CKEM - Sunday, May 26, 2024 - 08:00 p.m. (ET) - Segment #2

>>> They're not doing enough consultation with the public. >> Reporter: we'll edmonton's homelessness and housing crisis is back on the council does table for city council, advocates say that more still needs to be doing to help those in need. >> Every plan they put out, they are always missing something. >> Reporter: as someone who previously experienced homelessness, nadine shelley food voiced her opinion in a community and public services meeting on tuesday, meeting meant to update the plan to end homelessness think edmonton. >> Our numbers are rising radically right now because we have been destroying encampments. >> Reporter: last week, the mayor announced a new task force to tackle housing and homelessness, including 16 community members, housing developers and social agencies, but shallow food sit feels that it's missing those with the lived experience. >> I'm not at that table, edmonton coalition that edmonton housing and homelessness is not about table and we are a leader in that information. So why not have the people who are influential? >> Reporter: according to recent data, 3170 people are homeless in edmonton, while the number of homeless people who die annually in edmonton has increased from 37 and 2192 over 320 through 23 dr. Strang 23. >> We need an action plan for the construction of housing units. If you have to put in the right amount of investment into these long-term solutions, then most importantly you save those lives >> Reporter: edmonton has $183 million in this budget cycle for affordable housing, but councillor andrew mack is watching other levels of government. >> The provincial government is the one most responsible for this, so housing, shelter operations, mental health and addictions is ultimately there jurisdiction edmonton, city news. >>> It to typical alberta spring when you never know what kind of whether you will get rest assured, you're greenhouses saying even if there is a chilly air in the greenhouse is hard to find, it's still a good time to get your plants in the ground. >> Reporter: alberta's health minister introducing legislation to address appreciate the split up of alberta health services and the four different agencies. The minister claims it will increase efficiency, while stressing there won't be any job losses. Health minister adriana la grange says the province's health authority has taken on too much under one umbrella, instead for new agencies will be created, focusing on specific sectors of healthcare, primary care, acute, continuing and addictions and mental health. As for how splitting up hs will increase efficiency? Scheme at currently the structures all under alberta health services, and this will really tease out the individuals providing the services within alberta health services really looking to put them into organizations, so they can focus their efforts in a more concerted area. >> Reporter: alberta health services won't lose any of it's 100,000 workers, because it is ultimately the province's signed the paychecks. >> The government of alberta is the employer, technically even though they may be residing within alberta health services right now, it is the government of alberta that is the employer. >> Reporter: agencies will start in june and be fully set up by the fall. Reporting from edmonton, city news. >> It's always good to have kids cannot and have fun. They like the right schemes and treats. >> Reporter: despite the rain, festival season was in full swing and saint albert, as hundreds of visitors showed up at the rainmaker festival midway sunday afternoon. >> At the rainmaker, yes, so it sons up the day cackles at lowe's okay got we'll suffer it out a little bit get a little wet and that's okay. >> Rain or shine you know, it doesn't bother us. >> Reporter: what your favourite part here today? >> The rides. >> Reporter: the rainmaker festival kicked off friday featuring a parade, a variety of activities, live music, rides in a rodeo. >> Will we wanted to be here on time, so we woke up super early east. >> I love the rides, carnival games are great, but winning a prize is always great. >> Reporter: the festival is a volunteer-based event and has been an annual tradition for over 55 years, hosted by the scene albert family of kin. >> We like to say it's a labour of love, all the money we make from the rainmaker goes into our pool of money to contribute back to the community picks. >> It is a tradition.

