>> Announcer: THIS IS CBC "HERE
& NOW."
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>> MAKE NO MISTAKE, I'M WELL
AWARE THAT BUSING WAS A MISS.
>> Carolyn: MORE BUSES AND
VIRTUAL LEARNING AND NURSES TO
HELP IN SCHOOL.
EDUCATION MINISTER TOM OSBORNE
ANNOUNCES NEW DETAILS FOR THE
BACK-TO-SCHOOL PLAN.
>> MY FAMILY AND I WILL DOWNLOAD
THE APP AND I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL
TO DO THE SAME AM.
>> Carolyn: THE COVID APP IS
NOW AVAILABLE HERE.
HOW DOES IT WORK, AND HOW CAN IT
PROTECT YOU?
>> Ashley: IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR
PLANS FOR THE LONG WEEKEND, YOU
ARE IN LUCK.
>> Carolyn: WELCOME TO "HERE &
NOW."
I'M CAROLYN STOKES.
>>> AFTER WEEKS OF BACKLASH, THE
PROVINCE HAS REVAMPED ITS
BACK-TO-SCHOOL PLAN, ADDING MORE
BUSES AND VIRTUAL CLASSES.
BUT THE EDUCATION MINISTER SAYS
THAT SMALLER CLASS SIZES ARE
UNREALISTIC AND EXPENSIVE.
THE CBC'S HEATHER GILLIS
REPORTS.
>> WELCOME TO WATERFORD VALLEY
HIGH.
>> Reporter: IN LESS THAN A
WEEK, STUDENTS WILL FLOOD
HALLWAYS AND SCHOOL GYMNASIUMS
LIKE THIS ONE.
TODAY MINISTER TOM OSBORNE GAVE
DETAILS ON HOW THE SCHOOL YEAR
WILL LOOK, WITH AN OVERHAUL OF
THE BUSING PLAN.
>> MAKE NO MISTAKE, I'M WELL
AWARE THAT BUSING WAS A MISS.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT
ABOUT A HUNDRED MORE SCHOOL
BUSES WILL BE ON THE ROAD AND
COSTING $10 MILLION TO
$11 MILLION.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MORE DRIVERS
AS THEY TRY TO NOTIFY THE
PARENTS QUICKLY ABOUT BUSING
ELIGIBILITY.
>> IT'S SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE TO
HAVE A STUDENT OR A PARENT OF A
STUDENT TO BE TOLD THAT THEY
NEED TO WALK SIX OR SEVEN OR 10
KILOMETRES.
IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
>> Reporter: OSBORNE ALSO
ANNOUNCED AT LEAST 10 NEW
VIRTUAL LEARNING POSITIONS FOR
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED AND UNABLE TO
ATTEND CLASSES.
>> AND IF THE DOCTOR DETERMINES
THAT THE STUDENT SHOULD NOT
ATTEND SCHOOL FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME, ACCOMMODATIONS
WILL BE PROVIDED.
>> Reporter: ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED TEACHERS
WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED LIKE
PLEXIGLAS SHIELDS.
ASSISTANT HOURS ARE INCREASED TO
DECREASE THE INTERACTION AND
THERE'S FIVE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSE POSITIONS TO PROVIDE
SUPPORT IN SCHOOLS.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SMALLER
CLASS SIZES THAT TEACHERS AND
PARENTS HAVE BEEN RALLYING FOR,
OSBORNE SAID THAT WOULD BE
EXPENSIVE.
>> WE'D NEED UPWARDS OF
$100 MILLION FOR ADDITIONAL
STAFF AND EDUCATORS AND ABOUT A
BILLION DOLLARS IN
INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> Reporter: THE TEACHERS CALL
THE DETAILS RELEASED TODAY,
PROGRESS, THOUGH THEY STILL HAVE
CONCERNS.
>> WE'RE STILL CONCERNED THAT
OUR KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE SIX
SHOULD HAVE MASK ISSUES AND THAT
THE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES FOR
OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE PROVINCE
NEED TO BE IN PLACE FOR OUR
TEACHERS AS WELL.
>> Reporter: STILL, OSBORNE
MAINTAINS THAT SCHOOL WILL BE
SAFE.
>> BASED ON THE ADVICE OF OUR
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE HAVE
NO COMMUNITY PREVALENCE AND NO
COMMUNITY SPREAD OF COVID, THAT
IT IS SAFE TO HAVE ALL STUDENTS
RETURN TO SCHOOL FOR THE START
OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS IF THIS
SITUATION WITH COVID CHANGES,
THEY'LL BE FLEXIBLE AND CHANGE
THE PLAN.
