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the year. There was a prediction that there would be 12-17 named storms this time last year. Now, that was mostly informed by the fact that there was el nino in the works, making a presence in that part of the equator area. That was affecting the global weather patterns. At least in the atlantic weather patterns. So that usually suppresses the activity of the hurricanes. Typically. But that didn't happen last year. So this year we're going to see la nina develop, the opposite of he willel nino. That typically would mean there would be more hurricanes happening. So it hard to make the prediction. Hard the to know exactly what's going to be happening. We are seeing indications that there could be greater activity in the atlantic area with storms coming in. But again, heather, it only takes one big storm really to have an impact on places like the eastern sea board the united states and here on the east coast of nova scotia in canada. >> Heather: brett, thank you very much. You'll be busy today. We'll get the 10 A.M. eastern announcement from the united states. 12 for canada. 12 P.M. eastern. Much coverage ahead and brett there to set things up. It's going to be an interesting day for matt hamel as well with. I know you'll be watching this for sure. You have some wild weather already to talk about this morning, matt. I don't know if I was listening to the radio and it was breathless coverage of tornado watches and warnings and severe thunderstorms where we are in the toronto area. What happened with that system? >> Matt: well, that continued to spark some storms overnight, heather. Not quite as is he he veer as some of the storms that -- severe sthorms that brought large hail and damaging wind storms yesterday. But that's now shifted overnight into atlantic canada. And for the maritimes already some storms this morning. But it this afternoon the second wind when a severe weather could ramp back up from the energy of the daytime heating and all that warmth. Here's a look at the severe possible. That area in orange we could see more heavy rain, large hail and strong wind gusts. You'll see some stormy@in parts of quebec and P.E.I. and nova scotia, but it looks like new brunswick and a small piece of quebec where we could see that possibility of is hesevere storms this afternoon. Into the afternoon we'll certainly have our eye on this stuff. Again the stormy energy, this is kind of showing where we have those dynamics early today. That will fizzle out into the evening. Looking ahead into tomorrow, things will shift over to newfoundland. Not quite as much stormy activity, but some active weather there. While the sunshine and nice temperatures are the story tomorrow for much of the maritimes. Sunshine and nice temperatures. That's the story. We're back to nice gulf weather in parts of southern ontario after the wicked conditions yesterday. We have some tornado warnings issued and more northern parts of ontario. We did see some snow. We'll talk about that in a moment. Bum here's a look at the nice day today. Nice tomorrow as well. But when I start off the weekend on saturday, a little bit of active weather moving through. Now, for northern ontario, still some lingering snowfall and ice early today. But that's really going to fizzle out into the afternoon. Lingering showers. It was quite the snow event in some parts of northern ontario last night. Looking into friday and saturday, more active weather on the way. You see some rainfall there. Looking at western canada real quick, cooler temperatures across the prairies thanks to a pattern just delivering some much cooler air in this part of the world. Taking a look, we also do have a storm risk in parts of western canada today. You seal parts of british columbia and alberta. Nonsevere in nature, but we could see that flair uppem that's also going to be bringing rainfall as you see right here. Tomorrow, more dynamics to maybe produce thunderstorms. This time stretching a bit more so into saskatchewan. In addition to alberta and british columbia. Now, here's a look at how things are playing out precipitation wiles. Keep an eye on some heavy rainfall into manitoba for our friday. >>The Great Canadian Baking Showis back. >> And the winner is... >> Alan, no, it's too soon for that. [upbeat jazz] >> How about after? >> Give me that. >> Ok, sure. With fastsigns, signage that gets you noticed turns hot lots into homes. FastSigns. Make Your Statement. Ram Power Days are here.The power to choose fromthe most awarded truck brand over the last five years. Like Ram Classic.As versatile as it is capable. Ram 1500, voted bestlarge pickup in Canada. Or Ram Heavy Dutywith a no-charge Cummins. And you don't pay for 90 days. The power is yours.The time is now. 