CTVN - Saturday, May 25, 2024 - 12:00 a.m. (ET) - Segment #25

>>> 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 protest. >>> 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 the school bus. Ctv's christine long has more. >> Reporter: tep ten days after a four-year-old girl was hit by a cyclist along the stretch of jeanne mance in the plateau, another video was posted showing other infractions. >> 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 richoz rides to work every day. >> Police are out in force and ticketing cyclists for music and riding on the wrong side of the street. [Speaking French, no translation] >> Reporter: isabelle says she doesn't always make a full stop, yet got $160 ticket for riding the wrong way. Post doctoral physicist at stanford university, soud al kharusi, usually wears a helmet but he 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 patrollers from all 29 stations are out monitoring cyclists as they do every year. Richoz says it shouldn't take fear of a police stop to get cyclists to ride safe >> I'm watching others. It's, like, where are they? What's coming behind me? What's coming in front? >> Better than anywhere else I've been. So, yes, 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 beds or treatment facilities. Ctv's lindsay alik has more. >> Reporter: the survey includes 27 cupe locals representing workers at caf agencies 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 says not having enough foster families and group home beds contributes to the use of unlicensed homes. She says more often these spaces aren't suitable due to a child's specialized needs. >> Their needs might be based on disabilities but it's oftentimes braced on trauma and other issues and other disabilities, and we don't have the appropriate spaces for them. >> Reporter: she 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. >> 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 said 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 year. Lindsay alik, ctv news, sudbury. >> Roger: still ahead, marking international plastic-free day. The push to bring attention to the impacts of plastic waste. More on this NEXT.(Snickering) Hanging tree If you don't have group health benefits at work, are self-employed, freelancing or retiring soon how can you protect yourself from continually rising health care costs not covered by your government health insurance? With SureHealth from Green Shield Canada. Working freelance, I love knowing that my SureHealth plan helps to protect me and my family from a lot of routine medical expenses. Host: Like prescription drugs, dental care and vision care. And many unexpected expenses I could face, being self-employed, if I have an accident or get a serious illness. Like physiotherapists, chiropractors, home care, emergency medical travel expenses, and more. All SureHealth plans also include online digital mental health services from Inkblot. Plus, with SureHealth, you can submit your claims online, and have the payments deposited directly to your bank account. And I really appreciate that my SureHealth plan is affordable. Host: While some plans require answering a few health questions, for most, your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health exam and no medical questions when you apply. Health care costs are rising. Why not protect yourself and your family from many routine and unexpected health care costs not covered by your government health plan? Host: Like prescription drugs, dental care, vision care, physiotherapists, chiropractors, emergency medical travel expenses and more. And remember, this is lifetime protection that won't be cancelled, regardless of your age or health, as long as payments are made. If you're self-employed, don't have health coverage at work, are recently retired or retiring soon, get SureHealth now and protect yourself and your family from rising health care costs not covered by your government health plan. Don't delay. Visit SureHealth.ca now or call the numberon your screen for your free, personalized SureHealth info package. >> Roger: today is international plastic-free day. A call to action that brings attention to the environmental impact of plastic waste, also urges people to not use single-use plastics. Joining me is karen wirsik, senior plastics director at environmental defence. 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. 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 you buy, it's inevitably made in lots of plastic or 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 without single-use plastics. >> Roger: we have to scale back anything that's made of plastics. How do we eliminate other parts of our life that's almost inevitable in part of our lives? >> I think we need to start triaging. Half of the 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, furniture, and, you know, vehicles are increasingly made out of plastic, furnishings. 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 actually end the single-use plastic packaging and single-use products that can be easily either done away with or replaced with something else. Typically, the best replacement is either nothing, like so many things don't need packaging that are now packaged, but also very

recent 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. 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 priority for them, to their elected leaders, but 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 bags that we don't find anymore. People who do litter cleanups don't find check-out bags anymore stuck in rivers and in our parks and stuck in fences by grocery stores. 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 at the federal level and provincially in ontario, we need to expand deposit returns for beverage containers so that people are incentivized to bring them back and they can be either recycled or washed out and refilled. These are kind of key policies that won't simply reduce the amount of plastics that ends up in the environment. >> Roger: also, I mean, as an incentive, we're seeing more and more studies where these nanoplastics are 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 nanoplastics are not visible to the human eye but they are -- these plastics -- whether being made or being used or after they're thrown away, break down, they slough off little bits of plastic that, in fact, do end up in the environment and in our food, in our soils, vegetables and, you know, increasingly in animals and those little bits of plastic, we also eat them, drink them and they're ending up in our bodies basically anywhere that researchers look for them, they find microplastics. 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. So we really do need to take precautions to reduce the amount of plastics 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: okay. [ Car Horn Honking ] en karen, thank you very much for joining us. The senior plastics program manager at environmental defence.

