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and montreal, but not quite as humid. Those humidex values in the high 20s instead of the mid 30s. And we are looking at warm conditions depending on where you are. Coastal areas cooler around halifax, inland, it will get close to the high 20s and you can see those temperatures in the forecast for moncton and fredericton. It's thursday, may 23rd. Here's your "global news" entertainment wrap. >> Just give me one more drink and then I'll leave. >> Hi, peanut. I'm gonna need you to come with me right now. >> Look, lady, I'm not interested, all right? >> Deadpool and wolverine is off to a supersized start, setting a new record for first day advanced ticket sales in north america. This is the first r-rated movie released by marvel. And disney. Tickets went on sale monday, but the film doesn't officially open in north america until july 26th, according to the hollywood reporter, 200,000 movie fans bought their tickets through amc on the first day. Early estimates predict the flick will cross 100 million in its debut, a position no other title has achieved in 2024. Attention fans of the witcher a new geralt of rivia has arrived. Netflix is giving viewers a first look at season four of the popular series unveiling, unveiling liam hemsworth as the new main character henry cavill, previously played the role during the first three seasons, and fans were shocked in october of 2022, when netflix announced cavill would be departing the show. The witcher is slated to get two more seasons before ending the series with a fifth installment. It you're beautiful , you're beautiful, you're beautiful. >> It's true. >> British singer james blunt has announced an anniversary tour of his best selling album, back to bedlam, 20 years after its release. In 2004. Songs like high and you're beautiful were everywhere, earning him a spot as a household name. Blunt, now 50 years old, is set to remaster the album and go on tour in celebration of its 20th anniversary. And that's a look at your top entertainment stories. You're watching "global news" morning. Stay with us. Start the clock.(Howling) (School bell ringing) (Clapping)It's a masterpiece. Announcer: Abbott Elementary, season finale tonightat 7:30 et on Global. At Peterborough Pregnancy support services it's all about love we provide physical emotional and spiritual support to women experiencing an unintentional pregnancy in a safe and inclusive environment help support our mission at the all about love annual fundraising gala June 6th, 6pm at the Venue an evening of storytelling and connection featuring musician Mike Shultz to reserve your tickets call 705-742-4015 Peterborough pregnancy support services providing hope for your future It's time again to nominate the excellent businesses and business leaders in our community. Nominations are open for the 2024 Business Excellence awards. With over 20 categories you'll be sure to find the perfect one to recognize your favorite businesses within Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Nomination deadline is May 24th at 4:30pm Visit pkexcellence.ca now let sunblockers in lakefield find you a swimuit that makes you look confident on the dock, beach or around the pool. Our swimwear specialists will fit you in the perfect swimsuit for your body type. With sizes 6 to 24 sunblockers is sure to have a swimsuit for you. We carry mix and match tankinis and bikinis, one-piece suits, cup size swimwear and polyester suits that last 20 times longer in chlorine. Personalized fitting is what we're known for. Sunblockers lakefield village we are your swimwear specialists. 290 Bland line a superlative estate on 30 acres in the Cavan Hills, huge home with 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. 838 Cumberland Avenue Peterborough, great first time, retiree or income property opportunity. Inground pool and open fields behind. 5966 Curtis Point Road 1 Country Acre with field forest and Rice lake views for your dream home. just 3% just 3% Did you know that if you're injured on private property by falling on snow and ice, you must provide written notice within 60 days? -What? -That's right. And time is not on your side. That's why you need to call Preszler Law. We're ready. Let's go, let's go! (Sirens blaring) ANNOUNCER:9-1-1,all new tonight at 8 Easternon Global.

