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rainfall same with cornell, fort st. John 19 degreeok at the risk of thunderstorms this hasbeen the trend for the past several days,o very unsettled conditions, cooler conditions but sunshinere for kona and thehance of showers for the afternoon. Soreas and through the central interior will be seen the rainfall. Port hardy will see theain 12 degrees, tofino that is not snow. To change that, 15 degrees for portal burning, for victoria and then for here we will see some of the cloud lingered around maple ridge I abbotsford some breaks in chilliwack and hope so get r for a little bit of a cooler day but sunshine in the mix just through the showers and then heavy rain sunday and again on tuesday, jennifer. >> Jennifer: lots of rain, okay thank you very much. Household budgets may be tight these days but according to a new poll summer travel is still high on our list of priorities. Anne gaviola reports. >> Anninancial times are tough for a growing number of canadian hholds. But the urge to take a break, is partarly strong this summer. >> Shannon: a lot of canadians are excited to travel. Whether that looks like a road trip, a stayon or even a flight overseas. >> Anne: four in five canadians say they really need a vacation, but only three in five say they're likelytake one this summer according to ipsos polling for global news. Thirds are scaling back vacation plans because of inflation. More than a quarter saere's no way they can afford it this year. While nearly twenty percent say they can easily afford one. The vp of ipsos public affairs says age as opposed to incomedictates how likely you are to want to splurge. Younger, less affluent respondents say they're willing to break the bank to get away. >> Sean: there may be some implicat for the line of credit or the credit card, but, younger people leading the way in vacation intentions and, will simply find a way to do it. Budget be damned. >> Anne: personal finance expert shannon terrel says budgeting as you plan your travel is the wa to go. >> Shannthere is an opportunity to sort of use your itinerary as a budgeting tool. >> Anne: airfare imajor travel expense. Terrel recommends saving money by flying out on less expensive dates and times, from cheaper airports. >> Shannon: we want to think about chasing the deal and not the deation if we want to trim costs on airfare. >> Anne: other ways to trim costs? Consider a staycation rather than a luxury tion abroad, choose free activities like self-guided tours, and scope out less expensive food ons. >> Shannon: we really want to avoid coming home to that nasty credit card bill that we're not anticipating. >> Anne: anne gaviola, global netoronto. >> Jennifehe day's top stories are coming up next, including, new delays have been announced for a pair of major metro projects. Updates on the plo bridge and broadway subway line when we return. See you soon. -Think fast!-Dad! (Announcer speaks wordson screen) Every morning is a chance to start fresh... With Wendy's new Sausage Bacon Deluxe vorite crispy seasoned potatoes Get both for just five dollars. Made fresh to order. ( ) Global News Morning is BC'smost watched morning newscast. "Look at that beautifulsun rise" Stay up to date with the latestin news, weather,traffic and useful information for yourfamily. "So can you tell us a little bitabout the first steps?" Every Sunday, tune in for AskThe Expert, where we dive in to to future and more "i certainly think everyoneshould have a will." Brought to you by MacmillanEstate Planning. Safe guarding significance. Global bc. We are BC's News. that kill up to 99.9% of germs and fight plaque and gingivitis. Listerine. Trusted for generations. With 125 years of germ-killing power. Steve, when'd we get a cat? music meow! music Willowbrook Chrysler, BC's number one volume dealer in 2022 Shop smart, shop Willowbrook Chrysler. Or you'll pay too ch! When I was a kid. I wanted to make a difference in the world. Now I have the chance to make that dream happen for me and my family. Use green and efficient energy products in your home like solar panels, heat pumps and ev chargers. Call Milani Electrical and Solar fo Trip hazards and pooling water? Call True Level Concrete. Sinking driveway and settling patio? Dont wait. Call True Level. Concrete problems don't get better with time, but they do get better when you call True Level Concrete. The owner said the electrical was way over there. Don't worry about it. Hey, the lights went out. You never know what's down below. Avoid damage to underground infrastructure. Click or call before you dig.