>>> Well, if you live in québec and have a stockpile of the plastic bags that we were just talking b, hold onto them. They may be part of a new class action lawsuit in the province. It seems the bags may want 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 zucran is leading against dollarama ma and metro. >> This is the dollarama bag that was filed in court as evidence. >> Reporter: he says 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, in our view, the claims are clearly and manifestly wrong, false and fraudulent 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 I'm keeping 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: zukran says 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 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. Ctv's laura brown has more. >> Reporter: of the new brunswick's teachers' association, 6500 members, 1200 are eligible to retire within the next five years. The large number at a time when the province is already running short on qualified teachers. >> Teachers are stretched really really thin right now and not having enough resources at times can really be draining. >> Reporter: peter legacy 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. Legacy says the english school districts have issued 1,011 local permits to certify supply teachers who have a varying degree of post secondary education. Of those, 164 are under the age of 50. >> Some of our universities have not filled all their education seats and we've asked them to do. >> Reporter: the department of education did release a long-term report last month promising to address the issues facing the system, which includes 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 give contracts right away and we'll 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 a school property and sparked questions on how prevalent violence among youthed has become. >> It's getting worse. >> Reporter: laura brown, ctv news. >> Roger: coming up after the break, canadians plan to get away this summer but they're not going very far. (Dramatic music) (Cheering) Power outages can be unpredictable, inconvenient, and disruptive to your life, posing a real threat to your family's comfort and safety. When the power goes out, you have no lights, no refrigeration, no heating or air conditioning. The winds are notletting up at all here. We're going to seesome power outages. Number one thing to preparefor is extended power outages. Are you prepared? You can be with a GeneracHome Standby Generator. When a power outage occurs, your Generac Home StandbyGenerator automatically powers up, using your home's existingnatural gas or propane, so your life goes on,without disruption. You and your family arecomfortable, safe, and secure. Stay tuned, to get overa $700 value free, on the most popular homestandby generator in the world. With the Generac,we don't have to worry about whetherwe lose power or not.

If the utility company does not come through,our Generac does. Having the Generac generator, I felt secure thatif there was a power outage, I didn't have to worryabout it, that there would be heatin the home. There wouldn't bebusted pipes. After the hurricane happened, we just want to beprepared for anything. Generac generatorsare designed, engineered and built for the purposeof generating power. 8 out of 10 homegenerators are Generac, and have thousandsof satisfied customers. How many timeshave you heard people say, I never want to gothrough that again? Well, the next timeyou go through it, don't make itso hard on yourself. Have a Generac HomeStandby Generator. Call or go online now to requestyour free quote with one of Generacsnationwide dealers. And if you call now,you'll receive a free 5 year warrantyvalued at over $700. The call is free,the quote is free, and there's no obligationto buy, call or go online now. So the next timethere's a power outage, your home powers up.Power your life with Generac. Call or go online to requestyour free quote today. >> Roger: summer's almost here for many canadians and that means fun in the sun. A new survey suggests staycations may be the way to go for a lot of canadians this year. Tyler fleming explains. >> I've been a hairstylist for 24 years, entrepreneur, own glamour. >> Reporter: stephanie mancini 1 self-employed. Her business is a priority but so is a getaway. >> Instead of going to florida, we decided to do camping. >> Reporter: in lanark county less than an hour from home. >> It's great to see the kids laughing and playing. They have activities, movies nights, corn roast, fire pits. >> Reporter: camping remains popular and according to a new poll, most canadians planning summer travel are favoring short jaunts. Road trips are hugely popular too and whether it's to one of canada's sandy coast lines or a nearby beach, there's plenty to see and do along the way. If you're not sure how to plan that adventure, the contents of this package can help you discover some true hidden gems. >> It's a package of notes that you open one step at a time. >> Reporter: for a preplanned surprise trip to explore ottawa and beyond. It is unexpected journeys by jennifer sloan. >> They'll lead to you five surprise outdoor stops. >> Reporter: from cozy cafés to bustling towns or indigenous land marks, a journey costs $60. There's eleven to choose and options to tailor your trip. >> You could choose maybe you want to head to a vineyard or go shopping. Every package comes with a list of recommended accommodations in the area. >> Reporter: who knows what you may find. >> You can't beat this view, right. >> Reporter: canadians also plan to dish out their dollars on locally owned establishments like kelly's landing along the rideau canal, which also caters to boaters. >> Where people have rented the houseboat from places in smith falls or even peterborough and come down the river. In july we get a lot of québec boat traffic. >> Reporter: whether the vacation budget is big or small, summer is short and getting out while you can. >> To make memories, you know. To spend time with the people that you love, make memories. >> Reporter: tyler fleming, ctv news. >> Roger: and finally, as we head to break, some colourful images from australia. Fireworks over the opera house. Other iconic locations also were lit up. Visible from the roof of the opera house. How cool is that? You're watching ctv news channel. Top stories are next. -Ahh... this thing isn't getting any better... -And it won't get better. It's a nail fungus infection. -On top of that, it looks gross! -and it can spread to other people. It's contagious. You need a prescription. Ask your doctor or foot care practitioner about prescription treatments that can be applied to the nail. What would you like to payfor your hotel room tonight?$249, $225, or $199? Same room, same service.Just different prices. It's really up to you. Well, nobody asksyou this at reception, but that's exactlywhat trivago does. trivago compares hotel pricesfrom hundreds of booking sites. So, save yourselfvaluable time and money. Use trivago,compare hotel prices and save up to $50 a night Hotel? trivago. Arghhh!!! [woman sneezing] Don't let airborne allergens scare you. Aerius provides fast relief of your 15 worst allergy symptoms. So you can love the air again. Aerius. Stop losing sleep on your period. Always night pads are designed to give you a perfect night sleep so you can do your sprawl across white sheets thing,