>> From "global peterborough. This is "global news" morning. >> Good morning, and thank you for joining us. I'm keri ferguson teresa kaszuba is off today. What of ontario's largest trade unions is lobbying the provincial government for more support in the public service. Ofsaa held its first of three rallies planned for our region this week. Outside mpp dave smith's office. Robert lothian reports. >> We're we're done. We're ready to say enough is enough. Government needs to step up. >> Dozens of public service workers lined a busy chemong road. Their goal to send a message to the ford government that current social services funding levels fall short. >> Services are underfunded and that, in our case, children are at risk. And I know that for myself and my coworkers, we are not prepared to walk away from a child in need to balance an inadequate budget. >> On wednesday, union members representing the kawartha haliburton children's aid society delivering a letter to mpp dave smith's office. >> We want to just be able to drop our letter off asking for support and what they call a chronically underfunded system. Children can't stay in their homes and then when they need to be removed from their homes, they can't stay in their community and they end up being hours out of the area. We're either addressing it through funding, children's aid societies and children's mental health, or we're addressing it in emergency room departments, or we're addressing it in shelters. >> So at some point we are going to have to fund it. >> A spokesperson for smith's office says the mpp was not in the riding on wednesday or available for an interview before a deadline. And while children's services took the focus of wednesday's rally, representation came from several unions. The concern, labelle says, is a growing theme of funding shortfalls impacting many public services. >> Clean water agency you know, the cuts to public health labs like all of those things, are going to impact people in peterborough and they should care about those issues, because if they don't have access to those services in their community, where are they going to get them? >> We will continue to hold rallies on thursday at mpp david puccini's office in port hope, and on friday at lindsay at mpp laurie scott s office. The goal is to maintain pressure while these elected officials are at home. Robert lothian "global news" >> The city of kawartha lakes council is calling on the provincial and federal governments to step in to address program cuts at fleming college. At its meeting tuesday, council voted in favor of a recommendation that the municipal encouraged both levels of government to invest in and provide support legislation that promotes colleges, specifically fleming's frost campus, which is heavily impacted by the cuts. Last month, the college announced it would cut 29 programs due to low projected domestic enrollment, as well as the federal cap on international students in ontario. A gas leak in east city prompted a school to keep its students inside wednesday afternoon. In an email to parents, the administration team from kaawaate east city public school says enbridge gas and peterborough fire services asked that students be kept indoors for recess after a gas line was ruptured in the construction zone on armor road. Dismissal. At the end of the school day was not impacted. Food insecurity continues to be a growing issue in the region. The haliburton, kawartha, pine ridge district health unit has released a new report detailing the impact locally, as many families fall short of making ends meet. Tricia mason has the story. >> Haliburton. Kawartha. Pine ridge district health unit is reporting that 12.9% of households in the county of haliburton, 10.2% in the city of kawartha lakes and 8.7% in northumberland county are now considered low income. >> Food banks would love to go out of business, and that is not the trend that we are headed towards at this moment. >> As a result, northumberland fair share food bank says the increase in need has become more prevalent throughout the region as time goes on. >> So in 2023, at our services, we had 668 new food bank users, people that have never used a food bank before, whereas in 2022 was 271. This year already in 2024, we've seen more than 400. >> The hkpr district health unit estimates a family of four to adults and two children would have spent an average of $1,184 per month towards eating healthy in 2023, and this household income scenario within the report, if the family earns minimum wage, they would have spent 28% of their income on food. That meets canada's food guide. After paying for rent. That would leave them with merely a few hundred dollars to pay for other basic living expenses. The trends that we're

seeing now don't tend to be going away, so we've had unprecedented years, year over year. So even our costs have risen as well. The costs of transportation has risen. Gas, housing, obviously, the report also found only 20% of households experiencing food insecurity are using food banks. Lindell crediting that to people being overwhelmed with their new reality and the whole reason that we're here and that we're community supported is to be there for the people that are facing food insecurity and are making these really difficult decisions. She goes on to say. Luckilly local donations have not gone down. "global news" reached out to the health unit multiple times, but did not receive a reply by deadline. According to the report itself, the living wage in the health unit's jurisdiction is $20.60 per hour, but the current minimum wage in ontario is 1655. And while it's set to increase to 1720 an hour in october, officials say that still falls short. Tricia mason "global news" port hope will be reopening its medical walk in clinic this summer. >> It will be reopened at its previous location on the second floor at 99 toronto road, northumberland county will undertake a one year pilot project for clinic services with support from community health centers of northumberland. These services will aim to address a critical need for accessible primary health care, as well as more than 4000 northumberland county residents are without a family doctor. The walk in clinic will open in july. The peterborough downtown business improvement area has appointed a new executive director, nur mazloum will take over as head of the dbia on june 10th. She joins the team after spending five years with the kingston economic development corporation , where she most recently served as its marketing and communications manager. She takes over the reins in peterborough after the position sat vacant following the departure of former executive director terry gill last october. The city of kawartha lakes is the country's 26th municipality to become bird friendly, city certified nature canada says the municipality was certified at entry level, which means it received 50% of eligible points awarded. The organization goes on to say the city of kawartha lakes and its local bird team are moving the dial to protect, defend and restore local bird populations. >> You're watching "chex peterborough" >> Good morning. What was an active day yesterday? Some strong storms, especially north of peterborough, moving across lake simcoe towards the east. And this is the evidence right here. Very large hail, this is from kevin smith. And yeah, there was some well, obviously some lightning, some heavy downpours too. Even some tornado warned storms. A quieter day today. There has been the passage of a cold front. You'll feel that when it comes to the humidex values, although it still is a relatively warm start and we've still got a few residual showers, especially kingston, up through ottawa and portions of eastern ontario. But that should start to clear as we move through this morning and taking a look at the winds. They are still out of the west southwest will be a little breezy at times. I know it was breezy yesterday and you can see temperatures are still holding on to the low to mid teens depending on where you are more towards the mid teens, even 20s as you head farther east. But again, it's not going to be quite as as warm and humid today . Not the high 20s where we've been of late, but more towards the mid 20s. Around peterborough there will be some sunny breaks and we'll see that develop as well around kingston. After some morning showers. Let's take a look at your future cast. You can see plenty of sunshine today. Pretty quiet weather conditions that will be the case once again on friday. More comfortable sleeping weather as well. And then we are looking out for the chance of some showers and the risk of thunderstorms on saturday afternoon. And then we should dry out by saturday evening and sunday. So 21 a little cooler tomorrow. That chance of some afternoon late morning, afternoon showers on saturday and it could be a thunderstorm back to the mid 20s on sunday with a sun cloud mix and some wet weather into early next week. And that's a look at your forecast. Thank you ross. >> This is "global news" morning peterborough. We have your national and international headlines just ahead. Are you ready, ready, ready... Mmm, are you ready? ...to playBig Brother? Are you ready? Mmm On your mark, get set, go! Announcer: Big Brother, special two-night premiere July 17th and 18th on Global. Enhance your outdoor living space with pressure treated lumber from monaghan lumber. Using revolutionary preservative technology micropro sienna

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