Private spacewalk, Air Canada strike looms, eastern equine encephalitis death, and more

History was made in space today. A giant leap for the commercial space industry. It was the first spacewalk by private citizens - not professional astronauts. The test of their new commercially-made spacesuits went off without a hitch.

And: Business leaders are urging Ottawa to intervene in the Air Canada labour dispute. But the pilots union says that would mean the government was interfering in the collective bargaining process. The country’s biggest airline says it could begin grounding planes as soon as Friday. If no deal is reached with its pilots tens of thousands of passengers could be left in the lurch.

Plus: With mosquito season coming to a close, health officials are warning again about eastern equine encephalitis. They say an Ottawa resident died last month from Triple E, in what is believed to be the city’s first-known human case of the vector-borne virus.

Also: Canadian fur and the King’s Guard, more details on the disappearance of Winston Churchill portrait stolen in 2022, and a Sikh man’s beard shaved in hospital without his permission.