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vulnerable people, children, pets, food anything in the car. As we head into n towards our friday beautiful sunshine. It isn't until early morning hours of saturday that we start to seat chance of showers roll through. It will not be a wash of a did I to kick off the weekend but a good idea to keep the umbrella handy for that pop-up shower ticht. Temperature wise again almost identical, between today and tomorrow so beautiful way to end the work and school week. Stepping into the weekend we cool down just a little but that is just closer to seasonal for the high. The showers are not going to be appall day affair, we'll still see some peaks of sun. Sunday the better day of the two, much more consistent sunshine out there, high pressure comes back in. But it's short-lived and we do have a system that will roll in to kick off next week and it comes with a little bit of a cooldown. Not cold by any means but it will just kind of sit just below the seasonal mark as we head in towards the middle of next week so the whole month of near summer weather. Things back over to you michelle and nathan >> Nathan: we've all heard of tick, parasites around blood suckers, not a great combination. >> Michelle: and they can spread disease an are becoming increasingly common. With more on what you need to know, ctv's paul hollingsworth reports. >> Reporter: experts caution an unseasonalbly warm winter has allowed ticks to thrive early ready to bite in growing numbers. >> The ticks are quite happy with the milder winters that are happening in the maritimes and across canada. >> Reporter: the tick born illnesses are on the rise. There were more than 8,000 reported cases of lyme disease in canada from 2021 to 2023. >> Throughout the entire country -- donna will you go arrest spent years battling lyme disease symptoms before she was properly diagnosed. >> I had a light sensitivity, sound sensitivity, scent sensitivity, digestive issues, hearing issues. >> Reporter: lugar urges people to check their bodies closely after being outdoors. >> We need to be undertaking preventative measures daily. >> Reporter: there are basic steps to stay tick-free. >> Bug spray not a bad idea. When you come inside, either check yourself right away if you're in a high-risk area, toss your clothes into a dryer. >> Reporter: concerns about certain ticks spreading lyme disease have increased in recent years. >> The black light tick is very much the problem all around canada. >> On the whole there are more ticks, they're moving further northward. >> Reporter: according to recent data from the government of canada, there are 40 different types of ticks in our country but not all of these ticks will make you sick. Some scientists say avoiding all ticks is the safest approach. >> Not every tick is infected, but every type of tick can have something nasty. >> Reporter: it's a growing and alarming concern, especially with canadians enjoying outdoor activities during the warm weather season. Paul hollingsworth, ctv news, halifax. There is a wildfire heading towrads Seattle We need to stop the fire from wipping out the entire city. Only 1 episode left until the series finale ( ) With the $30 Massive Money ticket going big could be a scratch away. Getting the right new windowswith Pella was simple.Yeah, when renovating adr it can be hard tofind great people. Our dedicated Pellaadvisor was a godsend. We had confidence in Pella. They sold over 5 millionreplacement windows and doors. So, we knew our local teamwould be on top of every detail. And the installation wasdone in just a day. Mom the kitchen sinkis broken again. I wish Pella did plumbing. Hurry, replacement windowsare on sale now. Schedule a free in-homeconsultation for details. Hey, do you know how close we are to Peggy's Cove right now? So close. Hey, did we forget my white noise machine? Do the white noise people know about this? Yes, they do. 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! You've been waiting to get outand drive a New Nissan,great offersare ready So, check out all the latesttech, features and thrills - it's all happening right now. Now, at Nissan, lease select models from as low as 2.99% for 24 months. ( ) We are all connected. Discover Echo from Cirque du Soleil. Now playing under the big top at Toronto Lakeshore Boulevard West.

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announcement today and so many people from drake to kyle lowry, masai ujiri, the prime minister in attendance for the announcement today, you could just feel that excitement, that buzz in the building. >> Nathan:ç and like we expect a logo and a team name, that kind of stuff -- when can we expect? >> Reporter: I would imagine that will come in about a year from now. The golden state franchise, the 13th franchise in THEç wnba, just ANNOUNCEDç their name, value cari COMINGç up, they will be debuting next season so with the toronto team debuting a couple of years from now we're probably looking at a one-year time line. I asked the question today what are they looking for in terms of name in ITñr sounds like they're still pretty early in the process. They're going to be doing some crowd sourcing, talking to people in the community and gauging ideas but obviously inspect something that's going to represent not only women's sport BUTç canada as well with the name and with the branding so that's going to be a fun process here and something to look forward to as we wait for this team. Somebody asked with about the wait, two years and how long it might be before the team is actually here and team president theresa resch laughed and said some people have been waiting over 30 years for this, two years is nothing and obviously there are a lot of details to iran out over the next two years. >> Nathan: josh lewenberg, thank you. >> Michelle: an old standard in the treatment of type 2 diabetes is being repurposed as a possible new treatment for multiple sclerosis. >> Nathan: we have the details from our health reporter pauline chan. >> Reporter: met for man was developed some 60 years ago to treat type 2 diabetes and it's proven to be safe but scientists noticed another effect of the drug. >> If you expose neural cells to met for minute they would start making new cells they would make dendrites and new neurons. >> Reporter: and they're thinking about metformin to treat multiple sclerosis. >> Ms is considered an auto immune disease so the exact mechanism is really just the loss of the myelin that surrounds the axe ons in the brain and in the spinal chord so then the cells can't conduct their signals. >> Reporter: mile lin is the fatty sheath after the arms of nerve cells. Without it the nerve cells degenerate. >> With ms is affects people so differently, it's not a one-size-fits-all type of disease so many people have various symptoms. For me, it started initially in my legs and I was having trouble walking. >> Reporter: mark gonzalez was diagnosed with ms two years ago and is on a medication that stops his immune system from attacking his body. >> The only consequence of that, though, is that without b cells it's very easy to get sick and you don't have that defence system. >> Reporter: the researchers hope that early use of metformin will protect neural cells. >> That's why the trial is being run in young patients, to prevent further damage. >> Reporter: so far, through sick kids hospital, they've recruited about 15 of the 30 young adults needed to test metformin for ms in clinical trials. And gonzalez says he'll be watching the results with interest and hope. Pauline chan, ctv news. >> Michelle: new numbers on poverty in canada come with a stark warning... If more isn't done, the food bank system nation-wide could collapse. >> Nathan: for some, a local food bank is a critical part of their safety net. Ctv's heather wright has the story. >> Reporter: this is just part of the line outside a toronto food bank. Where thousands of clients will shop this week, a number that keeps going up. >> As a single mother with four kids it's not easy for me. >> Reporter: according to food banks canada, one in four canadians are experiencing food insecurity. While nearly half of those surveyed feel they are doing worse financially than they were a year ago. These are statistics lee soda says every day. >> There are people who are working fully employed and having to access the food bank. We have seniors, we have newcomers, we have students. >> Reporter: food banks canada released its annual poverty report card, a look at the challenges facing canadians and how well governments are responding to them. >> We're not doing enough as a country to make sure people are able to make ends meet right now. Her most provincial governments received grades in the d range, while seven out of ten got a d-minus for what the report called an insufficient approach to poverty reduction. A lack of affordable housing and stubbornly high food prices have created a perfect storm of need in many parts of the country. And there are concerns the system simply can't keep up. >> They cannot continue to meet the growing demands with the amount of food and donations that are coming through the doors. And even then, no system is designed for, you know, growth like we've seen. >> Reporter: the report

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