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>> Ian: GOOD EVENING, I'M IAN
HANOMANSING.
TONIGHT, DIVISION IN THE U.S.
TURNS FATAL AGAIN.
(gunshots)
A DEADLY NIGHT IN PORTLAND AND
THE POLITICAL FALLOUT TODAY.
>> AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO STOP
THE VIOLENCE THAT YOU HELPED
CREATE.
>> WOO!
>> Ian: CANADA'S FIRST PRIME
MINISTER PULLED FROM A PEDESTAL.
THE CHALLENGE OF GRAPPLING WITH
A DIFFICULT HISTORY.
>>> IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE
LAURA, A COMMUNITY ALREADY ON
THE BRINK STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO TRY
TO HELP US.
>> Ian: THE REMARKABLE LEGACY OF
THE LATE ACTOR CHADWICK BOSEMAN.
>> WE KNEW THAT WE HAD SOMETHING
SPECIAL THAT WE WANTED TO GIVE
THE WORLD.
>> Ian: WHAT HE MEANT TO SO
MANY.
>>> THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>>> FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS
THAN A WEEK, TENSION AT A
PROTEST IN THE UNITED STATES HAS
TURNED INTO DEADLY VIOLENCE.
AND TONIGHT THERE ARE PLEAS FOR
CALM.
ONE MAN WAS KILLED AFTER A
CARAVAN OF DONALD TRUMP
SUPPORTERS ROLLED INTO DOWNTOWN
PORTLAND AND CONFRONTED BLACK
LIVES MATTER PROTESTERS.
THE ANGER AND FEAR IS REACHING A
FEVER PITCH.
AND AS KATIE SIMPSON TELLS US,
IT MAY PLAY INTO THE PRESIDENT'S
LAW-AND-ORDER MESSAGE.
A WARNING -- SOME OF THE VIDEO
IN THIS STORY MAY BE DISTURBING.
>> Reporter: THE PLAN WAS FOR
THOUSANDS OF THE PRESIDENT'S
SUPPORTERS TO DRIVE THEIR
DECORATED VEHICLES AROUND
PORTLAND.
>> WE JUST WANT ANOTHER FOUR
YEARS OF HIM DOING GREAT THINGS
FOR AMERICA.
>> Reporter: BUT SOME IN THE
PRO-TRUMP CARAVAN VEERED OFF THE
PLANNED ROUTE, GOING INTO THE
CITY'S DOWNTOWN CORE, WHERE
STARTLING CONFRONTATIONS WITH
COUNTERPROTESTERS UNFOLDED.
A TRUMP IS BURNED AS INSULTS AND
ITEMS
ARE HURLED AT THE VEHICLE.
TRUMP SUPPORTERS SHOT PAINTBALLS
FROM AN OPEN FLATBED AND FIRED
PEPPER SPRAY.
THE EVENING TURNED DEADLY WHEN
A MAN STANDING IN FRONT OF THIS
PARKING GARAGE WAS SHOT.
(gunshots)
NOT MUCH IS KNOWN PUBLICLY WHAT
LED TO THIS MOMENT.
BUT THE VICTIM HAS BEEN LINKED
TO A PRO-TRUMP GROUP.
>> FOR THOSE OF YOU SAYING ON
TWITTER THIS MORNING THAT YOU
PLAN TO COME TO PORTLAND TO SEEK
RETRIBUTION, I'M CALLING YOU ON
TO STAY AWAY.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
USED SOCIAL MEDIA TO POST DOZENS
OF MESSAGES DENOUNCING THE
UNREST WHILE DEMANDING LOCAL
LEADERS CALL IN THE NATIONAL
GUARD.
>> THEY CONTINUE TO REFUSE ANY
TYPE OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO
BRING THAT VIOLENT ACTIVITY
GOING ON FOR ALMOST 90 DAYS NOW,
A LITTLE OVER 90 DAYS, TO A
CLOSE.
>> Reporter: TRUMP'S
RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN IS FOCUSED
ON THIS CHAOS, CLAIMING THAT
THINGS WILL GET WORSE IF JOE
BIDEN WINS BECAUSE DEMOCRATS
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL HAVE FAILED
TO STOP VIOLENT PROTESTERS.
>> THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO EVERY
SINGLE NIGHT CONDUCT VIOLENT
ACTS AND IT IS IN DEMOCRAT CITY.
>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS BLAME
THE UNREST ON THE PRESIDENT'S
DIVISIVE RHETORIC.
>> AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO STOP
THE VIOLENCE THAT YOU HELPED
CREATE.
>> THE CHAOS AND THE DISORDER
AND THE LAWLESSNESS THAT WE ARE
CURRENTLY SEEING, THAT'S DONALD
TRUMP'S AMERICA.
>> Reporter: PROTEST-WEARY
RESIDENTS SAY THEY'RE GROWING
TIRED OF CONFLICT.
>> EVERY DAY THERE'S NO RESOLVE
AND NO MEDIATION.
AND HERE WE ARE AND NOW THERE'S
A DEAD BODY ON THE GROUND.
>> Reporter: TRUMP WANTS LAW
AND ORDER TO BE THE DECIDING
FACTOR FOR VOTERS.
AND AS HE PUTS SO MUCH EMPHASIS
ON THE ISSUE, IT STEERS THE
NATIONAL CONVERSATION AWAY FROM
HIS HANDLING OF THE PANDEMIC.
KATIE SIMPSON, CBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
>> Ian: THIS WEEKEND
DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST
ANTI-BLACK POLICE CONDUCT WERE
HELD IN CANADA.
PROTESTERS ARE CALLING FOR
DEFUNDING POLICE AND REDIRECTING
RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES IN
CITIES, INCLUDING TORONTO,
CALGARY AND MONTRÉAL.
AND WHILE OVERWHELMINGLY
PEACEFUL, IN MONTRÉAL A GROUP OF
ACTIVISTS TARGETED A STATUE OF
SIR JOHN A. MacDONALD, LEAVING
THE IMAGE OF CANADA'S FIRST
PRIME MINISTER TOPPLED AND
BROKEN, ITS HEAD DISCARDED A FEW
METRES AWAY.
AS SIMON NAKONECHNY SHOWS US,
THIS STATUE IS NO STRANGER TO
DEFACEMENT, DEBATE, OR
DECAPITATION.
>> [CHANTING]
>> Reporter: CANADA'S FIRST
PRIME MINISTER PULLED FROM HIS
LOFTY PERCH ABOVE PLACE DU
CANADA.
AS THE STATUE HITS THE GROUND,
MacDONALD'S HEAD POPS OFF.
THE CROWD GOES WILD.
IT HAPPENED AT THE END OF A
DEMONSTRATION CALLING FOR THE
CITY TO DEFUND THE POLICE.
ON TWITTER, MONTH YALG'S MAYOR
VALÉRIE PLANTE STRONGLY
CONDEMNED THE VANDALISM.
AND JASON KENNEY SAID THIS
VANDALISM MUST STOP.
MONTRÉAL POLICE ARE
INVESTIGATING.
THIS ISN'T FIRST TIME THAT
MacDONALD'S STATUE HAS BEEN
TARGETED OR EVEN DECAPITATED.
IN 1992, UNKNOWN VANDALS CUT OFF
HIS HEAD, REPORTEDLY TO MARK THE
ANNIVERSARY OF THE HANGING OF
MÉTIS LEADER LOUIS RIEL.
>> IT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO HOW
PEOPLE ARE FEELING.
>> Reporter: JESSICA KIANO
SPOKE AT YESTERDAY'S MEETING.
SHE SAYS THAT
THE STATUE TOPPLING CAME AS A
SURPRISE, EVEN TO ORGANIZERS.
SHE DID NOT FEEL SAD TO SEE IT
FALL.
>> IT'S GLORIFYING A FIGURE THAT
HAS A LEGACY OF GENOCIDE AND I
THINK THAT IT IS WRONG TO NOT
TEACH THAT LEGACY.
I THINK THAT THERE COULD HAVE
BEEN MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
GOVERNMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
DAMAGE AND THE PAIN AND THE
TRAUMA THAT JOHN A. MacDONALD
HAS DONE.
>> Reporter: OTHERS SAY THAT
TEARING DOWN MacDONALD'S
EFFIGY IS A MISSED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITY.