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>>> We have breaking news to begin this hour, a new study just out, just released this hour that says ongoing industrial pollution is making one of canada's worst-ever environmental disasters far worse. This is research from western university in london. They found discharged from a paper mill in dryden near the grassy narrows first nation is combining with mercury that was previously there, previously leaked and is creating the most toxic form, methyl mercury. Do you remember the history to this story from 1962 to 1975, 9,000 kilograms mercury were dumped into the english river system in northwestern ontario. The contamination has affected three generations of people in the grassy narrows first nations. People are sick to this day. Methyl mercury accumulates in fish and poisoning people who then eat that fish. It can cause neuromuscular problems and eventually lead to death. In 2017, the federal government promised to build a mercury care centre in the community. Construction is supposed to begin this summer. At 10:00 o'clock eastern, the professor who has done this research will hold a media briefing. We have coverage to come of this. Meagan fitzpatrick going to be covering it very closely, but, again, the breaking news about what is an ongoing issue and that, as we said, has affected generations of people in the grassy meadows first nation in terms of their health and their ongoing well-being, the grassy narrows first nation, more on that story to come today. >>> Cbc sports was the first to have this story when it broke the story exclusively earlier this month. This morning, we will get the official confirmation the wnba is coming to canada. It's a long rumoured, holtly anticipated arrival, the first time the league is expanding beyond the united states and maryann, it's going to set up shop in toronto. >> Yes, all canadians keeping an eye on toronto, what this will mean for fans, see how this all works out. And we are looking ahead to that in just -- two hours' time, two hours. >> Yeah, 9 A.M. eastern is when we are expecting this announcement. Kilmer sports which is republican by toronto billionaire larry tanenbaum is expected to be there to make the announcement and shareen ahmed first broke this story two weeks ago. We are expecting more details on this as well. But when it comes to larry tanenbaum, he's a minority opener and chairman of maple leaf sports and entry. He first pursued a wnba expansion team but that was turned down so the fact that it's now still coming to toronto is big news and there is, again, as I mentioned, a lot of appetite for this. As for where they will be playing once this is all set up in toronto, it it is expected to be, according to sources here, at the coca-cola coliseum, this is on the toronto exhibition grounds. It can hold up to 8,000 players. What you are looking there is where the toronto marleys are playing. That's what it could look like, could we see the full seats there. As for who will be leading this team, it's said that a former raptor would have a role in the team. The globe and mail reporting, heather, that she will be named president. >> What great timing. I wouldn't be surprised that we're going to see all of those people in that venue because -- for women's sport in general, wnba in particular, boy, hot times. >> It really is. And we also saw just how excited toronto fans were, when we saw that preseason game at the scotiabank arena, sold out its first wnba preseason game, setting records for attendance, almost all of the merchandise there was sold out. So we know what it's like in toronto. Also the kalan clark effect with the ncaa star already bringing in record crowds as well. Keeping an eye on that and again, heather, that news conference is set to begin at 9 A.M. eastern, of course we're keeping an eye on what details come out of that announcement. >> We surely will. Thank you maryann for all of that and again let's look ahead to our live coverage, the big announcement for toronto for the wnba expansion, 9 A.M. eastern shareen ahmed will be breaking that story. Cbc morning live will have it all for you coming up at 9:00 o'clock today. >> A toronto woman who uses a wheelchair is the latest person to speak out about an upsetting incident involving an airline passenger with disabilities. She did everything she had to do, she say to let the airline know well in advance what her needs were, but it still wasn't enough. This latest incident happened earlier this month, the very same week, in fact, the airline industry was gathered and promising to do better at the first air accessibility summit. Cbc news has reported extensively on this issue. Greg ross has our later report.

