CJOH - Thursday, May 23, 2024 - 06:00 p.m. (ET) - Segment #2

>>> Every spring the city is full of geese and their babies with goslings hatching across the city. And kanata this week, a disturbing incident involving one of those bird families shortly after a mom's legs began to hatch this week, someone came and stomped on one of the babies killing it. It happened on tuesday morning in the parking lot near the hazeltine will, dave charbonneau has the details. >> Reporter: it was a springtime scene, customers and ... Enjoying. Geese hatching in the planter. We were excited on tuesday to show up that morning and see that there was a little baby gosling. >> Reporter: done a horrifying act of cruelty on tuesday morning. Someone stomped a newborn gosling to death just after attached. >> There was an individual walking down the sidewalk and provoked the female goose who then left the nest and the baby gosling followed its mom and at that time this individual stepped on it repeatedly. >> Reporter: to more goslings hatched after the death. The goose family was moved by safe wings ottawa to a nearby pond where they are now safe. >> I think it's great that when we see some thing like this going on, we try to protect them and take care of them and make sure they get into the right hands so they can have a safe home. >> Reporter: >> Good news, the mother continued on her eggs and there were two little goslings there yesterday that we were able to relocate with the help of safe wings volunteers. They trap them and move them to a nearby pond. They are still in kanata but they are now on water and are raising their babies. >> Reporter: police are now investigating this as an active animal cruelty at her looking for a suspect. Dave charbonneau, ctv news. >> Graham: it could be the end of two very popular programs at algonquin college, both the hairstyling and aesthetician programs are on the chopping block which could mean the end of an era for the college. Katelyn wilson joins us life with more. >> Reporter: no decisions been made yet, it boils down to money as the college tells ctv news, it's about using its resources effectively. Now a petition is circulating with more than 2600 signatures calling on the college to think twice about the highly thought no sought after programs. She's training to become a hairstylist at algonquin college. All before she finishes high school next month. >> The fact I can get out of high school and already be in the salon doing what I've learned in school, it's super exciting. >> Reporter: as she fast-track her career actually more than 200 students graduating from the hairstyling is the titian program and perhaps some of the lat motion last with the program on the chopping block. >> Management maintains that the decision is purely financial. >> Reporter: the college tells us it's part of a strategic planning process but, she says it will mean the end of highly sought after programs that are female dominated -- dominated and in high demand. >> We lost a lot of talented professionals because of the huge closures that happened over the pandemic. To fulfil that gap, we need programs like this. >> Reporter: while nothings been decided yet, it's estimated the shortage of hairstylists could reach 10,000 nationwide. >> Reporter: >> We know the governments are focused on trades, we are the same, we have the labour shortages, so this possible suspension of these programs will have huge ramifications to the ottawa area and to the trade >> Reporter: it's not like they're in decline. >> Our programs are waitlisted, so we are in demand. The industry requires aestheticians, so we can't produce them fast. >> Reporter: enough both programs also generate revenue for the college with salon services for the public on campus. >> We have all the solutions ready to go of how we could make this more financially viable. >> Reporter: the board of governors is expected to vote on june 3rd on what could be the end of an era. >> It's disappointing knowing that other little girls around the world or even friends who found interest in this program, that they don't have the opportunity to even try or apply to it. It said. >> Reporter: with the ford government putting more emphasis on the trades and earning credits when completing high school, at six beckett programs like these will become even busier. >> Graham: what about international students? All institutions are facing a cut of international students, is that at play here? >> Reporter: as a whole, yes. Algonquin college like other postsecondary institutions are moot -- losing millions with a cap on international students, so now they are looking for cuts elsewhere. When it comes to these programs, both have a small percentage of international students which the instructors say, can filled by the waitlist. >> Graham: katelyn wilson, thanks.

>>> We have extended coverage of the program cuts at algonquin college, more stories online at ctvnewsottawa.ca. >>> A first look at the weather forecast. That blue sky, was gorgeous today. More on the way,. >> Matt: happy to do this after some unsettled afternoons. Our first tornado warning of the season yesterday and the ottawa valley. A bunch of thunderstorms that continue to roll through last night. On my way home I saw lightning thunder everywhere. It was lighting up the night sky but today, the satellite radar picture look mike -- looks much different and people are happier too because not only is there very little cloud cover and lots of sunshine, the humidity is way less of a factor. It's minimal at best today. Felt like a heat dome yesterday like 38° early in the season not ready for that yet. We have to build up to that. It will be lovely out there. Some cloud cover friday but getting to 21, a seasonal high. Tracking and watching northwest winds that could make things feel cooler. From the northwest significant wind gusts possible but we can't complain about this, 23° and partly cloudy. Sunshine neck spectacle with all weekend. >> Graham: an audible woman facing charges after another woman's he job was pulled off at a city hall protest last week. A warning, this video may be disturbing to some viewers. [ Shouting ] >> Graham: this happened during a protest at the israeli flag raising ceremony last tuesday, the video shows a woman pulling down that he job of protesters. A 74-year-old woman now facing assault mischief and harassment charges. Police not releasing her name. >>> 11 people are displaced vernight fire and lowertown. Multiple 911 calls were made around 3:30 am reporting a fire outside a 6 unit apartment building and the 100 block of clarence street. When crews arrived, the fire spread to parts of the attic. Firefighters had to pull down parts of sealing to ask taber's the flames. The damage extends from the ground floor to the roof. Know when injured, the cause under investigation.

