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>> In a country with long winters, the summer vacation is a staple for many canadian families. And this year, a survey by deloitte found that 74% plan to stay in canada close to their home region. 65% are planning a summer road trip. >> Canadians are intending to spend a bit more this year. They're still but they, but they do intend to get out there and spend money. >> A familiar theme is the great outdoors, with many hoping to take in nature and local attractions. Canadians will spend just over $2400, but that's just for lodging and transportation. 35% won't be travelling at all because they can't afford its. >> Definitely, there's a percentage of canadians that are are not planning on travelling in a major way this year. >> Another survey by kayak, the travel search engine found 2 of the top domestic destinations this summer will be calgary and edmonton. The website also says for canadians who want to stretch their dollar outside of the country, searches for south and central america have increased by more than 30%. >> In the summer, seeing south and central america travel prices down by 12 13%. Each. So it's definitely a place where you can go to get more value for your dollar. >> Kayaks as well. Europe is still a favourite for canadians. Prices have increased over last year. Some tourists are bypassing the favourite cities of london and paris to visit more affordable destinations. >> Currently we're seeing rome, lisbon and athens as well as answer them as the most popular destination. According to the website, anyone planning a vacation should lock in their trip soon. >> Prices are considered low right now, but will continue to rise until the end of june. You usually pay a premium for trips booked in july and august pat foran ctv news, canada's s&p tsx composite index fell by half a percentage point yesterday and will begin today's trading day. >> At 22,346 points U.S. stock markets also fell yesterday, but futures contracts were higher this morning. Shares of nvidia, the maker of semiconductors used in artificial intelligence applications rose by more than 6% in premarket trading this morning, nvidia released financial results after the close of trading yesterday. And they're predicted revenue in the current 2nd quarter would be 28 billion dollars. Us that was more than analysts had expected. Nvidia stock has more than tripled in value over the past year. Toronto dominion bank exceeded profit per share expectations in its most recent quarter. The bank also said a, quote, comprehensive overhaul of its anti-money laundering practices is now underway. Td is being investigated by U.S. authorities for alleged money laundering at some of its U.S. locations from the bnn bloomberg news room in toronto. I'm paul bagnell. >> Tonight is the summer bonus deadline to get your tickets for the tri hospital. Dream lotteries. We're talking to ryan thomas today, who is the truth and reconciliation specialist saint boniface hospital. Let's talk about your role because it's a new rule, which is made possible through the funding is raising lotteries like this one. So you can find out where your dollars are going. It's a new role. Tell us about it. >> Yes, I've been in this role for about a year now and it's been a great I also sit on the executive team at saint boniface hospital, so work closely with our ceo and president and the call. I and I've had their perch 8 through the foundation supports to you know, get a lot of initiatives forward and get the hospital on the right path for truth reconciliation. And it really shows the commitment from the hospital that they want to do a better and and you can see that you're the work that I do and that and our team does, but it's it to it really could have been possible without the support of the foundation. So for that, I'm very thankful. And the trial hospital lottery is, is an amazing opportunity to raise those funds to support initiatives that I'm working on it's nice to be here. Yeah. >> It's an incredible position to now have thanks to those fines. But let's talk about the importance to those that you're serving and why having this position is making a difference in the care that they're getting. >> Yeah, the work that I do and our team does is focuses on patient care. And so we want to have a for indigenous peoples as well some of the traditional healing practices. So through the funding to the foundation, we have a smudge that's that's in the in the hospital and it's a wonderful service as well as a family room for indigenous families to use during difficult times within me know if their family members in the hospital as well as a lot of the initiatives that we're working on. But you can see in the hospital, we're trying to bring culture into the hospital. So it people feel