>> This video posted on tory lacey's TikTok account was recorded on the tarmac at a costa rican airport, lacey clearly appears uncomfortable as workers carry her off the plane. >> As you can imagine, it's really like a lot of anxiety to have people touching your body that they don't know you, they don't understand how your body works and how you need to be lifted. >> Lacey has a neuromuscular disease and is confined to a wheel charity she says the air canada staff were helpful and she doesn't blame them at all. But she says she did make arrangements with the airline before embarking on a trip to costa rica earlier this month. >> This trip was booked for months and months. I have a file with the air canada desk so I have all of the paperwork filled out by my doctor. We talked to them, when it came time to book my ticket, to book my caregiver's ticket, to let them know that I have a disability and that I needed help getting off the plane and that I could not navigate stairs at all. >> She says the situation wasn't necessary because the airport does have jet bridges to get passengers on and off planes. >> Several of the other air crafts around us were pulled up to the bridge, so this wasn't a lack of the library airport not having jet bridges, just our particular aircraft was not pulled up to one. >> In a statement to cbc news, a representative for air canada said the costa rica airport was not able to make an aircraft bridge available, requiring us to use an alternative method of having customers get on and off the plane using air stairs. We have procedures for customers with disabilities to safely embark and disembark aircraft in such cases, and in this instance, all protocols were followed. >> The reality is that air travel today is still vastly inaccessible to people with disabilities. >> Myan gibb is a founder of access now, a platform that shares accessibility platform about places all over the world. He says air canada does bear some responsibility here. >> Just like any other passenger who booked the ticket with an airline, you expect that airline to take care of you, to treat you respectfully, to have a good experience and to have to sacrifice your dignity. If you are a passenger with a disability, the experience is often dehumanizing. >> Air canada says it will be reviewing airport procedures, including at smaller foreign stations to find ways to provide more consistent service. Greg ross, cbc news, toronto. >> Heather: if you head to our website this morning, you will find a piece on that air accessibility summit, and you can read more about what the airline industry pledged at that time in terms of improving access as well as the pattern of disturbing incidents cbc news has reported on in the past that help lead to the industry changes. That's up on our website and on the cbc news app.

>>> In ottawa this morning, the parliamentary committee on public safety is set to hear from cabinet ministers and the head of the rcmp, on the growing problem of car theft. New interpol data that came out yesterday as we were on the air were you, we had it as it was breaking, shows that canada has emerged as a key source for high value stolen cars. Cooperation between canadian police and interpol just since the month of february has led to more than 1500 vehicles stolen in canada being identified around the world. Cbc news has tracked down one of those stolen cars, and thomas daigle has the owner's reaction. >> It was early one morning last june when a self lay suburban vanished from this toronto street. Now, nearly a year later, cbc news has found it, advertised on line for sale in the united asia emirates. We tracked down owner. >> I never went there. >> And showed him the vehicle identification number, confirming that one was his. >> What went through your mind? >> I considered the vehicle long gone, but it's pretty -- still comes as quite a surprise to you when you see a picture of it and you find out it's halfway around the world. >> He's hardly alone. With interpol now saying each week another 200 vehicles stolen from canada are identified by authorities abroad. >> It's a global effort here. It's not just -- it's not just nationally here. What we are seeing here in ontario and quebec. >> Since february, the rcmp is sharing more data with global partners, meaning more cars found overseas are showing up in stolen vehicle searches. In fact, interpol says canada ranks among the top 10, out of 137 countries connected worldwide. >> Canada obviously has a problem that is out-sized compared to the size of our country, especially when you put it against all of the other countries that are part of this interpol investigation. >> As for that suv stolen off the street last year, this is the used car lot near dubai recently found to be selling it. So we called. It was stolen from here in toronto. Does that happen often? You selling stolen vehicles? >> I don't know. >> Cbc news agreed to identify the owner only by his first name, richard, because he fears being targeted again. >> It is clearly an epidemic of car theft. I would like it never to happen to me again. >> He received an insurance payment, and that suv is now listed as sold and gone for good. Thomas daigle, cbc news, toronto. >> There's breaking news out of france this morning, the country's interior minister says police have arrested a man who was palestinianing an attack on the olympic torch relay as it was to pass through bordeaux. The interior minister gave few details, but did praise police for ensuring the security of the relay. The torch is set to arrive in bordeaux this evening and we'll have more details as it becomes more information, but we can tell you there are thousands of police officers accompanying the torch on its relay going on until the opening ceremony on july the 26th, and they want to keep it very safe indeed and they have thwarted a number of attacks and threats before, but this is the first since it arrived on french soil just a couple of weeks ago. The chinese military has begun two days of large-scale unprecedented military drills around taiwan, encircling the island with naval vessels, flying military aircraft overhead and staging mock attacks. China describes the bills as punishment for separatist acts, an apparent reference to the election of taiwan's new president, william li. This is video provided by the chinese military of preparations for the exercises, taiwan's defence ministry has condemned the drills, calling them an irrational provocation. Taiwan has dispatched aerial and naval forces to areas around the island, and says its air defences and land based missile systems are tracking chinese targets. China previously held large-scale military drills in 2022, which simulated an economic blockade. That followed and in fact was in direct response to a visit to taiwan by then U.S. house speaker nancy pelosi.

