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so I was like, I might as well down collect myself. And the jays are rallying. Sounds like we'll see where this and I was also full of adrenaline. So I didn't really feel anything, but I knew it looked really bad. And so my friends were gracious enough to say we've got to go now and we went to the emergency oh my goodness, I've so many questions for you on ask and you shall receive. You asked jays to hook you up. >> And hook you up. They did tell us about some of the perks you've been receiving. >> Yeah, super got bo bichette signed baseball. And it was him. Hit me with the ball accident. And I've access at a future date and and I'm very excited about there's been a lot of reaction online fans online. They're asking you to signs that copy of the custom car that was made just for fielding this kind fans online haven't seen my handwriting. I don't know that when you go, I didn't know like tops has been awesome any my own card. I'm going auction a couple cards off tomorrow for the holland bloorview hospital donated to them. If the kids concussion kind of and given how the kids were so nice to me as soon as I got hit, it was kids who walked out. So somebody still my ball. And there was a shoulder year-old walked out and they were the ones we're offering either bobblehead, which is to get away that night. And they were the most concerned lez, that is incredible on finally question for you. >> At the jays have invited you back to watch another game. Is anything a change in terms of how you watched you have any advice for other fans? Yes, I number one pay attention to the foul and also have compassion for those who do get stuck because they, you know, this one didn't bounce, it went 110 miles per hour straight my yeah, I mean, just going to keep showing up and have a little bit I guess. >> Have a little bit more like the fact every support has been so nice that I like the community showed up for me in raleigh for and I just I really feel the support of love and everybody which is like going into my own fandom of the game. And now I've got people behind it. This is such an amazing story on so many levels. First of obviously hope that you're ok, I'm glad that you are doing well. Watching the game tonight. Have you been recognized of people said anything to you? >> Yeah, so you can still see some hiding hiding here. >> Because everyone has been so nice to the jays staff to taking selfies with me and just you know, ask doing people keep shaking my hand, their selfies and the everywhere. And the thing everyone's just been really, really kind to me. >> You are a little celebrity. Liz mcguire, thanks so much for joining us. And tonight. Good luck. Thank you. What is also making news. Apple music has released their final list of the 100 greatest albums of all time. Lauryn hill's 1998 album, the miseducation of lauryn hill ranks number one on the list, finishing ahead of notable names like beyonce, the beatles, michael jackson, prince stevie prince, rather stevie wonder and nirvana, toronto artist rakes ranks number 47th on the list with his album take care. It's 5:59 26 degrees. You're watching toronto's breaking news cp24. We remain under a severe thunderstorm watch tonight in the gta. Thanks so much for watching ctv. News at 6:00 is coming up next. [ ] >> Nathan: good evening. They are a visible presence in parks across the city. Homes encampments are something officials have been dealing with for several years, and today, they announced a new strategy. >> Michelle: providing enhanced supports to help people find shelter and stable housing. Beth MacDONNELL is live tonight with more on this. Beth? >> Beth: michelle, nathan, the city says this shift in its approach to encampments is based on feedback from the public and the city's ombudsman. >> Reporter: instead of clearing homelessness encampments, a new city of toronto report recommends a housing first human rights-based approach. >> The clearing is not a strategy that works. It removes people from one place and -- to go where? >> Reporter: this is what clarence square park near spadina and front is like now. The city says with a lack of mental health care services, a

lack of housing and high rent costs, more people are struggling on the streets. The aim: by using more outreach workers and compassion, more people will find shelter and stable housing. But removing encampments will not be a priority. >> There are situations where there's a safety concern. Either for individuals who are in encampments, for example, because of fire, that where -- a call may require that a notice is for -- for removal. But that's laid out now. >> Reporter: the pressures on the shelter system are huge. A situation that led many new arrivals to stay in church basements last summer. Refugees now taking up about half the spaces. >> What is desperately-needed is a coordinated regional response to this issue, and the establishment of a regional reception centre, something that city council has long asked for, as well as our community partners. >> Reporter: two women here say outreach workers are trying and people are filling out the paperwork to move on, but securing a place is tough to finalize. >> They're not coming here to say, today is moving day. >> Or they never take you will to see the place or give you a a day to check it out if you want to. >> Reporter: police say the gentle approach has been successful at allen gardens. Last year, there were 84 encampments. Now, just nine. >> Said that people need safe resources, but none of the protocol recommends any of that, so, it mainly focuses on committing clearly to people that they will be cleared if they don't accept the shelter option. >> Reporter: and until the other than arching situation are addressed, more of the right housing and services are available, encampments will keep popping up. >> Beth: the report says the city will strive to give written notice when enforcement is required. And in most cases, it will provide 72 hours' notice. This report goes to the economic development committee next week. Reporting live at city hall, I'm beth MacDONNELL. Nathan, back to you. >> Nathan: thank you, beth.

