CKAL - Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 08:00 p.m. (ET) - Segment #1

Right to the chalice. Now weve got to to go into week 2! Yep. This divison is going to be tougher. Come on! If we keep belieiving we can turn things around. Come on Wrexham. [chanting] Its an edge of your seat season. Welcome to Wrexham. All new Thursday's at 10. on fx and Citytv+. >> Kelly: we are going to finish up with something we came across on social media. This is "what I'm liking"." an organization californians were using washers and dryers to help kids read. The organization places books in laundromats where kids might be stuck for hours. It's called literacy in the laundromat. Say hello to carter and ian who watch in bakersfield. What's up? Hi. This is a great idea. I could have used this when I was a kid. I was very bored. There's only so much you can do play with those baskets on wheels. You're still in high school, right, carter? >> I am a proud junior at french high school your bakersfield. Even in high school the importance of literacy is not lost on me. I am so proud to be the chairman of the youth literacy committee. We are the committee that deals directly with youth related literacy initiatives, gets youth engaged with a youth related issue. One of my favorite initiatives is addressing the laundromat. Like you mention, there's so many times when kids have to go to the laundromat and spend: countless hours sitting there doing nothing. It's a good way to engage with our rural communities as well and getting books in the hands of kids so they can read. Hopefully boost our literacy rate. >> Kelly: absolutely. I think my hatred of quarters started at the laundromat. The organization as other projects too. >> Absolutely. The goal is to improve the lives of the community through literacy so we do that in multiple ways. Reading, writing, math, basic adult education, citizenship, esl, courier skills. We try to be the literacy safety net and that's why it's so important to include youth voice voice. The county is down when it comes to literacy rates post-pandemic. 35% of kids reading at standard. So when we think about especially as carter talked about, the rural community. Only 45% of current county residents speak english. When we think about needing to get multiple languages out there, culturally reflective material, it is so great. They give us ideas of where we can bring in these types of interventions. Even though the quarters are little annoying, I've noticed kids still like to read. They run up there and grab those books and what a unique idea to place literacy in a unique environment so that we are reaching kids no matter where they are at in the books are free. If the kids decide I want to take it home, we are all for that. We also administer the dolly parton imagination library. We are focused on early childhood literacy especially for zero to five. 11% of the population is enrolled in the dolly program. We're doing everything we can. >> Kelly: that is so incredible. Not everyone can afford books. It's really cool they could to take them. I can't let you leave. Carter, your mullet is so amazing. You win for best pair of debate. I was trying to be serious because it's very important thing you're doing but I'm like, that party in the back is making me so happy right now and it feels like home. Thank you so much, carter. Thank you, ian. It sent cool initiative, cool program. I'm liking your post. Makers of precise, the go-to precise pen of "the kelly clarkson show," they're going to be writing the council a check for $1,000. >> Thank you so much. Keep up the good work. Thanks so much. >> Kelly: thank you to our guests. Simu liu, luke newton, rebecca, alecia, stray kids. Have a great day. If it's not, change it.

broadcasting on the traditional territories of the blackfoot confederacy of the siksika kainai and piikani, the tsuu t'ina nation, stoney nakoda nation, métis nation and all the people who make their homes in the treaty 7 region of southern alberta this is city news. People see their tax dollars. >> Reporter: some city of calvary employees are demanding higher wages and more work from home flexibility whole potential strike could impact the city. >>> We could call it a little bit of an update to the gdp. It's a new program for people without a high school diploma. Spin I guess, we are on top of things. >> Reporter: report sent to cut city council is in a good place to address the housing crisis. Some counsellors saying that no other strategy has ever move this fast. >> Never has a corporation of this size, with this many employees come together to expedite as fast as they are. That has never happened. And it demonstrates that people actually want to see this response move over. >> Reporter: council passed the strategy in september of last year in the city says approximately 80% of the housing strategy will be initiated by the end of 2024. We seem to have multi- established counsellors with the only way for them to address the need is nonmarket housing and it's so far the city says they've been able to provide city-owned lands for building and secure funding from the federal housing accelerator fund. The council advisory committee on housing says it will continue to provide the next stage of advice. And increase the critical outcomes. It shines a light on the population growth in alberta, statistics canada says the population in edmonton region, growing by over 60,000 last year. The estimate representing an over 4% growth, but the boom more pronounced in and around calgary, with the population growth of nearly 100,000, representing a 6% growth. It is estimated that 2023 is the largest year on record for population growth in alberta. Speed mike again, people don't realize how much training we bring when you call 9-1-1 and how much were capable to do. >> Reporter: we are, given an up close look at the life-saving tools and equipment used by paramedics each and every day on the job.

