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TONIGHT ON CTV NEWS AT 6:00 FIRE IN THE FRENCH QUARTER. >> WE LEFT NO SHOES. YEAH. IN JUST THE CATS, HOMES AND A DAYCARE EMPTIED AS FLAMES GROW. >> THE PROVINCE IS MAKING LIFE MORE DIFFICULT FOR SO-CALLED PREDATORY TOW TRUCK OPERATORS, DRIVERS TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO SHOW UP AND HELP THEM. AND IT’S ALMOST SHOW TIME. THE PREVIEW OF THE EDMONTON FRINGE FESTIVAL. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT FRIENDS. THUNDERSTORMS AVOIDED THE CITY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, BUT WE’RE STILL LOOKING AT A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE. SOME SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. >> AND TOMORROW. >> GOOD EVENING. NEARLY 2 DOZEN CHILDREN AT A LOCAL DAYCARE WOKE UP FROM THEIR AFTERNOON NAP TO THE SOUND OF FIRE ALARMS. FIRE IN AN APARTMENT IN THE SAME BUILDING, FORCED THE KIDS AND TENANTS OUTSIDE. NAHREMAN ISSA JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE BONNIE DOON NEIGHBOURHOOD NAHREMAN. YOU SPOKE WITH 2 PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THE APARTMENT THAT CAUGHT FIRE WITH. THEY HAVE TO SAY. WELL, GEOFF, THEY DO LIVE IN THE APARTMENT NEXT DOOR. THAT’S THE ONE WITH THE NETTING. NOW THEY TELL US THAT OUT FIRST. >> THE SMELL THE FIRE AND THEN THEY SAW IT AND THAT’S WHEN THE FIRE ALARMS WENT OFF. AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE IN SUCH A RUSH TO GET OUT OF THEIR APARTMENT. THEY DIDN’T HAVE TIME TO PUT ON THEIR SHOES. >> WE HEARD A BUNCH OF POPPING AND HER PEOPLE DOWN BELOW SCREAMING FIRE. SO I LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SO SMOKE AND FIRE NEXTDOOR’S WE LEFT NO SHOES. >> IN JUST THE CATS. >> AND THEN HER AND. >> YEAH, BUT OUR NEIGHBOUR ACROSS A BUZZ. FORTUNATELY, I I MET HIM LIKE AN HOUR BEFORE THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND >> IT GAVE ME A PAIR OF SHOES. >> MICHAEL MCLEAN SAYS HE DOESN’T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE ALLOWED BACK IN OR IF THEIR APARTMENT WAS DAMAGED. FIRE CREWS WERE CALLED TO THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX ON 87TH AVENUE AND 91ST STREET JUST BEFORE 2:00PM. THE FIRE BROKE OUT ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN ONE OF THE SUITES. IT’S BELIEVED THERE ARE 8 UNITS IN THE 2 STORIES. PLUS THE DAYCARE ON THE MAIN FLOOR. CREWS WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE WITHIN A HALF HOUR. >> WE DID A VERY QUICK ATTACK COMING OUTSIDE HIM FROM LINE SOME OUTSIDE HIT THE BALCONY TO KNOCK DOWN THE MELTING VERY FAST THAT THEY MADE ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING AND THEN COUNTED VERY LIGHT. SMOKE DIDN’T GO TO ANY OTHER SUITES. >> THE DISTRICT FIRE CHIEF SAYS EVERYONE WAS ACCOUNTED FOR, INCLUDING THE PETS AND NO ONE WAS HURT OR REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON SCENE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED YET. NOW AS FOR THE DAYCARE, I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES AND THEY DIDN’T WANT TO GO ON CAMERA, BUT THEY TELL CTV NEWS THAT THEY ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT NOW IN THIS FIRE BROKE OUT. IT WAS NOW TIME FOR THE 21 KIDS IN THEIR CARE THAT TO WAKE THEM UP, THEY HAD TO ASSURE THEM OUT OF THE BUILDING. HE SAID THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE IN THIS AREA CAME IN TO HELP THEM BRING THEM OUT TO SAFETY. EVEN PROVIDED SOME SNACKS AND WATER UNTIL THEIR PARENTS COULD COME AND GET THEM. AND SO RIGHT NOW THEY DON’T BELIEVE THAT THERE’S ANY WATER SMOKE DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THEY DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO. THEY WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THEY HOPE TO REOPEN ON MONDAY THAT YOU JUST NAHREMAN. THANK YOU. >> POLICE ARE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY A MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT AND BELIEVE THERE MAY BE MORE VICTIMS. POLICE SAY IN EARLY JULY WOMAN WAS TRYING TO GET AN UBER IN THE AREA OF 100 13TH STREET AND JASPER AVE AROUND ONE 30 AM. THE MAN OFFERED HER A RIDE HOME AND DROVE HER TO A RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SITE IN THE BLATCHFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER AND THEN LEFT HER THERE AND DROVE OFF. THE MAN IS NOT AN UBER DRIVER AND DID NOT IDENTIFY HIMSELF AS SUCH. POLICE SAY THE MAN STATED HIS NAME AS PHARAOH AND SAID HE WAS FROM EGYPT IS BELIEVED TO BE IN HIS LATE 20’S WITH FACIAL HAIR AND A MUSCULAR BUILD AND HAS AN ACCENT. HE WAS DRIVING A BLACK AUDI CAR. INVESTIGATORS ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE INTERACTED WITH HIM TO COME FORWARD. ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES IS WARNING OF POTENTIAL MEASLES EXPOSURE. AHS SAYS THE PERSON WHO WAS INFECTIOUS AND SPENT TIME AT THE CENTURY MILE RACETRACK AND CASINO. I-26 BETWEEN NOON AND 7:00PM. THE PERSON WAS ALSO AT THE COSTCO NEAR THE AIRPORT BETWEEN 9:30AM AND 1:00PM ON JULY 27TH AND LATER AT THE IHOP IN SOUTH EDMONTON BETWEEN 11:30AM AND 2:30PM AHS SAYS ANYONE IN THOSE PLACES DURING THOSE TIMES SHOULD MONITOR THEMSELVES FOR SYMPTOMS OF MEASLES, WHICH CAN INCLUDE A FEVER, COUGH AND A RASH. THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT IS MAKING IT HARDER FOR WHAT IT CALLS PREDATORY TOW TRUCKS TO CROWD CRASH SCENES. WHILE SUPPORTERS SAY THE NEW RULES WILL PREVENT PEOPLE FROM BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF SOME TOW TRUCK DRIVERS SAY MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PREVENT BAD ACTORS. CARHART REPORTS. >> UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE SOME DISHONEST TOW TRUCK OPERATORS IN ALBERTA TRANSPORTATION MINISTER DEVIN DREESHEN SAYS THOSE DRIVERS WILL BE PUNISHED BY THE NEW RULES. THE PROVINCE IS BRINGING IT. WE WILL NOW BE REQUIRING TOW TRUCKS TO STAY AT LEAST 