HEATHER GILLIS, CBC NEWS,
ST. JOHN'S.
>> Carolyn: WELL, A CRITIC OF
THE PREVIOUS BUSING PLAN IS NOW
IMPRESSED WITH TODAY'S PROMISES.
DAVE CALLAHAN PREVIOUSLY TOLD
"HERE & NOW" HE WAS FRUSTRATED
WITH THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO
COULDN'T TAKE THE BUS.
"HERE & NOW'S" COLLEEN CONNORS
HAS HIS REACTION TONIGHT.
>> FIRST OF ALL, VERY REFRESHING
TO SEE A NEW MINISTER ACTUALLY
RECOGNIZE THE STATE THAT THE
BUSING INDUSTRY WAS IN.
PREVIOUS TO COVID IT WAS A HARD
ENOUGH STATE, AND NOW TO RESPOND
WITH MONEY AND EXTRA BUSES, I'VE
GOT TO SAY THAT IT'S REFRESHING.
AND IT'S ENCOURAGING.
>> Reporter: CALLAHAN WAS
FRUSTRATED WITH THE OLD BUS
PLAN, THAT LEFT 6,000 STUDENTS
WITHOUT A RIDE TO SCHOOL.
THEY ARE NOW PROMISING A SEAT
FOR EVERY KID BY THE END OF THE
MONTH.
>> THERE WERE STUDENTS FINDING
THEMSELVES WITHOUT
TRANSPORTATION AND THOSE PARENTS
THAT WERE REALLY SEARCHING THEIR
SOULS ON HOW I'M GOING TO MAKE
THIS WORK.
YOU KNOW, SINGLE PARENTS WITH NO
ABILITY TO GET THE CHILD TO
SCHOOL.
IT'S GOT TO BE REASSURING.
>> Reporter: THE EDUCATION
MINISTER CALLS THE OLD BUSING
PLAN A MESS AND SAYS THAT HE WAS
DISAPPOINTED.
GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT IT'S TAKING
THE NEW NEXT FEW WEEKS TO
PURCHASE BUSES.
SOME A YEAR PAST EXPIRING WITHIN
AND OUTSIDE OF THE PROVINCE.
THAT'S ABOUT 100 EXTRA BUSES.
CALLAHAN HOPES THAT THE EXTRA
RIDES MEAN FEWER STUDENTS ON THE
BUS AT A TIME.
>> I HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT
LOWERING THE DENSITIES ON THE
BUSES, BUT I THINK THAT WITH
MORE BUSING THAT WITH A BIT MORE
INVENTIVE THOUGHT PUT TO ROUTING
AND SCHEDULING, THAT PROBABLY
YOUR NUMBERS ON THE BUSES CAN BE
REDUCED.
I THINK THAT 46 IS STILL TOO
HIGH.
>> Reporter: ONCE STUDENTS ARE
BACK TO SCHOOL SAFELY, THE
GOVERNMENT PROMISED TO DO A DEEP
DIVE INTO WHERE THINGS WENT
WRONG WITH THE INITIAL BUSING
PLAN.
>> IN JUST A FEW DAYS STUDENTS
WILL BE LINING UP, DISTANCED, OF
COURSE, TO BOARD THESE BUSES.
NOW SOME STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO
WAIT A FEW EXTRA WEEKS UNTIL
THOSE ADDITIONAL BUSES ARE ADDED
TO THE ROUTES.
AND OSBORNE DID MENTION TODAY
THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MORE
QUALIFIED BUS DRIVERS AND PUT
THE CALL OUT TO HIRE MORE
DRIVERS.
CALLAHAN SAYS THAT MIGHT NOT BE
SO EASY.
HE SAYS THAT THERE'S A SHORTAGE
OF QUALIFIED BUS DRIVERS IN THIS
PROVINCE.
COLLEEN CONNORS, CBC NEWS,
CORNER BROOK.
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>> Carolyn: THE PROVINCE IS
ROLLING OUT AN APP THAT IS
DESIGNED TO ALERT YOU IF YOU'RE
IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WITH
COVID-19.
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR IS THE
SECOND PROVINCE TO ADOPT IT.
"HERE & NOW'S" PETER COWAN IS
JOINING US LIVE.
SO, PETER, HOW DOES THE APP
WORK?
>> Reporter: CAROLYN, THE APP
IS FREE AND IT'S PRETTY EASY TO
INSTALL ON YOUR PHONE.
THE KEY THING HERE IS GOING TO
BE TO GET ENOUGH PEOPLE TO
INSTALL IT TO MAKE IT THE MOST
EFFECTIVE.
>> MY FAMILY AND I WILL BE
DOWNLOADING THE APP AND I
ENCOURAGE OTHERS, ALL OF YOU, TO
DO THE SAME.