>>> The health ministry in gaza run by hamas says 35 palestinians were killed overnight by aerial and ground bombardments and this is new video in to us from central gaza. The aftermath of a strike on a refugee camp. The israeli military has recently ramped up attacks in parts of central and northern gaza. Reuters news agency reports the attacks have caused a new exodus of hundreds of thousands of palestinians who are fleeing their homes. The israeli military continues to fight and to advance further into the southern city of rafah. The international court of justice says this morning it will rule tomorrow on a request from south africa to order a halt to israel's offensive in rafah. >>> A cbc news exclusive next this morning, cbc news has uncovered new information about a possible connection between the indian government and the killing of the man who was accused in the air india bombing decades ago. As evan dyer reports, the rcmp is officially warned the man's son, his own life could be at risk. >> The bombing of an air india passenger jet, canada's worst ever mass murder with 329 killed. Malik was accused of being one of the conspirators. The prosecutors failed to make their case and malik was acquitted. Years later, malik was shot and killed outside his office in surrey. Now, cbc news has learned the airs is investigating whether the indian government was behind that shooting and has warned his son, his life could be under threat. By 2018, india's narendra modi government seemed ready to forgive malik. He was able to get a passport and visit underria, even go on tv there, where his brother thanked the head of india's foreign intelligence service for making the trip happen. Goal was recently identified as a key figure in a U.S. indictment healing an indian government plot to kill a close collaborator of hare deep singh nijjar the activist who was also gunned down last year. Canada has accused india of being responsible. Then there was this man, amarjeet singh of india's consulate in vancouver to helped malik to get his name off the blacklist and befriended him and his name appears in malik's phone next to three calls to malik the night before his murder, and then to an exchange of WhatsApp messages in the very early morning, about four hours before malik was shot by two men who investigators believe were contract killers. Demand malik's agenda, a cryptic entry right at the hour when he died amergit lunch. At the school he ran in surrey, malik's son rideau hall hare deep, also a businessman stepped into his father's shoes as a board member. Last week he received a warning police are required to give when they have solid intelligence of a threat against someone's life. >> At this point, given what's happened with some of the murders and assassinations that have taken place and how easy it is to find a gun for hire, I would tell them to take this very, very seriously and look at possibly relocating for a period of time. >> We don't know specifically what prompted this warning to hardeep singh malik but generally we're told letters are issued when a confidential informant or a wiretap tips police off to an actual map or an actual conspiracy, vague rumours would not be enough. Of course, it also suggests that the reconciliation between the government of india and the malik family may not have been as genuine as the family would have hoped, and that some of the dangers that hung over the father may have actually been inherited by the son. But there are some in the community who have a very simple explanation and they believe that this is the government of india trying to sew discord and confusion in the canadian sikh community. Evan dyer, cbc news, ottawa. >> Heather: there are new developments this morning about the passengers and crew who were injured when that singapore airline flight hit extreme turbulence earlier this week. A bangkok hospital treating the victim says 20 people remain in intensive care. A spokesperson says many of the most seriously injured will be spinal operations. As we have been report being, a 73-year-old british man died of a suspected heart attack. More than 100 passengers and crew were hurt when that singapore airline flight took off from heathrow and hit extreme turbulence over the indian ocean on tuesday. Some of the people hospitalize road now complaining about a lack of help from the airline. >> Need to sort things out pretty quickly. >> I think I'm going through my insurance. I've had no idea. >> It's still unclear what caused the extreme turbulence

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