Oct. 17, 2021 | A Canadian is among 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti, what may have been behind the abductions. Why Canadian officials are continuing to require a negative COVID-19 test to cross the border. Plus, the NHL and NBA return with vaccine passports in the stands and vaccine holdouts on the bench.

00:00 The National for Oct. 17, 2021
01:13 Canadian among 17 kidnapped in Haiti
03:40 Trudeau to visit B.C. First Nation
07:46 Manitoba vaccine mandate staffing concerns
10:04 U.S. police officers fight vaccine mandates
11:59 COVID-19 tests at the Canadian border
14:25 Fallout from homecoming parties
15:48 Alberta county councillor found dead
16:25 Security concerns after U.K. MP’s murder
18:38 Bill Clinton leaves hospital
19:47 Instacart shoppers Go Public
22:32 Hot summer’s impact on B.C. wine
24:43 Prince William’s Earthshot environmental prize
26:14 Elton John tops U.K. music charts
27:00 N.W.T. expands COVID-19 boosters
30:27 Iqaluit water crisis
30:50 Alberta equalization referendum
34:12 Puck drops on 2021 NHL season
25:02 Vaccine mandates and professional sports
41:12 Vaccination rules for youth sports
43:55 The Moment

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