while Always night pads, with a two times larger back, do their up to 10 hours of protection thing. Do your sleep thing. Always. [ ] Pick-up is quick and easy. This new Charmin Ultra Soft smooth tear has wavy edges. It's no ordinary square. New Charmin Ultra Soft smooth tear has wavy perforations that tear so much better with more cushiony softness. Enjoy the go with Charmin. 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.

[ ] >> And make all of the families in newfoundland will find this very poignant. >> An unknown newfoundland soldier is coming home more than 100 years after making the ultimate sacrifice in the first world war. >> Yesterday was more smokey. It was more intense. >> A forest fire has crept within just 3 kilometers of a northern community. [ ] >> For allowing the atmosphere to exist. >> And a university professor is calling out calgary mount royal university for its in action to address anti-semitism. >> It is saturday may 25th. Thank you for joining us here on ctv news channel. The remains of an unknown soldier who fought in the first world war are returning home to newfoundland today after more than 100 years. Motives canada's delegation honoured to be part of this important final journey. [ Bagpipes ] >> The soldier will be buried at the province's newly created tomb of the unknown soldier. His casket will land in saint john later today and lie in state at the confederation building from june 28th till june 30th. >> 12,000 newfoundlanders that went overseas. It makes all of the families in newfoundland will find this very poignant and the ultimate sacrifice in any war is the death of a soldier, and so again, bringing home one of our fallen is going to be very poignant for the soldiers we're seeing in the pictures today. To wear the uniform comes with it extreme sacrifice, obligations. This is meaningful on so many different levels. >> A ceremony will be held on july 1st. The anniversary of the battle of beaumont where hundreds of newfoundlanders give their lives in 1916 before the northern ontario town is on edge today as a forest fire creeps within 3 kilometers of the community. We have the details. >> Reporter: north bay five is the name of the current largest forest fire burning in north eastern ontario. Officials say it started late in the evening thursday. It is roughly 134 hectares in size, located near the eastern shore of cure lake. >> A helicopter continues to dump buckets of water on hot spots. >> By no means out. >> Reporter: crews are on the the ground tackling the blaze with five additional crews on the way. >> Yesterday was more smokey and the fire behaviour was more intense. We asked individuals to look into the fire smart program which is ways what you can do to help enforce fires encroaching on your property. >> Reporter: they have been assisting the crews on the ground. >> Our guys have pulled out and they are on standby and they may get called again depending on what's happening out there. >> A water bomber is on standby if required. No evacuations are in place for coleman township or the neighbouring town of colbalt. >> Both the two areas along with several neighbouring municipalities are now under a fire ban until further notice. >> Let's be really careful for fires. >> Reporter: ctv news. >> At mcgill university in montreal pro-palestinian protesters remain camped out on the downtown campus despite efforts to have them removed. The group is faced down pours, blistering heat, and even two failed legal bids during their four-week campus protest. Quebec's minister of higher education calls their continued presence at mcgill an affront to the rule of law. She says the encampments should be dismanhunt -- dismantled. >> Over in calgary anti-semitism on university campuses have risen after the israel-hamas war. This professor blames mount royal university allowing the harassment to continue.

Copyright protected and owned by broadcaster. Your licence is limited to private, internal, non-commercial use. All reproduction, broadcast, transmission or other use of this work is strictly prohibited.

Transcripts