>>> The lrt will be partially shut down in october for work to repair the reliability of the system. We don't know exactly where or when the confederation line will be shut down, we're expecting to learn more at a transit committee meeting at the end of the month. Part of the work will be addressing ongoing issues with the axles and the track. New documents show the earliest date for the trillium line could open his mid-august. Last week, oc transpo officials said the north-south line from bayview to riverside south will open at some point this summer. New documents though posted online layout a more specific timeline for training and testing. The earliest completion date would be make it out mid-august. There still no guarantee... >>> Loblaws boycott began at the beginning of the month to protest rising food prices. Now many smaller groceries say they are seeing an increase in profits. Here's dylan dyson. >> Reporter: >> $12, on clearance he might see that averaging at 14. >> Reporter: to 16 the independent grocer says, sales are up in the month of may. >> It's hard to tell right now this soon if it is a full boycott and we are seeing the increase in sales. >> Reporter: from that it's out of time and many across canada are making a concerted effort to boycott loblaws and its affiliated stores. Shoppers trying to put pressure on a grocery giant as food prices continue to rise. >> Our buying fire is not as -- buying power is not as strong as the larger stores. We try to price either the same or lower. >> For 2 people, $144. >> Reporter: this boycott that started on social media may not be turning out as effective as organizers hoped. >> The reality is that loblaws stock prices up since the start of the month. >> If you look at galen weston's portion of loblaw, it's almost a billion dollars richer than at the beginning of the month. >> I would love to but this is the cheapest store compared to metro. >> Reporter: participation may be mixed but shoppers say they are fed up with major grocers. >> I'd rather give them my money than to line the pockets of major corporations. >> They are seeing the prices are almost the same as the local producers that I think that's where we will see people coming in. >> Reporter: dylan dyson, ctv news, arnprior. >> Graham: police are searching for witnesses after a teenager was struck by an o transpo bus last week. It happened around 3:20 in the afternoon last tuesday at the intersection of baycrest drive and walkley road. The team pedestrian was brought to hospital with serious injuries. Anyone who saw the collision or who has the cam footage is asked to contact police. Residents and business owners in carlington are voicing concerns over plans to build a new supportive housing project in the area. >> It's very hard to imagine what's going on now. Obviously the businesses and people living in the neighbourhood, it's a very hard thing to digest. That's why we are here to try and stop it because things are getting worse and worse. >> Graham: currently three buildings in carlington with plans to build a fourth. Many in the community pushing back saying it will lead to more crime in the area.

>>> The city's largest school board held a second round of public meetings last night as ed mulls over changes to a number of programs. >> It's important to us to fear -- here about... >> Graham: the ottawa carleton district school board is reviewing its elementary programs, some of the main changes being considered are a limited english only schools and streamlining all students into french immersion. And having special needs student attend regular classrooms. The final round of public meetings will be held next wednesday. >>> Aside passing tonight, community leader and auto printer rob... Has died. He was the cofounder of fat alberts and... Restaurant chain. There were 22 locations. He was also a dedicated member of the conservative party and generous philanthropist. He was 79 years old. Researchers at sheol have developed the world's first artificial intelligence program to help diagnose diagnose rare genetic disorders in children. Judy trinh has closer at the technology. >> Reporter: for years the -- this family has been searching for the cause of the developmental delays in their tender old son anthony. >> Is balances pour as well as being able to retain information and grasp every day small tasks and knowledge was very challenging. >> Reporter: doctors initially thought the delays were due to complications from surgery anthony had as a baby. He was born with excessive fluid around his brain. After more than 100 visits to the hospital, and being sent from one specialist to another, he was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. >> There's about 400 people in the world known with this disease right now. He's the first one diagnosed with this disease in north america. >> Reporter: there are 6000 rare genetic diseases. And needs diagnosis may not have happened if he was not flagged for testing during -- by an ai algorithm. Cheo named it... Developed by scientists working with tech experts. >> It's a notch, we are not replacing the doctors, we're helping them with some of these digital tools. >> Reporter: for this kind of project researchers use the algorithm to analyse ten years of data consisting of more than 250,000 patient records, of that number, 15 people were flagged as having potential rare genetic diseases. Ai allows cheo doctors to diagnose rare disorders in kids much earlier so families can get help faster. >> We don't have a specific diagnostic code attached to you in the educational system. You're often not given enough resources. >> Reporter: it took cheo three years to develop this algorithm but it has no plans to monetize it. Instead, she wants to give it away to other children's hospitals for free. >> Graham: judy trinh reporting, thanks.

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