CICT - Monday, May 27, 2024 - 02:00 p.m. (ET) - Segment #2

>>> Canadian blood services opens its new donation centre today. The centre is located on 9th avenue southwest in the east tower of penn west plaza downtown. The clinic moved to make way for the greenway construction. Canadian blood services says the new location will provide them with increased visibility and access for donors. In our city, more than 4,000 donors are needed each month to meet demand. >> Bindu: the coowner of a restaurant in mission says a long-running sewage problem has caused issues for several eateries in the area. Blowers and grafton on 4th street received a notice from alberta health services to shut down on wednesday. Inspectors found water and debris from sewage backup on the floors in the basement kitchen as well as a dishwasher not working properly. A plumbing issue on the street outside has caused the problem. Robertson says dealing with an ahs closure is scary, and the company takes food safety seriously. >> I understand people's concern. It seems like the world's ending and the whole restaurant's in turmoil when you see something like that. A closure and some infractions. And it really is an unfortunate circumstance for us, due to this backup backup. >> Bindu: workers arrived on site on sunday to work on fixing the plumbing problem. >> Joel: the president of the university of alberta is under further pressure as the body that oversees one of that university's biggest faculty has passed a vote of nonconfidence in his leadership. President bill flanagan has come under fire for his handling of a pro-palestinian encampment earlier this month, which saw demonstrators forcefully removed by edmontonpolice officers. The vote does not trigger his removal, but flanagan is seeking a second term as president with his current term due to expire next summer. >> President flanagan is no longer supported by many people in the university of alberta community. It's not clear how he is going to lead that community, and I think there's a very strong sentiment that he needs to stop defending the encampment sweep, to admit it was a terrible mistake. [ Chanting ] >> Joel: here in our city, pro-palestinian protests continue at tompkins park. Organizers with the group justice for palestinians has been holding rallies like this every weekend. >> Bindu: the university of calgary plans to restart its petroleum engineering program in 2025. Corporate consolidation had caused the closure of the program, but u calgary says it is seeing demand once again from young people interested in pursuing careers in the industry. >> Joel: as the cost of groceries, fuel, and housing all continue to rise, one nearby community is getting some much-needed help. Craig momney has more from the tsuut'ina nation. >> This event was organized through the church of christ. On sunday, more than 2,000 residents of tsuut'ina nation were given essentials. These bags included nonperishable items. In total, organizers estimate about a quarter million dollars was handed out to help a nation in need. >> They reached out to us, and we've done so many events with them in terms of sporting events. We found out that their community really needs the help. I remember the general manager here at seven chiefs sportsplex. She told us their food bank was empty, their shelves were empty. >> Because the hard times we're going through, the church is reaching out and helping rebuild that relationship and helping our nation with things that we need because of the cost of living and what's happening. >> This is a very big help. >> It's pretty good, actually.

