Global National: Aug. 24, 2024 | Labour board orders thousands of rail employees back to work

In tonight’s top story: On day three of the dispute involving Canada's two main railways, the federal labour board ordered striking rail workers back to work. Not everyone may have noticed the impacts of the strike in their day-to-day life yet, but the costs to the Canadian economy have been mounting. According to the ratings agency Moody's, disruptions could have cost the Canadian economy $341 million each day, with the agricultural and auto industry sectors the hardest hit. Caryn Lieberman has more. Plus, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, the two astronauts stuck in space, will have to stay on the International Space Station (ISS) until next February. NASA says the pair will return on a SpaceX craft, rather than the Boeing Starliner that took them into space, because of a faulty propulsion system that is just too risky. As Jayme Doll reports, what was meant to be an eight-day trip is turning into an eight-month misadventure. Toronto police are searching for a man wanted in connection with the killings of two of his family members in Etobicoke, Ont. Two women were found dead in a home in the city's west end on Friday afternoon, shocking the local community. Joe Scarpelli has more on the investigation that has shocked the community. The end of an era came this week when Joey Votto, one of the greatest Canadian baseball players in history, unexpectedly announced his retirement. After a career in Cincinnati, he was trying to make a comeback with his hometown Toronto Blue Jays — but never got called up after an ankle injury. Eric Sorensen sat down with Votto in Buffalo just two weeks ago. And finally, a melon species once thought to be extinct is having a resurgence in its namesake city. The Montreal melon is a sought-after delicacy popular among society's elite in the late 19th century. But as Montreal's farmland gave way to roads and buildings, the fruit disappeared. Now, as Dan Spector reports, the Montreal melon is having a moment thanks to some local initiatives. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #GlobalNational