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>> Announcer: you're watching global bc, this is global news morning. >> The reality is this the world we live in. >>sonia: hackers paradise. The growiumber of high-profile b-c companies and institutions - fall prey - to cyberattacks. ,good morning. Thanks for joining us. I'm sonia sunger and I'm. >> Jason: n pires and I'm jason pires. It is deadline day for london drugs. Aftetting hit with a >> Sonia: they were raser weston lower thompson and vancouver island and the bc snowpack satt 66 percent of normal levels cent of normal levels at last update. Tflooding and drought this summer. Levels are expected to have dropped - as warmer temperatures two weeks ago brought the first rapid snow melt of the year. There is some welcome news this morning for the tands of fort nelson residents who have been forced from their homes due to a wildfire. Rain has helped dampen the "parker lake" wildfire -- so steps are being taken to get the town ready for the safe return town ready for 4700the safe return of itsresidents. Mayor rob fraser says essential services including hydro and water are up and running - with crews working to restore gas. Essential businesses also being phased back in -- including grocery stores - with limihours. >>the imminent risk to the community has been reduced.we're transitioning to community safety and sustainability focus where we have a phased approach to bring everyone ba >>sonia: while no specific date has been given - frasr says he is pushing for a monday vacuees and a concrete answer "eight months" after the "bush creek east wildfire" caused an estimated "240-mon dollars" in insured damage -- the rebuilding process in the north shuswap is underway. The regional district has now issued building permits for "12" projects -- with another "ten" in progress -- including "eight" for single-family homes. More than "270" structures were destroyed in that fire. (**jp**) >> Jason: new developments in the rest as one drugs aft attack the online group called law fits lockbit the initial demand according to one cybersecurity analyst, tsappeared from the group's website on wednesday. E retailer had said it would not pay up, experts agreeiriskier than not giving into the demand. >>digital data is something that can be stored, copied and shared. What guarantee do they have that the data would surface five years or ten years from now? >>jaso for up to two years of credit moni employees. Experts say people should pay close attention to their online profiles after these types ofattacks. You the canadian pack taxpayer federation is blasting that controversial your whole controversial deer cull on sidney island near victoria - calling it a shocking waste of tax dollars. Paul johnson report when parks canada hired a team of... We heard from manyhat the plan was dangerous and inhumane. >> How another f's not just an ethical controversy butinancial one as well. >> Appalling for parks canada to be blo $12 million on have been doing for a decade. >> Reporter: that's carson from the canadian taxpayer federation federation. Says an access to information with classawa's planning to spend almost all million dollars to the project. About double figure that it prusly has been no. >> Jason: parks canada has dreamed up the most expensive ways imaginable 20 year. >> So we have ocean sprays-- made of roses. >> Reporter: parks canada hopes by eradicating hundreds of your your-- story but the system back the way it was before the european gear arrived. And has the of biologists, for station and ca. Some islanders felt was excessive. Think one thing quite

hoodwinked and I don't think told the truth about-- what parks canada was planning to do. >> Reporter: we ask parks canada about the figuited but the tax care group didn't hear back in time for this report. One particular irritant it appears is that in years past-- islanders themselves organize funds to kill hundreds of years. No built taxpayers, let alone $12 million. >> One get interest the federal government-- their sentence to the problems for healthcare and it's unacceptable for the federal government to be engaging these t of crossovers. Jon, global news. >> Jason: I knewl lines most canadians support the federal government's push to bring publmployees back into the office. Angus reid found that 59 per cent sup federal workers whereas 28 per cent oppose it. It also discovered thatee in four canadians viewgovernment employees as having better working conditions than others. Ttawa is updating its policy to require *at least* three days of in-person work by mid-september. 47 percent say it should move forward, even if it means discontent from unions, and possibervice disruptions. Well you know, summer must be right around the corner and the pne unveils its full lineup for this your sphere. Visitors can expect all the old favourites including the super dogs at the new show. They do a for the love of dragon the pne express train are learning. For this year is spring pogo-sticking performers - and new for this year - extreme pogo-sticking performers - and free nightly music at the festival park. There is also the summer concert series - which will be held at the coliseum this year. The fair runs from august 17th to septemb there having it back... >> Sonia: we got to get tickets to lot one. Unmarked combats probably around the time the rain cups humbucking. >> Mark: that's the old joke but not recent years so much without sole joke in the old days that the race starts from the pne. >> Jason: always gets washed out, not recently though. >> Mark: not so much and that's good. We like hold it all for the fair and not so much fun. Most of the cloud in metro vancouver close to the mountains ins-- will turn it aroundnext time but fair bit of cloud. The airport, yeah, some cloud and some sun but 10 degrees at e east and 19. The low has been-- at the high 18 and 17 and 18 as the ballpark with some places 1 little bit higthan yesterday and more sum than for the day today.it looks fine. There are some areas that will be active this afternoon so far, nothing buth a time meeting. I'm thinking well above that line including kamloops and the okanagan. Southeasthout scenario with showers popping up in a high chance of thunderstormsespecially in the southeast of the afternoon on this front out he north posted some rain there. And it's a slow mover but it will roll into the more mainland tomorrow-- with a chance of showerd more clouds than signed and as he takes your day day... Northern vancouver island with a high chance of showers and thunderstorms as moned in southeast including the okanagan tomorrow mng with a little bit of green and a chance of showers. Metro vancouver at about 60 percent for tomorrow. That's the ballpark average. A littlee near the mountain potentially but today, the snapshot shows the showers moving in to umbrella coola and steady rain-- and as well in northern vancouver island utheast interior and those thunderstorms will be active I think the coun. Tomorrow again witance of showers and showers likely rest tomorrow night and early saturday especy the fraser valley. And chance of showers again on sunday. There you go.>> Jason: all right, thanks, mark >>sonia: b-c ferries is getting -million dollar loan to help buy four zero-emission vessels and install charging infrastructure. >>jason: the loan is coming from federal 'canada infrastructure bank'. In a statement, it says terminal upgrades will be done by 2027, and the ferries will be used on smallume and shorter utes. The vessels will join sixid electric island-class ferries that have joined the fleet over the last two years. D I are on the island-- and looks cunning dated. >> Sonia: it definitely does that I know that katelin is-- you know all their ferries were in service of the week and so we definitelyd a few extras always. >>elin: good to have an extra one because you just never know smooth ing so far and on the roads, unfortunately, not so much and we have this problem here on the maryhill bypass we make away westbound just past

