-airport","tag-calgary-police-service","tag-canadian-press","tag-luciano-frattolin","tag-mandatory-credit","tag-melina-frattolin","tag-national-autism-network","tag-strike-notice","tag-westjet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}