>>> Still ahead, where to find the money to keep the water running and traffic flowing. City councilors meet to tackle toronto's growing infrastructure issues. Ctv's natalie johnson will have more in minutes. >> Michelle: but first, a teenager is dead following a crash involving a mini bike. >> Nathan: it happened in a residential area in vaughan, and that's where we find ctv's mike walker tonight. Mike? >> Mike: nathan, michelle, police say the mini bike and vehicle collided at this intersection behind me, which is a four-way stop. The 4-year-old driver of the vehicle is now facing several charges. >> Reporter: viewer photos show a mini bike lying in the middle of a neighbourhood. Neighbours describe hearing a violent impact. >> He was a big man, and then noise of something, you know, scratching the street like it was a -- like something was tagging along with the car or something. >> Reporter: york regional police say around 10:45 P.m., a 16-year-old boy was raiding a mini bike when he was struck and killed by a vehicle at this four-way stop at martin grove road and forest drive drive. >> The bike crumpled up, lying over there. There was a boy. Paramedic came. They were doing cpr over there. All the debris of the car and the bike were all the way up to the stop sign. >> The first thing I noticed was that mangled bike. I'm going, this is not good. >> Reporter: the teen was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died. >> At this time, what we can say is that the vehicle and the mini bike collided with each other at the intersection. Again, in terms of the sequence of events leading up to that collision, we're till trying to get witness accounts to help piece that together. >> Reporter: witnesses tell "ctv news" the vehicle came to a stop by these mailbox, more than 150 metres from where they say the crash occurred. The driver, they say, was nowhere to be found. >> He left the door open, so whoever was -- took off. >> Reporter: officers arrested the driver near the scene. The 24-year-old has been charged with dangerous operation causing death, failure to stop after an accident causing death, and possession of of a controlled substance. >> He was not impaired at the time, but the possession of a controlled substance charge was the result of searching the vehicle and finding what we believe to be a controlled substance in the vehicle. >> We believe it to be cocaine, but we can't confirm that right now. >> Reporter: residents say speeding is a problem at this intersection. >> It's sad to hear. Honestly, it's sad. This is a recurring problem along this street. Cars are just whizzing by. They speed through that stop sign. >> I have a teenaged girl and a small boy, and I'm scared to even take them on a bike ride. >> Reporter: police say the accused is bound by a release order for an unrelated offence but didn't reveal the charge. >> Mike: police say their investigation is ongoing, and they are continuing to appeal for witnesses. Anyone with dash cam or surveillance video to come forward. Reporting live in vaughan, I'm mike walker, nathan, back to you. Knight knight thank >> Nathan: thank you, mike. Time no for a exec on the forecast. There's a chance of thunderstorms? Some areas, so keep that in mind if you've got plans tonight. Jessica smith is here with a look at the current conditions and looking at the water, things look fine. >> Jessica: it's nice in the downtown core, down by the lake shore, beautiful. It's more so the gta areas north of the city, east of the ciiy still contending with this messy weather. It is still prompting the likelihood of a pop-you are shower before the day is all said and done, but the heavier showers are anywhere barrie kind of towards bancroft and out towards the borderline with québec. Now, we are still under a thunderstorm watch here in the city. We have the right conditions. Warmer air at the surface, cooler airline aloft, and wind sheer, so we have all of those things that can make up the recipe for severe thunderstorm possibilities. Temperature-wise, nathan is right. It is still very hot. Humidex values into the MID-30s. Heading into this evening, though, it doesn't get much better, but at least the winds get a little bit lighter, but tonight that chance of active weather is going to linger. Comingcoming up, I'll have a look at your long-range forecast, but right now, back over to michelle and nathan. >> Michelle: thank you, jess. >> Nathan: at a council meeting today, councillors were discussing how to best deal with the growing financial issue. Ctv's natalie johnson is live tonight at city hall with the very latest. Natalie? >> Natalie: hi, nathan. It is no secret that so much of toronto's infrastructure is aging. Everything from roads to bridges to buildings found that 40% of them were in poor condition. And the cost here to maintain them is enormous. We're talking $40 billion, with a "b," over the next ten years. That is $26 billion more than the city expected. >> Reporter: the fountain in

