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looked at the overall situation with poverty across the country, comparing the progress of every government. There's a sample of the report card. The federal government was given a deep minus, ontario id minus. Québec a c+, alberta d- in british columbia, d+ and the yukon inconclusive. >> At nova scotia and pei did manage to bring their scores up a bit. I don't want to suggest that no one taking action. >> Reporter: -- food bank active estate governments need a coordinated poverty reduction plan. >> The former maple leafs head coach has reportedly secured a new job. Tsn is reporting that he has signed a deal to become the next head coach of the new jersey devils. He was inspired by the leafs after first round playoff exit. He spent the past five seasons in toronto making the playoffs each year but only advancing past the first round once. The blue jays were looking for a series when when they wrapped up a three-game set with the chicago white sox this evening. [ Cheering ] >> Reporter: he capped off a seven run second inning, ended up winning the game 9-2. The team will now hit the road beginning at a series for the detroit tigers tomorrow night. I blue jays fan is making the most of a very painful souvenir. Liz mcguire was struck by a foul ball and now has her very own trading card. >> They may be my own card, I went to auction a couple off tomorrow. To a kid's conduct -- concussion centre and didn't have the kids were so nice to me soon as I got hit -- >> The foul ball that hit mcguire in the face is estimated to be travelling at 110... The topps trading card company has produced 110 copies of a card featuring the immediate aftermath of her injury. She also got an autographed baseball. You're watching ctv news. We are back after the break. [ ] EcoTech Windows and Doors offers cutting-edge ecosmart technology in its latest product line, meeting Energy Star compliance for substantial savings on your energy bill. Right now, we pay the tax, or don't pay till 2025. See more at Ecotechwindows.ca. Morgan Rielly just realized that adulting can be offside. Why do I pay the same for car insurance as that guy? It's 'cause you're the same age. Not fair. Not one bit. I don't get it. Check out Sonnet Shift. It's a new app from Sonnet Insurance where safe drivers can save up to 35%. I'm a safe driver. Yes you are, Morgan Rielly. I am Morgan Rielly. Uh-huh... Did you know the most car accident claims for pain and suffering have a deductible of over $44,000. Even if it wasn't your fault. -What? -It's true. That's why you need to call Preszler Law now. Did you know you waste 200 hours a year hand washing dishes? Switch to your dishwasher and Cascade Platinum Plus. All you have to do is Scrape Load, and you're done! Cascade. No prewash, no rewash, or your money back sixth solo album next month, as well as embarking on a cross- country tour. When we first started touring we toured as many places as we could all through the states around europe and stuff and then we would come back to canada and we get offered gigs and tuktoyaktuk or you know up in the north and st. John's newfoundland and all of those were more fun than anything we were doing. And now 95% of our schedule is is both my schedule and blue rodeo schedules and parts of canada. Meanwhile, blue rodeo and the lightfoot band are hosting a celebration of the late gordon lightfoot at massey hall tomorrow. The concert will also feature serena ryder, city in colour and kathleen edwards. And that is our report for this evening. A reminder -- you can get breaking news all day on c- p-24 -- and on our website -- "ctv news toronto dot c- a". For jessica smith -- and all of us at ctv news -- have a good night. I'm zuraidah alman -- we'll see you tomorrow. (Upbeat music)

>> City council had a busy day today with plenty to talk about, including how to deal with the major financial shortfall when it comes to infrastructure. That's coming up as well. And a teenage boy is dead. The man is facing charges after a crash in vaughan last night. From 299 queen street west. You're watching toronto's breaking news cp24. Good evening. I'm phil perkins. Thanks for joining us. Powerful storms swept across northern york region and the barrie area tonight. >> All all I got hold on a minute. It's kind of scary enough in line. >> The footage share with cp24 was taken in bradford and shows the intensity of the storm that since passed. The person who took it believes that there was a tornado nearby. However, there are no reports of any tornadoes touching down at this time. A tornado warning that had been issued by environment canada has since been cancelled. There are thousands of people that without power across the impacted region. Now let's go to the ongoing encampment university of toronto where tonight that they were held a rally in advance of talks with university administration tomorrow. For the latest, let's go to cp24 steve ryan, who was there earlier. >> King's college circle is a location where this encampment has been set since may, the second and consists of both the university of toronto students and some outsiders there. Pro-palestinian demonstrators who have been here. As I said since may the 2nd and that they are vowing to remain here until 2 other main demands are that they're putting towards the university of toronto. And that is that the university of toronto disclose the relationship with israel and that the university of toronto divest any investments that they have with israeli companies tonight at 6:00, this very large crowd gathered on the south side of king's college circle work. Many people addressed the crowd. Through a loud speaker reaffirmed