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>>> At mcgill university in montréal, pro palestinian protesters remain camped out at the downtown campus despite efforts to have them removed. The group has faced torrential downpours, blistering heat and two failed legal bids during their four-week protest. Québec's minister of higher education calls their continued presence at mcgill an affront to the rule of law. She says the encampments should be dismantled and that private lands are not an appropriate place for the pro palestinian protests. >>> Also in montréal, people who bike through the plateaus say they've noticed more police patrols. It comes after a cyclist hit a little girl who was trying to get on a school bus. Ctv's christine long has more. >> Reporter: ten days after a four-year-old girl was hit by a cyclist along this stretch of jean mars in the plateau, another video was posted showing other infractions by cyclists. >> When the little girl was hit by a cyclist didn't stop. >> Reporter: the riders we spoke to know about the accident and have seen more police presence. Bikes, like other road users, are bound by the highway safety code. Michel reshaud rides to work every day. >> Police are ticketing cyclists for wearing music and riding on the wrong side of the street. >> Reporter: isabelle says she doesn't always make a full stop, yet got $160 ticket for riding the wrong way. [Speaking French, no translation] post doctoral physicist at sanford university usually wears a helmet but took the ear buds out. >> Not listening to music. That's the biggest thing. Also avoiding cars that are parked. I'm worried about people opening their doors that's already happened a couple of times. >> Reporter: in an e-mail to ctv, montréal police say patrolers from all 29 stations are out monitoring cyclists as they do every year. Richad says it shouldn't take fear of a police stop. >> I'm watching others. Where are they? What's coming behind me? What's coming in front of me? Better than anywhere else. In montréal, definitely better than anywhere else I've been. >> Reporter: when the cyclists are safe the pedestrians around them are too. Christine long, ctv news. >> Roger: a new study has found dozens of young people in the care of agencies for ontario's children's aid society are living in motels, hotels and short-term rentals. The union says it's because there aren't enough foster pedestrians or treatment facilities. Lindsay alik has more. >> Reporter: the survey includes cupe workers across the province it. Found that two-thirds of the agencies have placed children as young as two in unlicensed homes in the last year. >> Not just only happening in those agencies. It's literally happening in every child protection agency across the province where again young people every day are being placed in motels and hotels. In fact, in southwestern ontario, there's a young person with autism who has been staying on a cot in the office where people work because there's simply no other place for these young people to go. >> Reporter: elena gross is ceo of cas sudbury manitoulin and says not having enough foster families and group home beds contributes to the use of unlicensed homes. More often these spaces aren't suitable due to a child's specialized needs. >> Their needs might be based on the abilities but it's also based on trauma and other issues and we don't have the appropriate spaces for them. >> Reporter: gross says in some cases, youth end up being hospitalized when really all they need is a stable bed. She says there are currently two youths living in hotels while one is in an airbnb. >> It may be small numbers but you've got first of all a child or youth sitting in a hotel, not appropriate. That's not a place to meet their needs. But they need to be supported and so there's no staffing pool available. We end up asking our staff to do double duty. >> Reporter: in a statement to ctv news, ontario's ministry of children, community and social services says in part, the government does not direct children's aid societies on placement decisions. What we do require is for children's aid societies to make placements that are safe, appropriate and meet the child's needs. That's not an option. It's the law. The ministry adds it has increased funding by

approximately 14 million dollars for child protective services this career. Lindsay alik, ctv news, sudbury. >> Roger: still ahead, marking international plastic-free day. A push to bring attention to the impact to plastic waste. More on this NEXT.(Snickering) Hanging tree Meet the Melville's.They've had GlobalDecking vinyl on their deckfor over 3 and now they're readyfor a new look. By using global decking systemsdeck membranes. There'sno need to rip up the old deck and send to a landfill or purchase more lumberto rebuild a new one. Just pick one of our attractive prints and have it installeddirectly over the old one. Good for another 30 years. Global Decking Systems. The only decksurface you will ever need. Looking for the fastestpersonal loan in Canada?Well, look no further. Spring Financial offers fullyonline personal loans with zero stress and no need for branch visits. But don't take our word for it. Apply today atspringfinancial.ca ( ) (Clattering) ( ) I sit back And let a Bud light the way Find a great deal foryour ideal hotel.Open trivago, type inwhere you want t select your check-in andcheck-out