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under the stars. >> It is entirely impossible to stay at a point where it is no longer feasible to stay hope. If a big developer came back ask offered me enough money, I would go at this point. >> Lindsey: owners are seeing a decrease in interest. The skylight in ottawa has room for more than 300 cars. Right now, there are only two drive-ins in the ottawa area. The cost of land obviously more valuable than the business itself. >> Anne-Marie: there is a drive-in near where we live. It is amazing. It's so much fun. >> Lindsey: I have never been. I always wanted to >> Anne-Marie: it's not that far from where you guys are. There is the best time of year to go. The bugs aren't out. You can sit in the back with the roof open or you can sit outside in your lawn chairs and watch a movie. It's fun for the kids. If you are looking for a way to kill time, this is a great way. >> Lindsey: I would love to do that. >> Anne-Marie: we have seen people from toronto when we do it with the kids. >> Kelsey: there's fun about watching movies outside. We have watched movies in the backyard. You think it's not going to be as special as it is, but it is. It's just a cool way to experience a movie. A cool way to experience outdoors and then family time. >> Anne-Marie: I remember in the summer going to coronation in middle of nowhere in alberta. There would be the double feature. That's where every teenager in town would be. >> Lindsey: that's so funny. >> Anne-Marie: you would stay for the first time and stay for the second one. It was fun. >> Kelsey: it's that time of year. We are going to talk about weather coming up in ten minutes. It's going to be a bit of a different week. We have shifting winds that are driving smoke into northern communities. We will talk about where the air quality advisories are this morning. There's also a pattern change happening. For some areas, the forecast this week is different. For some, it's a lot warmer. Elsewhere it's a lot wetter. We have strong storms moving through. We will talk about what we can expect this afternoon in ten10 minutes' time ten, but for now, here is a look at your local forecast. >> Anne-Marie: researchers are optimistic about what a new device could mean for people with paralysis. It's a non-evasive medical device that stimulates the spinal chord. A clinical trial of 60 participants 72% saw an improvement in their arms and hands. Joining us with more is ctv science and technology specialist's dan riskin. How does it work? >> Dan: these are people lo have spinal chord injuries. They don't have complete control of their hands and arms. For a lot of people, the first thing they think of is can they walk again. Using your hands is a much bigger deal. So what they did in the study is the people spent 25 therapy sessions trying to learn to manipulate things and to use their hands. They had 25 sessions with arc x. It's an electrode on the back at the site of a spinal cord injury. In the past, this is an evasive thing that had to be surgically impacted. This is just on the skin. For reasons that are kind of miraculous, it improves their performance. As you said, 72% of those people saw huge improvements compared to what they could do if they weren't getting zapped on the neck. Once those people gained that mobility, they could turn down the volume on that zapper.

they continued to have that mobility. In a way, it's like they healed. >> Anne-Marie: what does it do for someone's quality of life? >> Dan: this is the big thing. What they have done really well here is to let the patients, the people that are using this device do most of the talking in terms of that this means for them. >> Anne-Marie: look at the fine motor skills on this. It's incredible. >> Dan: this is a person who couldn't do that before. You are seeing improvements in pinch strength and grip strength and the ability to do those motor skills. And in some cases, the amount of pressure they could put between two fingers went up 7 fold. This isn't a surgery. This is a step back from the kinds of invasive procedures that have been done in the past. Yet, it's having these huge impacts. >> Anne-Marie: is it possible it could soon be widely available. >> Right now, they are getting approval. They are optimistic that they should get approval this year in the U.S. there are talks about moving it to other countryies in the future. I think a lot of different groups are looking into this and getting inspired by it. If this is one way to use electricity, what are some ways that we could adjust this or get inspired by this to make new kinds of experiments and new ways of taking that treatment even further. >> I'm watching these videos you have sent us of people in the trials. It's incredible to watch what they can do. Researchers are saying how this device could be used in the future. Who else could benefit? >> What we are learning is basically a new way of intervening when the spinal chord has an injury. Right now they are looking at one specific kind of injury. Going forward, they could look at injuries that are lower down in the back. Also other kinds of nerve injuries as well. What is weird about that is it's not trying to unless the language of the spinal chord and go in and speak that language. It is putting electrodes on the surface of the skin and sending some electricity in there and say, hey, spinal chord, work it out. And the spinal chord adapts. It really speaks to the miracle of the human body and how wonderfully it can work. >> Anne-Marie: I love when you show us examples of how it is working in new ways. Thanks, dan. >> Dan: thank you. >> Kelsey: it is a very mild start to the day in toronto sitting at 19°. 21 in montréal. Good morning. Single digits over to atlantic canada including labrador this morning. For St. John's. 7 in thunder bay. Single digits taking us right through the prairies. And 11 in vancouver. What we are seeing this afternoon is a return to warmer conditions across much of alberta, parts of northeastern B.C. saskatchewan as well. Manitoba, you will stay in the teens for the next couple of days. But by mid-week, you enter into that warmer forecast as well. 24 this afternoon for toronto. 23 for ottawa and montréal. And while new brunswick will be in the 20s, we are seeing teen temperatures elsewhere in our maritimes and a cooler day ahead for St. John's with a few showers mixed in. Des elsewhere in the province, there is a wind warning. This isn't for today. This is as we move into tomorrow morning. There's a front moving over from ontario to québec that is bringing a lot of active weather. It will arrive overnight into the maritime provinces. Ahead of that, you will start to see the cloud build in. It will start first as the cirrus clouds. That is indicative of the layer of moisture being quite thick. It could often be a predictor of rain moving its way in over the next 24 hours or so. You will see that first. Then overnight heading into tomorrow morning, the thunderstorms will begin. They start to creep in sometime after 3 a.m. Local time. Moving in from west to east. Within these thunderstorms, they are going to be very noisy, but they will also have a lot of rainfall with them. This is high intensity rainfall. Gusty winds. New brunswick, you can count on commuting through that rain in the morning. Whether you are getting off to work or school. The gaspe peninsula as well. For nova scotia and pei, it's rolling thunderstorms. It won't be constant. It's one of those that if it starts raining and you can give it a second and you can wait a little while before you leave, it could be done before you head out the door. That will arrive in newfoundland by mid-afternoon on tuesday. In labrador, you will have the rain a little sooner just due to