the mitch mel lastman square paints the perfect picture of the city's infrastructure issues. When the water is on, it it hawks down into the parking lot below, so with no money, the city has turned off the taps. >> We're unable to ever get out of that home of the. >> Reporter: not without help from the other levels of government. The city staring down a 26 billion-dollar shortfall when it comes to maintain maintaining its roads, bridges, buildings and more. Nearly 40% of the city's capital assets rated as either poor or very poor. >> This isn't a surprise. We have been pointing this out for years. We need a new deal for the city of toronto. >> This is the direct consequence of the penny pinching budgets of the two previous mayors, who wouldn't invest in keeping our infrastructure in good repair. >> The last two administrations starved the city of resources. >> Reporter: one of the city's most contentious infrastructure projects has also been added to the agenda. The threatt-year construction on the gardiner that has 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 three plus years why no end in sight, that's unacceptable. >> Reporter: someone who previously lived in asia, 24/7 is definitely something that should be normal. We have to find ways, obviously, to mitigate sound. >> Reporter: the mayor says the city is now working with the current connractor to develop a plan for ex-pet I'ding the work, and the contractor is testing the noise levels that would be created by overnight member democrat litigation. >> Mayor Olivia Chow: it's not a repair work. Shored up on one side so we can demolish the other side while using the pas gardiner. That's really guys difficult u. >> Reporter: aging infrastructure that continues to cost money the city doesn't have. From gardiner gridlock to the fountain that's divide up. Reporting live in the chamber, I'm natalie johnson, michelle, over to you. >> Michelle: a special tribute for councillor jaye robinson, who died last week after a long battle with cancer. A moment of silence was held in memory of the long-time don valley west councillor. Flowers and a framed photo were placed on her spot in the chamber and her husband and three sons were in attendance as robinson's colleagues remembered her for her dedication a service. >> A good friend of mine. I remember that when -- when she was here in the council chamber, she would always walk me and say, can you ppease tell them to be quiet? [ Laughter ] but my condolences go out to the family, and we will be missed. >> Michelle: she held several positions over the years, including ttc chair and chair of the infrastructure committee. She took a leave of absence in 2019 to undergo treatment for breast cancer. Robinson returned to work a year lately, but mostly attended meetings virtually. She leaves behind her husband and three sons. >> Nathan: still to come on "ctv news tonight," art a dramatic rise in the number of shootings this year, hamilton police are returning to the public for help, asking citizens to speak out to help stop the violence. >> Michelle: you might remember last november the indigo bookstore in in yorkville was the target of vandal i. >> Nathan: tonight, calls for charges to be dropped as the case winds its way through the legal system. Ctv's rahim ladhani has the latest. >> Reporter: kyle gardiner is one of people who toronto police charged six months ago for allegedly glueing posters and throwing red tape on an indigo bookstore. Those charges have since been dropped. In november of last year, 11 people were charged for allegedly participating in hate-motivated mischief. Officers executed no-knock search warrants to bring them into custody. >> You're laying trumped-up charges that allow police to bust into our homes, drag our reputations through the mud and to brand us as hate criminals when we have not been charged with any hate crime. >> Reporter: the charges range from mischief and criminal harassment to conspiracy to commit an indictable act. The town attorney geneeal's