>> IF YOU START REMOVING STATUES
AND PLAQUES, YOU WON'T HAVE ANY
OTHER PERSPECTIVE TO TALK ABOUT.
AND PEOPLE ARE GOING AFTER EVERY
HISTORICAL FIGURE.
IF WE WERE TO START TAKING DOWN
MONUMENTS, IT MAY GO DOWN A
SLOPE WHERE, WHERE WILL WE STOP?
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING A
CRANE LIFTED THE HEADLESS BRONZE
FROM THE GROUND AND TRUCKED IT
AWAY.
THE CITY WILL CONSULT WITH
HERITAGE EXPERTS ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT.
QUÉBEC'S PREMIER WANTS THE
STATUE PUT BACK.
IF THE CITY WON'T, ANOTHER
LOCATION IS ALREADY ON OFFER.
JASON KENNEY SAYS THAT
MacDONALD'S LIKENESS WOULD
FIND A WELCOME HOME ON THE
GROUNDS OF THE ALBERTA
LEGISLATURE.
SIMON NAKONECHNY, CBC NEWS,
MONTRÉAL.
>> Ian: A TORONTO DEMONSTRATION
ADVOCATING FOR BLACK-OWNED
BUSINESSES -- POLICE SAY THAT
SEVEN
OFFICERS THERE RECEIVED MINOR
INJURIES WHILE ARRESTING TWO
MEN.
ONTARIO'S POLICE WATCHDOG IS NOW
INVESTIGATING.
TALIA RICCI SHOWS US THE
SOMETIMES DISTURBING IMAGES OF
THE INCIDENT AND HOW EVENTS
QUICKLY SPIRALLED.
>> Reporter: VIDEO CIRCULATING
ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS TWO MEN
PINNED TO THE GROUND BY
OFFICERS.
>> [SCREAMS]
>> Reporter: AMID A HEAVY
POLICE PRESENCE AT THE TORONTO
INTERSECTION.
>> [indiscernible]
>> Reporter: A SUDDEN END TO A
MARCH IN SUPPORT OF KEEPING
BLACK-OWNED
BUSINESSES IN A CHANGING
NEIGHBOURHOOD.
>> [CHANTING]
>> Reporter: THE RALLY WAS
MEANT TO BE A PEACEFUL PROTEST,
HERE AT IGLINGTON WEST.
STARTING BEHIND ME, AND ENDING
UP JUST
AHEAD AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT.
BUT POLICE SAY THAT THINGS TOOK
A TURN WHEN A MAN STARTED
JUMPING ON TOP OF A VEHICLE ON
THE ROAD.
OFFICERS THAT WERE ASSISTING
WITH THE MARCH APPROACHED THE
MAN.
HERE'S WHAT THEY SAY HAPPENED
NEXT --
>> AT THAT POINT IN TIME THE
INDIVIDUAL BECAME UPSET.
THOSE OFFICERS IN TURN ARRESTED
THAT INDIVIDUAL.
DURING THIS ARREST, THERE WAS
ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL THAT BEGAN
STRIKING OFFICERS WITH A JACKET
OR AN OBJECT AND THAT INDIVIDUAL
WAS ARRESTED ALSO.
>> Reporter: CAMILA REEVES,
ONE OF THE MARCH'S ORGANIZERS,
SAID
THAT THE TWO MEN WERE NOT
MEMBERS OF THEIR GROUP.
THEY HAD JOINED THE MARCH
PEACEFULLY, THOUGH AN APPARENT
MENTAL HEALTH EPISODE LED TO THE
ALTERCATION AND ARREST.
>> HIS HEAD WAS ON MY LAP WHILE
ME AND OTHER PEOPLE WERE TRYING
TO CONSOLE HIM.
WE ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO CALM
HIM DOWN FOR A BRIEF MOMENT
UNTIL PARAMEDICS ARRIVED.
>> Reporter: REEVES AND OTHER
MARCHERS ARE QUESTIONING THE
NUMBER OF OFFICERS THAT
RESPONDED AND THEIR USE OF
FORCE.
IN THE SAME DAY THAT PROTESTS
TOOK PLACE ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
CALLING FOR THE DEFUNDING OF
POLICE.
>> ANYTIME THAT THERE'S A
PROTEST, WE'RE THERE TO ASSIST.
BUT WHEN THERE'S AN ALTERCATION
THAT INVOLVES OFFICERS,
ADDITIONAL OFFICERS WERE THERE
TO ASSIST.
>> Reporter: TORONTO POLICE
INITIALLY DESCRIBED THE CROWD AS
HOSTILE, BUT THEY BACK THE AWAY
FROM THAT TODAY.
THE WORD THAT REEVES USED WAS
"ANXIOUS."
SHE HOPES THAT THE INCIDENT
DOESN'T OVERSHADOW THEIR
MESSAGE.
TALIA RICCI, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Ian: TENSION BETWEEN POLICE
AND PEOPLE OF COLOUR HAS HAD AN
IMPACT ON PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
THIS WEEKEND THE NBA PLAYERS
LEADING A BOYCOTT OF GAMES IN
SOLIDARITY WITH PROTESTS AGAINST
DEADLY POLICE VIOLENCE.
AND NOW AS THOSE GAMES RESUME,
CHRIS GLOVER SHOWS US THE CALLS
FOR CHANGE REMAIN STRONG.
>> AND SIAKUM WITH THE
SLAM-DUNK.
>> Reporter: BACK FIGHTING ON
THE COURT, THE TORONTO RAPTORS
REMAIN COMMITTED TO FIGHTING
INJUSTICE TOO.
>> THE SENSELESS KILLING OF
BLACK PEOPLE HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES.
AND THE SAME SYSTEM IS OUT
THERE, YOU KNOW, KILLING MY
PEOPLE BACK IN AFRICA.
>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN A
SUMMER OF UPRISING.
MOST RECENTLY AFTER THE POLICE
SHOOTING OF JACOB BLAKE.
STARTING WEDNESDAY, PRO
BASKETBALL CANCELLED GAMES IN
SUPPORT OF PROTESTERS.
IT WAS A LOT DIFFERENT IN 1992
WHEN THE OFFICERS WHO BEAT
RODNEY KING WERE ACQUITTED AND
THAT CITY BURNED WITH OUTRAGE.
NOT ONLY DID THE L.A. LAKERS
KEEP PLAYING, THEY MOVED THE
GAME TO AVOID THE PROTESTS.
>> THEY STILL PLAY THEIR GAME,
RIGHT?
SO, LIKE, EVEN IN WHAT WE THINK
OF ONE OF THE MOST MODERN
EXAMPLES OF POLICE BRUTALITY,
THE SPORTS WORLD CONTINUED ON.
>> Reporter: DEREK WHITE SAYS
THAT THE LAST TIME THAT PRO
ATHLETES SPOKE OUT LIKE THIS WAS
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF THE
1960s.
>> SO WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR
NOT, PEOPLE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT
THE AMERICAN NEGRO TODAY IS
DETERMINED.
>> Reporter: STARTING LAST
WEDNESDAY, PRO BASKETBALL,
SOCCER AND BASEBALL, ALL SHELVED
GAMES.
A DAY LATER THE NHL FOLLOWED
SUIT.
TOO LATE, ACCORDING TO SOME.
>> THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SAY, LOOK, YOU KNOW, THIS MAY
NOT BE AFFECTING OUR FANS AND
OUR LEAGUE IN THE SAME KINDS OF
WAYS, BUT THIS IS AN AMERICAN
PROBLEM.
SO THEY MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY.
>> I WAS FRUSTRATED THAT THE
GAMES HADN'T STOPPED.
>> Reporter: HE RUNS AN
ORGINISATION THAT HELPS NEW
IMMIGRANTS AND LOW-INCOME TEENS
TO JOIN HOCKEY.
>> WE ARE TRYING TO GET MORE
KIDS
TO FEEL SOCIALLY INCLUDED IN
THEIR NEW COUNTRY THROUGH WHAT
WE CONSIDER CANADA'S GAME.
>> Reporter: NBA PLAYERS
HOPING TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM
GOING HAVE CONVINCED OWNERS TO
ALLOW VOTING IN SOME ARENAS FOR
THE U.S. ELECTION.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED TO VOTE,
AND WE'RE TRYING TO RAISE
AWARENESS OF VOTING SO HOPEFULLY
SOME THINGS COULD CHANGE.