>>> Calgary police are looking for this man who has been missing since tuesday. 34-year-old vasyl was last seen at 11:00 am, leaving his home in auburn bay, heading to the calvary transit customer service centre located downtown. He is not familiar with the cover area and only speaks ukrainian and russian. There is nothing to indicate foul play at the moment, would anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> Charges have been laid it against calvary man who allegedly exposed himself and asked a teenager for sex in the northwest rec centre. The victim was approached by many didn't know while using the changer at the thornhill aquatic and recreation centre on may 5th. Police say the man made several sexual comments and exposed himself to the teen. Shocked by the interaction, the victim quickly left the change room but so too did the suspect. Police say he followed the teen out into the rec centre's common area where he continued to make sexual remarks towards the victim. 64-year-old calvin edwin "eight faces one count of commodification of sexual services from a person under the age of 818 and one count of committing an indecent act. >>> A theatre company in the northwest has been the target of vandalism, putting the nonprofit out thousands of dollars. The most recent incident happening tuesday night when a person wearing a facemask through a large rock at the building, shattering the back door. The company says this is the third time it has had that stores destroyed intentionally in the past few months, costing them more than $20,000. >> Is a nonprofit we just can't afford to sustain this kind of damage. Our goal is to create a safe space for everyone and be safe inside of the building is important but we have to make the outside safe toothpick. >> Reporter: prior to the most recent incident, the vandals made off with three laptops after smashing two large windows on the buildings upper floor. Online fundraiser has been set up to help cover some of the costs police say around 2:45 pm, a pedestrian felon was lying in the parking lot of the centex memorial on the front of a minivan drove over him. The driver stopped to check around and underneath of his vehicle before closing the door and running over the man again was his rear wheels. Police believe it is likely the driver of the minivan was unaware of the pedestrian until the collision took place. Cps last saying the pedestrian was not -- wasn't serious but stable condition. The driver of the van is described as a 20-25-year-old man with a slim build, short dark hair and was last seen wearing a black and white nike hoodie. He is believed to have been driving an older model silver on denmark odyssey. Anyone with information is asked to call police. >> People are taxed out. >> Reporter: city of cap there's thousands of city of calgary workers have voted of a strike mandate kept calling on higher wages and flex ability to work from home. And covariance are saying it comes to the time of the city is already struggling,. >> People are struggling cut the rent is expensive, mortgages expensive and they can hardly put food on the table. And then want them to pay more money? I mean it's kind of insane. >> I think everyone in alberta and canada is struggling right now. And wage increases will put a "further strain on the rest of the populace. >> Reporter: the canadian union of public employees department local 38 represents thousands of the city's and said workers. Which includes administrative and technical support employees like communications, social workers, urban planners and it. The union has been a mediation with the city over the last few months, resulting in three rejected author offers. If they can't come to an agreement soon. >> This would be what we call a work to rule. Asked the members. Any volunteer efforts, that has to stop there any overtime, that will stop. Do only the duties you were hired to do and nothing extra. >> Reporter: employees are asking for a ten and a half percent raise over the next three years, to account for inflation. Is with the city. >> We does people are concerned

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