200 METERS AWAY FROM A COLLISION SCENE UNLESS INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE BY POLICE OR THE DRIVER OF A DAMAGED VEHICLE. TOW TRUCK DRIVERS WHO ENTERED THE NEW EXCLUSION ZONE UNINVITED WILL FACE $1000. FINE. THE PROVINCE AND POLICE ARE HOPEFUL THE RULES WILL DETER PREDATORY TRUCKERS DRIVERS TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO SHOW UP AND HELP THEM IN MAY. EPS CHARGE 10 EDMONTON BASED TOW TRUCK COMPANIES WITH FRAUD. >> POLICE SAY THEY WERE DEMANDING PEOPLE USE THEIR SERVICES AT CRASH SITES, INFLATING BILLS, OVERCHARGING INSURANCE COMPANIES AND REFUSING TO ALLOW ACCESS TO VEHICLES. POLICE SAY THOSE CHARGES HAVEN’T STOPPED. REPORTS OF PREDATORY TOWING AMA SAYS IT HEARS ABOUT IT. DALY INDIVIDUALS. >> THAT FIND THEMSELVES BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR INVOLVED IN THE COLLISION MAYBE ONE OR MULTIPLE PREDATORY TOURS ARE COMING TOWARDS THE PEOPLE ARE RUNNING SCAMMERS. >> ON THE FIRE TRUCKS. >> THE GOAL OF THESE ACCIDENTS. TOW TRUCK DRIVER TREVOR BARLOW SAYS THE CITY NEEDS SET RATES PER TELL. HE ALSO WONDERS HOW POLICE WILL ENFORCE THE RULES AT CRASH SCENES WHEN THEY DON’T GO TO EVERY CRASH BEEN IN THIS INDUSTRY. 35 YEARS. AND I REALLY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY POLICE ANOTHER ANY TIME THAT WE DON’T HAVE ATTENDING EMERGENCY SERVICES, WHETHER IT’S POLICE. >> FIRE OR AMBULANCE ON IT CREATES PERHAPS FERTILE GROUND FOR THESE UNETHICAL OPERATORS. THE PROVINCE SAYS IT’S LOOKING INTO MORE WAYS TO CURB PREDATORY TOWING, SUCH AS A MANDATORY TOW TRUCK CERTIFICATION SYSTEM AND FORCING RATES TO BE PUBLICLY POSTED. THE NEW 200 METER RULES TAKE EFFECT THIS FRIDAY. CONNOR HOG CTV NEWS, EDMONTON. THE PROVINCE SAYS EDMONTON’S BIKE LANES IN ITS CROSSHAIRS TRANSPORT IN TRANSPORTATION MINISTER DEVIN DREESHEN SAYS THE NEW LANES ON 100 32ND OUT OF OUR PROBLEMATIC. >> AND WORK TO CANNIBALIZE LANES OF TRAFFIC WILL BE MEETING WITH MAYOR ENERGY. SO HE SOON TO DISCUSS WHAT COMES NEXT. CTV’S JEREMY THOMPSON REPORTS THIS SECTION OF 100 32ND AVENUE HAS HAD A NEW LOOK AND FEEL FOR ABOUT A YEAR, PART OF A MULTI-YEAR NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL PROJECT. THIS WAS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE JUST TORE DOWN. >> FAST. IT WAS LIKE A DRAG STRIP BECAUSE IT’S SORT OF HIDDEN, IT’S A WIDE ROAD. NOW THERE’S ONLY ONE LANE EACH WAY FOR CARS WITH PERMANENT BIKE LANES ON EITHER SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE ROAD BY BOULEVARDS. IT’S WAY, WAY PEOPLE ACTUALLY BUILDING THE LAW. >> WHILE SOME CYCLISTS FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO GO HANDS-OFF. THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT IS GOING HANDS ON. WE’VE SEEN OBVIOUSLY 100 32ND AVENUE BEING A REALLY PROBLEMATIC BIKE LANE. TRANSPORTATION MINISTER DEVIN DREESHEN HAS AT EDMONTON’S BIKE LANES ON THE BRAIN SINCE APRIL, SUGGESTING THE GOVERNMENT COULD INTERVENE IN PROJECT. IT FINDS PROBLEMATIC, POSSIBLY EVEN RIPPING THEM UP. HE MET WITH CALGARY MAYOR JYOTI GONDEK LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND PLANS TO MEET WITH MAYOR SOHI NEXT WEEK. WE’VE HEARD, YOU KNOW, TONS OF PETITIONS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WRITING IN SAYING THAT THAT IS A BAD FOUR-LANE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE THAT’S GOING TO BE SHRUNK IN HALF. MINISTER DREESHEN INSISTS BIKE LANES ARE FINE AS LONG AS THEY DON’T TAKE AWAY TRAVEL LANES FOR CARS. AS MORE AND MORE DRIVERS IN EDMONTON EVERY YEAR. AND TO REDUCE THE THE ROAD CAPACITY FOR THOSE VEHICLES IS IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE’RE DOING AS A PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. NEW THINGS. >> IN THEIR PROVINCIAL JURISDICTION, READ THE CITIES ALONE. THIS MAN BELIEVES THE AVENUE IS OVER ENGINEER. THERE’S NO NEED TO HAVE BIKE LANES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. >> BUT HE RIDES THEM 5 DAYS A WEEK ANYWAY TO STAY FIT. I MEAN, THEY’RE HERE, I PAID FOR MY TAXES. SO. A 3RD TOTALLY >> JEREMY THOMPSON, CTV NEWS, EDMONTON. >> THE FIRST LIGHT RAIL TRAIN CAR FOR THE VALLEY LINE. WEST LRT IS NOW IN EDMONTON. THE CITY SAYS IT CAME BEHIND A FACILITY IN SOUTH KOREA CROSSING THE PACIFIC OCEAN BY SHIP BEFORE FINISHING ITS JOURNEY BY TRUCK FROM WASHINGTON. THE CITY CALLS IT A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THE PROJECT. IN A SIGN OF MOMENTUM FOR THE VALLEY LINE, WEST. THE TRAIN CARS WILL CONTINUE TO BE DELIVERED THROUGH 2027 CONSTRUCTION ON THE VALLEY LINE. WEST IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP IN 2028. ARTISTS AND ACTORS ARE READY TO BREAK A LEG AT THE FRINGE FESTIVAL NEXT WEEK. PREPARATIONS FOR THE THEATRE FESTIVAL ARE WELL UNDERWAY ON AND AROUND WHYTE AVENUE AS CTV’S MIRIAM VALDEZ-CARLETTI REPORTS, ORGANIZERS SAY THERE’S A SHOW FOR EVERYONE. >> IT’S NEARLY SHOWTIME. THE FRENCH FESTIVAL IS READY TO PULL BACK THE CURTAIN AND SHOWCASE MORE THAN 200 PRODUCTIONS NEXT WEEK. TICKETS ARE MORE THAN $20, SO YOU REALLY CAN’T AFFORD TO TAKE A RISK ON SOMETHING CREATIVE, SOMETHING FUN, SOMETHING YOU HAVEN’T TRIED BEFORE B ON THE LAUGHS IN SOUNDS INSIDE THE THEATRE. PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE THE BEST OF THE ARTS OUTSIDE TO WILL HAVE LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT. IT’S FREE. YOU DON’T NEED TO THAT. THERE’S SO MUCH TO SEE AND DO. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. INCLUDING SOME LONG TAILED RODENTS WHO SNUCK INTO THE PROVINCE. WE I’VE BEEN ASKED TO MAX OUT BLACKED OUT. >> AND WE DECIDED ONE DAY THAT WE NEED TO TAKE THE TRAVELLING TO NOT GOING TO GET CAUGHT. >> ORGANIZERS SAY THE COST OF PUTTING ON THE FESTIVAL INCREASES EVERY YEAR. THEY’RE LOOKING TO DOUBLE THEIR MONTHLY DONORS TO KEEP UP. WE WANT TO GET OVER 1000 MONTHLY JOIN DONORS JOINING THE MOVEMENT SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE WE’RE HERE FOR MANY GENERATIONS TO COME. 35 PORTA-POTTIES WERE ADOPTED LAST YEAR FOR $250 EACH. IT WILL DISPLAY NAMES CHOSEN BY THE DONORS. ONE OF THE FESTIVAL SPONSORS SEE CHANGE HAS BREWED UP A WAY TO HELP WITH DONATIONS. PROCEEDS FROM EACH CAN WILL GO TO THE FESTIVAL, INCREDIBLE AND IT’S GOING TO BE SOLD ALL SUMMER LONG, NOT JUST DURING THE FESTIVAL AND THAT’S REALLY SPECIAL. WELL, THOUSANDS OF VISITORS WILL ENJOY THE SHOWS. THE ACTORS ARE ALSO EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE AUDIENCE. IT’S SO FUN SEEING HOW >> OUT THERE ART IS AND HOW SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS ARE BEING PUT ON THROUGHOUT THE CHRISTMAS. >> THE 11 DAY FESTIVAL BEGINS NEXT THURSDAY. MIRIAM VALDEZ-CARLETTI. CTV NEWS, EDMONTON. >> THOUSANDS OF ATHLETES ARE ARRIVING IN EDMONTON AHEAD OF THE 2025. ALBERTA. INDIGENOUS GAMES ATHLETES BN CHECKING IN TODAY AT THE EDMONTON EXPO CENTRE. MORE THAN 6700 ATHLETES FROM TREATY 6, 7, 8, IN BOTH CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES WILL COMPETE. THE EVENT FEATURES 18 SPORTS, INCLUDING BASKETBALL BALL HOCKEY, SOFTBALL, LACROSSE AND SOCCER. THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME CENTERS AROUND ITS TEAM COACHING YOUTH FOR LIFE, CAREER AND SPORT. >> OUR GAMES ARE UNIQUE IN THAT THEY’RE LIKE THE ONLY ONE. >> THAT I KNOW OF, THAT’S TO THIS SCALE THAT. ANYONE, ANY INDIGENOUS KID FIRST NATION METIS INUIT NATIVE AMERICAN. IF YOU LIVE HERE, CAN COME AND PY AND PARTICIPATE. THANK EVERY SINGLE. YEAH, I MAKE. A COUPLE NEW FRIENDS BECAUSE LIKE >> THE GAMES GET UNDERWAY TOMORROW AND RUN UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY. THE 16TH. EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS GIVING TRAVELLERS A NEW WAY TO CONNECT WITH LOCAL INDIGENOUS BUSINESSES. TRAVELLERS FLYING INTO WHY EG TODAY WERE GREETED BY A CELEBRATION OF INDIGENOUS CULTURES. THE AIRPORT HOSTED AN INDIGENOUS ARTISTS MARKET. THE EVENT SHOWCASED ARTWORK, CLOTHING AND JEWELRY FROM ROUGHLY 20 VENDORS FROM AROUND THE REGION. MARKET ALSO INCLUDED PERFORMANCES LIKE DRUMMING AND THROAT SINGING. >> WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIBRANCY OF WHAT SOME OF THESE ARTISTS ARE DOING AND GIVING THEM THAT PLATFORM, THAT SPACE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE THEIR WARES IS SO CRITICAL IN ENSURING THAT WE CONTINUE ON WITH THIS RECONCILIATION JOURNEY HERE AT THE AIRPORT IS INCREDIBLY IMPAIRED OF AN IMPORTANT TO US HERE THAT WE TRULY RECOGNIZE THE AND THE FIRST PEOPLES THAT WE’RE HERE. >> ORGANIZERS SAY THEY PLAN TO BRING VENDORS BACK AROUND THE HOLIDAY SEASON. PEOPLE IN COCHRANE, WEST OF CALGARY ARE CLEANING UP AFTER A MAJOR STORM FLOODED THE STREETS WITH WATER AND HAIL. THE SUNSET RIDGE NEIGHBOURHOOD WAS HIT HARDEST LAST NIGHT. RIVERS FORMED ON THE STREETS CARRYING A LAYER OF ICY PELLETS AND CREATED MINISTER LAKES THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IN LOW-LYING AREAS, SOME PEOPLE DECIDED TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN DURING THE FLOODING. NO HOUSES OR CARS. LOOK LIKE FUN. JOSH NICE HOT DAY SCHOOL FOR A SWIM IN THE HILL. >> NO, NO, NO. THANK YOU. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SOME HAIL. >> AND FORMED FROM THOSE THUNDERSTORMS JUST OFF THE EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE EDMONTON AREA. EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. HERE’S A LOOK AT WHERE THOSE STORMS ARE RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN SEE THEY DEVELOP ALMOST IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT AS YESTERDAY, JUST EAST NORTHEAST, THE EDMONTON REGION THERE. NOW WAY OFF TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST. AND WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SEVERE STORMS THERE AROUND THE VILNA AREA, JUST NORTH OF GLENDON. STILL A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT ONE LITTLE DOT OF RED FOR THOSE CLUSTER OF STORMS, ALTHOUGH THEY DO KIND OF LOOK LIKE THEY’RE WEAKENING NOW IN THE LAST 15 20 MINUTES, YELLOW ZONE IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. MOST OF THAT AREA WILL PROBABLY HAVE THAT WATCH CANCELLED IN THE NEXT LITTLE BIT. AND THEN THE GREEN ZONE, WHICH AT LEAST ENDS ALL THE WAY NORTH THROUGH BAR HEADING UP TOWARDS SLAVE LAKE. THAT’S A RAINFALL WARNING. MOST OF THAT RAIN IS GOING TO FALL TOMORROW. IT WILL START TONIGHT, BUT BY THE END OF TOMORROW, COULD SEE 50 TO 75 MILLIMETRES WORTH OF RAIN IN THROUGH THAT AREA HERE IN EDMONTON. NOW THOSE STORM CLOUDS LOOK PRETTY IMPRESSIVE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. IF YOU’RE LOOKING EAST NORTHEAST AND THEY STILL LOOK FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE, JUST NOT AS NASTY AS YOU LOOK THROUGH THE CTV DRONE RIGHT NOW. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES HANGING OVER THE CITY. TEMPERATURES CURRENTLY IN THE CITY SITTING AT 28 DEGREES AFTER HITTING A HIGH OF 29 EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. 5 DEGREES WARMER THAN AVERAGE IT IS GOING TO COOL DOWN IN A BIG WAY. STARTING TOMORROW, THOUGH. CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS OR PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING COULD SEE A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON, JUST 18 OR 19 FOR A DAYTIME HIGH. BUT YOU KNOW HOW LONG THAT COOLER AIR STICKS AROUND IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. THANK YOU, JOSH. >> STILL AHEAD ON CTV NEWS AT 6:00 HOPES FOR A LIVER TRANSPLANT. IT’S BEEN PRETTY TUMULTUOUS. I WOULD SAY IT’S BEEN HARD WATCHING HIM WATCHING HIM GET SO SICK. A LIVING DONOR CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ALSO AHEAD. >> AS SOON AS YOU BUY A TICKET, YOU’RE MAKING A LIFE CHANGING DIFFERENCE. >> THE STOLLERY LAUNCHES ITS MIGHTY MILLIONS LOTTERY. WHAT PRIZES ARE UP FOR GRABS? >> PROGRAMMING BROUGHT TO YOU BY JAMES H BROWN INJURY LAWYERS. THE HEAVY HITTERS OF INJURY LAW. >> THE NUMBER OF E-COLI CASES LINKED TO AN OUTBREAK AT THE SASKATOON BERRY FARM NEAR OKOTOKS HAS RISEN AGAIN. ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES SAYS THERE ARE NOW 68 PROBABLE LABORATORY CASES OF E-COLI. THAT’S UP FROM 49 ON FRIDAY. 4 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED WITH ONE PATIENT STILL IN HOSPITAL. AHS SAYS PEOPLE WHO ATE OR DRANK AT THE FARM BETWEEN JULY THE FIRST AND 18TH WE HAVE BEEN EXPOSED FARMS, RESTAURANT AND BAKERY REMAIN CLOSED DURING THE INVESTIGATION, BUT OTHER AREAS ARE OPEN. FARM SAYS WATER USES FOR IRRIGATION AND RINSING HAS BEEN DEEMED SAFE. AN ALBERTA COUPLE OF SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT LIVE LIVER DONATION AS THEY AWAIT A DONOR TO SAVE THEIR TODDLERS LIFE. CTV’S ALESIA FIELDBERG MET TODAY WITH THE FAMILY. >> THE EAGLES AND SMILES CONTINUE DESPITE ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT HOOKED UP TO 18 MONTHS OLD COLBY, HE HAS A RARE GENETIC CONDITION CALLED ELLA GEEL SYNDROME, WHICH IMPACTS HIS LIVER. AND HE’S BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR MONTHS. >> THAT’S VERY HARD. HE CAN’T WALK OR STAND RIGHT NOW AND HAS TO TAKE SEVERAL MEDICATIONS. >> KOBE’S DOCTOR SAYS HE NEEDS A LIVER IT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH FOR THE PRIORITY IS TO GET AN TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET KOBE BACK ON TRACK. IT COULD COME FROM SOMEONE DECEASED OR A LIVING DONOR WHO HAS A SURGERY TO REMOVE A PIECE OF THEIR LIVER DELIVERS LIKE A WORM. YOU CAN LIKE KIND OF PEACE OFF AND IT WILL GROW. BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR KOBE, BECAUSE OF HIS GENETIC CONDITION, HIS LIVER CAN’T REGENERATE AND REPAIR ITSELF. YOU KNOW, IT IS A MAJOR SURGERY. SO THERE ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. >> BUT OVERALL, YOU KNOW, THAT OWNERS DO VERY, VERY WELL LOCAL BE REMAINS IN HOSPITAL. HIS FAMILY IS TRYING TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE TIME THEY CAN ALL SPEND TOGETHER. >> AND HOPE THEY CAN FIND A MATCHING DONOR IT’S BEEN A STRUGGLE. >> FOR THE FAMILY AND WE HAVE HIGH YOU KNOW, OR BELIEVE IN. >> THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE. HAVING A DONOR TRANSPLANT FOR KOBE WOULD BE LIFE CHANGING. >> AND NOT JUST FOR HIM, COLBY’S FAMILY AND DOCTORS SAY DONORS COULD CHANGE THE LIVES OF ABOUT A DOZEN CHILDREN IN THE AREA THAT NEED LIVER TRANSPLANTS. THAT HUGE IMPACT THAT ORGAN DONATION CAN HAVE >> FOR THE COMMUNITY AND SPECIFICALLY FOR PATIENTS LIKE KOBE. >> ALESIA FIELDBERG, CTV NEWS, CALGARY. >> COLBY NEEDS A DONOR WITH TYPE O BLOOD WHO IS HEALTHY BETWEEN 18 AND 55 YEARS OLD. THE STOLLERY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION HAS LAUNCHED ITS ANNUAL MIGHTY MILLIONS LOTTERY. THIS IS THE LOTTERY’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY, THIS YEAR’S GRAND PRIZE IS WORTH 2 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AND INCLUDES A FULLY FURNISHED NEARLY 6,000 SQUARE-FOOT HOME IN CAMERON HEIGHTS AND $100,000. CASH. THEY’RE ALSO CURRENT VACATION PRIZES ALONG WITH THE BONUS PRIZE OILERS SEASON TICKETS. MONEY RAISED WILL GO TOWARDS BUYING SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT FOR THE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH. >> THE BEST PART ABOUT THE MIGHTY MILLIONS LOTTERY IS THAT AS SOON AS YOU BUY A TICKET, YOU’RE MAKING A LIFE CHANGING DIFFERENCE FOR STARTED KIDS ACROSS WESTERN CANADA. SO FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, ALBERTANS HAVE STEPPED UP AND THEY SHOW IT SUPPORTS. SO TOGETHER WE HAVE RAISED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND HELPED MILLIONS OF KIDS. AND WE HOPE THAT YOU DO THAT ONE MORE TIME FOR US THIS FALL. >> TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT MIGHTY MILLIONS LOTTERY DOT COM. COMING UP. A FLEXIBLE OUTDOOR EXERCISE OPTION. >> IT’S VERY HARD ABOUT IT. >> COMMON CONNECTION AT AN EDMONTON COMMUNITY LEAGUE. SHOULD BE NICE AND DRY THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. BUT WE DO HAVE SOME RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. AND A FEW MORE SHOWERS FRIDAY AS WELL. >> YOUR FORECAST NEXT. PROGRAMMING BROUGHT TO YOU BY >> PROGRAMMING BROUGHT TO YOU BY JAMES H BROWN INJURY LAWYERS. THE HEAVY HITTERS OF INJURY LAW. >> AN EDMONTON COMMUNITY LEAGUE IS OFFERING OUTDOOR EXERCISE OPTION, FLEXIBLE ENOUGH FOR ANY BUDGET. ORGANIZERS SAY IT’S GROWING IN POPULARITY AND HOPE IT WILL BRING IN SUPPORT FOR THE LEAK. CTV SESSION, PETRA MOAZ MORE. SO YOU HAVE SOME NICE AND OVER TOP OF IT ALL AT THE SAME PLACE. KIDS CAN OFTEN BE SEEN LACING UP FOR ALL KINDS OF SPORTS. >> THE CUMBERLAND OXFORD COMMUNITY LEAGUE IS INVITING PEOPLE TO JOIN AN HOUR OF CALM AND CONNECTION. GET OUTSIDE. >> ALSO GET SOME EXERCISE OF BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS ALONG MEET NEW PEOPLE. THAT’S REALLY WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> YOGA IN THE PARK IS BACK FOR ITS 6TH SUMMER. IT’S REALLY GROWN OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND EVEN EVERY CLASS, YOU SEE AN EXTRA FEW PEOPLE AS THEY WALK BY SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING. AND THEN THEY JOIN THE NEXT WEEK. >> ORGANIZERS SAY THE CLASS IS NOT ONLY OFFER PHYSICAL BENEFITS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE A SPACE TO RECONNECT WITH NEIGHBOURS. AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO LIKE. CHERYL, THE BENEFITS WITH OTHER PEOPLE. INSTRUCTOR SAVANNAH SAYS TEACHING YOGA HAS HELPED HER MENTAL HEALTH LEARNING THAT YOU CAN SLOW DOWN AND LIGHT JUST DO WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR WELL-BEING. YOGA IN THE PARK HAPPENS RIGHT HERE AT HUDSON’S PARK FOR THE REST OF THE SUMMER, EVERY THURSDAY FROM 07:00PM TO 8:00PM. BEST OF ALL, IT’S FREE OF CHARGE. >> THE COMMUNITY LEAGUE IS ASKING FOR SUPPORT ELSEWHERE. WE’D LOVE FOR PEOPLE THAT BY THE