>> Reporter: A GENERATION OF
PRO THAT'S
DETERMINED NEVER TO BE SIDELINED
AGAIN.
CHRIS GLOVER, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Ian: TRIBUTES ARE STILL
POURING IN FOR THE STAR OF THE
MOVIE "BLACK PANTHER," CHADWICK
BOSEMAN WHO DIED OF CANCER ON
FRIDAY.
AMONG THOSE SHARING THOUGHT OF
IS A BASKETBALL LEGEND AND THE
ACTOR'S OLD BASKETBALL COACH --
>> IT ACTUALLY FELT LIKE WE
FINALLY HAD OUR BLACK SUPERHERO
AND NOBODY COULD TOUCH US.
>> WHEN YOU SAW HIM, HE COULD
LIGHT UP A ROOM, AND IT WAS A
HOLLYWOOD SMILE.
>> Ian: DESPITE HIS GLOBAL STAR
POWER, BOSEMAN LED A QUIET
PRIVATE LIFE AND NEVER PUBLICLY
REVEALING HIS ILLNESS.
BRIAR STEWART TAKES A CLOSER
LOOK AT THE ARTIST, THE MAN, AND
THE ROLE MODEL.
>> Reporter: WHEN CHADWICK
BOSEMAN TOOK ON THE ROLE OF THE
BLACK PANTHER, HE HAD ALREADY
PLAYED AMERICAN ICONS LIKE
JACKIE ROBINSON AND JAMES BROWN.
BUT HE BECAME A BLOCKBUSTER
SUPERHERO WHO RECOGNISED THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE ROLE AND HIS
GROWING PLATFORM.
>> I THINK THAT THERE'S A FIRST
FOR THESE IMAGES.
THERE'S A THIRST FOR A BLACK
SUPERHERO.
>> Reporter: BOSEMAN GREW UP
IN ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA,
WHERE TODAY THE FLAGS FLY ABOVE
THE LEGISLATURE AT HALF-MAST.
HE GRADUATED FROM HOWARD
UNIVERSITY, IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
AND RETURNED IN 2018 TO GIVE THE
COMMENCEMENT SPEECH.
>> EVERYTHING THAT YOU FOUGHT
FOR WAS NOT FOR YOURSELF, IT WAS
FOR THOSE THAT COME AFTER.
>> Reporter: WHILE HIS
INFLUENCE EXTENDED FAR BEYOND
HOLLYWOOD, IT RESONATED
PARTICULARLY WITH BLACK ACTORS.
BOSEMAN SPOKE ABOUT BEING A
QUALITY IN THE INDUSTRY.
>> WE ALL KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE
TO BE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT A
PLACE FOR YOU TO BE FEATURED.
>> I HAVE SO MUCH ADMIRATION AND
RESPECT FOR HIM --
>> Reporter: GARFIELD WILSON
IS A B.C.-BASED ACTOR WHO SAID
THAT HE WAS STRUCK BY BOSEMAN'S
INTEGRITY, BOTH ON SCREEN AND
OFF.
>> IN A TIME THAT IS WROUGHT
WITH RACIAL UNREST, YOU WANT TO
HOLD ON TO YOUR HEROES.
YOU KNOW, THEY OFFER A DIRECTION
AND A DIFFERENT PATH, A
DIFFERENT NARRATIVE.
AND TO LOSE SOMEONE LIKE THAT IS
JUST SO -- SO DEVASTATING.
>> Reporter: BOSEMAN, WHO WAS
43, DIED OF COLON CANCER.
HE WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED IN 2016.
>> IT'S STILL JACKIE ROBINSON
DAY.
>> Reporter: THIS POST FROM
APRIL SHOWED HIS DRAMATIC WEIGHT 
LOSS, BUT HE BATTLED HIS
ULILLNESS IN
PRIVATE WHILE PERSEVERING IN
PUBLIC, MAKING MOVIES IN BETWEEN
SURGERIES AND CHEMOTHERAPIES.
EVEN VISITING CHILDREN WHO HAD
CANCER IN THE HOSPITAL WHILE
GOING THROUGH TREATMENTS
HIMSELF.
>> ACTS WHICH SPEAK VOLUMES
ABOUT A MAN MANY ARE REMEMBERING
AS A SUPERHERO.
>> DON'T FLEE.
>> I NEVER FLEE.
>> Reporter: AND A POWERFUL
VOICE SILENCED TOO SOON.
BRIAR STEWART, CBC NEWS,
VANCOUVER.
>> Ian: BOSEMAN'S DEATH AT 43
HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE WONDERING
ABOUT THE RISK OF COLORECTAL
CANCERS AT THAT AGE.
AND IT TURNS OUT THAT STUDIES IN
THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
HAVE SHOWN AN INCREASING
NUMBER OF PATIENTS UNDER 50.
DR. SHADY ASHAMALLA SPECIALIZES
IN COLORECTAL CANCERS AT
SUNNYBROOK HOSPITAL IN TORONTO.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Ian: I GUESS THAT ONE OF THE
IMPORTANT POINTS TO MAKE HERE IS
THAT PEOPLE'S FAMILY HISTORY
NEED TO BE EXTRA VIGILANT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR
EVERYONE TO KNOW THEIR FAMILY
HISTORY OF COLORECTAL CANCER FOR
A COUPLE OF REASONS.
BUT, FIRSTLY, IT DICTATES WHEN
THAT SCREENING SHOULD START.
WE KNOW THAT
ANYONE WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF
COLORECTAL CANCER SHOULD START
10 YEARS BEFORE THEIR FAMILY
MEMBER WAS DIAGNOSED.
AND ALSO BECAUSE THE RISK OF
COLORECTAL CANCER IS DOUBLE IF
YOU HAVE A FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVE
WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THIS
DISEASE.
SO IT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO
KNOW ONE'S FAMILY HISTORY.
>> Ian: BUT, OF COURSE, THERE
ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITHOUT
FAMILY HISTORY WHO GET THESE
CANCERS AND PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE
OF 50.
SO AS EMBARRASSING OR UNPLEASANT
AS IT MAY SOUND, LET'S TALK
ABOUT WHAT THEY SHOULD BE
WATCHING FOR.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY IT, IAN, IT'S
EMBARRASSING AND UNPLEASANT TO
TALK ABOUT, BUT IT SAVES LIVES.
AND IT'S AS SIMPLE AS STANDING
UP, TURNING
AROUND AND LOOKING AT ONE'S
STOOL.
IF THERE'S BLOOD OR THOSE STOOLS
ARE UNEXPLAINED THIN OR THERE'S
A LONG-TERM DIARRHEA OR
CONSTIPATION, ANYTHING THAT IS A
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THE
PAST, THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT
TO MEDICAL ATTENTION AND
INVESTIGATED.
PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
IT, BUT LIKE I SAID, THAT SAVES
LIVES.
>> Ian: ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR, THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Ian: NOW LET'S TURN TO
COVID-19.
JUST TWO NEW CASES REPORTED IN
ATLANTIC CANADA THIS WEEKEND,
BUT CONCERNING UPTICKS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY.
112 NEW CASES IN ONTARIO TODAY,
AFTER 148 YESTERDAY.
QUÉBEC ALSO BACK OVER A HUNDRED
WITH 120 TODAY.
MANITOBA REPORTING 35 CASES
COMPARED TO 55 YESTERDAY.
ITS SECOND HIGHEST COUNT YET.
IN A STATEMENT, CHIEF PUBLIC
HEALTH OFFICER THERESA TAM AGAIN
URGED YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE MORE
CAREFUL, POINTING OUT THAT
50% OF REPORTED CASES IN RECENT
WEEKS HAVE BEEN CANADIANS AGED
20 TO 39.
NOW TODAY THE GLOBAL NUMBER
OF CONFIRMED CASES PASSED
25 MILLION, LED BY THE UNITED
STATES, WITH ROUGHLY A QUARTER
OF THOSE.
BUT THERE IS FRUSTRATION AMONG
INDIAN HEALTH OFFICIALS AS THAT
COUNTRY SET A NEW RECORD
FOR ONE-DAY INFECTION RATES.
>> PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT ONCE THE
NUMBERS STARTED TO GO DOWN, THIS
WAS IT, THEY HAD WON THE WAR.
>> Ian: INDIA REPORTED 78,761
NEW CASES TODAY.