their determination and their commitment to staying here. >> At this location until bows to demands are met. You're looking at a large crowd right now and they're going to continue their demonstration again until the u of t meets those 2 demands, which are to disclose and to divest. Earlier on, we heard from some of these speakers who addressed very large crowd. Some of what was >> Banks we are weak that people not be able to maintain this encampment, but they are look at the park been the student we ask everybody to please apply pressure admin them falling, that we are here that people not to leave that people not compromise again. People want the palestinian people. >> Some of the demonstrators here tonight have vowed to participate in a hunger strike. Starting tonight. And they have said that they're committed to this hunger strike until such time, that u of t needs those 2 demands, which again are to divest and to disclose. And there is a meeting set up for tomorrow. >> Well, from roads to water, toronto is facing a budgetary shortfall when it comes to maintaining its infrastructure at a council meeting today count as we're discussing how best to deal with the growing financial issue. Here's ctv's natalie johnson. >> The fountain in the middle of mel lastman square pains. The perfect picture of the city's infrastructure issues when the waters on league's down into the parking lot below. And so with no money to fix it. The city has turned off the tops. It's a struggle. We can't keep up with the things that torontonians expect and weren't able to ever get out of that hole. >> Not without help from the other levels of government. The city staring down a 26 billion dollar shortfall when it comes to maintaining its roads, bridges, buildings and more. Nearly 40% of the city's capital assets. Grated is either poor or very poor. This isn't a surprise we have been pointing set for years. We need a new deal for city of toronto says the direct consequence of the penny-pinching budgets of the 2 previous mayors. >> Who wouldn't invest in keeping our infrastructure in good repair. Last 2 administrations. >> Starved the city of resourced. >> One of the city's most contentious infrastructure projects has also been added to the agenda. The three-year construction on the gardner that is cut capacity between dufferin and strachan by 30% and tied up traffic like never before. The idea that we're going to tie up a major artery like the gardiner for 3 plus years with no end in sight. That's unacceptable. Should be getting that work done. 24/7

give them the noise exemptions, they need to get the job done. Someone who previously lived in asia. >> 24/7 is definitely something that should be normal. We have to find ways obviously to mitigate sound. >> The mayor says the city is now working with the current contractor to develop a plan for expediting the work. And the contractor is testing the noise levels that would be created by overnight demolition. It's not a repair work. >> Literally of to shore it up. >> On one side, so we can all ish the other side. Wow, using their garner, really quite difficult. >> Aging infrastructure that continues to cost money. The city doesn't have from gardiner gridlock to the fountain that's dried up like the capital budget. >> Also, teenage boy is dead and a man is facing charges after a crash in vaughan. This happened around 10 45 last night. The area of martin grove and langstaff police say the 16 year-old boy who died was riding a many bike when he was struck in a four-way stop near jackman crescent. 24 year-old our new or child khan is charged in the crash. >> Sound like a firework rates or we came outside to see within 2 minutes. The police already here so that came outside to his already sirens and sirens, but lights the flashing lights and we did see the mangled debris of the little dirt. Biker the head to. And other people came on the side the mangled body was up against that light post. Just ahead there. >> Police say was out on bail on unrelated offences of the time. The crash, the 16 year-old boy who was killed has not been identified. Also, a man has been rushed to hospital after a stabbing in the west end. Police were in a plaza parking lot in the area of jane and alliances. Just north of st. Clair. The stabbing happened around 5:00 this afternoon. Paramedics tell cp24 a man in his 20's has serious but non-life-threatening injuries. No suspect information is available. And trump also looking at a stabbing near dufferin mall. Officers respond to the park right across the street from the mall shortly after 4.30 this afternoon. Man in his 20's taken to hospital. He's going to be ok. Officers are looking for a suspect described as a man with dreadlocks wearing all black clothing. And a girls hockey coach in brampton has been charged for allegedly sexually exploiting 2 players on his team. 26-year-old josh or senate is charged with 2 counts each of sexual exploitation and child learning peel. Police began investigating a little over a month ago after being given information about alleged inappropriate behaviour involving a coach. The ontario women's hockey association says saanich is ineligible. The coaching is sanctioned events pending the results of the charges and information are asked to contact peel police. And york police are concerned that a 20 year-old man charged in sexual offences involving minors has been approaching students at high schools in new market. 