CKVR - Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 06:00 p.m. (ET) - Segment #4

picturethis@ctv.ca. Let's head outside because that is where catalina is. We had you inside at first because huge hail, huge hail was falling down. We received tornado warnings earlier today. It's been that kind of day. How do you keep up. >> Catalina: definitely has been a day. We have changed locations about three times in 15 minutes. My poor cameraman dave has really been put to work today but it seems like luck is turning around on our side. The rain has started to ease up. I can hear the birds chirping a little bit so looks like that storm has moved its way out of our region. Here is our watches and warnings board evere thunderstorm watch by environment canada and near algonquin park that is under a warning. >>> Let's look at current temperatures around the region with the humidex it is feeling quite a bit warmer up in parry sound. Feeling like 29. Feeling like 31 in gravenhurst. 27 in collingwood expect feeling like 34 down in toronto. The almanac for barrie a high of 27°. That is quite a bit warmer than normal temperature at 21. The record high was back this 1911 at 31.1° and we are having just over a 15 hours of daylight. Look ahead now to the forecast radar for the next few hours we are going to see a little bit of cloud cover overnight but clinical trials in the morning. So ls now done for the day. Thankfully. Let's look at tonight's conditions and south georgian bay lake simcoe still that risk of thunderstorm and a chance of showers. A low of 13 in owen sound. 12° throughout the rest of the region. And tomorrow's temperatures jumping up between 18 and 22 as the high and there is that sunshine. It's going to come out for us. Let's head york region now looking at tonight's temperature at 13 in orangeville 15 throughout the rest of the regionndor and 60% chance of showers. Tomorrow 25° will be the high with sunshine all around. Ea up to muskoka-parry sounde is a risk of thunderstorms still throughout huntsville, bracebridge, gravenhurst ha 11 and 12° and 40% chance of showers. Tomorrow getting back to sunshine. Getting a break from the rain 20 in haliburton, and 22 as the high throughout the rest of the region. That's a look at tonight and tomorrow. Time now for your diamond & diamond lawyers five-day forecast. Let's look at simcoe county. On friday that sunshine will continue with a nice 22°. However, not long lived. Saturday those showers may be coming back with high of 21 but the sun is back on sunday 22° and chance of showers on monday.

>>> Looking at the five day now for york region. Sunshine as well on friday with a nice temperature of 25°. 60% chance of showers on saturday. 21. Up to 23 sunday. Cooling off slightly on monday. 19° is the high with chance of showers as well. >>> And the five day for muskoka-parry sound. Sunshine as well on friday. Chance of showers saturday. But finishing the weekend nicely with some sunshine. 22. Starting the work week unfortunately with a chance of showers and high of 20. So we will get two nice days of sunshine, then some rain, sun again, and then rain. Next week will be a little up and down. >> Sarah: sounds like today, right? Right, sunshine plans to each lunch outside and then golf ball-sized hail. >> Catalina: yes. Make sure you stay safe out there. >> Sarah: . We did have some good weather coming um and there is plenty of events happening around our region. So here is bounce 104 morning show host meg whit within your weekend event listings. [ ] hi. I am meg from the morning show on bounce radio and this is your weekend events listings from bounce 104.1 and pure country 106. We have arrived. It is festival season. The barrie waterfront festival will be at centennial park this weekend live music, a midway. Food trucks, vendors and a beer garden. So free admission. Music starts friday at 7 o'clock. Tons of classic rock tributes all day saturday and it goes till sunday. Come and get your tilt-a-whirl on saturday midway has the public workser palooza lots of trucks. Kids activities. And a barbecue. Donations welcome and appreciated. This is from 1-1 until 2:00 at the north simcoe sports and rec centre. >>> Saturday also has a vintage motorbike swap meet and show at the shar one airport with a fly-in so there is a ceremonial ride, a barbecue it. Goes from 92:34:83. Huronia airport is off the 8 concession in tiny. Kids 12 and refund free. $5 per person. Cash only, please. Rain date is sunday. And a '90s video dance party saturday night at otis park in orillia. This is going to help big brothers big sisters buy bikes for their littles. It's a licensed event. Tickets are $25 at the door and costumes strongly encouraged. That's your weekend events listing. Bounce 104.1 and pure country 106. [ ] >> Sarah: there was a pink floyd tribute band last year for the waterfront festival. Definitely worth checking out. Hopefully they are coming back meanwhile, let's talk about canada's largest documentary festival because we are now learning that it's temporary closing its theatre in toronto. So we are talking about hot docs festival saying they are in financial constraints and it's forced the company to close its flagship theatre for three months and lay off staff. The festival has been warning the public of its financial jeopardy since april and has been looking for more financial support. Organizers of the festival say they will use the temporary close hewer to regroup and come with up a strategy to deal with the crisis. Doors for hot docs cinema will close june 12th. The granddaughter of elvis presley is suing to the sale of the graceland mansion. Riley kiyo claims a false investment firm is trying to illegally sell the memphis foam. The company claims lisa marie presley used the graceland as a collateral to take out a loan of $3.8 million money that they say she never paid back. Kiyo alleges deal was fraudulent on her mother's signature was forged.

