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extreme I think if if people realize how much just leaving a campfire unattended, it cost to taxpayers cost to people's destruction. People's lives. I think important to to get across to the people of alberta. >> Officials are investigating all of the human caused wildfires in the province, but do say the majority of them, we're either started accidentally or by negligence. Now, officials all say that the current wildfire danger rating here in the calgary zone remains low. Tara. >> Tyson, thank you. Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes near fort mcmurray to to an out of control wildfire, leaving questions of whether people would have a home to return to marion valdes-carletti has more on what you need to know about what is actually included in your home or tenant insurance policy. >> People are back in their homes in fort mcmurray after being forced to evacuate 2 weeks ago as a wildfire threat in their homes. While many were prepared by packing their bags and important documents, there's more to consider, especially about insurance. Standard home tenant insurance policies cover damage caused by wildfire and >> Really any type of fire, including spoke damage, rob to pre with the insurance bureau of canada says coverage often goes beyond what's inside your home, including coverage for accommodations during a mass evacuation. So this standard coverage remains readily available throughout canada. Even if you live in some of the high risk of wildfire zones. He says insurance prices are based on risk beating people who live in fire zones, such as fort mcmurray could pay higher premiums, doesn't really matter how much it is. For me anyway, is it could go up 10 20 $50. I would still pay it because I want to make sure that my stuff is protected. >> Dupree says policies are locked in and shouldn't change of a wildfire. It to happen close to your home insurance companies are highly competitive, offering different products to stand out intact. Insurance has launched a pilot project in alberta and bc to add physical protection to homes from wildfire season at no additional cost cruise come to your home and protect it from the inside out from cleaning gutters to installing sprinklers. So we really worked to keep the embers from getting inside the structure's. A modern solution for danger that's becoming more common. >> Climate change causes challenges and a lot of different ways and spaces. And this is one place where you can do something about it. >> Miriam valdez-carletti ctv news. Edmonton. >> Let's get a first peek at tonight's forecast. Daniel joins us now. We got a little bit of everything today. Danielle. >> We sure did a little bit of small hail in calgary's some rain. The winds picked up here and there with the clouds. We're not done with this just yet. In fact, there's a couple other things are going at the pyle here. So there is the risk of frost for I'm d, we also have fog patches that will develop tonight and last through early tomorrow morning for tomorrow. We're looking at pretty stable for the morning hours, so we likely won't see any showers for the morning. We may even see a couple sunny breaks as that fog clears out later in the morning hours. But by the afternoon, especially close to its upper hours, we get into the chance once again. A pop-up showers and the risk of a thunderstorm saw talk more about that and what this means for a weekend coming up. Tara. Thank you. Daniel. >> Football season is almost here and the calgary stampeders are trying to expand their fan base with a new campaign aimed at women. Alesia fieldberg joins us from mcmahon stadium tonight. So alesia, what is the 200 club? >> Tara, it is crafted to attract new fans down here to mcmahon stadium through discounted tickets and some unique add-ons. And the stamps are hoping to get 100 waited to commit to 2 seasons tickets. Each before the season. Home opener on june 2nd. With calgary stampeders season set to kick off. There's a push to get more fans at the stadium, including a campaign targeting women. You know, when you look at our, our fan base, it's largely older, white males, we've been working really hard to bring a different demographic, expand the demographic. Your mcmahon stadium in among our fan base. The stamps are offering a discount, unseating the group altogether. My section. >> Section t the sunnyside, tony. I and brown doesn't need convincing. She's been a ticket holder since 1992. I've been same section for over 25 years or so. It's like a football family. It's included 5 generations of her actual family, longtime friends and other season ticket holders. >> She's looking forward to welcoming 200 more, including ellen parker. Such a wonderful way to build camaraderie to support local athletes and to come together with family and friends along with a discounted rate. The stamps are offering unique benefits, including a speaker series to sidelines experiences and the possibility of flying with the team charter for an away game. Sports marketing experts say it's important to take a holistic approach when targeting females. You want to look at everything kind of from tip to talk with a talk to when