THAT SURPASSES THE PREVIOUS
ONE-DAY RECORD SET BY THE UNITED
STATES IN JULY BY OVER A
THOUSAND.
THE UNITED STATES REPORTING JUST
OVER 44,000 INFECTIONS TODAY.
IN THE SOUTHERN U.S., HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE STILL
WITHOUT POWER, THREE DAYS AFTER
TROPICAL STORM LAURA MADE
LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 4
HURRICANE.
STEVEN D'SOUZA MET WITH
SURVIVORS AND SHOWS US THE
HARDSHIPS THEY FACE.
>> Reporter: FOR TAMEKA BABB
THIS IS ANYTHING BUT A RELAXING
COOKOUT.
THE BARBECUE SALVAGED FROM A
NEARBY YARD.
THE COALS AND LIGHTER FLUID
BEGIN BY A NEIGHBOUR.
WITH NO POWER, SHE NEEDS TO COOK
WHAT SHE CAN OR IT SPOILS.
>> MONEY IS SCARCE.
I'M NOT ABLE TO AFFORD A
GENERATOR TO KEEP EVERYTHING UP
AND GOING.
>> Reporter: HER NEIGHBOURHOOD
WAS RAVAGED BY HURRICANE LAURA.
HER APARTMENT WHERE SHE LIVES
WITH HER GIRLFRIEND AND THEIR
THREE KIDS IS BARELY LIVABLE.
NEIGHBOURS COME AND GO, BUT HER
OPTIONS ARE LIMITED.
SHE'S OUT OF WORK.
SHE HAS ASTHMA.
SO IN A PANDEMIC, SHELTERS
AREN'T AN OPTION.
THEY'VE APPLIED FOR AID, BUT
IT'S A
SLOW AND A DIFFICULT PROCESS.
>> WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO TRY
TO HELP US.
THEY TELL US TO GO TO SHELTERS
BUT HOW CAN WE GET THERE IF WE
DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE?
HOW CAN WE GET ANYWHERE WHEN WE
DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE.
>> I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE LIKE
THIS.
>> Reporter: ACROSS TOWN,
FARRAH HIGGINBOTHAM STRUGGLES TO
GET BY ON SOCIAL SECURITY
CHEQUES.
>> EVERYBODY IS ASKED TO LEAVE,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO
GO, YOU KNOW.
AND SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DO
THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
>> Reporter: AID GROUPS HAVE
DELIVERED FOOD AND SUPPLIES, SO
THAT AND FAITH KEEP HER GOING.
>> IF IT WASN'T FOR GOD, I
WOULDN'T BE THIS HAPPY.
>> Reporter: LAKE CHARLES TOOK
THE BRUNT OF THE HURRICANE'S
FORCE.
MEDIAN INCOME HERE IS JUST
$22,000.
ONE IN FIVE LIVE BELOW THE
POVERTY LINE.
THE SCALE OF THE RECOVERY AND
THE CLEAN-UP EFFORT HERE IS
IMMENSE AND OFFICIALS ARE
WARNING THAT POWER AND WATER MAY
NOT BE RESTORED FOR WEEKS.
THIS WALMART PARKING LOT HAS
BECOME A LIFELINE WITH AID
GROUPS AND REGULAR FOLKS HANDING
OUT WATER, FOOD AND SUPPLIES.
STUDIES SHOW THAT RECOVERY
EFFORTS AREN'T ALWAYS EQUITABLE
AND DISASTERS AMPLIFY EXISTING
INEQUALITIES.
TAMEKA SAID THAT SHE SAW THAT
FIRSTHAND WHEN SHE AND SOME
NEIGHBOURS WENT OUT AFTER CURFEW
LOOKING FOR FOOD.
>> A POLICE OFFICER TOLD US TO
GO BACK HOME.
ONE OF THE GUYS SAID WHAT HOME,
I DON'T EVEN HAVE A HOME.
HE SAID, I DON'T CARE.
>> Reporter: EVEN IN A
DISASTER LIKE THIS?
>> EVEN IN A DISASTER LIKE THAT
AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT -- THAT'S
NOT RIGHT.
>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW THOUGH
SHE CAN'T FOCUS ON THAT, BECAUSE
THERE'S THE SIMPLE MATTER OF
FEEDING HER FAMILY.
>> FOR THEM TO SURVIVE AND IF I
HAVE TO STARVE AND THEY EAT --
I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THEY EAT.
>> Reporter: JUST ONE OBSTACLE
ON A ROAD OF RECOVERY LITTERED
WITH THEM.
STEVEN D'SOUZA, CBC NEWS, LAKE
CHARLES, LOUISIANA.
>> Ian: THIS IS A
BECOME-TO-SCHOOL SEASON LIKE NO
OTHER.
>> WITH ALL OF THE
BACK-TO-SCHOOL STUFF, THERE WAS
MASKS AND SANITIZERS AND FACE
SHIELDS AND LIKE KIDS VERSIONS
OF ALL OF THOSE.
>> Ian: AHEAD TONIGHT THE NEW
REALITY FOR PARENTS AND
STUDENTS.
>>> AND LEARNING HOW TO SAVE A
LIFE DURING A PANDEMIC.
THE NEW LESSON PLAN FOR FIRST
AID.
>> IF IT YOU WERE YOU, YOU WOULD
HOPE THAT SOMEBODY WOULD HELP
YOU TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> HE'S FAILED TO PROTECT US.
HE'S FAILED TO PROTECT AMERICA.
>> President Donald Trump: NO
ONE WILL BE SAFE IN BIDEN'S
AMERICA.
>> Ian: TWO WEEKS AND TWO VERY
DIFFERENT CONVENTIONS HAVE COME
TO AN END.
WITH JUST OVER TWO MONTHS TO THE
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE
COUNTDOWN IS ON TO GET OUT THE
VOTE.
WHILE JOE BIDEN'S CAMPAIGN
REMAINS LARGELY VIRTUAL, DONALD
TRUMP IS HOLDING RALLIES AND
USING THE PRESIDENCY DIRECTLY IN
HIS RE-ELECTION EFFORT.
AMERICANS LIVING IN CANADA COULD
BE A POTENT GROUP OF VOTERS AS
JAMIE STRASHIN EXPLAINS, THE
CHALLENGE IS BRINGING THOSE
VOTES IN.
>> Reporter: YOU KNOW, TURNOUT
IS THE KEY IN ELECTIONS THAT
WILL BE CLOSE.
AND I THINK THIS ONE WILL BE.
>> Reporter: DEMOCRATIC
ORGANIZER TIM ELLIS SAYS
THAT THE OLD ELECTION CLICHE,
THAT EVERY VOTE COUNTS, HAS
NEVER BEEN MORE TRUE, INCLUDING
THOSE OF ELIGIBLE AMERICAN
VOTERS LIVING IN CANADA.
>> WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 650,000 AND A
MILLION AMERICANS LIVING IN
CANADA.
THAT'S A BIG NUMBER OF VOTERS,
POTENTIAL VOTERS.
WE KNOW THAT WE CAN BE THE
MARGIN OF DIFFERENCE IN A LOT OF
DIFFERENT ELECTIONS IN AMERICA.
>> Reporter: ELLIS IS HELPING
THE DEMOCRATS ABROAD
ORGINISATION.
THROUGH COVID,
NEARLY ALL OUTREACH IS DIGITAL.
>> THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR EFFORT
IS TO GET PEOPLE TO GO TO
VOTEABROAD.ORG.
>> Reporter: THE NON-PARTISAN
WEBSITE EXPLAINS EXACTLY WHAT
VOTERS NEED TO DO TO REQUEST A
BALLOT AND CAST A VOTE.
>> IT CAN BE HARD TO KNOW,
THERE'S 50 STATES AND SEVEN
TERRITORIES AND ALL HAVE THEIR
OWN RULE FOR VOTING.
>> Reporter: LONG-TIME
REPUBLICAN ORGANIZER MARK
FAGGANBOM THINKS THAT VOTERS ARE
MOTIVATED.
>> THIS ONE MORE THAN OTHERS IN
MY LIFETIME.
PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT VOTING
AND I DON'T THINK THAT THERE
WOULD BE A LOT TO STIR PEOPLE UP
TO GET TO VOTE.
>> Reporter: POLITICAL PARTIES
AREN'T ALONE IN URGING VOTERS.
