CKY - Thursday, May 23, 2024 - 07:00 a.m. (ET) - Segment #4

>> Looking at the early markets, the dow jones adding 45 points overnight, the nasdaq and s&p index also trading higher. The loonie rose to 73.13 cents us a hand. Singh lost 326 points and the nikkei index jumped 486. Good morning. It's 6.45, a nonprofit organization working with inner city youth is at risk resource assistance for youth, also known as ray says the delay in federal funding could mean the end of one of its programs and layoffs for some staff. Ctv's daniel halmarson reports. >> Jobs in programming at west broadway's resource assistance for youth are at risk of getting caught. We want to make sure that our participants, that access rate. >> Has the ability to continue with this program. They're asking about what we can re open every day. The program is called level up re provides paid training to inner city youth and prepares them to enter the workforce level up include 7 weeks of in-class education and a 16 week work placement. It also helps young people learn valuable life skills to support people to have a positive community around them. >> So that not only are they good employees, but they're also excellent community members. However, lengthy delay in federal funding means to non profit organization may be forced to lay off a dozen staff members and potentially acts the program. Originally, we were told he would be hearing back at the end of april, early which we plan for financially as an organization. >> So now we are at months. Evan bray's interim executive director says they've received millions of dollars through the federal youth employment and skills strategy grant since 2018. However, funding for the current grant ended on march 31st and the organization has been pulling money from other areas. We have made the choice to tighten our belts with that, so we can keep the staff in key programming reading for all for all of our departments. Karen berg says they've been in contact with federal partners have learned the delays due to more organizations applying for the grants this time around. But winnipeg centre mp leah gas and says young people in this neighbourhood can't afford to lose these types of services. Youth that come to rates for stability are now in a position where their sense of sebille stability is being impacted. >> Because of the failure of the federal government to provide timely responses about funding for these critical programs. >> Daniel halmarson, ctv news, winnipeg. A spokesperson, a spokesperson for employment and social development canada says it received more than 1000 proposals this year. >> It is assessing applications with funding decisions expecting soon. >> However, because of the high volume, not all eligible projects will receive funding. >> The next level up program or a plans to deliver. It's supposed to start on june, the first after years of drought moisture levels are looking good. And in some cases, even excessive for manitoba farmers. That's according to the province's latest crop report, which says seeding is about 47% complete, which is slightly behind the five-year average. Notably, the interlake region is only at 30% due to recent rains and other regions had to slow or pause seating in the past week because of rain and hail for livestock. The report says creeks and dugouts are mostly filled to capacity and dresses and forages are coming in nicely. A brand of enoki mushrooms are being pulled off the shelves over listeria contamination concerns the canadian food inspection agency is recalling meta brand enoki mushrooms. The recall is the result of testing and there have been no reports of people getting sick. The mushrooms were mostly sold in ontario, but the cfia says they could have also been distributed in other provinces and territories. People who bought the recalled mushrooms are being told to either throw them out or return them to the store. People in the U.K. will head to the polls, july 4th. Who do you trust to time? That foundation into a secure future for you, your family and our country. >> Now is the moment for britain to choose its future. Conservative leader rishi sunak was on the campaign trail this morning, having called the snap election wednesday. >> In the pouring rain outside of 10 downing street in london after 14 years in power. The tories are widely expected to lose to the opposition labour party. Labour leader keir starmer says the country has a chance to end what he calls the chaos of sunak's government. Winnipeg is creeping closer to a population of 1 million people. According to statistics, canada. As of 2023, the winnipeg metro region population was estimated to be 910,240. That's a growth rate of 3.8% in one year, slightly higher than the national average of 3.5% and an increase of more than 173,000 people in 10 years in a 2023 population report previously published by the province. It says manitoba's growth is

thanks in part to strong immigration. The winnipeg goldeyes hit the field wednesday evening, fresh off their home opener win against the chicago dogs. The goldeyes got the first run of the game after max murphy batted one in at the bottom of the second inning. The fish on this match-up 2 to one, they get a shot at turning the back-to-back came game winds into a strict today as they take on the chicago dogs at 11 this morning. Taking a look outside now and mcphillips street looks like traffic volumes are picking up slightly in this area, but overall, moving quite well. If you have any traffic tips, send them to us at @ctvmorningwpg. >> All right. And outside this morning where enjoying some sunshine things are looking so green and lush. That's thanks to the rain that we got. But there's so much more rain to come. Enjoy the sunshine today, though. 5 degrees is a little bit below seasonal with a northeast wind 8 clicks. The pressure rising in the humidity, sitting at 92%. And you're going to notice our daytime highs are also a little bit below seasonal and it's still going to continue to cool down throughout the rest of this week. Right now as far as precipitation goes there, some just right along basically looks like the number one highway moving just south of winnipeg, but plenty more south of that line and asking me moving in for us tonight. Some parts of northern manitoba could be seeing some precipitation today. Possible mixed precipitation, your temperatures just below the freezing mark through much of the northeast. So it is a little bit cool to start out and really on the cooler side throughout the day today because mid to high single digits is what you're looking at for high temperatures and 15 mid-teens. That would be normal for this time of year through across most of northern manitoba, even high teens to the northwest. The low 20's will be seasonal daytime highs here across southern manitoba. And in said yes, it is going to be a little bit cooler than that. We're talking low teens over here in the southeast, southwestern manitoba may be some showers, mainly sunny conditions through much of southeastern manitoba, though, the possibility of showers just to the south of us. And it is looking a little bit brighter today across that eastern border. Northwestern ontario finally getting some sunshine now I mentioned the rain is going to be beginning overnight and heavy throughout the day tomorrow. And still lingering into saturday. So endearing rainfall warnings are in place. But I mentioned to cooler temperatures yet single digits on tap tomorrow. We will see things warming up in the sunshine eventually returns. >> The tri hospital dream lottery summer bonus deadline is tonight. And you're going want to get your tickets. Of course, we always talk about the amazing prizes up for grabs. But today we're going hear the stories behind why we need those fines. 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