they buy tickets, who they see on the sidelines decide light entertainment. They want to see a diverse sport experience and they want to see that you actually support women in the organization as well. Just as taylor swift's recent football fixation has been linked to a boost in female eyes on the nfl. We think our game is better than that. The game to the south of us. The stamps are counting on 200 local ladies instead to help champion the cfl and the home team stampeders new football fans season football fans bring people together, supporting our alesia fieldberg, ctv news, calgary. A major milestone for women's sport in canada. Toronto is getting the first wnba franchise outside of the u.s.. >> This is an incredibly important occasion and a historic one. I'm thrilled so many of you are here to celebrate this game. >> Change that this game-changing day for not only women's basketball. >> But for sports in canada. >> Toronto has been on the league's radar for some time following the raptors championship run. Scotiabank arena sold out last year for the wnba is first ever pre-season game in canada. The inaugural season will tip off in 2026. It's home court for the yet to be named team at the coca cola coliseum. Games occasionally played in montreal and vancouver. As for the team's name colours, the team's president says they will be seeking public input, looking for something that represents canada and women. One of calgary's largest rooftop gardens is about to bloom. Southcentre mall is once again partnering with micro habitat. >> And honey meadow farms to create a space for the growing season. Rooftop garden will benefit made by momma. That's a local charity supporting families facing challenges by delivering frozen meals this season. The garden will host 150 planters to help support meal programs and combat local food insecurity. If you are social media savvy and you love spending time outdoors. Moraine lake bus company has the perfect summer job for you. >> The company is searching for 2 adventurers. The hike every single trail in the moraine lake and lake louise area. And then produce online content about their journey. The goal is to encourage canadians to follow in the adventures footsteps and explore the canadian rockies. Chosen candidates will document everything as they hiked paddle and camp between june 15th on august 15th. The application deadline is this saturday. Some calgary seniors are looking for new doctors house calls to their complex are being cut off. We'll tell you what it means for their care, why they say the province is to blame. And a big police response at a southwest lrt station today. Someone refused to get off abbas and there was an altercation. We'll tell you sponsored by Thethe The Alberta by the Alberta Teachers Association. Great things are happening in Albertas public schools. It's Leon's Storewide Super Sale! Save up to 50% on furniture. Save up to 50% on mattresses. Plus, get an l2 washer and dryer set for only $998 including a 2 year warranty! On now for a limited time! I can't believeall this was five bucks.I can't believe you brought mehe ( ) Right now,get a Chicken McMuffin with a hash brown and a small premium roastcoffee for five bucks. ( ) ( ) Stop dreaming. Start shopping. Red Tag Days are on at Toyota, with great offers on select models. Find yours today, at ShopToyota.ca - This summer, discover the unexpected at Spruce Meadows. Join us for spectacular show jumping, shopping, activities and fun for the entire family. Tickets are available atsprucemeadows.com, where summer comes alive. Closed Captioning is brought to you in part by Non-Drowsy Claritin. Get fast 24-hour relief from symptoms caused by indoor and outdoor allergens. >> Police responded to a report of transit peace officers in trouble this afternoon. It happened at the 69th street lrt station. Police say the peace officers deployed pepper spray. Well, they got into an altercation with the person refusing to leave a bus. Paramedics took the person to hospital in stable condition. Police continue to investigate. Paramedic was transported to hospital for treatment of minor injuries after a multi-vehicle crash involving an ambulance. It appears a dump truck pulling a trailer rear ended the ambulance. A car also was damaged in the crash that was on northbound stoney trail near 96 avenue northeast at 11 this morning. No patients were in the ambulance at the time. The road was closed for about half an hour while police investigate it. Bc serial killer robert pickton will remain in a medically induced coma for at least a few more days following an attack in a