THE TORONTO RAPTORS HAVE DONE
THEIR OWN OUTREACH.
>> I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO TRY TO
PUSH TO HELP PEOPLE TO REALIZE
THAT IT IS VERY SIMPLE TO DO IT.
WHEN IT COMES TIME TO DO IT, TO
DO IT.
>> Reporter: AMERICANS LIVING
IN CANADA WILL BE CASTING THEIR
BALLOTS AT MAIL WHEN THAT HAS
BECOME AN ELECTION ISSUE ITSELF.
>> President Donald Trump:
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO VOTING
BY MAIL.
VOTING BY MAIL IS WROUGHT WITH
FRAUD AND ABUSE.
>> TO SLOW DOWN THE MAIL AT ANY
TIME IS DISGRACEFUL.
TO SLOW IT DOWN IN COVID IS
DESPICABLE.
>> Reporter: IN A TIGHT
ELECTION, VOTERS ABROAD ARE
BEING ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST
THEIR BALLOTS NOW SO THAT THEIR
VOTES WILL COUNT ON ELECTION
DAY.
JAMIE STRASHIN, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Ian: NOW TO SOME OTHER
STORIES THAT WE'RE WATCHING
TONIGHT -- THE TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY BOARD IS LOOKING AT WHY
THIS PLANE WENT DOWN NORTH OF
TORONTO.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRYING TO LAND
AT THE AIRPORT IN MARKHAM,
ONTARIO, AND ENDED UP BESIDE A
ROADWAY.
NO ONE WAS HURT.
>>> AND WHAT WOULD DO YOU IF YOU
SAW THIS ON YOUR MORNING RUN?
THIS BLACK BEAR CLOSE TO A
RUNNER, EVEN SWATTING HER LEG.
SHE'S OKAY, AND SHE KEPT
RUNNING,
BUT EXPERTS SAY IF THIS DOES
HAPPEN TO YOU, WHAT YOU SHOULD
DO ACTUALLY IS BACK AWAY SLOWLY.
AS FOR THIS ONE, CONSERVATION
OFFICERS SAY THEY'RE GOING TO
TRY TO TRAP IT.
>>> NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL,"
BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING DURING
THIS PANDEMIC.
>> WITH ALL OF THE
BACK-TO-SCHOOL STUFF THERE WERE
MASKS AND SANITIZERS, FACE
SHIELDS, AND LIKE KIDS VERSIONS
OF ALL OF THOSE.
>> Ian: HOW PARENTS ARE
PREPARING THEIR KIDS FOR A
SCHOOL YEAR LIKE NO OTHER.
>>> AND A PRIDE PARADE ON THE
RIDEAU CANAL, COMPLIMENTS OF THE
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY.
THAT'S AHEAD IN TONIGHT'S
"MOMENT."
(*)
>> Ian: FOR SOME CANADIAN KIDS,
THE PANDEMIC HAS PROVIDED MONTHS
OF LEISURE.
FOR PARENTS IT'S BEEN A LITTLE
MORE STRESSFUL.
WITH THE RETURN TO SCHOOL
GETTING CLOSER, PETER ARMSTRONG
LOOKS AT HOW FAMILIES ARE COPING
AND ENTREPRENEURS ARE HELPING.
>> Reporter: IT'S A PRETTY
IDYLLIC SUMMER AT THE MARTIN
HOUSEHOLD.
>> WE'VE ACTUALLY JUST REALLY
SETTLED INTO JUST A NICE GROOVE.
>> Reporter: THE KIDS WILL
TELL YOU THAT IT
TECHNICALLY STARTED DURING MARCH
BREAK, BUT THEY KNOW THAT THIS
ISN'T GOING TO LAST.
THEIR FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL NOW
LURKS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
>> SO FEELING GOOD.
>> I'M EXCITED TO SEE MY
FRIENDS.
>> I'M NERVOUS.
>> MOM IS NERVOUS TOO.
AND ALL OF THE USUAL ANXIETIES
OF GETTING THE KIDS READY FOR
BACK-TO-SCHOOL IS NOW COMPOUNDED
BY THE WEIRD NEW REALITIES OF A
PANDEMIC.
>> WITH ALL OF THE
BACK-TO-SCHOOL STUFF THERE WERE
MASKS AND SANITIZERS AND FACE
SHIELDS AND LIKE KIDS VERSIONS
OF ALL OF THOSE.
AND IT'S -- IT'S ALMOST
A LITTLE SAD, YOU KNOW, TO SEE
HOW THESE KIDS -- LIKE IT'S NOT
NORMAL.
>> HERE ARE BACK-TO-SCHOOL MASKS
FOR KIDS.
>> Reporter: MARCUS FRASER
USUALLY MAKES HIGH-END CLOTHING
FOR RETAILERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
NOW HE'S PIVOTED HIS ENTIRE
BUSINESS, FABRICATING SURGICAL
GOWNS AND MASKS.
>> JUST FUN LITTLE RAINBOWS,
CLOUDS, PIZZA.
WHAT KID DOESN'T LIKE PIZZA?
>> Reporter: FRASER'S OWN KIDS
DIDN'T LIKE MASKS SO HE TRIED TO
FIND
A WAY TO MAKE THEM MORE FUN.
>> WE RECOGNISED EARLY THAT KIDS
ARE GOING TO BE A BIG ISSUE
HERE.
WE MADE IT FUN FOR OUR KIDS
STARTING WITH AN EMOJI
COLLECTION AND IT GOT SO MUCH
ATTENTION.
SO WE JUST STARTED SPINNING IT
OFF INTO PRINTS.
>> Reporter: EVERY LITTLE
THING THAT CAN LIGHTEN KIDS'
MOODS ADDS UP.
DOCTORS SAY THAT SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND MASKS WORK.
BUT, REMEMBER, KIDS' ANXIETY
LEVELS MATTER TOO.
>> LET'S KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT
AND RECOGNISING THAT THIS IS
UNCHARTERED TERRITORY FOR ALL OF
US.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S OKAY FOR
US TO ALSO BE HONEST ABOUT THE
FACT THAT THIS IS CAUSING A LOT
OF US ANXIETY.
>> Reporter: THAT NOTION
RESONATES IN MARTIN'S BACKYARD.
THEY'RE TELLING THE KIDS WHAT IS
HAPPENING WITH THE PANDEMIC AND
WHY SCHOOL WILL BE DIFFERENT AND
JUST TRYING TO BE HONEST ABOUT
THE RISK.
>> I DON'T --
>> MY MOM WANTS ME TO BE SAFE.
>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW THEY'RE
TRYING TO MAKE THE MOST OF THESE
FINAL DAYS TOGETHER THIS SUMMER.
>> I FEEL LIKE THE DAYS ARE KIND
OF NUMBERED BEFORE WE GO BACK TO
SCHOOL NOW AND JUST TRYING TO
SOAK IT ALL UP WITH THE KIDS.
>> Reporter: PETER ARMSTRONG,
CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Ian: STEPPING IN TO TRY TO
SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS STRESSFUL
ENOUGH, NEVER MIND DURING A
PANDEMIC.
FIRST AID TRAINING COURSES ARE
STARTING UP AGAIN BUT COVID-19
HAS CHANGED HOW THOSE CLASSES
LOOK AND WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT.
SUSANA da SILVA EXPLAINS.
>> SO THAT'S THE POOL NOODLE --
>> Reporter: POOL NOODLES WITH
A NEW, POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING
JOB.
>> WE HAVE A JOINT, SO THERE'S
THE ELBOW.
>> Reporter: CALLED INTO
SERVICE TO TRAIN PEOPLE IN FIRST
AID WITH CLASSROOM PARTNERS NO
LONG ALLOWED AND TRAINING GROUPS
UNABLE TO AFFORD FULL-BODY
MANNEQUINS.
>> IT'S NOT GOING TO LOOK PRETTY 
AND NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE SUPER
REAL LIFE, BUT IT'S GOING TO GET
THE OBJECTIVE DONE.
THE CLASS OBJECTIVE WILL BE MET.
>> Reporter: CLASSES HAVE
FEWER STUDENTS AND ONLINE
COMPONENTS, AND IN THE COVID
WORLD EVEN SOME OF THE BASIC
ABCs HAVE CHANGED.
>> SO INSTEAD OF USING ALL OF
YOUR SENSES, WE PROBABLY NOW
HAVE TO RELY MORE ON OUR VISUAL
SENSES, RIGHT?