>>> Still to come here on ctv barrie the mass majority of us canadians own a smartphone and now more of us text than talk and that's how scammers are sending us messages trying to steal our money. A mother thought she was helping her daughter and was scammed $2500. That plus we will r a new episode of station 19 thursday 10, 8 mountain on ctv Edgy Hard Hitting Music Spring is in the air and the deals are heating up. Hi, Im Christy Fines from 400 Chrysler and Barrie chrysler dodge jeep ram. We havent seen offers this strong since 2019. All 24 jeep Wranglers have msrp discounts up to $8,000 off all 2023 ram classics have msrp discounts up to $14,000 off all 2024 ram DTs have msrp discounts up to $10,000 All 2024 Heavy duties have no charge Diesel a value of $9450 off. 400 Chrysler right off the highway at Innisfil Beach Road or Barrie Chrysler right up the highway at Dunlop Street. We will see you ther Upbeat Music Upbeat Music [Hammer sfx] Upbeat Mu (Man) We worked overtime,now it's tv time. (vo) It's the La-Z-Boy Red Tag Sale! Save up to 25% La-Z-Boy. Long live the lazy. Win big with the rvh Auxiliary 50/50 Community Draw. Ticket packs are just $10 up to $75 for the best odds. Act now to be included in the 3 earlybird draws this month, with prizes totalling $40,000! Thanks to this month's sponsor, Young Drivers. A win for you is a win for the rvh Neonatal icu. Buy now at RVHauxiliary5050.com.That'sRVH Auxiliary 50 50 dot com. May 1st marks the first roll out of the Canadian Dental Care Plan.Visit ReekieDentureClinic.comfor further informationand br [Country song] Another long day. What's for dinner? [announcer] Mrs. H has mouthwatering fish and chips voted Muskokas best fish and chips seven years in a row. 'Cause its real good, it's in Muskoka. Yeah, its real good. Fish & Chips as it should be, in the heart of Muskoka. Relax youre here. Great places to see... Its time you took a Muskoka road trip. The greens are coming for you, Rhaenyra, and for your children. (Dramatic music) Rhaenyra: We don't choose our destiny. It chooses us. Let's fly.(Driving dynamic music) Male Narrator: Star TrekDiscovery. New episodes Thursdays on ctv Sci-Fi. A new password on a new day on ctv >> Sarah: recapping our top stories on this wednesday. Emergency broadcast alarms rang out across phones here if our region with the season's first tornado warning was issued for orillia, bracebridge and gravenhurst. A second system brought heavy rain and hail in barrie, innisfil, midhurst, severn township and gretchen. Six ontario schoolboards are now piloting a new anti-vaping program that will be rolled out across the province this fall. The boards in our region taking part in the pilot project including simcoe county and simcoe muskoka catholic schoolboards.

>>> And a look at much road work projects in barrie. The dunlop street interchange trunk relocation project by cedar point in dunlop continues. What is left for the 11 million-dollar project is a repaving of the road that's set for later this month and the duckworth project in heath is slated to end in 2025. >>> About 95% of canadians own a smartphone and every day you may receive dozens or even hundreds much text messages and scammers know this so more and more are targeting smartphones with scam tech otherwise known as smishing. Pat foran reports. >> I just thought [indiscernible] thought she was in trouble needed to help her. >> Reporter: erin McINERNIE of ajax caught a text message three weeks ago that appeared to be from her daughter asking for assistance. >> So the text came through as a text from my daughter with her first name spelt properly. And it's an unusual name. >> Reporter: text messages to McINERNEY claimed her daughter's phone was broken so she had a new one is and a new number that wasn't set with up the bank yet. She asked to borrow money to pay some bills. >> So she asked me to do that for her and she with reimburse. So that is what I did. >> Reporter: after McINERNEY etransferred $2500 and didn't hear anything from her daughter she called her original number to find out her daughter knew nothing about the messages and that she had been scammed. >> It was $2500 that I let go to who I thought was her and it wasn't. >> We all use text messaging and of course cyber criminals know this so they are coming after us on the tools and technologies like text messaging where we spend our time. >> Reporter: tech expert carmi levy says criminals are scouring through social media looking for names, numbers and addresses. Anything they can use to customize a fake text message to make it seem more believable. He advises never send money to anyone on the basis of a text. >> Call the person from whom it seems to be coming, ask them, did you text me? And ask for money? If the answer is "no" you know it's a scam attempt. >> Reporter: McINERNEY was with royal bank and a request for a refund was denied. A spokesperson told ctv news we remind clients to take precautions to ensure they are dealing with a trusted source when transferring or receiving of funds. McINERNEY wanted to warn others about this scam. >> They work on your emotions using your children against you, you know. Like who wouldn't want to help their child. >> Reporter: pat foran, ctv news. >> Sarah: we will turn to business news now as we are getting better sense of how canadians feel about the state of grocery prices here in canada. The majority believe costs at stores are still supplying around a quarter of people blame the grocery chains. A new ligger poll found 64% of those surveyed feel the rate of inflation at grocery stores is getting worse. Only 6% thought things were improving while 25% feel things about the same. When it comes to who is to blame 29% blame attempts by grocery chains to increase their profit margins. 26% blame global economic factors 20% blame the federal government.

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