quebec prison. >> Doctors then plan to try waking him to see if you can survive on his own victim was attacked at a maximum security prison last weekend. 74 year-old is serving a life sentence for 6 murders and was accused of dozens more. To breaking news now london drugs says the criminals behind last month's cyber attack have leaks. Some of the stolen data after the company refused to pay around some, according to a company statement, delete files total more than 300 gigabytes in size. >> And include employee information. The company was forced to close all 79 of its western canadian stores for nearly 2 weeks after learning of a cyber attack on people. 28. A day later than planned. The province is now making changes to bill 20. The controversial legislation originally gave the premier's inner circle the power to remove bylaws and city councillors. Now cabinet will only be able to order a vote for councillor to be recalled. >> Retain the ability for cabinet to order a vote of the electors to remove a councillor. This is similar to the recall petition process that could be launched by a resident. We're also amending the draft bill to clarify that this is about councillors who are unwilling or unable or refuse to do the job of a councillor. >> Critics of bill 20 were concerned those cabinet powers will create a quote, chilling effect preventing local politicians from disagreeing with the ucp government minister ric mciver says he recognized the concerns of municipal partners and listened, saying the decision will rest with voters. The amendment also clarifies when cabinet can remove a by-law now limits that power to win a by-law exceeds the authority of the city or town conflict with the municipal governance act, provincial policy or is unconstitutional. >> This is a large tax hanging over all of our heads. Bill 20, we feel the bill is going to change of municipal politics in the it will probably be unrecognizable in the future. >> The president of the role of municipalities of alberta says the cabinet powers are still too broad. Politicians in cities and towns across alberta said the minister failed to adequately consult on the drafting of the bill or on today's changes. Springdale. And one more time as we look ahead to our 5 day forecast. Daniel. Thank you, tara. And we actually have a more severe storm near taber to talk about at this point as well. So >> I'll get there just a second 10 degrees is the current temperature in calgary winds relatively calm at 7 kilometres per hour. You can some cloud cover little pockets of blue sky there, but also some showers and some parts of the city to and that's really going to be the story through the evening hours. We have the potential for those showers are high in calgary was 11 degrees. We dips down to 7 as a little cell rolled through by the airport. And now we're back up to 10 when those double digits for milk river medicine hat as well and into the teens for lethbridge. And for brooks on the bc side, cranbrook over to there's a severe thunderstorm watch in place. So at this point, there's no severe cells there right now. But there's the potential over these next couple of hours where we do have us more severe storms near taber. So you can see the development here and you can see the pockets of rain and you can see there's been many, many thunderstorms start the day today, but all non severe except for this one now. So just to zoom in and show you the cell here by taper. This is it already rain in through the taber area right now. And then and a pop-up the lightning here. So you can see the south. So you cells producing potentially that larger size hail, some stronger wind gusts in big downpours with it. It is starting to looks like it's starting to weaken on the radar at this point. But certainly keeping our eye on it. Heads up taber and surrounding areas because you'll get some of this activity. Alright for calgary. We're looking at the rainfall right now. You're looking at snow for the mountain tops, even some lightning. So some thundersnow way up there, which is where all right, when we look at what's happening as we go through tomorrow, tomorrow, less rain. So we're not looking at rain throughout much of the day. There may even be a few sunny breaks, but keep in mind will be fog patches in the early morning hours. And then that starts to mix. So we're looking at the potential of a couple sunny breaks later in the morning, early afternoon. And then we get that development once again. The showers and thunderstorms in the foothills that will track off towards highway 2. So we could see some of that activity around supper hours in calgary. And we're looking at similar conditions, as you can see for late day saturday. But we will get back into the teens for these next couple days. Finally, 14 for tomorrow, 15 for saturday. Again, that late day development of showers and thunderstorms certainly possible sunday looks like a rainy day. And then next week is more getting into that stable weather pattern and temperatures getting back into the 20's is your capital chef 5 day forecast. Tara. Thank you. Daniel. For years and medical clinic specializing in geriatric care has visited seniors in their homes. >> But changes to billing introduced by the province is forcing the rebel clinic to stop that practice, leaving about 150 calgary seniors

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