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Canadian airports suspend U.S. flights as communications problems disrupt departures

The Friday evening bulletin also covers pressure on Stellantis, deadly British Columbia flooding and airport security changes following a drug-smuggling investigation.

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U.S. flights suspended across Canada after ground stop | CTV National News at 5:30 for Nov. 13, 2026

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0:56Communication problems at U.S. air traffic control centers halt departures and disrupt Canadian cross-border flights.
2:04Stelco recalls laid-off workers as Canadian officials pressure Stellantis over its Brampton plant.
6:59The broadcast reports three deaths in floodwaters near British Columbia's Squamish River.
9:15Outlook and Teams outages are linked to server load and unexpected service unavailability.
13:51Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon outlines airport security changes following W5's investigation into drug-tag switching schemes.
17:14Changed automotive and battery projects put government subsidy agreements under scrutiny.

Travel disruption spread across the Canadian border after U.S. authorities stopped departing flights on Friday, with airports from Montreal to Vancouver reporting effects on their American routes.

Canada's CTV News opens its November 13 evening broadcast with communication problems at 22 U.S. air traffic control centers. The Federal Aviation Administration's departure halt affected airports including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver; a separate airport update said Montreal-Trudeau had temporarily suspended flights both to and from the United States. The opening captures the shutdown as it unfolded, rather than providing a final account of its duration.

The bulletin's other major Canadian story concerns manufacturing jobs and public money. It reports that Stelco is recalling 175 laid-off workers in Hamilton, Ontario, while federal and provincial officials pressure Stellantis over plans to sell its Brampton auto plant to defense contractor Roshel.

"We don't want them to sell the auto plant. We want them to honor their commitment to the employees," Ontario Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli says. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly expresses frustration and gives the company a 30-day deadline. Later coverage examines subsidy agreements after automotive and electric-vehicle battery companies, including Stellantis and Northvolt, changed or abandoned Canadian operations.

In British Columbia, the report says three people died in fast-moving floodwaters near the Squamish River after an atmospheric river struck the coast. An RCMP spokesperson says investigators are working to establish exactly what happened. Elsewhere, the broadcast reports a collision between an asphalt tanker and a Mississippi River cruise boat carrying more than 130 people in New Orleans.

A separate technology segment examines the global Outlook and Teams outage, describing overloaded servers and unexpected service unavailability. It does not establish a connection between that disruption and the aviation shutdown.

Airport security returns later in the program, this time through W5's investigation into employee drug-tag switching schemes. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon outlines tighter security measures and proposed legislation, saying the investigation prompted officials to revisit their approach.

The closing stretch turns to the cost of children's extracurricular activities, a possible Canadian Football League expansion into Quebec City, and former CFL cheerleaders gathering in Calgary. Alumni spanning decades rehearse together ahead of the Grey Cup while raising money for the Calgary Women's Centre.