it's very beneficial for all families. >> Reporter: $5,000 was also donated to tsuut'ina nation. That money, from what I've been told, will go towards buying sports equipment and for charters to get to and from events. The charity will be handing out things such as boots, coats, and gloves in the winter. >> Bindu: fort nelson residents are returning home nearly two weeks after a wildfire forced the entire community to evacuate. The evacuation order lifted at 8:00 a.m.. Officials have deemed it safe for residents to return home, but the parker lake wildfire burning just a few kilometers west of the town still remains out of control. The B.C. wildfire service says dry conditions and lightning will pose challenges for crews fighting fires over the next few days. >> The concern for these next couple of days is going to be the chance for thunderstorms developing in the area. There's a lot of instability in the atmosphere, and the concern from a wildfire perspective is that these thunderstorms may generate some lightning in addition to some gusty winds. >> Bindu: fort nelson will still remain on evacuation alert, meaning residents are being asked to leave at a moment's notice in case the fire situation worsens. >> Joel: we all love, at least most of us, to complain about the cost of event tickets. So how the U.S. government is working to bring those prices down. >> Bindu: plus hundreds of thousands of people in bangladesh have been force it's your last chance to scratch and save! At the brick! Find big savings throughout the store! And scratch and save, up to an additional forty percent off your purchase! Plus! Scratch and win! Over one hundred and forty thousand dollars in prizes! The brick! Saving you more. Your new truck trade up has arrived at Capital Chev. Volume pricing is back as inventory levels go up prices come way down. And right now we have over 250 brand new gmc Sierra's to choose from Lease a crew cab 4x4 Pro edition for only 99 bucks weekly plus gst. Or work with our finance experts to get the best rates available. And if you want a gm certified pre-owned vehicle, we got lots of those too. It's finally time for your new truck trade up at Capital Chev in Calgary. ( ) Seeing clearly matters. Being seen matters more. Get frames and Lensesstarting at $79. Nobody cares for eyesmore than Pearle. What does Joy mean to you? To kids like Cedric, It means living life as a happy, healthy toddler after receiving critical care from the Alberta Children's Hospital. Born three months premature, Cedric was so tiny he needed a ventilator to breathe. This year, your tickets from the Children's Hospital Lottery support the technology that helped save Cedric's life. Buy yours today and make a big difference in the lives of Southern Alberta's smallest patients. Fbi! Announcer: fbi, fbi: International andFBI: Most Wanted, only on Global. >> Joel: the university of toronto says it is seeking an injunction to clear an encampment of pro-palestinian protesters from its downtown campus. The university issued a trespass notice, ordering the encampment to be removed. But they remain on site, where they've been for weeks. Demonstrators and university administrators held a meeting sunday, during which protesters presented what they described as a counter-offer calling on the schools to disclose institutions and companies profiting from the war in gaza. >> Bindu: this was the aftermath of an israeli strike on the city of rafah. The palestinian red crescent society says the israeli attack hit an area designated for displaced civilians. Late last night, the israeli commented on that airstrike on rafah, claiming it was targeting a compound housing hamas militants. A warning, some of the images in this story are disturbing. David aiken reports. >> Reporter: for the first time in four months, air raid sirens sounded in tel aviv. Residents scrambled for cover. This video, released by hamas, shows the missiles leaving gaza. And the israeli army says they were launched from rafah from a site less than a kilometer where

israeli forces were stationed. >> Hamas launched these rockets from near two mosques in rafah. Hamas has been attacking israel from rafah. >> Reporter: one person in israel was injured seeking shelter from the attack, and damage otherwise was minor. This house in central israel was damaged by a shrapnel hit. Still, it was a demonstration that even after seven months of fighting, hamas still has significant weapons. Meanwhile, israel allowed around 200 aid trucks through the khaled sharrouf canadakerem shalom crossing, but some of the food has been waiting so long to cross, it's beginning to rot. And on the diplomatic front, norway's foreign minister sunday presented palestinian prime minister mohammed mustafa with papers confirming norway's recognition of the state of palestine. Mohammed mustafa used the opportunity to repeat calls for an end to the war. >> I think it's time to go beyond condemning actions and requesting israel to stop the war in gaza. I think we need to raise the voices a little bit more and demand a ceasefire. >> Reporter: but the rocket attack makes a ceasefire much less likely. One hard-lined minister in netanyahu's cabinet urged the army to hit rafah even harder. David aiken, global news, ottawa. >> Joel: the papua new guinea government says a landslide on friday buried more than 2,000 people. It has now formally asked for international help. Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster happened on the south pacific island. The U.N. estimates roughly 670 people have died so far. It's not clear how local authorities arrived at the number of people affected. The remains of only six people have been recovered so far. We do know more than 150 homes were buried in the landslide. A stretch of highway has also been blocked with up to 8 metres of debris, creating a major obstacle for rescue efforts. >> Bindu: strong winds and heavy rain pounded the coastal regions of bangladesh and india as a severe cyclone made landfall. Millions are without power after power poles fell and trees were uprooted by winds. Dozens of villages were flooded after protection was washed away or damaged by the storm surge. The indian meteorological department says the storm is likely to weaken further throughout the day but warns heavy showers will remain over the next two days. >> Joel: with the U.S. justice department taking legal action to potentially break up ticketmaster and live nation, many experts say live music fans should not hold their breath expecting ticket prices to drop. >> I don't think it's going to have any effect on the fan whatsoever except to sow all kinds of confusions of where to buy tickets. Right now everybody knows to go to ticketmaster, and everybody hates ticketmaster because they think ticketmaster sets concert ticket prices, which is not true. Concert ticket prices are set by the artists and their manager in conjunction with the promoter. The only thing ticketmaster does is add a fee, usually somewhere around 5% of the face value of the ticket, which is how they make their money. >> Joel: ticketmaster currently controls 70% of the market in the U.S. legal experts say it might be a year before a trial starts and then likely months of arguments and an appeal if a judge orders a breakup of the companies. >> Bindu: you might not mind being home alone in this house. The famous property now up for sale. How much it's being listed for next.

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