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5 things you need to know this morning: Dec. 9, 2022

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Man escapes shark in Hawaii, wife remains missing

The search for a missing woman following a shark encounter near the Kihei area of Maui will enter day two once the sun rises in Hawaii this morning. Rescuers responded to the incident shortly before noon Thursday. A husband and wife were snorkeling around 50 yards off the beach when the man spotted a shark swimming around. He made it back to shore, but his wife did not.


2. New footage shows duffel bags being loaded onto Pivot Airlines jet

New exclusive footage obtained by CTV shows duffel bags being loaded onto the plane that was subject to a drug trafficking investigation in the Dominican Republic. The crew recently returned to Canada after being detained in the Central American country for eight months. The footage is vital to the investigation as previous footage had been tampered with and was missing 43 minutes, during which the bags were loaded onto the plane by unknown suspects.


3. World Cup quarterfinals begin in Qatar

There are only eight teams left at the World Cup in Qatar and that number will be cut in half over the next 30 hours or so. The quarterfinals begin this morning with Brazil against Croatia before Argentina battles with the Netherlands. On Saturday, Portugal is up against Morocco and England will take on France. The semis will take place next week with the third-place match and final set scheduled for next weekend.


4. The ugly Christmas sweater phenomenon got its start at the BC house party

It was 20 years ago that a pair of university students tried on matching penguin sweaters in Coquitlam and started to laugh uncontrollably. Those two men were Jordan Birch and Chris Boyd, who are universally considered as the founders of the ugly Christmas sweater phenomenon. They even own the “ugly Christmas sweater” trademark in Canada.


5. Historic St. John’s cottage mired in disputes about its fate burns to the ground

The 115-year-old Bryn Mawr Cottage in St. John’s burned down on Friday morning. A cab driver spotted the blaze around 3 am and by the time firefighters arrived at the scene, there was no saving the historic cottage. It’s a building that has been at the centre of much controversy over its fate in recent years. The fire will be investigated by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.


Thumbnail photo courtesy of Jeff Wilcox on Twitter.



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