dates and search. Compare prices forthe same hotel and save up to $50 a night. Hotel? trivago. When you back hurts, life hurts. Robax dual action formula relieves pain and relaxes tight muscles. Take back your back with Robax. It's odd how in an instant things can transform. Slipping out of balance into freefall. (The stock market is now down 23%). This is happening people. Where there are so few certainties... (laughing) Look around you. You deserve to know. as we navigate a future unknown. I'm glad I found stability amidst it all. Gold. Standing the test of time. >> Roger: today is international plastic-free day, a call to action that brings attention to the environmental impact of plastic waste and also urges people to not use single-use plastics released this day. Joining me now is senior plastics program manager at environmental defence. Thanks very much for joining us today. >> Good to be here, roger. Thanks for having me. >> Roger: how are we doing when it comes to plastic? Answer that in less than three hours. >> Well, I mean, what's happening with plastics is that more and more is being produced each year and that means -- frankly each day -- that means we're finding more and more in our daily lives whether we want to or not. So it's complicated because it's difficult for individual consumers to -- and us as individual citizens to do much about it because no matter what we buy, it's inevitably either made in lots of plastic or certainly packaged in lots of plastic. And so I think people are probably finding this day pretty hard to live through because it's very difficult to get through the day without single-use plastics in your life. >> Roger: we obviously have to scale back anything that's made of plastic. But how do we eliminate other plastics that are part of our lives that are almost -- almost inevitable they're part of our lives? >> Well, I think we need to start triaging. I mean, most of the -- half of plastic, let's say, ever made in the world was made in the last decade or so. And so what we're finding is just more and more and more stuff is made out of plastics. Almost all of our clothing now, furniture, and, you know, vehicles are increasingly made out of plastic, furnishings. So that is a problem. But it's not as big a problem or it's not as clearly urgent as all the throwaway single-use stuff we're using which is why mostly we've tried to focus on that in terms of trying to get policies that end the single-use plastic packaging and single-use products that can be easily either done away with or replaced with something else. And typically, the best replacement is either nothing, like so much things don't need packaging that are now packaged,

but also very convenient reuse systems where we would take things back and they would be washed out and refilled again so that we can buy them again if we need them. So those are the kind of alternatives that we need to see on a much larger scale than we see them today. >> Roger: what can people do to make that difference and help bring about that change? >> Well, partly they need to make it clear and continue to make it clear that this is a key appropriate for them, to their elected leaders, every level of government. Certainly at the federal and provincial levels. Because there are things that the federal and provincial government can do. The federal government has probably gone the furthest in banning certain single-use products. They need to go further and ban more. Things like check-out bags that we don't find anymore, you know, people who do litter clean-ups don't find check-out bags anymore stuck in rivers and in our parks so that's a good thing. But obviously we need to do more to phase out more harmful single-use plastics which is most effectively done federal refusal and provincially in ontario, we need to expand deposit return for beverage containers so that people are incentivized to bring them back. They can be recycled and washed out and refilled. These are key policies that will reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in the environment. >> Roger: as an incentive, we're seeing more and more studies where I think it's nanoplastics, they're turning up in us. At the cellular level. >> That's right. The plastics -- anything smaller than five millimetres in diameter or width is known as a microplastic and it than mow plas nanoplastics are not visible to the human eye. But these plastics, when they're being made or used or after they're thrown away break down and slough off little bits of plastic that, in fact, do end up both in the environment and in our food, in our soils, vegetables, and, you know, increasingly in animals and those little bits of plastics, we eat them, drink them and they're ending up in our bodies basically anywhere that researchers look for them. They find microplastics. And, you know, the real concern about that is, we're not sure exactly what those microplastics are doing to our health and our bodies, and future generations. We know it can't be good. We really do need to take precautions to reduce the amount of plastic that we're making and using and really triage so that we're only using it for the really most important and key things that we need it for. >> Roger: thank you very much for joining us today. We appreciate your insight. >> Thank you. >> Roger: karen wirsik is a senior plastics program manager at environmental defence.