comfortable when they are there and visiting their family or as a patient. >> It really is remarkable that we now have roles like this. Again, these are the kind of things that your dollars are supporting when you buy your ticket. To reminder, summer bonus deadline ends tonight. I'm back up on the rooftop now soaking up that sunshine feels good out here. These temperatures are already on the rise. City is 7 degrees right now, which would be a seasonal low. Although we had dropped as low as 5. So we're warming up now. >> These northeast winds, 14 clicks, the pressure rising, the humidity sitting at 64 per sending as sunshine for today. And then the rain comes in overnight. Environment canada has issued rainfall warnings for much of southeastern manitoba. It has to do with the up to 60 millimetres of rain that could come over the next few days. So begins tonight last through friday, friday will probably be the heaviest rain lingering into saturday as well. And we've got cool temperatures for today, but even cooler temperatures tomorrow remaining below seasonal as we're moving into the weekend. Northern manitoba, heavier clouds for you, maybe a little bit of mixed precipitation across the province. Everybody a little bit below normal, but we've got that sunshine to enjoy and I've been talking about the trees, my gardening tips from my instagram page to want to check them out there. If you have plans just know they are getting a solid soaking, so do not feel the need to go out and water them today. Mother nature is going to do that for us. We're getting to that more sunshine back will be on the flip side of the weekend and into next week, even some warmer temperatures. So as green as things are looking to get a look even greener in the days ahead or as yellow with all the dandelions out here in celebrate, this is hardly posing as a perfectly placed on top of the photo and keep them coming. Please to winnipegweather@ctv.ca. >> Ctv morning live weather brought to you by canadian footwear. We're fit and style come together. >> Thank you, terry. It's a devastating diagnosis that thousands of canadians live with each ellis, also known as lou gehrig's disease, currently has no cure. But that could change. After promising breakthrough in canadian research. Ctv's natalie van rooy has the details. Rain in saint pierre has been living with an last diagnosis for 6 months, but his symptoms started over a year ago. It was devastating I am. >> You terminate all the plans and your immediate future. Everything from your crash. Two-year cutting grass to your social no future plans, no last is a disease that slowly paralyzes people. >> Because the brain is no longer able to communicate with the muscles of the body. >> It can progress quickly with 80% of patients dying within 2 to 5 years of diagnosis. >> Saint pierre is managing his symptoms like having trouble with balance. I'm living day by day. I'm I will know later on this summer, if I am in for the long run. But my fingers gun on here, I can lift up a little water, but I >> Can tie my shoes. Now there's a promising breakthrough out of western university. >> After decades of research, a potential cure. Well, its a pathway that gives us hope that we will find a cure going forward. Doctor michael strong team discovered that targeting an interaction between 2 proteins present in a less impacted nerve cells can halt or even reverse the progression of the disease. The team has been working with fruit flies, then mice. >> It's still in mice and our track record in mice going to men has not been stellar. So we've got a lot of work ahead of us. Doctor strong hopes to bring the potential treatment to human clinical trials within 3 to 5 years. And for one of the first times in my life, I can say it actually see the rise of saint pierre says he hopes to access the treatment himself some light at the end of that. >> Which was never existed before. Until then, he's keeping busy raising money for treatment for the debilitating disease with a fundraising walk in motorcycle ride scheduled for june natalie van rooy ctv news. >> The power to choose fromthe most awarded truck brand over the last five years. Like Ram Classic.As versatile as it is capable. Ram 1500, voted bestlarge pickup in Canada. Or Ram Heavy Dutywith a no-charge Cummins. And you don't pay for 90 days. The power is yours.The time is now. Get 20% off msrp on Ram Classic for up to $14,200 in discounts. Plus get 4.99% financing. Beautiful!Minnesota gold right there!Nice Katie! Love it. We're from the Carolinas and always wanted tocome to Minnesota. I'm so hungry and readyfor some good food. It's kind of build yourown adventure here. Wow! 10/10 recommend. The tri-hospital dream lottery summer bonus could make your dreams come true. Besides six incredible grand prize choices. The summer bonus brings you a chance to win one of

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