MEMBERSHIP AND DO IT THAT WAY. SO VERSUS PAYING PER TIME WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO SUPPORT US AND BUY A MEMBERSHIP. WHETHER YOU’RE A SEASONED YOGI OR STEPPING ONTO THE MAT FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOGA IN THE PARK IS FOR EVERYONE. JUST WANT EVERYONE TO FEEL WELCOME. SO I TRY TO MAKE MY CLASSES BY ACCESSIBLE TO LIKE ANYONE, EVEN IF YOU’VE NEVER DONE YOGA BEFORE THE COMMUNITY LEAK HOPES ATTENDANCE NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. IT’S NICE TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE GET OUT, EXERCISE AND ENJOY THOSE SPACES AROUND US. SACHA PETRAMALA, CTV NEWS, EDMONTON. >> ALL RIGHT, JOSH. THE THE LAST OF THE HOT WEATHER AND IT WAS GOOD DAY FOR OUTDOOR YOGA TODAY, MAYBE NOT SO MUCH TOMORROW HAND ALTHOUGH IT’S GOING TO POUR ALL DAY, BOTH DAYS. TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW WITH THE ACTION FOR US RIVER VALLEY SKYCAM EXPERTS FIXED RATE OR IT’S FREE WERE UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. IT’S SITTING AT 28 DEGREES AFTER HITTING 29 FOR A HIGH EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. 29 AS WELL IN FORT MCMURRAY FOR THE HIGH 26 IN GRANDE PRAIRIE AND INTO THE MID 20’S, RED DEER LLOYDMINSTER CORONATION REGIONS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING AT YOU, MATT. WE MENTIONED THE FACT THAT THOSE STORMS LOOK TO BE WEAKENING OUT. THEY’VE DROPPED THE WARNING NOW THEY WERE INDEED WEAKENING. STILL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE AREAS IN YELLOW. AND THEN THIS GREEN ZONE, EDSON EVANSBURG ALL THE WAY NORTH AND ACTUALLY DOES INCLUDE BARRHEAD SLAVE LAKE INTO THE VALLEY VIEW REACHES THE YOU ALSO HAVE THAT WATCH IN PLACE. ALL THOSE AREAS COULD POTENTIALLY SEE 50 TO 75 MILLIMETRES WORTH OF RAIN. THERE WILL BE SOME HEAVIER POCKETS, PARTS OF THAT REGION WON’T GET 50, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME POCKETS OF 50 TO 75. I THINK ALMOST EVERYBODY IN THAT REGION IS GOING TO SEE AT LEAST SOME RAIN, THOUGH, THAT IS E PARTICULARLY PARCHED PART OF THE PROVINCE, SO THEY COULD USE SOME OF THE MOISTURE THUNDERSTORMS HERE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST LITTLE BIT INTO EAST CENTRAL ALBERTA, ALTHOUGH AS WE MENTIONED, ALL NON SEVERE FOR RIGHT NOW. SKIES PRETTY CLEAR AROUND THE EDMONTON AREA. ASIDE FROM THOSE PATCHY SMALL CLOUDS BACK THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS. WE HAD SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN SOME OF THOSE REGIONS AT THE SAME TIME LAST NIGHT. AND THEN THE ALL FIZZLED OUT BEFORE THEY HIT THE EDMONTON AREA. WE MAY SEE THE LIGHTNING DISAPPEAR BEFORE IT HITS THE EDMONTON BUT I DON’T THINK THE RAIN IS GOING TO COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR. SEE THAT TO A STRAIGHT DAY OF BIG UPPER LEVEL LOW AND THAT UPPER TROUGH SWING ACROSS WITH A NEW SURFACE LOW THAT DEVELOPS SOMEWHERE AROUND OR JUST OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST OF EDMONTON TOMORROW. AND SO THAT’S WHAT’S GOING TO HELP KICK IN SOME OF THAT STEADIER RAIN, WHICH SHOULD START OVERNIGHT TONIGHT FOR AREAS FURTHER TO THE WEST. HE STILL THE CHANCE OF SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HERE, NORTH AND EAST OF THE EDMONTON REGION AND MAYBE EVEN 11:00PM MIDNIGHT, MAYBE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. I THINK IT’S MORE LIKE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THOUGH, THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS THAT FLIPS OVER TO SOME RAIN FOR TOMORROW MORNING. HEAVIEST THIS WILL STAY OFF TO THE WEST OF THE CITY AND IT WON’T BE CONTINUE. S BOUGHT THERE WILL BE RAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING HOURS SHOULD BREAK DOWN A LITTLE BIT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND THEN WATCH THIS TWIST AROUND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT’S GOING TO START TO DRAG SOME OF THIS PRECIPITATION BACK THROUGH THE EDMONTON AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. AND THEN OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY, YOU GET SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS. SO AS YOU SAID OFF THE TOP, I DON’T THINK IT’S NONSTOP RAIN FOR TOMORROW AND FRIDAY, BUT ESPECIALLY TOMORROW MORNING. AND THEN LATER IN THE DAY FRIDAY, THOSE BE YOUR MOST LIKELY TIME FRAMES FOR SOME WET WEATHER. 28 DEGREES FOR WERE 20 AS WELL HERE IN EDMONTON RIGHT NOW, IT’S 22 IN GRANDE PRAIRIE 23 IN RED DEER TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, SINCE SHOULD SLIDE TO ABOUT 14 DEGREES WITH SOME RAIN STARTING LATE THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, MOST OF THAT FALLING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TOMORROW AND THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KILOMETRES PER HOUR. A LOT COOLER HIGH OF JUST 18 OR 19 AND JUST A 30% CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. A FEW HIT MISS SHOWERS ON FRIDAY WITH A HIGH OF 20 WERE BACK INTO THE MID 20’S FOR SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AND THEN THE LONG-RANGE FORECAST PUTS US BACK INTO THE LOW 20’S THROUGH TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, NEXT. THANK YOU, JOSH. STILL AHEAD, POTENTIAL TROUBLE FOR SOME TRAVELLERS. THIS WILL BE A TEST FOR THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT TO SEE WHETHER THEY HAVE THE INTESTINAL FORTITUDE TO LET YOU KNOW, LABOUR RELATIONS WORK ITS WAY THROUGH THIS PROCESS. 