the fact that you are farther west. Once we hit wednesday morning, cold air will pull its way in. Pulling down the cold arctic air as they do. That will prompt a flipover to freezing rain or snowfall. Now that's where the low is now. You can see it is still quite west of the region through ontario and québec. It is prompting heavy rainfall for some communities this morning. Ottawa, you just ended your rainfall experience. We are starting to see it intensify for the southwest. This is going to hit the toronto area within the next few hours. We will talk about that coming up in the next half hour. For now, we will take a short break here on the show. We will be right BACKououououououououououououououououououououououououououou with your partner? Do you, or your partner, have children from a previous relationship? Being a blended family can raise important questions. Such as, how do you protect or provide for your child or your partners child in the event you pass away? The answer? Make your Last Will and Testament. In doing so, you can specify clearly who your intended Beneficiaries are. Take the first step. Call Larson Lawyers at 285-7777, and start Preparing your last Will and Testament. >>Not a good idea to fight with a weather person about the weather. She's the one that perhaps I like to give the gears to the most. >>Mother nature has been waiting for Ryan Bonazzo to say something about the forecast. >>i like to get on Fiona when the weather's a little bit colder than I would like. >>Ryan is a wuss. >>I'm upset about that. >>Yeah that's... >>I'm actually quite satisfied with that result. >>She controls that right, I'm pretty sure she does. >>Yes Ryan, I am all powerful. Catch the spirit of Faith, right here on Spirit Alive. Join Pastor Roma Fisher each week as he shares a message of inspiration, hope and healing. Build your faith as you learn spiritual truths from God's word. You'll be motivated to grow spiritually. Watch Spirit Alive ckpr tv, Sunday mornings at 8:30 and Saturday mornings at 11. Spirit Alive is sharing the Spirit of Faith across our nation. She'll never bend the knee. The greens are coming for you, Rhaenyra, and for your children. (Dramatic music) Otto: It is your great privilege to witness this, a new day for our realm! (Cheering) (Roar) Rhaenyra: We don't choose our destiny. It chooses us. Closed captioning of this program is brought to you in part by PetSmart. Treats Rewards is here! More rewards. More benefits. More savings! Sign up today at PetSmart.ca. >> Kelsey: sage paul is an award-winning indigenous artist and designer. She sold her first traditional regalia at age 11. Since then, she has been creating art. She is also the executive and artistic director of the indigenous fashion arts festival. With more on a preview of the show stopping design set to be featured this year, sage is with me in studio. Great to have you. >> Thank you so much for having me. >> Kelsey: that was a great throwback picture. How old were you? >> I think I was 9. I can't remember. >> Kelsey: has fashion and art and creativity been something you thrived in >> My entire life. My parents had us surrounded by art and materials and encouraged us to create. >> Kelsey: you are gearing up to host the fourth edition of this festival this year. What makes this unique from other fashion shows and run way shows that we see? >> We take a distinct approach to producing our festivals. We rely on the meaning of each collection. I diaspora of being indigenous is so wide. You are seeing fashion that is traditional and futuristic. Women's wear. Children's wear. Just lots of meaning from where each individual comes from. Our run way shows are thee atically produced. They will be at the eaton centre this year. After the mall closes, we will make the venue into a performance centre. It's going to be cool. >> Kelsey: that's very exciting. It's exciting to see all of the different looks. You are going to showcase some of the designers participating this year.

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