SO DO WE SEE THAT CHEST
MOVING UP AND DOWN?
>> Reporter: MOUTH-TO-MOUTH IS
NOT RECOMMENDED ON A STRANGER,
BUT EVEN WITH
CHEST COMPRESSIONS ONLY THERE
ARE NEW CONCERNS AND DIFFERENT
APPROACHES.
>> WE'RE ASKING IF YOU HAVE
SOMETHING, A TISSUE, A PIECE OF
PAPER TOWEL, ANY TYPE OF CLOTH,
JUST COVER THEIR FACE.
THERE ARE SOME RECENT STUDIES
THAT MIGHT SUGGEST THAT THERE IS
LIMITED RESPIRATORY VAPOURS.
>> Reporter: BUT SAINT JOHN
AMBULANCE MEDICAL TEAM OF
EXPERTS DECIDED NOT TO
RECOMMEND THAT.
>> WE FELT THAT IT WOULD BE A
DETRIMENT TO THE RECOVERY OF THE
CASUALTY, RIGHT?
IF THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, STARTING
TO BREATHE ON THEIR OWN OR
IF THEY ARE
GASPING, THE EXTRA BARRIER
BETWEEN THEM AND THE AIR IS NOT
HEALTHY FOR THEIR RECOVERY.
>> Reporter: SOME OF THESE
STUDENTS ARE UPGRADING THEIR
SKILLS TO BE FIRST AID
ATTENDANTS AT THEIR WORKPLACES,
HAPPY TO BE GETTING THEIR
TRAINING WITH
COVID IN MIND.
>> THAT WILL PROBABLY PUT ANY
FEARS THAT I MIGHT HAVE, TO
ALLAY THOSE TO ONE SIDE.
SO I FELT MORE PROACTIVE, IF THE
SITUATION DID ARISE OUT ON THE
STREET.
>> Reporter: AND EXPERTS SAY
THAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE DESIGNATED AT WORK TO
ADMINISTER FIRST AID UPDATE
REVIEWED GUIDELINES AND IN B.C.,
FOR EXAMPLE, TO MEET NEW
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL
P.P.E. IN FIRST AID KITS.
BUT WHATEVER THE SITUATION,
FIRST AID GROUPS SAY AT THE VERY
LEAST CALL 911.
>> IF IT WAS YOU, YOU WOULD HOPE 
THAT SMAB WOULD HELP YOU TO DO
THAT.
SO, PLEASE, AT LEAST DO
SOMETHING FOR THEM.
>> THIS PERSON --
>> Reporter: KEEPING IN MIND
THE SAFETY OF THE PERSON TRYING
TO HELP COMES FIRST.
SUSANA da SILVA, CBC NEWS,
VANCOUVER.
>> Ian: THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS
HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO
COVID-19 AND CBC NEWS HAS TRIED
TO HONOUR THEM BY TELLING THEIR
STORY.
IN THIS "LIVES REMEMBERED" A
SISTER LOOKS BACK AT THE LIFE OF
A BELOVED SIBLING.
>> MY NAME IS DEBBIE ALLISON,
AND I LOST MY BROTHER DAVID
CHURCH TO COVID-19 ON
APRIL 23rd.
HE WAS 52 YEARS OLD.
DAVID WAS BORN IN VANCOUVER,
B.C., AND WAS PART OF A RATHER
UNIQUE FAMILY.
MY MOM AND DAD HAVE FOUR
CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN BUT LATER
DECIDED TO MAKE ROOM FOR FOUR
MORE.
DAVID AND I WERE PART OF THAT
SECOND FOUR.
DAVID, ALONG WITH THE REST OF
THE FAMILY, MOVED TO THUNDER
BAY, ONTARIO, WHERE HE WOULD
EVENTUALLY MEET AND MARRY THE
LOVE OF HIS LIFE, RHONDA.
TOGETHER THEY WOULD HAVE THREE
CHILDREN AND LATER A GRANDSON
AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS LITTLE
DAVID.
THERE WAS DEFINITELY MORE TO MY
BROTHER THAN MET THE EYE.
IT'S TRUE, HE WALKED INTO A ROOM
LIKE HIS MUSCLES MEANT
SOMETHING.
BUT HE WAS ALSO THE KIND OF MAN
WHO TOOK PRIDE IN BEING THE
FIRST OF THE EIGHT OF US TO CALL
MOM AND WISH HER A HAPPY
MOTHER'S DAY.
HE WAS A HARD WORKER.
WORKING LONG HOURS AT THE MINE
TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY.
AND WHEN HE WASN'T UP NORTH, HE
WAS HOME POURING HIMSELF INTO
THE RESTORATION OF THEIR CENTURY
OLD HOME.
I REMEMBER VISITING DAVID AND
HIM TAKES ME ON A TOUR, TALKING
ABOUT PAINT COLOURS, SCRAPING
TRIM, AND WHAT HE WAS GOING TO
DO NEXT.
IT WAS CLEARLY A LABOUR OF LOVE.
MY RELATIONSHIP DEEPENED WITH MY
BROTHER A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN
HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC
LEUKEMIA.
AS MY HUSBAND HAD BATTLED
CANCER, I COULD RELATE TO HOW
DAVID FELT WHEN CANCER ENTERED
HIS WORLD.
TO THAT FEELING OF NOT BEING
QUITE SO SURE OF YOURSELF AS YOU
USED TO BE.
MY ONLY REGRET WAS THAT I
COULDN'T BE THERE TO HUG HIS
WIFE AND HIS CHILDREN, TO LOOK
THEM IN THE EYE AND TO TELL THEM
THAT I WAS SORRY FOR THEIR LOSS.
OTHER THAN THAT AT THE END, I
HAVE NO REGRETS.
MY BROTHER KNEW I LOVED HIM, AND
I KNEW THAT HE LOVED ME.
>> Ian: WE'VE GATHERED MANY MORE
STORIES OF LOVED ONES FROM
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ONLINE.
YOU CAN FIND THEM AT
cbcnews.ca/REMEMBERED.
>>> TIME FOR A QUICK BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK, A NEW
APPROACH TO TREATING ADDICTIONS.
>> Reporter: SHOULD WE BE GIVING
HEROIN TO HEROIN ADDICTS?
SHOULDN'T THEY QUIT?
>> Ian: A CONTROVERSIAL
PROJECT -- TREATING ADDICTION
AND SAVING LIVES.
>> I'M JOSH BLOCH.
TOMORROW ON CBC'S DAILY NEWS
PODCAST "FRONTBURNER,"
REMEMBERING CHADWICK BOSEMAN AND
WHAT HIS ROLE IN "BLACK PANTHER"
MEANT TO SO MANY.
SUBSCRIBE WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR
PODCASTS.
>> Ian: HERE IN BRITISH
COLUMBIA, THE OPPOSITION
LIBERALS ARE DEMANDING MORE
FUNDING TO FIGHT ADDICTION.
THE LATEST FIGURES REVEALED
ANOTHER 175 DEATHS FROM DRUG
OVERDOSES AND POISONING JUST IN
JULY.
THE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN SURGING
FOR MONTHS, IN PART BECAUSE THE
PANDEMIC HAS LED TO PEOPLE USING
DRUGS IN ISOLATION WITH NO ONE
TO CALL FOR HELP.
BETWEEN MARCH AND JULY, COVID-19
KILLED 195 PEOPLE IN B.C., WHILE
OVERDOSES KILLED 758.
ONE MAJOR PROBLEM, THE ILLICIT
DRUGS THEMSELVES CAN BE SPIKED
WITH DEADLY SUBSTANCES.
SO HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT
VANCOUVER'S CROSS TOWN CLINIC.
IT'S THE ONLY ONE IN CANADA THAT
PRESCRIBES AND ADMINISTERS
HEROIN.
AT LEAST ONE MAN SAYS IT SAVED
HIS LIFE.
NICK PURDON SHOWED US HOW IT
WORKED.
>> HI, HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> FINE, CAN'T COMPLAIN.
THANK YOU KINDLY.
>> Reporter: I WANT YOU TO
MEET KIERAN COLLINS.
NOW KIERAN HAS BEEN USING DRUGS
SINCE HE WAS A TEENAGER.
HE'S NOW 39, AND THIS IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT PART OF HIS DAY.