10,000 AIR CANADA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COULD SOON STRIKE AND I GUESS THE PEOPLE YOU TRUST PRESIDENT TRUMP, ONTARIO’S PREMIER SAYS FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT IS CANADA CONTINUES TO NEGOTIATE A TRADE DEAL WITH THE U.S.. >> PROGRAMMING BROUGHT TO YOU BY J >> AIR CANADA NOW HAS 10 DAYS TO NEGOTIATE A NEW CONTRACT WITH ITS 10,000 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AS CTV’S JUDY TRINH REPORTS, THE UNION SAYS IT HAS AN OVERWHELMING STRIKE MANDATE AND TURBULENCE COULD BE AHEAD FOR PASSENGERS. >> MIKE ABRAHAM HAS BOOKED A FLIGHT TO SLOVENIA FOR A BIKE TOUR. HE’S SCHEDULED TO TAKE OFF JUST AS AIR CANADA’S FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE POISED TO STRIKE. >> EVEN IF I WAS TO ACTUALLY TRY TO REBOOK AT NOW WITH THE EITHER OR EITHER WITH THEIR AIR CANADA ARE COMPETITORS SAY EUROPEAN AIRLINE, THE PRICE WOULD BE AT LEAST 3 TIMES AS MUCH AIR CANADA’S 10 YEAR CONTRACT WITH ITS 10,000 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IS EXPIRING. >> THE UNION REPRESENTING THE WORKERS SAYS BETTER WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS ARE NEEDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AVERAGE 35 HOURS OF UNPAID WORK EACH MONTH. >> WE’RE NOT PAID ANY TIME. THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT IN MOTION. SO ANY OF THE PREFLIGHT CHECKS, MANDATORY SAFETY ALL THE REQUIRED STAFF THAT IS DONE ON THE GROUND PRIOR TO PUSH BACK AS WELL AS THE PLANNING PROCESS. THE WORKERS ARE GETTING SUPPORT FROM THE CONSERVATIVES ARE URGING THE GOVERNMENT TO AMEND THE LABOUR CODE TO ENSURE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE PAID FOR EVERY MINUTE. THEY’RE REQUIRED TO BE AT WORK FROM CHECK-IN TO SIGN OFF. >> LAST YEAR, AIR CANADA GENERATED OPERATING REVENUES OF MORE THAN 22 BILLION DOLLARS. THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS COULD BE IMPACTED IF A DEAL IS NOT REACHED BY AUGUST. 16TH. THIS WILL BE A TEST FOR THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT. >> TO SEE WHETHER THEY HAVE THE INTESTINAL FORTITUDE TO LET YOU KNOW, LABOUR RELATIONS WORK ITS WAY THROUGH THIS PROCESS. EVEN THOUGH ABRAHAM HAS BEEN PLANNING HIS TRIP FOR MONTHS. HE DOESN’T SUPPORT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, BUT DOES SUPPORT FAIR WAGES FOR WORKERS. >> BEING PAID FOR YOUR HOURS ON THE JOB THAT I THINK IS IS A IS A NO-BRAINER. >> I, I CAN’T POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND WHY A COMPANY >> WOULDN’T DO THAT. IN A PREVIOUS STATEMENT, AIR CANADA SAID IT WAS COMMITTED TO REACHING A FAIR AND EQUITABLE CONTRACT WITH ITS FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. BOTH SIDES RETURN TO THE BARGAINING TABLE ON FRIDAY. JUDY TRINH, CTV NEWS, OTTAWA. >> NEWFOUNDLAND’S PREMIER IS VOWING TO CRACK DOWN AFTER REPORTS MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE DEFIED A PROVINCIAL FIRE BAN. >> I’M SO DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY. THE PROVINCE IS ON FIRE. WE ONLY HAVE SO MANY TO GO AROUND. >> HOGAN IS LOOKING AT STIFFER PENALTIES FOR ANYONE CAUGHT BREAKING THE RULES RIGHT NOW FINDS CAN BE AS LOW AS $75. THE PROVINCE’S CONSIDERING SOMETHING CLOSER TO $25,000. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES IN NEWFOUNDLAND DUE TO WILDFIRES AND EVACUATION ADVISORIES GREW AGAIN TODAY. NOVA SCOTIANS ARE BEING TOLD TO STAY OUT OF THE WOODS. THE ORDER IS DRAWING MIXED REACTION FROM SUPPORT TO CONFUSION, EVEN FLASHBACKS TO THE PANDEMIC. THE PROVINCE HOPES THE BAN WILL KEEP IT FROM BECOMING THE NEXT WILDFIRE HOTSPOT. CTV’S CALLUM SMITH HAS MORE. >> FOR A SYMBOL OF HOW DRY IT’S BEEN, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN SULLIVAN’S POND SITE. SOME HAVE NEVER SEEN. >> NEVER LIKE THIS. I THINK THIS IS THIS IS JUST ARE NOT SURE. SAYS THE PROVINCIAL BAN KEEPING PEOPLE OUT OF THE WOODS IS WELL WORTH. WHILE THE RISK IS TOO HIGH. WELL, YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AROUND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY LIKE BC, WHERE BARRY SPARKS IS VISITING FROM. >> WE KNOW THAT UP NEAR NANAIMO, THERE’S AN EVACUATION ORDER FOR SOME PEOPLE INSIDE THE PRAIRIE AND INTERIOR OF THE ISLAND, BUT STILL DRY AND >> NUMBER NICE. DRY SPELL, PROMPTING THE PROVINCE TO TAKE THE DRASTIC STEP TO BAN ALL WOODS ACTIVITIES. NOW THE BAN MEANS SOME FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL OR MUNICIPAL PARKS ARE EITHER PARTIALLY OR FULLY CLOSED. LIKE AS AN EXAMPLE, FORT NEEDHAM PARK HERE BEHIND ME. THE PLAYGROUND IS OPEN, BUT THE WOODED AREA IS OFF LIMITS. HALIFAX FIRE SAYS CONDITIONS ARE PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING THE SEASON. TYPICALLY EARLIER IN THE SPRING WILL RESPOND TO A SMART FIRES. WERE GRASS FIRES MORE FREQUENTLY THAN WE DO THIS TIME OF YEAR. BUT BECAUSE OF OUR DROUGHT CONDITIONS, WE’RE SEEING AN INCREASE. >> AND THOSE TYPES OF CALLS, BUT THE SWEEPING MEASURES HAVE PROMPTED SOME QUESTIONS. >> CONFUSION, A WORRIED ABOUT WORK AS A WAS IT TOO MUCH OF A CONCERN? HIKING, CAMPING, FISHING AND USE OF ATV’S IN THE WOODS ARE ALL BANNED AS ARE TRAIL SYSTEMS THROUGH WOODED AREAS. BUT THERE’S ALSO THE LEGAL QUESTION IS THIS MOVE ANNOUNCED BY THE PREMIER ALLOWED? I THINK THERE’S NOT MUCH DOUBT. >> THAT HE CAN DO IT. AND DUSTIN VIOLATE THE CHARTER SO LONG AS HE’S DOING IT AND THE GOVERNMENT’S DOING IT IN A WAY THAT’S FAIR AND APPROPRIATE BECAUSE YOU CAN LABOUR, IT RESTRICT PEOPLE’S LIBERTY AS LONG AS YOU DO IT IN A FAIR AND PROPORTIONATE WAY. BUT WAYNE MACKAY SAYS IT’S A FLASHBACK TO COVID PANDEMIC MEASURES. AND WELL, WE’RE ONLY ONE DAY OUT. THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE CLARITY ON THESE RULES. THANKFULLY FOR THIS BUSINESS OWNER CAMPING IS ALLOWED, BUT ONLY AT CAMPGROUNDS, HOWEVER, COUPLED WITH A PROVINCEWIDE BURN BAN. IT’S NOT EASY. WE HAVE BEEN SEEING AN INFLUX UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK WHERE THE ANXIETY COMES IN AS A BUSINESS OWNER IS JUST WHAT IS NOT. SHE FEARS CAMPGROUNDS COULD BE IMPACTED IF FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED. >> CALLUM SMITH, CTV NEWS, HALIFAX. >> QUEBEC JUDGE HAS DENIED BAIL FOR 3 MEN FACING TERRORISM CHARGES. THEY’RE ACCUSED OF PLOTTING TO FORCIBLY SEIZE LAND NEAR QUEBEC CITY. 3 MEN FACE MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING FACILITATING TERRORIST ACTIVITY WILL BE HELD IN JAIL WHILE AWAITING TRIAL. 