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>>> One way flights range from 6 to $8,000 for one dog and one human companion. >>> And you may have heard about the historic invasion of two broods of cicadas emerging in the midwest and southern states. The natural wonder has already begun. As ctv's joy malbon reports, the cicada palooza is getting loud. >> Reporter: hear that. That's the sound of millions, no trillions of squiggly red-eyed bugs buzzing all over the southern U.S. they have taken over sarah's backyard in georgia. >> No, I really wasn't prepared, I haven't seen this before, this is my first invasion. >> Reporter: emerging this year, two broods hatching at the same time, in states like illinois, missouri and iowa, some are calling it a cicadapalooza. >> If I see one -- I'm not going outside. >> Reporter: last time this happened thomas jefferson was president and in the swarm of red eyes they've even spotted a rare blue-eyed cicada, one in a million. >> So your new neighbours and you can't pound on their wall and tell them to shut up, it's okay. >> Reporter: in the carolinas, they're calling 911 to complain. >> We had a leap year, we had eclipse, you know, had all these different moon phases now we've got cicadas everywhere. >> Reporter: scientists will tell you that high pitched sound... Like the roar of a jack hammer are the males just looking for love. So, yeah, it gets loud. >> Males sing to attract the females, they mate, the males pretty much then die, the females find a tree limb they can lay their eggs in. >> Reporter: while the chicago zoo animals find them tasty, even humans like to fry up a little crunchy cicada cuisine. >> I like to tell people if it's coming from a new orleans kitchen even if it's bizarre it's going to be tasty. >> Reporter: so enjoy the spectacle, the bug's life isn't long and the two broods won't reemerge until 2037. Joy malbon, ctv news, washington. >> Heather: quite the sound and the event.

>>> That is our newscast for this friday. Thank you for joining us. I'll be back later tonight with ctv national news at 11. For ongoing coverage tune to "ctv news channel." >>> I'm heather butts. Your local ctv news starts right now. [ ] [ ] [ ] ctv's national news, canada's number one newscast. [ ] [ ] [ ] [ [ ] >> Good evening. They have until monday. That is the word from officials at the university of toronto who today issued a notice of trespass to the encampment protesters that have been on campus for weeks. >> Encampment organizers have turned down a proposal from school officials and according

to the trespass notice they must now leave by 8:00 am on monday or the school will take legal action. Mike walker is live on campus tonight with the latest. Mike? >> Michelle, nathan, the trespass notice was given minutes after the 4:00 pm deadline. Demonstrators call the university offer inadequate and an ultimatum. But we are learning that both sides are planning to meet over the weekend. With the deadline to accept the university of toronto offer past... >> This is a notice of trespass. We handed out everybody. >> Reporter: the constables delivered trespass notices to pro- palestinian and cayman organizers. Students and demonstrators demonstrators are vowing to stay put this document is a farce. >> Reporter: rejecting the university of toronto offer to end the encampment that has occupied the green space at king's college circle for more than three weeks now and includes more than 170 teeths. >> This document is nothing more than a summary of the already existing procedure on divestment and disclosure with a few minor tweaks to bait us into thinking that we are getting a good deal out of this. >> Our offer is fair and reasonable. >> Reporter: the university offer includes inviting students to present their demands to the uft business board of the governing council plus forming a working group to consider options for the disclosure of the school's investments. The university said it will not end any partnerships with israeli schools, which is one of the demands. >> Our approach is in keeping with the university's fundamental commitment to freeze speech, peaceful protest and the diversity of opinions that exist in our community. >> We have been given a proposal for a committee, not commitment or divestments. We want commitments for divestments, we demand them. >> Reporter: the university says they have made it clear to demonstrators since the onset that in cam it's on it's property are illegal and it also has a number of health and safety concerns. The university also says there been numerous incidents of hateful actions and speech on campus reported to police since the encampment was established. >> Jewish students are reporting to us that they feel unsafe, they feel targeted. >> Reporter: jay solomon is with an advocacy group for jewish students was has been calling for the removal of the encampment. >> It is long since time to take meaningful concrete steps to ensure that jewish students like every other student on this campus is able to come to school and study and live and work free from harassment and intimidation. >> Reporter: the university now giving demonstrators until late monday morning to clear the encampment. But before then, both sides will meet over the weekend. >> The first time we have seen this in writing, there is lots more room for improvement. >> Reporter: but if teen cam it is not removed, the university says it will take necessary steps. The university and demonstrators are expected to meet at 5:00 pm on sunday and in the meantime, toronto police say the university has not reached out to them for assistance to clear the encampment. Reporting live, mike walker, up to you michelle. >> Thank you mike. As tensions mount, they remained tonight over a vandalism incident at the campus in scarborough. This morning a number of red triangles were spotted on the side of buildings and the campus on military trail. They also feature crosshairs. Those upside down triangles have become a popular symbol among pro- palestinian advocates, some interpretations link them to videos from the hamas military wing that highlights israeli targets with red triangles. The paint was soon covered up, the toronto police hate crime unit says it is aware of the occurrence. >> Just ahead tonight, police are looking for the public's help after shots were fired at a richmond hill movie theatre early this morning. It is the third time that has happened in the past week. >> To the courts in brampton next where jurors and a murder trial have heard the accused had connections to the tear regroup, isis. >> The crowd says the reason a mississauga man was killed and his family members were injured was because he was ready to expose the terrorist ties. John woodward has been following the trial and join just like the night with more. John? >> Reporter: nathan, we heard this week the crown's theory of the case that the young victim had just started a warehouse job where he realized that the people with him were supporting illicit terrorist organizations and wanted to expose him and their plan to stop him was to kill him and his family. It was a bloody scene in may of 2021 and the family-run restaurant. Five people shot, a 25-year-old died in an attack that shocked the city of mississauga. >> I just don't understand. >> Senseless, it truly is. >> Reporter: at the time, police released the surveillance video of the gunmen before and after the shooting. Part of an investigation that led to the arrest of three men. And it led the crown attorney to tell a jury in the first degree murder trial of the brampton courthouse that he had gone to work in the warehouse.