>> Announcer: you're watching global bc. This is global news morning. >> Speaker: they're paying their fair share, they should get something for it they should not be begging for it. >> Jennifer: finding suitable student housing, and the plight international students are facing. What they're asking to be done. Good morning I'm jennifer palma, thanks for joining us today. Two major metro vancouver infrastructure projects in are facing more delays. The new pattullo bridge was originally scheduled to open in 2023 before being delayed to this year and w the opening is scheduled for 2025. And the broadway subway extension project is also delayed by a year, now expected the province says the delays are related to covid-19 and worldconflicts. However, critics say these delays a other projects. >> Speaker: the problem is every time they are behind schedule or over budget or both, that restricts other capital projects from being undertaken with a hit to our deficit which will be warmed by the rating agencies and we are going to see higher borrowing costs which we can the projects to be built, capital projects it n be under right now. >> Jennifer: at this point the both projects are unclear. Her body was found in a wooded area outside of lumby in mid-apand tonight we are learning that tatjana stefanski went to police expressing safety concerns four months prior to her death. How that report wandled by rcmp is now the subject of an investigation by bc's police watchdog. Audia van emmerik reports. >> Speaker: and just bring her home too lot of strength she is here with me. >> Klaudia: ashes in an all jason geaudrault has left of tatjana stefanski, his partner of four years. >> Speaker: I just wanted her to come home in real life. >> Klaudia: the lumby woman was killed last month.while no charges have been laid and no suspect named said she was last seen with her ex husband. A man was arrested in the area where her body wound but released a short time later. Now we're learning that stefanski went to local police in december telling authorities that a man she knew had contacted her family bin germany a day earlier and said he was going to harm her. According to geaudrault, this wasn't the first safety concern >> Speaker: I said enough is enough we have to repohis. >> Klaudia: how that complaint was handled is now the subject of an investigation by the iio bc's police watchdog. While the iio won't commen did issue a news release stating, the investigation will now seek to determine whif any role police action or inaction may have played in the woman's death. >> Speaker: I don't know the law. Do I feel this should have been taken more serious? ,yes, absolutely. >> Klaudia: the complaint and stefanski's subsequent death outraging organizations that support women fleeing abuse. >> Speaker: there are barely words to describe the feeling of seeing aer dead woman and another potentially unheeded police report. >> Klaudaccording to macdougall, police have had policies in place on how to investigate domesticlence for more than three decades but she says far too many complaints are being taken too lightly. >> Speaker: what we see is that 're not following their own policies. They're not taking the violence sesly. They're not believing victims when they share theincerns and their f >> Klaudia: police are commenting on the iio investigation and have said very the murder case itself other than investigations of this nature can be long and detailed. Geaudrault desperately hoping his tremendous loss sp so that others don't ever have to live through this type of experience. >> Speaker: I hope that this investion that the iio is doing really is an eye-opener for all of legislation or law-makers, like how can we change this to make it better. >> Klaik, global news >> Jennifer: victoria police are out with video of a st attack on two teens and a warning some may find this hard to watch. It happened almost two weeks ago, just after midnight on may 11th, near yates and government streets. Both teens were pepper sprayed. Surveillance video shows one being swarmed pushed to the ground and kicked. Witnesses rvended and the suspects took off.if you recognize them call police. First nations in the tiny ral coast community of bella bella rallied outside their rcmp detachment this afternoon calling for the removal of one its it's officers. A number of offensive facebook posts have recently been identified linked to

constable an robinson using a pseudonym. They include onem 2014 of him posing in nial regalia with the comment "what's to be done a these pesky natives stiring up trouble in the colonies." the he his immediate removal but the rcmp are refusing a code of conduct investigation because the posts were made prior to robinson becoming a mountie. >> Marilyn: these posts were unacceptable and absolutely racist. It's been very concerning. People have felt like they don't want to call the rcmp, they are hesitant to call the rcmp. >> Jennifer: the northern district rcmp says it is committed ddressing the concerns through a fair process. The heiltsuk nation say it's been told a transfer of the officer is underway but could take up to 90 days. In the interrobinson will continue to serve the community under the supervision of another officer. There are growing calls for delta mayor george harvie to cancel his upcoming trip to the netherlands. Is taking the trip as a metro vancouver representative even though his own councillors voted to remove him from the board, of which s chair. Harvie was permitted to stay on 1 so he could attend the amsterdam conference on diking systems. Data from metro vancouver shows harvie has already incurred more than 32,000 dollars enses this year, which included a trip australia airfare for his amsterdam trip is 5,300 dollars. >> Speaker: mayorvie should absolutely cancel his trip to amsterdam. It's unacceptable for this mayor who has ady been removed from his position at metro vancouver to be billing taxpayers to jet to the netherlands. There's absolutely nlue in this as far as we can see. >> Jennifer: in an email, harvie's office said in part, he will remain a member of the mayors' cotee, where the learnings from the trip will continue to be valuable to the region. International students are moreo have unsuitable housing while studying here in canada, compared to canadian-born stud. According to 2021 data from statistics canada more than 60% of the nearly 15,000 international students in surrey are in what's called unsuitable housing to be deemed suitable housing under the national occupancy standards each adult in the dwelling must have their own bedroom if they aren't part of a couple. >> Speaker: we being internnal students we are so worried about doing something wrong, or approaching the authorities if something wro is happening because we thinkthat its going to come to our reputation or we'll get deported. >> Jennifer: chadha says she feels international students have to be more careful, and document everything, incase they need to present proof later on. Soccer fans will head to the whitecaps and interpret miami day but the main attraction cannot be there lionel messi did nake the there are a lot of upset fans including an eight-year-boy from langford. >> Speaker: I was like so exd to go see him play, I could not sleep. >> Jennifer: carter's parents say they spent thousands of dollars to bring him to vancouver to see messi play against the whitecaps. Now that messi's not coming, say they feel let downthe vancouver club, the league, and messi himself. Now to the fallout over the whitecaps match against interpret miami and the news that lionel messi did not make the tro vancouver. >> Speaker: it was kind of the whitecaps and his fault, cause the whitecaps used him for that, and the cover for the tickets, and he just didn't show up. >> Speaker: the cost of living is so expensive today, its so hard to survive in this province, people saved up have this opportunity and now they're going to what I'm going to cis a regular whitecaps game and they would have paid 10 times what a normal seat would cost. >> Jennifer: messi is currently nu time now for a check onse roads with kelly medos, good morning to you kelly. >> Kelly: good morning jen, nice to hear from you were taking a look at the broadway commercial intersection right now we ca see traffic is using right now no on the slick roads and there is the ongoing road work longbroadway with traffic pattern changes between m street. So do keep that in mind and drive with caution. Select sussex insurance and a difference. When you renew your auto plan online select your neighbourhood sussex insurance locn when prompted and help support diabetes canada, exclusively at sussex insurance. In t global traffic centre,kelly medos.

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