office says this decision should not be seen as a criticism of the police determination that there were reasonable grounds for the arson of these four individuals. However, the standard for proceeding with a prosecution is properly higher and more rigorous. This defence attorney disagrees. >> Based on the constitutional and legal frailties in the case against all the of the accused, it would be my view that in fact there's no reasonable prospect of contradiction in the case. >> Reporter: there has been an increase in hate-motivated crimes against the jewish community since the war between israel and hamas began last october. However, indigo bookstore has a history of boycotts which spans before that, targeting its founder heather reisman. >> Who made it her personal mission through her foundation to provide direct financial support to canadian citizens to join the israeli military. >>>targeting indigo is not anti-semitic. >> Reporter: the crown attorney says the alleged offences have had a widespread impact on the community and that it is ready to move forward and set trial dates. Rahim ladhani, ctv news. >> Michelle: a man was rushed to hospital with critical injuries after an overnight shooting downtown. This happened near isabella and cher bon streets. Responding officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in a laneway between two homes. He was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. At this point, the motive is unclear. Witnesses describe hearing a commotion behind the building shortly before gunshots were fired. . >> Nathan: police in hamilton are looking for the public's help after the number of shootings in that city more than doubled over the past year. >> Michelle: among those incidents, a daylight gun fight that occurred just moments after kids walked through the scene. Ctv's sean leathong reports. >> Reporter: there have been brazen daylight shootings. Buildings indiscriminately shot under cover of darkness, and several suspects at large. Hamilton is experiencing a steep increase in gun violence. >> At this point, we're running a record -- a reccrd pace. >> Reporter: in 2024, there have been 22 shootings, more than double last year, and on pace to beat their record year in 2019. The most recent just this past weekend. Three suspects seen fleeing after shooting an apartment building. In many of the shootings, police say they're encountering obstacles to their investigation. >> Too many instances of refusal to help us. >> Reporter: so, they're appealing to the public for help. This video taken on may 13th shows a little girl walking down an alley in the area of martin street and kin ray just moments before this shot was fired. The beginning of what police say as a daylight gun fight. >> That vehicle that you see driving off in the laneway circled that particular block and fired back. >> Reporter: in the neighbourhood, many residents heard the shots. >> We hear bang, bang. Bang, bang, bang, bang. And it's, like, that doesn't sound like fireworks or anything like that. >> Reporter: there were no reported injuries in this incident, but with homes lining the alley, there is fear that someone could be hurt or killed. >> It's getting to where the neighbourhood's no longer safe and it doesn't feel comfortable to live and here anymore. >> Reporter: police say they have received help from the public and that is making all the difference. There are a number of cameras in the area, and police say the community here refused to put up with the violence. >> By securing evidence at a scene, providing us with statements, offering video to a point where I'm confident down the road we are going to make some arrests. >> Especially in cases like this, this would be the best time to tell the police so that they can get the best information to get those guns off the streets. >> Reporter: however, they say that other incidents have created some fear of retribution and... >> A bit of a street code coming into effect where it's just taboo to talk to police. >> Reporter: there have been three homicides this year and a number of shootings were resulted in injuries. Some of innocent bystanders. Hamilton police say anyone can anonymously help by calling the shooting response unit. Sean leathong, ctv news. >> Nathan: the numbers say food inflation has been steadily cooling, but it appears many canadians haven't noticed any improvement. In fact, a new leger poll found almost two-thirds of respondents feel inflation at the grocery store is getting worse compared to a year or two ago. 26% believe global economic phenomena such as supply chain issues are responsible. And 20% say the federal government is to blame. >> People have less money to spend on food, and they feel desperate, and so they're looking to blame some thing, someone. And the easiest thing to blame, the one component of the supply chain that most people understand is the grocery store. But food inflation is much more complicated than that. But I'm not surprised to see the anger, the collective anger from

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