the attorney said he will hear evidence that one of them had become aware that the group that had pledged allegiance to isis. They were not just buying and selling products, they had pledged allegiance to isis. The islamic state and money was being used to finance the organization and then back home to further the cause. He was planning to go to the authorities and betray the others. It is our position that they came up with a plan to prevent that from happening, a plan to kill him and his family. The crown says on may 29th, 2021, that plan was put into action. Alleging that he entered the retched -- restaurant, and shot seven times and 18 seconds. Witnesses told the court they saw a slender man rushed from the restaurant and pop into the trunk of a weighting honda accord which sped off. Inside, the mother had heard several shots, she was hit in the arm. They rushed in to see several family members being shot including one of her sons. She said I looked at him, he was looking at me, I could see the blood everywhere on the ground and I could do nothing. She says she called 911 and then asked any driver in the gas station for help. Police pulled footage from 70 to janzen surveillance cameras on routes to follow the accord back to the business, one officer testified. A major break in the case. We have not heard from the defence council and nothing has been proven in court. We are told there will be more witnesses as the trial continues next week. Reporting live, I'm john woodward, back to you nathan. >> Nathan: thank you john. A developing story on the qew this evening where all toronto bound lanes have been closed at glendale avenue in saint catherine's. >> Michelle: comes after an incident earlier this afternoon. As you can see from our news chopper, it's a tour bus which appears to have a large hole in the driver side windshield. Reports say that the whole may have been caused by a tire not far from the bus. You can see a minivan that is missing its front tire. Police have not said if there are injuries in this incident, there is no word on when the highway may open. >> Nathan: let's talk but the forecast. Here's a live look outside on a beautiful friday evening. The water is still, sunny skies as well. Enjoy some rains that are expected tomorrow. Hopefully not too much, just looking for current conditions, a jessica. >> Jessica: it is a spotty shower heading into the day tomorrow but for today we are enjoying the beautiful sunshine. There's so much heat and humidity to start the week that made way for pretty severe thunderstorms but as we made our way through yesterday and today a significant leak different story now. A light northwesterly breeze cutting into the humidity and keeping the sunshine at a comfortable level. Temperature wise we are sitting in the low to mid twenties for the most part, a little cooler the further north and east you go. Towards the island and pearson we're sitting between 22 and 25, light clouds, no clouds tonight. Clear from start to finish today but it changes for the day tomorrow. I will break it down as we get to our weekend but right now, back over to you. >> Nathan: thank you jessica. The provincial government said is accelerating the expansion of alcohol availability across the province. >> Michelle: this summer, expect to see drinks and larger cases of beer and grocery stores and after labor day, corner stores will be allowed to sell beer, wine and other options, rate for convenience but not everyone is applauding this move. Are queens park bureau chief is like tonight with more, schiavon? >> Reporter: this is already the premier making good on a promise he has made years ago. It is the timeline to do it though, more than a year and a half early. We're hearing that part of the way the government is doing it is spending to under 25 million of your dollars to make it happen. The premier does not drink alcohol but has been pledging for years to put it in closer reach. >> We are getting it done faster. In fact,, we are getting it done starting in the summer. >> Reporter: starting august 1st, roasters and big-box stores that already sell alcohol can add seltzer's, premixed drinks and bigger cases of beer, up to 30. >> On september 5th, convenience stores like this one will be able to sell beer, cider, wine and ready to drink alcoholic beverages. >> Reporter: and starting halloween, more big retailers can sell booze if they are licensed. The expansion more than a year ahead of schedule. To make it happen, 225 million dock taxpayer dollars goes to the beer store through the transition. >> Where it is going is to make sure that we protect the beer store employees and make sure they know that they are going to be taken care of. We will audit every single penny to make sure it is going in the right place. >> Reporter: that includes keeping a minimum number of stores open. With hospitals under strain, municipal infrastructure buckling... >> How was paying to under $25 million to accelerate alcohol sales the place that that money should go? >> Thank you for that. I will rattle off a few things. >> Reporter: looking at high spending on healthcare and ontario comparing to other provinces for access to primary care. From ontarians, a cocktail of feelings about these changes. >> People are looking for convenience at the time. >> I'm worried about my young kids.

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