20 year-old jett, our offence of our sever. And jan is facing multiple charges. Now police believe on 2 separate occasions last year that he lied about his age posing as a teenager and met with girls and one instance police claim he attended a party and told the 13 year-old girl that he was 16 before arranging a meeting at a later date. Well, a man has been convicted of murdering his mother in leslieville in 2022. A jury ruled that 23 year-old doubtlessly is guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his mother. 56 year-old ken lee. Her body was found in several garbage bags and march of 2022 on eastern avenue after she was fatally stabbed in an apartment she shared with her son lee killing his mother was never a question during the trial, defence had argued that it was the result of years of abuse that he'll be sentenced at a later and ontario, long-term care nurses are expected to see the most significant wage increase in more than 30 years. A union which represents a majority of the nurses say the rays will work out about 11.5% over 2 years. The starting wage for registered nurses to long-term care homes goes from $32.22 an hour to nearly $34 per hour. While the top 8 year rate goes from $48 to $51 an hour. Charles. Breaking news, cp24. We come back. People in the u.k., they're one of the polls for a snap general election on july 4th. Those details coming up. Derek. Meredith. with the brightest smile You're my person. take me where I've never been before on a cloud above So who wants to make history? A new episode of grey's anatomy thursday at 9/10 mountain on ctv. Catch up on ctv.ca and the ctv app [ ] You might not know how to

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israel's existence. It's, it's a reward to moderates in the palestinian authority. >> The move comes after 143 countries voted in support of palestinian membership at the united nations. Something only states are granted. Canada abstained from that vote >> Canada has maintained its support for a two-state solution where the palestinian state is only recognized. >> As part of a long-term political solution. >> Canada's long-standing position has seen 2 sports to call for a two-state. >> Solution. That's the path to lasting peace in the middle east. The recognition by the 3 european countries is historic, but largely symbolic. Their formal declarations will happen next tuesday. >> Annie bergeron-oliver, ctv news, ottawa. >> Iran's supreme leader presided over a funeral today for the country's late president. And other officials were killed in a helicopter crash over the weekend. Ayatollah ali, how many held the service at tehran university. He said prayers over the casket of the dead, which were draped in iranian flags. 10's of thousands and follow the funeral procession through the country's capital. President ebrahim raisi is foreign minister and 2 others and others excuse me died when the helicopter they were travelling in went down on sunday. Iran has said june 28 as the date for its next presidential election. Hip-hop mogul sean diddy combs facing another sexual assault lawsuit, former model mission winner mckenney is accusing comes of drugging. >> And sexually assaulting her at his new york recording studio in 2003. Now she is seeking an unspecified amount in punitive and compensatory damages. This is the 7th lawsuit filed against comes in recent months. 6 contain allegations of sexual assault. Legal analyst dina dolls as a settlement most likely the outcome here. >> I would think that sean combs, but try to immediately settle this, not only because of the fact that he has no evidence of physical abuse. And so this itself might have evidence about it. But we know that the you know, there is an ongoing in federal investigation and to him for what we think or maybe potential trafficking charges. So to that and he's certainly not going to want to sit for deposition in a lawsuit or something like this. >> Me comes recently admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend cassie in a hotel hallway in la. And 2016. Also montreal police say there's no threat to the public after a recent string of homicides in the city. 3 passengers, 3 teenagers excuse me were stabbed late last night after a fight broke out at a montreal bowling alley involving more than a dozen people. The city has seen a 7 homicides last 10 days. However, they're not believed to be linked. Officials say the incident is not gang related had was reported to because by a personal conflict. Watching toronto's breaking news cp24. Some of the world's most iconic female athletes being immortalized with their own barbie dolls as part of the dolls. 65th birthday celebrations. Hello. I'm Russell Oliver, and I am the cash man. Bring me your used jewelry and I will give you cash. Oh yeah! Oh yeah! You can't leave without cuddles, but you also can't leave covered in hair. With Bounce Pet, you can cuddle and brush that hair off. Bounce. It's the sheet. The Sounds of Summer Sale is on now at Visions Electronics! Incredible savings on amazing tech for outdoor entertainment TVs, speakers, car audio, and more! No Interest and No Payments Until 2026 Plus a chance to Win your purchase See all the deals at Visions dot ca [ ] You might not know how to fix a broken air conditioner. Sfx: [phone/truck/bag/fan] But we do. "That was fast." And if you need a new one pay as little as three dollars a day and make no monthly rental payments for 6 months Call on Reliance Our heritage is engrained in our skin. And even when we metamorphasize into our new evolved form - we carry that spirit with us. Because you can take Alfa Romeo out of Italy, but you best believe... you can't take the Italy out of an Alfa Romeo. . It's spring time in paris and the kings and queens of clay have come out to play Tennis played on another planet That is a piece of art right there Ooo lala! Roland garros on tsn and tsn+

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