>>> If you live in québec and have a stockpile of the plastic bags, hold onto them. They may be part of a new class action lawsuit in the province. It seems the bags may not be what they say they are. Ctv's olivia o'malley explains. >> Reporter: if you ever purchased this green dollarama bag, you can be part of a new class action lawsuit. >> I would assume this impacts several million people across québec. >> Reporter: lawyer joey ducrenee is leading the defendants across saq and metro. >> This is the dollarama bag as evidence. >> Reporter: these stores sell bags they advertise as recyclable but in fact they aren't. >> The law is very, very clear. You cannot make a false or fraudulent claim, in this case the claims are clearly an and manifestly wrong, false and fraud rent and misleading. >> Reporter: while the bags are reusable, many people ctv spoke to say they are surprised they can't be recycled. >> This is just for emergency and I don't have any bags, so it's using and using and using it all the time. >> When I buy a bag like this, I just reuse it as long as I can until it rips. But I always thought it was recyclable. >> Reporter: according to one of the biggest recycling facilities in québec, centrist, these plastic bags cannot be recycled in québec or even in canada. >> You try to stretch it, it does not stretch. It's rigid. Therefore it goes in the garbage, no the in the recycling bin. >> Reporter: several of the companies mentioned, including dollarama, tell ctv news they will not be commenting on the subject because of the ongoing legal procedure. Any québecer who bought a bag from april 16th, 2019, until now, is still eligible to join the class action. Olivia o'malley, ctv news. >> Roger: new brunswick could lose a fifth of its teachers in its english school districts over the next five years. All due to retirement. It is a staggering number and some are calling for a better recruitment plan to stop this from becoming a crisis. Laura brown has more. >> Reporter: as a new brunswick teachers' association, 6500 members, 1200 are eligible to retire within the next five years, a large number at a time when the province is already running short on qualified teachers. >> Teachers are stretched really thin right now and not having enough resources at times can really be draining. >> Reporter: peter legace claims the situation could become a real crisis if decision makers don't act now. >> I do have concerns that it gets lost, maybe, over the summer months and teachers are in the same place come fall. >> Reporter: the system is relying on supply teachers. Legace says the english school district have issued 1,000 permits. Of those, 164 are under the age of 50. >> Our universities have not filled all their education seats. We've asked them to do that. >> Reporter: the department of education did release a long-term report last month promising to address the issues facing the am system, which includes a recruitment and retention plan. Legacy feels it needs more urgency. Hogan promises he's trying some things. >> We're going to empower districts because districts dot hiring. To do contracts right away that will ensure that the money's there for the contracts. >> Reporter: hogan admits the province has been behind the game watching other provinces hire new brunswick-trained teachers who haven't been offered contracts. Another problem making matters worse: violence in schools. >> Anecdotally, I would think the teachers are seeing increases in violence, but I think we see that in all of our communities as well. >> Reporter: a video surfaced last week showing two teens in an altercation off the school property. It sparked questions on how prevalent violence among youthed has become. >> It's getting worse. We need to find out y >> Reporter: laura brown, ctv news. >> Roger: coming up after the break, canadians plan to get away this (Dramatic music) (Cheering) With fastsigns, create factory grade visual solutions to perfect your process. Fastsigns. Make Your Statement™. Find a great deal foryour ideal hotel.Open trivago, type inwhere you want t select your check-in andcheck-out dates and search. Compare prices forthe same hotel and save up to $50 a night. Hotel? trivago. It's like a shower for yournose. This thing is amazing!Navage flushes salin to help clear congestionby quickly sucking out mucus, allergens, and germs. There's no other productout there like it! Navage. Clean nose,healthy life. Bladder leak underwearhas one job. I just want to feel protected! Especially for those sudden gush moments Always Discreet protects like no other.