>>> It's a great day out there, the weather could've been a little better. >> Reporter: rain or shine got the run must go on, the calgary marathon celebrating 60 years. >>> Game two western conference finals, oilers and stars with edmonton up 1- zero in the series, looking to take it to-zero usually picturing to an all-time after winning the first series game. Galas moving up the ice. Jamie been keeping firing and score your ring on dallas' first shot of the game. They go up 1- zero. Just 44 seconds later, unexpected goalscorer for little oilers, corner brown put one in our net, and then burying his own rebound snapping a 16 game goal is drought in the playoffs, is first of the postseason and ties this game out that one. Later, the oilers continuing to pressure, the initial shortstop to the rebound comes to a vendor came on the doorstop and jake unger stopping it though, and you cannot capitalize on the great opportunity. But still the period, the puck is thrown on that an exact time and who leads the postseason with 12 goals and tries to pass but edmonton outshooting dallas 16-for the first period. Second period, wyatt johnson with a chance for the stars. He is denied by stewart skinner. Who gets his own rebound and puts it off the bar. And so the game remains tied. Still in the frame, the stars continuing to attack, johnston's enduring feat for danny get enough. And alone in front, skinner coming off with the big sprawling save. And then the oilers on the rush, a former star matteo cmr with a wraparound attempt, unger with the pad save." we are still tied at one through the third period. Chris tan I've has a shot that doesn't get through. Blanco there's logan tries to get through. The puck trickles to the priest. But the puck cannot picket put it in. Shortly after they do. And he takes a deflection off of mason marshman and passed skinner. Martin's first playoff goal in eight games. The stars on top 2-1. Two minutes ago, oilers with an empty. And some long-distance shots, which by the back of the net to make it three-one for the stars. Edmonton help to five shots in the third period with dallas evening up the series at one game apiece, taking game two, three-one of the final. >> There a good team, they defend well. Definitely have to do a job of getting in passing lanes shooting lanes, two good teams. Like I said, they defend well. >> Buddy think it's been so difficult to get more power plays to drug. >> That's a good question, I don't know you never like to lose, you know we had a big opportunity tonight we didn't capitalize make the battle of the western conference final continued saturday night with the oilers in dallas for game two. The dallas stars won the game three-one time the series 1-1. Oilers fans here in edmonton are still keeping the good vibes going ahead of game three. Is. >> We'll be fine, but I feel it. >> Reporter: or you nervous for the next game? >> Sort of yes,. >> Reporter: oilers fans flooded downtown disappoint or support the oilers from rogers plaisance me reaching max capacity for the park in the pit to act as a lot of local businesses and around us in local restaurants that will love our support and are willing to accommodate oilers fans. So I think about those that going around their groups will also be fun and you can support the oilers. >> Reporter: it's been over two decades since oilers and the stars have faced off in the playoffs. These ears on the most memorable playoff matches of the 1990s and early 2000's. >> The teams squared off in early two playoffs, and again in 2003, with dallas winning five of six matchups. >> Hundred percent they have a higher record. But I think the team we have today stands alone in itself. >> I think we believed in them this far. I think it's only fair that we tried to continue to do that. >> Reporter: that edmonton's will be host the stars on wednesday.

>>> The edmonton oilers and dallas stars are all knotted up that one game each in the western conferece final after taking game #1 in double overtime. Oilers dropped gave #2 three-one. Now they will head back to edmonton as they have a home ice advantage. Head coach chris knobloch and the media there's address the media today. >> We are happy with with the win. Obviously rather take to going in to the good teams building. It will be a hard-fought, I thought that they had a good push back last night that we expected. >> We are in a good position. Before the series started we said we would be 1-1 coming into this building and we would've been happy. We win the first one, you always one on the next one, and it's nice that we will be going back to edmonton, it's part of our crowd. >> Eight the word cup, canada taking on sweden, second period, sweden up one, and gets it to dylan cousins in the scores the tournament leading ninth goal and canada ties it 1-1. But in the third. Period, it's cleared up the board and it's fired do the screen and that's a second goal of the game, as the swedes would tack on an empty matter in canada would take five straight losses and bronze medal games. In and sweden wins for-two. >> Calgary mark blanc is canada's longest running marathon. >> Reporter: is akeearok calgary marathon celebrates the 60th anniversary, organizer states also at least a decade that the race has been sold out. >> We saw 13,600 participants across every distance from the debris attached to this 60 kielstra. So huge turnout. >> In honour of the 60th anniversary this year featured the first ever 60 k. Run in the first across the finish line was calgary's own tyler mcdonough and four hours 12 minutes. >> It's super cold, calgary guy born and raised. Superfund to be here and supporting an awesome tradition in the city. In looking forward to the 70th anniversary of the 70 k. >> But this marathon is about more than just metals. It's also a great way for participants to show their support for a good cause. >> It was exactly one year ago this week and one clear mask which is daughter sloan was getting set to run in the calgary marathon that the families lives took a turn when sloan was diagnosed with stage four cancer. >> She's basically had every modality formatter from chemo to radiation diagnosed you will and transplant surgery and now we're into immunotherapy. So it will be about an 18 month journey for us. >> Reporter: assures a perverted daughter in an effort to raise money for the over to children's hospital to put together a team of a 1805 people to run the code marathon and so far they have raised over hundred thousand dollars. [ Cheering ]

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