pitt river road, this is what it looks like towards pitt river road and all the vehic are getting by on the shoulder so. You decide this is root that you plan on takinhe lineup extends essentially towards the pitt river bridge and they might just want to bypass the old maryhiypass one highway one westbound through langleys morning picking up the volume around 264th and 200 and thirty-second and then eases up ly. Right through sy and port mann bridge looks nice on the map-- sprayed in person or from the slapshot at least. So far, traffic is in fine make away westbound to wetland. And that's your ok tire traffic. >> Sonia: all right, thanks, katelin. >>jason: still to come - why free covidts might be soon a thing of the past. Plus...>> Now, this is so relaxing and happy and filing and joking around. >>sonia: how loved ones of dementia ptients in b-c say a new approach to care - is improving their quality of life. And later... >>i'mll thinking how I could have done something different in game six or seven >>jason: he is his own wo critic - but canuck fans love him. Later hear from nhl's newly minted coach of the year - rick tocchet. We are back after this. -Think fast!-Dad! (Announcer speaks wordson screen) (Song in Italian) ("il geghegè" by Rita Pavone) ( ) Bright and zesty. The Chimichurri Steak & Cheese and Chimichurri Veggie part of the new Globally Inspired Subway Series. (Upbeat music) When you're performing at your best, it's hard to imagine anything holding you back. ( ) But performance inhibiting deposits restrict your engine's performance, robbing it of its true potential. Don't let anything stand between you and performing at your best. New and improved Shell V-Power Nitro+Premium Gasoline. Performance unbound. (Shell mnemonic) Is that a Cheestring? I'll trade you my bagel for it. How about my pirate's treasure? Mystery Orb? I offer Cthulhu, the World Eater! I'll stick with the Cheestring. Keep it Cheesy. Cheestrings, only from Black Diamond. Trouble sleeping? Sleep Cycle can help. It's an extended release tablet that's designed to help you fall asleep faster, temporarily promote relaxation, and increase your total sleep time. Look for Sleep Cycle at t stores. [Diving board rattles] [Ripping sound] [Water splashing] [Ding] At ok Tire, we can't solve all the problems in your life but, when it comes to your vehicle, it's going to be ok. At every ok Tire store, you'll find a local owner who lives in your community and might just be your neigh Because we live in your community, we're partners in your community. Ok Tire. Service, repair and tires. It's going to be ok. Major league show jumpingreturnsto ThunderbirdShow Park May 24th to the 26th. Tickets are on sale nowexclusively at tbird.ca This is major. Closed captioning of this program is brought to you in part by Non-Dy Claritin. Get fast 24-hour relief from symptoms caused by indoor and outdoor allergens. >> Jason: take a look at your mark and london in euro stocks both on the upward trends. Asian markets, that nikkei is up and the henson is down. úOIL is down and-- we'll get that number corrected there. Years old on the rise as well. Euro throughout the pandemic -- the canadian government spent "billions" on covid-19 rapid tests. He bulk of them were given to provinces and territories to distri in free screening programs. But in many places -- that willming to an end. Heidi petracek explains. >> I can only be one per person. >> Reporter: there use we be lineups for free covid-19 rapid tests. Today, it's no wag for bill van gorder who picked one up at his local library in halifax. >> We have been somewhere where we then hear someone else has covid-19 or if we got nora had the sniffles or something, we use the test. >> Reporter: the days of ottawa sending millions of tests to the province are numbered-- with health canada saying in us statement given the current covid-19 outlook-- inventory levels indicated testing demands, the federal governm does not anticipate the need for additional federal procurements at this time. Took that as it's que to announce it will stop handing them out when supplies

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