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Subscribe now atCRAVE.CA. [ ] >> It wasn't a family in newfoundland that wasn't touched by this war and I think all the families in newfoundland will find this very poignant. >> Roger: an unknown newfoundland soldier is coming home more than 100 years after making the ultimate sacrifice. In world war i. >> Yesterday was a lot more smoky. The behaviour was more intense. >> Roger: a forest fire has crept within three kilometres of a northern ontario town. >> Several million people. >> Roger: the superior court of québec has authorized a class action lawsuit over reusable plastic bags sold at some stores. You're watching ctv news channel. I'm roger peterson. Thank you very much for joining us. The remains of an unknown world war I soldier are returning home to newfoundland today. Members of canada's delegation honoured to be part of this important journey. [ Bagpipes ] the soldier will be buried at the province's newly created tomb of the unknown soldier. His casket will land in st. John's later today and will lie in state at the confederation building from june 28th to the 30th. >> 12,000 newfoundlanders went overseas. There wasn't a family in newfoundland that wasn't touched by this war. And I think all the families in newfoundland will find this very poignant and the ultimate sacrifice in any war is the death of a soldier so bringing home one of our fallen is going to be very poignant for those soldiers we're seeing in the pictures today because to wear the uniform comes with extreme sacrifice, obligations, and so this is meaningful on so many different levels. >> Roger: a solemn reburial ceremony will be held on july 1st, canada day, but also the anniversary of the battle where hundreds of newfoundlanders gave their lives in 1916.

>>> Residents in cobalt, ontario, are dealing with a forest fire that has crept within three kilometres of the northern ontario community. Ctv's eric taschner has details. >> Reporter: north bay five is the name of the current largest forest fire burning in northeastern ontario. Mnrf officials say it started late in the evening thursday. It's roughly 134 hectares in size, located near the eastern shore of kerr lake. A helicopter continues to dump buckets of water on hot spots. >> By no means out, completely out. >> Reporter: three mnrf fire range crews are on the ground tackling the blaze with five additional crews on the way. >> It was yesterday it was a lot more smoky. It was more intense. We ask individuals maybe look into fire smart for the fire smart program which is ways and what you can do to help forest fire's on croaching onto your property. >> Reporter: several local firefighters from neighboring municipalities have been assisting the mnrf crews on the ground. >> Our guys have pulled out. And they're on standby. And they may get called again depending on what's happening out there. >> Reporter: a water bomber is on standby if required. No evacuations are in place for coleman township or the neighboring town of cobalt and kerr lake road has been closed at this time. >> We ask that individuals could remain clear from the area to ensure their safety and safety of others. >> Reporter: both coleman township and the town of cobalt along with several neighboring municipalities are now under a fire ban until further notice. >> Let's really be careful with fires. >> Reporter: eric taschner, ctv news, coleman township. >> Roger: the united nations' top court has ordered israel to immediately halt its controversial military operation in gaza's southern city of rafah. >> It was not sufficiently addressed and disspelled the concern raised by citizens in rafah. >> Roger: the international court of justice ruled friday the operation into rafah would worsen the already disastrous humanitarian crisis in gaza. Israel has already begun a limited operation in the city and seized control of its border with egypt. The court also ordered israel to open the vital crossing to allow for the flow of aid. Israel has condemned the ruling says it simply has the right to defend itself against hamas. >> World leaders are saying hamas needs to put its arms down. Hamas needs to leave. Not leave by having sent a notice of eviction. This is a defensive war. It was brought on israel. It was a ceasefire in october 6th and this is not a war of choice but this is something necessary to ensure the safety of its population. >> Roger: this is the third time the court has ordered israel to pull back and address the humanitarian crisis in gaza. Israel has repeatedly dismissed accusations of genocide. Rulings by the icj are final and binding but the court does not have a mechanism to actually enforce them.

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