ACTUALLY IT HAPPENS TWICE A DAY.
KIERAN IS IN A PROGRAMME WHERE
THEY GIVE HIM A SYRINGE OF
HEROIN AND HE INJECTS IT.
IT'S JUST ENOUGH SO HE DOESN'T
GET SICK OR GO INTO WITHDRAWAL.
>> IT'S NOT LIKE THIS PROBLEM
GOES AWAY.
I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.
THANK YOU KINDLY.
YOU GUYS HAVE AN EXCELLENT DAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Reporter: SO DID YOU GET
YOUR SHOT?
>> ALL GRAVY.
>> Reporter: KIERAN IS ONE OF
140 PEOPLE WHO GET THEIR HEROIN
AT THE CROSSTOWN CLINIC IN
VANCOUVER.
FOR ALL OF THEM, OTHER
TREATMENTS LIKE METHADONE
HAVEN'T WORKED.
NOW THE IDEA HERE IS
CONTROVERSIAL AS IT IS SIMPLE --
GIVE KIERAN AND THE OTHERS A
CLEAN SUPPLY OF HEROIN SO THEY
DON'T TAKE STREET DRUGS LIKE
FENTANYL.
>> I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT IF IT
WASN'T
FOR THIS PROGRAMME I'D BE DEAD
FOR SURE, YOU KNOW.
>> IF I WASN'T HERE I'D BE IN AN
URN OR UNDERGROUND.
>> THERE'S JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT ARE IN DESPERATION.
>> Reporter: THE BACKDROP OF
WHAT GOES ON IN HERE IS AN
OVERDOSE CRISIS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 10,000
OPIOID RELATED DEATHS IN CANADA
SINCE 2016.
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, LIFE
EXPECTANCY IS ACTUALLY GOING
DOWN.
SO FAR KIERAN HAS MANAGED TO
SURVIVE.
IS THIS PROGRAMME THE KEY TO
KEEPING HIM ALIVE?
>> [SIRENS]
>> Reporter: THIS STORY STARTS
THREE YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST MET
KIERAN.
BACK IN 2016, HE HAD A
$100-A-DAY HEROIN HABIT.
AND KIERAN TOLD ME WHAT IT TOOK
FOR HIM TO FEED IT.
>> I WOULD WAKE UP, I'D WAKE UP
AND I'VE GOT AN ADDICTION AND A
MONSTER TO FEED.
AND YOU GO OUT -- I GO OUT AND
I --
WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO.
>> Reporter: YOU SAID TO FEED
THE MONSTER, WHATEVER, WHAT IS
THAT, WHY
DO YOU CALL IT THAT?
>> WELL, THAT'S WHAT IT MAKES
YOU BECOME.
YOU'RE DOING THINGS YOU DON'T
REALLY WANT TO DO THAT YOU
WEREN'T RAISED TO DO, THAT YOU
KNOW THAT ARE WRONG, BUT YOU'VE
GOTTEN ACCUSTOMED TO HAVING TO
FEED THIS.
IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER.
>> Reporter: BACK THEN KIERAN
KNEW ABOUT THE HEROIN PROGRAMME,
IN FACT, HE WAS DESPERATE TO
HAVE A SPOT.
EVERY CHANCE THAT HE GOT HE MET
WITH THE GUY WHO COULD GET HIM
IN.
THERE WAS NEVER AN OPENING.
FOR KIERAN, THE CLOCK WAS
TICKING.
>> THE TIME GOES BY SO FAST.
DAYS TURN INTO WEEKS, WEEKS TURN
INTO MONTHS AND
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU REALIZE
20 YEARS HAVE GONE BY.
>> Reporter: IF THINGS DON'T
CHANGE FOR YOU, WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN?
>> OH, I'LL BE DEAD IN NOT LONG.
I'VE OVERDOSED A COUPLE DOZEN
TIMES.
I CAN'T JUST RELYING ON LUCK.
ONE OF THESE TIMES I'M GOING TO
BITE THE -- I WON'T COME OUT OF
IT.
>> Reporter: WHAT'S IT LIKE TO
SAY THAT?
>> IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD.
IT'S NOT THE WAY THAT I'D LIKE
TO GO.
EVER.
ESPECIALLY HOW THAT WOULD MAKE
MY FAMILY FEEL.
>> [SIRENS]
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
YEAH, I'LL BE ON MY WAY.
>> Reporter: EVENTUALLY KIERAN
HAD PERSISTENCE THAT PAID OFF.
TWO YEARS AGO HE GOT A SPOT IN
THE PROGRAMME.
THIS IS KIERAN TODAY.
I WONDER HOW MUCH HIS LIFE HAS
CHANGED NOW THAT HE GETS HIS
HEROIN FROM THE CLINIC.
>> THEY'RE NOT MEDICATING US TO
THE POINT THAT WE'RE LIKE --
THEY JUST GIVE US ENOUGH SO THAT
WE'RE FUNCTIONABLE, WE'RE NOT A
MESS, AND SO WE CAN BE -- YOU
KNOW, FEEL WHAT IT IS TO BE TO
HAVE A CHANCE OF BEING HUMAN
AGAIN.
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY THAT?
>> BEFORE IT ALMOST FELT THAT I
WAS JUST EXISTING.
BUT NOW SOME DAYS
I WAKE UP AND IT'S LIKE, WHOA,
WOW.
FOR EXAMPLE --
>> Reporter: LIKE, WOW, I'M
ALIVE?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.
>> Reporter: AND HE'S TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
KIERAN HAS RECONNECTED WITH HIS
FAMILY.
>> I SEE MY FAMILY REGULARLY.
I'M AN UNCLE NOW AND MY LITTLE
SISTER HAS A KID AND I SEE HIM
ALL THE TIME.
>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW KIERAN
IS ON HIS WAY TO MEET HIS DAD
WAYNE COLLINS.
>> WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS GUY --
JUST GIVE ME A HAND WITH IT DOWN
THERE AND WE'LL STACK SOME OF
THAT ON IT.
>> Reporter: WAYNE WANTS
KIERAN TO HELP HIM IN HIS
GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO.
>> AND THEN I THINK THAT WE CAN
CLEAN UP ALL OF THIS STUFF
THAT'S JUST IN THE AISLE HERE
AND GET THIS MACHINE FREE AGAIN,
RIGHT?
>> Reporter: JUST THE FACT
THAT KIERAN IS HERE WORKING IS
REMARKABLE.
WHEN HE WAS FEEDING HIS HABIT ON
THE STREETS, HE WOULD DISAPPEAR
FOR MONTHS.
SOMETIMES LONGER.
AND THEN THERE WERE TIMES WHEN
WAYNE FEARED THAT HE'D LOST HIS
SON FOREVER.
>> OKAY, YEAH.
>> I NURSED HIM THROUGH COMAS
AND I HAVE NURSED HIM FROM
FALLING OUT OF A THREE STOREY
WINDOW AND WONDERING IF HE'D
COME BACK TO ME.
I'VE HAD THE PHONE CALL FROM
HIS LANDLORD THAT SAID THAT HE'S
D.O.A. AND YOU HAVE TO GO DOWN
TO THE HOSPITAL AND COLLECT THE
BODY, IDENTIFY A BODY.
AND HE'S BACK.
IF WE PUT THAT UP IN THOSE
SPACES UP THERE --
>> THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
>> Reporter: FOR WAYNE, THE
BIGGEST CHANGE IN HIS SON IS NOW
WHEN KIERAN SAYS THAT HE'LL DO
SOMETHING HE FOLLOWS THROUGH.
>> I BELIEVE IN MY HEART THAT
HE'S GOING TO WALK OUT OF THIS.
AND SOME PEOPLE GO, OH, YOU'RE
CRAZY, 20 YEARS AND YOU'RE STILL
BELIEVING.
BUT THAT'S PART OF KNOWING THE
WHOLE PERSON.
I KNEW WHEN I HAD THAT BABY IN
MY HANDS, I KNEW THAT THIS
PERSON WAS HERE TO TEACH ME A
LOT ABOUT UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
AND THAT'S BEEN -- THAT'S BEEN
THE MAIN LESSON.
I THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO TALK
ABOUT
TOUGH LOVE FOR ADDICTS, IT'S
JUST KIND OF THE EASY WAY OUT TO
BE THE TOUGH DAD.