4TH MAN WAS GRANTED BAIL UNDER A LONG LIST OF CONDITIONS. 2 OF THE ACCUSED ARE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE TIME OF THEIR ARREST IN JULY. MISTER MARK CARNEY IS BACK IN OTTAWA. STRATEGIZING NEXT STEPS IN THE TRADE WAR WITH THE U.S. AFTER NEARLY 90 MINUTES WITH THE PREMIER’S ONTARIO’S. DOUG FORD SAYS NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT. CTV’S MIKE LE COUTEUR HAS MORE FROM OTTAWA. >> THE PRIME MINISTER WAS TIGHT-LIPPED A DAY AFTER SAYING HE’D CONSIDER REMOVING SOME COUNTER TARIFFS ON AMERICAN GOODS IF IT WOULD HELP CANADIAN INDUSTRIES. WHILE SAYING HE SUPPORTS MARK CARNEY, ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD HAS A DIFFERENT TAKE. YOU CANNOT TARIFFS ON ONE SIDE. >> AND NOT THE OTHER. I STILL STAND BY WHAT I SAY. DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR CARE FOR TARIFF THEY THEY UNDERSTAND STRENGTH, NOT WEAKNESS. >> HE WAS PLANNING TO DELIVER THAT MESSAGE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE PREMIERS HELD A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER. AND ONCE IT ENDED FORD’S MESSAGE TO CANADIANS IS THE BUCKLE UP FOR A ROUGH ROAD AHEAD. I’M PRAYING. THAT EVERYTHING’S GOING TO FIND, BUT IT DOESN’T. I GUESS THE PEOPLE YOU TRUST PRESIDENT TRUMP. THE RECENT DAYS SASKATCHEWAN PREMIER SCOTT MOE HAS CALLED FOR CANADA TO REMOVE OR REDUCE COUNTER TARIFFS. AN ALL AMERICAN GOODS. SOME FEEL LIKE THE COUNTRYWIDE RESOLVE IS BEING TESTED AS THIS HAS DRAGGED ON WITH NO OBVIOUS RESOLUTION IN SIGHT. >> YOU KNOW, SOME OF DETERMINATION IS SLIDING A BIT. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CTV NEWS ON TUESDAY, THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CANADA CAUTIONED THE TRADE TALKS COULD BE SLOW OVER THE NEXT WEEKS. AS U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOCUSES ON A DEAL WITH CHINA. AND THAT’S WHY SOME TRADE EXPERTS BELIEVE CANADA SHOULD REFRAIN FROM RETALIATING. I DO THINK WE HAVE TO HOLD SOMETHING >> LIKE A RETALIATION AS A THREAT IN CASE TRUMP DOES DECIDE TO HIT US WITH SOMETHING ELSE. ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT UNPREDICTABILITY, PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCED AN ADDITIONAL 25% TARIFFS ON GOODS FROM INDIA BECAUSE THAT COUNTRY IS IMPORTING RUSSIAN OIL. INDIA’S TARIFF RATE COULD RISE TO 50%. MIKE LE COUTEUR, CTV NEWS, OTTAWA. >> MORE ON DONALD TRUMP’S PRESSURE ON INDIA AND RUSSIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES BUYING OIL FROM RUSSIA THAT 25% TARIFF IS IN RESPONSE TO ANY OF BUYING RUSSIAN OIL. THE U.S. IS NOW IMPOSING A 50% TARIFF ON ALL OF THE COUNTRY’S GOODS. AND THIS COMES AS WASHINGTON. THREATENED TARIFFS ON RUSSIA IN ANY COUNTRY TRADING WITH THEM. TODAY MARKS THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA. >> THE MEMORIAL CEREMONY REMEMBERING THOSE WHO DIED WHEN THE UNITED STATES DROPPED A URANIUM BOMB ON THE CITY IN 1945 URANIUM BOMB INSTANTLY KILLED ABOUT 70,000 PEOPLE. >> BUT THE END OF 1945, THE NUMBER OF DEAD, INCLUDING FROM RADIATION EXPOSURE, REACHED ABOUT 140,000 3 DAYS LATER IN THE NEARBY CITY. NEGGA PSAKI, THE U.S. STRUCK THE SECOND ATOMIC BOMB. STILL AHEAD, CHANGES ARE COMING TO ONE OF CANADA’S MOST POPULAR LOYALTY PROGRAMS. IT CAN’T BE SEEN AS A POSITIVE, BUT IT CAN BE SEEN AS NATIVE EITHER. IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO THE INDIVIDUAL. >> THE NEW POINT SYSTEM WILL LOOKING AT TODAY’S MARKETS, THE CANADIAN DOLLAR TRADED FOR $0.72 TO THE AMERICAN DOLLAR. OIL LOST $0.81 CLOSING AT $64.35. US A BARREL. >> GOLD WAS DOWN MORE THAN A DOLLAR ON THE DAY, THE TSX AND DOW JONES BOTH ENDED THE DAY HIGHER UP BY 350 POINTS AND 81 POINTS, RESPECTIVELY. ACCESSORIES RETAILER CLAIRE’S HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION IN THE U.S. AND SAYS IT WILL DO THE SAME IN CANADA. THIS IS THE SECOND BANKRUPTCY FILING IN THE LAST 7 YEARS FOR CLAIRE’S STORES IN NORTH AMERICA WILL STAY OPEN DURING THE PROCESS. THE CHAIN CEO BLAMES INCREASED COMPETITION, SPENDING TRENDS AND A SHIFT AWAY FROM BRICK AND MORTAR RETAIL. THERE’S ALSO IMPORTS MUCH OF ITS GOODS FROM COUNTRIES, WHICH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS HIT WITH TARIFFS. CLAIRE’S WAS FOUNDED IN 1974 AND HAS MORE THAN 2700 STORES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE, INCLUDING 6 STORES IN EDMONTON. CHANGES ARE COMING TO HOW CANADA’S 9 MILLION AEROPLAN MEMBERS CAN EARN REWARDS STARTING IN THE NEW YEAR. MEMBERS WILL EARN POINTS BASED ON DOLLARS SPENT RATHER THAN DISTANCE FLOWN. CTV’S PAT FORAN HAS THE PROS AND THE CONS. >> STARTING ON JANUARY, FIRST AEROPLAN WILL OVERHAUL THE WAY ITS MEMBERS EARN POINTS IN THE BIGGEST CHANGE MEANS TO LEARN BASED ON HOW MUCH YOU SPEND, INSTEAD OF HOW FAR YOU GO FEEL. MCCAULEY IS A FREQUENT FLYER AND IT’S BEEN AN AEROPLAN MEMBER FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, HE’S CONCERNED BUSINESS TRAVELLERS BUYING MORE EXPENSIVE TICKETS WILL SEE THE GREATEST BENEFITS, BUT IT ABSOLUTELY BENEFIT PEOPLE TRAVEL ON THE MAX FOR PEOPLE FLY BUSINESS EVERYWHERE ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY BENEFITING FROM THIS PROGRAM THAT PEOPLE TRAVEL. LIKE A LOWER FARE CLASS, THE MAJORITY OF OUR MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE BETTER OFF THAN THEY THAN THEY WERE BEFORE. AIR CANADA SAYS THE CHANGES TO THE LOYALTY PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT THOSE WHO ENGAGE WITH THE AIRLINE AND ITS PARTNERS. THE MOST. >> STARTING IN THE NEW YEAR, YOU’LL EARN ONE AEROPLAN POINT PER DOLLAR SPENT IN 2 EXAMPLES ON AIR CANADA’S WEBSITE. IT STATES IF YOU BOOK A FLIGHT BETWEEN TORONTO AND MONTREAL WITH THE BASE FARE OF $427. >> YOU’LL EARN 427 AEROPLAN POINTS IN ANOTHER EXAMPLE, IF YOU BOOKED A ROUND-TRIP FROM MONTREAL TO PARIS AND THE BASE FARE IS $1500 UNDER THE CURRENT PLAN, YOU WOULD RECEIVE ALMOST 7,000 POINTS. BUT UNDER THE NEW PLAN, YOU RECEIVED 1500 AEROPLAN POINTS. THE MORE YOU PAY, THE MORE POINTS YOU’LL GET, IT CAN’T BE SEEN AS A POSITIVE, BUT IT CAN BE SEEN AS NATIVE EITHER. IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO THE INDIVIDUAL WEATHER. >> THESE THINGS ARE GOOD FOR YOU ARE NOT REWARDS. CANADA WEBSITE THAT STUDIES LOYALTY PROGRAM SAYS THOSE WHO PAY MORE FOR EXPENSIVE FLIGHTS WILL ACHIEVE ELITE STATUS FASTER AND RACK UP MORE POINTS THAN THOSE WHO ARE SEARCHING FOR BARGAINS. THE MORE YOU SPEND WITH THE AIRLINE, THE MORE YOU’RE GOING TO BE REWARDED WHETHER ITALY STATUS OR POINTS EARNING AS WELL. THE CHANGES ARE ALSO MORE IN LINE WITH OTHER AIRLINES HAVE ALSO MOVED TO REVENUE BASE MODELS. PAT FORAN, CTV NEWS. >> THE CANMORE MAN IS CYCLING NEARLY 4,000 KILOMETRES FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOWN TO MONTREAL FOR A CAUSE CLOSE TO HIM. PILLAR ELLA SURVIVED AN AVALANCHE LAST MARCH WHILE SKIING IN THE ROCKIES. HE’S RAISING MONEY FOR MOUNTAIN MUSKOX, A SUPPORT GROUP FOR THOSE WHO’VE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA OR LOSS IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIS INJURIES OF MOSTLY HEALED, BUT SAYS HIS MENTAL HEALTH TOOK A SERIOUS HIT. >> I FELT LIKE THERE KIND OF LIKE A GHOST OF ME LIKE AN OLD PART OF MY PAST THAT I WASN’T ABLE TO RELIVE LIKE I’D GO TO THE SAME PLACES THAT ARE USED TO SKI, BUT I DIDN’T HAVE THAT AMBITION TO WANT TO LIKE CHASE THOSE GOALS. I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT’S HELPED ME IS LIKE ACCEPTING THAT I’M MOVING ON IN A POSITIVE WAY, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE MAYBE I’M NOT ABLE TO DO THOSE THINGS. I USED TO DO. BUT THAT’S OKAY. >> GLORILLA STARTED HIS TRACK AUGUST THE 1ST AND HOPES TO MAKE IT TO MONTREAL BY THE 20TH. THE CLOSE CALL FOR THE SEATTLE KRAKEN IS MASCOT IN A FURRY FACE OFF BETWEEN THE SEAT ROLE AND A CHARGING BEAR. >> WHY WERE WE HAVE A PRETTY CLOSE CALL COUPLE. THERE. >> I CAN FORWARD JOHN HAYDEN AND THE NHL TEAM’S MASCOT. WE’RE DOING SOME FISHING IN ALASKA WHEN THEY WENT FROM PREDATORS TO PREY. THE GROUP WAS FORCED TO CLEAR THE ZONE BEFORE THE GROWLING BEAR GAVE UP. STILL TO COME, A MAGICAL MOMENT. >> IT WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING I’VE EVER SEEN BEFORE BC MAN CAPTURES MORE THAN JUST CRITTERS ON HIS SECURITY CAMERA. >> WE’VE GOT ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT OF ENTERTAINMENT COMING UP RIGHT HERE ON CTV, STARTING SOMETHING SEEMINGLY SUPERNATURAL ON HIS SECURITY CAMERA. CTV’S ADAM SAWATSKY EXPLAINS. >> BEFORE HE EVER IMAGINED SEEING SOMETHING MAGICAL STEVE MACBETH INSTALLED SECURITY CAMERAS TO BE PURELY ABLE TO SEE WHO’S BEEN WANDERING AROUND YOUR PLACE. WHENEVER THE CAMERAS TRIGGERED. STEVE IMMEDIATELY GETS A NOTIFICATION ON HIS PHONE SAYING IF IT’S A HUMAN OR AN ANIMAL HAS ALL SORTS OF CRITTERS ARE CONSTANTLY MOVING CONSTANT. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE TIMES WHEN THE CAMERA CAPTURED PEOPLE, THE PERSON THAT WALKED THROUGH THE FRONT YARD HAD ACTUALLY DONE SOME BREAK-INS. THAT SAME EVENING. SO WHEN HE GOT A SIMILAR NOTIFICATION THE OTHER NIGHT, STEVE FEARED THE WORST AND IT SAID THAT IT SAW A PERSON’S. AND WHAT WAS THE PERSON DOING? WELL, THE THAT IT WASN’T, IT WASN’T A PERSON AND IT WASN’T ONE OF THE USUAL ANIMALS, EITHER. IT WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING I’VE EVER SEEN BEFORE IT APPEARED IN THE LEFT CORNER OF THE SCREEN. A BRIGHT WHITE DOT THAT SUDDENLY TURNED AND FLEW STRAIGHT AT THE CAMERA. BUT THE KIND OF HUMANOID IT LOOKED. STEVE THOUGHT SUPERNATURAL LIKE IT WAS A SHIMMERING SILVER COLOUR, A FERRY. YES. EXACTLY. YEAH. WELL, THAT MAGICAL MOMENT WAS QUICKLY REPLACED BY A MUNDANE EXPLANATION. IT WAS STILL WONDERFUL. I JUST THOUGHT THAT OTHER PEOPLE WOULDN’T KICK OUT OF IT AS WELL. SO STEVE TOOK THE TIME TO POST THE FERRY VIDEO ON HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY PAGE. THE VERY FIRST FROM WAS A GUY THAT’S HAD A ROLLED UP NEWSPAPER. WE’LL TAKE CARE ABOUT. BUT AFTER THAT, MORE THAN A COUPLE PEOPLE MENTION TINKER BELL. HUNDREDS EXPRESSED THEIR GRATITUDE AND TENS OF THOUSANDS WATCHED THE MAGIC UNFOLD. JUST TO ON THE RESPONSE TO THIS. BUT EVEN BETTER, HE’S SEEING THIS VIDEO OF ONE OF HIS GRANDDAUGHTERS. ISABEL WATCHING THE FERRY FOOTAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AWE. ALWAYS REMEMBER THE TIME THERE WHO FEEL GRANDDAD GOT HIMSELF ON TV BECAUSE OF TO FLY THAT FLEW BY AS SECURITY CA. OR THEY WILL NEVER FORGET THAT TIME. THERE COULDN’T BE MORE WONDERFUL. GRANDDAD MADE THE EFFORT TO MAKE HIS WORLD IF JUST FOR A MOMENT FEEL LIKE MAGIC OR JUST LOOK FOR THINGS THAT ARE UNUSUAL IN LIFE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS GOING TO POP UP AND AND THAT UPON. ADAM SAWATSKY, CTV NEWS, ESQUIMALT. STARTING TO SEE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OFF TO THE SOUTHWEST OF EDMONTON. STILL A LONG WAYS AWAY, THE AT LEAST THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. >> LOOK DRY LATE THIS EVENING, A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA. I THINK IT’S MORE LIKE SHOWERS THAT TURNED PERIODS OF RAIN, THAT RAIN WILL STICK AROUND THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING IN THE BACK OFF TO SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON, LITTLE GUSTY AND A HIGH OF ABOUT 18 OR 19. SO A LOT COOLER THAN IT WAS TODAY, BUT A 10 DEGREE DROP FROM THIS AFTERNOON’S TORE AFTER IT WARMS BACK UP FOR THE WEEKEND, THOUGH, AFTER SOME MORE SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU, JOSH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR TIME WITH US FOR NEWS. ANYTIME YOU CAN VISIT. >> CTVNEWSEDMONTON.CA. OR YOU CAN WATCH US ON THE CTV CHANNEL
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It's too bad the province has to step in due to a horribly incompetent city council.