OH, NO, I'M NOT PUTTING UP WITH
ANY OF THAT CRAP.
YOU'RE AN ADDICT AND I'LL JUST
USE TOUGH LOVE.
IT'S WAY HARDER TO STAY ENGAGED
AND PRACTISE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
AND SHOW LOVE FOR SOMEBODY WHO
IS LOST.
YOU WANT TO SIT?
>> YEAH.
I DO WHAT I DO BECAUSE I'M
ADDICTED TO IT, NOT BECAUSE
IT'S -- I HAVE A CHOICE IN THE
MATTER.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET ADDICTED TO
DRUGS, THEY DON'T DO THEM
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DO THEM --
THEY HAVE TO DO THEM.
FRICKING SLAVE.
[SIREN]
>> Reporter: WHAT KIERAN
DESCRIBES IS A REALITY FOR A LOT
OF PEOPLE HERE IN VANCOUVER'S
DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE.
THE 140 SPOTS IN THE PROGRAMME
ARE JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET.
>> BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE
TREATMENT ACROSS TOWN WORKS.
>> Reporter: HE IS THE
PROGRAMME'S COORDINATOR AND HE
SAYS TO MEET THE DEMAND THAT
YOU'D HAVE TO OPEN UP FIVE MORE
CLINICS.
BUT EXPANDING A PROGRAMME THAT
GIVES
OUT FREE HEROIN AND DOESN'T PUSH
PEOPLE TO QUIT ISN'T AN EASY
SELL.
AFTER ALL, THIS IS HEROIN THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND ISN'T HEROIN A POISON?
>> NO, IF YOU HAVE A CLEAN SAFE
REGULATED SUPPLY, THE DRUG
ITSELF -- IT'S NOT HARMFUL FOR
YOU.
I WON'T SAY THAT IT'S GOOD FOR
YOU.
BUT SOMEONE COULD LIVE TO BE A
HUNDRED YEARS OLD AND USE HEROIN
EVERY DAY IF IT'S NOT TAINTED
WITH ANY CONTAMINANTS OR
WHATNOT.
>> Reporter: SHOULD WE BE
GIVING HEROIN TO HEROIN ADDICTS?
SHOULDN'T THEY QUIT?
>> THE REASON THAT WE PROVIDE
HEROIN FOR PEOPLE AND WHY WE
DON'T JUST EXPECT THEM TO QUIT
IS BECAUSE THAT SIMPLY DOESN'T
WORK.
WE'VE TRIED THAT FOR THE PAST
MANY DECADES.
WHY DON'T WE JUST PUT PEOPLE IN
TREATMENT?
WELL, WE HAVE DONE THAT.
WHY DON'T WE JUST PUT THEM IN
JAIL?
WELL, WE HAVE DONE THAT.
BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
SO WHY DON'T WE INSTEAD FOCUS ON
BUILDING PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF
LIFE, KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY.
AND NOW YOU HAVE THEM THERE IN A
HEALTH CARE SETTING AND NOW THE
REAL WORK BEGINS.
>> I'M GOING TO JUST GO ASK IF I
CAN BUY HER DINNER.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> A VERY PRETTY GIRL.
>> Reporter: IN KIERAN'S CASE
THE CLINIC HELPED HIM TO GET A
PLACE TO LIVE.
AS FOR HIS HEROIN, THAT COSTS
$27,000 A YEAR.
BUT KURT ARGUES THAT THAT IS
ACTUALLY CHEAP.
HE SAYS IF KIERAN WAS GETTING
HIS
DRUGS ON THE STREET THAT SOCIETY
WOULD PAY TWICE AS MUCH THROUGH
CRIME AND HOSPITAL VISITS.
AND HOW DO YOU PUT A PRICE TAG
ON PEOPLE DYING?
>> YOU KNOW, I RAN INTO A FRIEND
OF MINE'S MOM, AND I WAS THERE
WHEN HE OVERDOSED AND DIED.
AND SHE ALWAYS KIND OF STOPS ME
AND SHE'S MAD BECAUSE SHE
OBVIOUSLY LOST HER SON.
AND I THINK THAT SHE KIND OF
BLAMES ME.
>> Reporter: THE REALITY IS
THAT PEOPLE ARE DYING ALL AROUND
KIERAN EVERY DAY.
BUT ONLY NOW THAT HIS DRUGS ARE
SUPPLIED TO HIM CAN HE SEE
HIMSELF LEAVING THAT WORLD
BEHIND.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HE'S
EAGER TO SHARE WITH KURT.
>> YOU GET TO A STABLE DOSE AND
THEN LESSER AND LESSER AND
LESSER OF A DOSE.
AND IN TIME HOPEFULLY GET MYSELF
OFF OF IT AND FIND WAYS OF
KEEPING MYSELF BUSY.
>> UNTIL YOU SEE YOURSELF AT
SOME POINT NOT USING THE CLINIC
ANYMORE?
>> I LIKE THE IDEA OF THAT.
I TOLD THE DOCTOR WHEN I GOT
BACK ON IT THAT I WOULDN'T WASTE
HIS TIME AND THAT ONE DAY I
WASN'T GOING TO DIE A STATISTIC.
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY
KNOW WHAT IT
WOULD FEEL LIKE TO BE ABLE TO
LIVE WITHOUT HAVING A VICE --
>> SURE.
>> OF PUTTING, YOU KNOW,
NARCOTICS IN MY BODY EVERY DAY.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE.
WHEN I LEAVE THIS WORLD I'D LIKE
TO BE IN A CLEAR MINDSET.
THINGS ARE -- JUST A LOT MORE
STABLE.
AND I NEEDED THAT.
NOW I'M FIGURING OUT WHAT I WANT
TO DO.
AND IT FEELS GOOD TO HAVE SOME
SENSE OF DIRECTION.
>> Reporter: NICK PURDON, CBC
NEWS, VANCOUVER.
>> Ian: YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THE
STATISTICS ON DRUG USE AND
OVERDOSES.
AND IT'S NICE TO HEAR
THE STORY OF THE PERSON BEHIND
THAT.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN UPDATE
ON KIERAN.
HE CONTINUES TO USE THE CLINIC
AND SAYS THAT HE'S DOING WELL.
>>> WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
"THE MOMENT" IS NEXT.
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>> Ian: WELL, IN LIEU OF AN
IN-PERSON PRIDE PARADE THIS YEAR
DUE TO COVID, THE CANADIAN NAVY
THREW
THEIR OWN PRIDE ON THE RIDEAU
CANAL.
NAVAL SHIPS COVERED WITH PRIDE
FLAGS MADE THEIR WAY DOWN THE
CANAL WITH DOZENS OF ONLOOKERS
CHEERING THEM ON, PUTTING A
WHOLE NEW SPIN ON THE TERM
PARADE FLOAT.
AND THAT IS OUR "MOMENT"
TONIGHT.
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>> IT'S A REALLY GREAT TURNOUT.
THE WEATHER IS PERFECT.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE SO MANY COME
OUT TO SUPPORT.
AND I THINK THAT IT SHOWS A
DESIRE BY THE LARGER COMMUNITY
TO CELEBRATE PRIDE AND TO SHOW
THEIR SUPPORT, EVEN IF THEY'RE
NOT NECESSARILY MEMBERS OF
LGBTQ.
>> VERY EXCITED AND VERY HAPPY
THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
>> WE'RE BOTH A BIT EMOTIONAL --
>> NEVER BEEN TO A PRIDE EVENT
BEFORE.
>> WE'RE A VERY DIVERSE GROUP
AND WE CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY,
IT'S WHAT MAKES US STRONG.
AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF MEMBERS
HERE AT THE UNIT WHO IDENTIFY AS
LGBTQ.
>> Ian: YOU KNOW, I'M FASCINATED
BY SORT OF THE BIG THEME OF HOW
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO BE
INNOVATIVE DURING THIS TIME OF
COVID.
AND, I MEAN, VANCOUVER WAS SO
DIFFERENT THIS SUMMER -- NOT
HAVING THE PRIDE PARADE.
IT ENERGIZES THE CITY FOR A FEW
DAYS.
BUT IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE
WHAT THE NAVY TRIED TO DO -- OR
DID, IN FACT, ON THE RIDEAU
CANAL.
THAT IS "THE NATIONAL" FOR
AUGUST 30th.
GOOD NIGHT.
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