>> Reporter: HERE'S HOW IT
WORKS.
IF YOU'RE CLOSER THAN TWO METRES
WITH SOMEONE FOR MORE THAN 15
MINUTES, THERE'S BLUE TOOTH THAT
SHARES A RANDOM KEY.
IT DOESN'T SHARE PERSONAL
DETAILS.
IF YOU LATER TEST POSITIVE YOU
ARE GIVEN A CODE TO PUT INTO
YOUR PHONE AND YOUR CLOSE
CONTACTS ARE GIVEN INFORMATION
TO BE TESTED.
SO FAR FIGURING OUT WHO HAS BEEN
EXPOSED IN THIS PROVINCE HASN'T
BEEN A STRUGGLE.
THERE'S ONLY ONE ACTIVE CASE AND
NO COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION.
SO WHY ROLL OUT THIS APP?
IT'S FOR THE FUTURE.
>> THERE MAY COME A TIME WHEN
WE'RE NOT IN THE SAME SITUATION,
THE FORTUNATE SITUATION THAT WE
ARE RIGHT NOW.
AND IN THAT CASE THIS APP WILL
BE USEFUL AND WE'LL HAVE IT IN
PLACE AND PEOPLE WILL BE
FAMILIAR WITH IT FOR USING IT.
>> Reporter: ONTARIO IS THE
ONLY OTHER PROVINCE TO ROLL OUT
THE APP SO FAR.
OTHERS ARE STILL CONSIDERING IT.
QUÉBEC SAID THAT IT WON'T USE
IT.
AND TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE IT
NEEDS MOST PEOPLE USING IT.
BUT IT'S NOT HAPPENED IN ONTARIO
BUT THIS WEEK HEALTH OFFICIALS
IN OTTAWA SAID THAT ONE PERSON
THERE TESTED POSITIVE AFTER
BEING TOLD THROUGH THE APP THEY
WERE IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO
HAD THE DISEASE.
FITZGERALD IS HOPING THAT PEOPLE
IN HIGHER RISK ENVIRONMENTS IN
PARTICULAR START USING IT.
>> THIS APP WILL BE USEFUL IN
THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE THERE ARE
LARGER CROWDS GATHERED TOGETHER.
FOR EXAMPLE, BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS
IS ONE AREA WHERE I SEE IT BEING
PARTICULARLY USEFUL.
AND, CERTAINLY, ANYONE WHO IS
HEADING TO THOSE AREAS IT MAY BE
WORTHWHILE OR IT WOULD BE
WORTHWHILE TO DOWNLOAD THE APP
IN THAT SITUATION.
>> Reporter: BUT THE PRIVACY
COMMISSIONER WAS INVOLVED WITH
THE CREATION OF THE APP AND HE'S
NOT ONLY ENDORSING IT BUT USING
IT HIMSELF.
HE SAID THAT IT'S BEEN
THOROUGHLY EXAMINED BY HIM AND
HIS COLLEAGUES.
>> IT'S BEEN SUBJECTED TO A LOT
OF SCRUTINY AND WE'RE CONFIDENT
THAT THIS APP DOES NOT INVOLVE A
COLLECTION OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION BY THE GOVERNMENT OR
BY A COMPANY.
>> Reporter: NOW ONE THING
WITH THE APP IS THAT IT REQUIRES
THE LATEST VERSION OF THE APPLE
OPERATING SYSTEM OR ANDROID
DEVICE.
SO SOME OLDER PHONES AREN'T
GOING TO WORK WITH IT.
BUT WE DID HEAR TODAY THAT
THERE'S GOING TO BE OUTREACH FOR
GOVERNMENT TO MORE VULNERABLE
AREAS.
THEY'LL WORK WITH THE SENIORS'
ADVOCATE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO TRY TO
ENCOURAGE ADOPTION OF THE APP.
CAROLYN?
>> Carolyn: THANK YOU SO MUCH,
PETER.
THAT'S "HERE & NOW'S" PETER
COWAN REPORTING LIVE.
>> A WAR OF WORDS IS GROWING IN
THE FERRY CAPTAINS' STRIKE.
TODAY THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
POINTED THE FINGER AT THE
CAPTAINS' UNION AND BLAMING THEM
FOR THE DISRUPTIONS IN SERVICE.
AND THE UNION FIRED RIGHT BACK.
"HERE & NOW'S" GARRETT BARRY HAS
MORE.
>> Reporter: A PHRASE THAT WE
HAVE HEARD SO OFTEN IN THESE
TYPE OF CONTRACT DISPUTES IS,
WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO NEGOTIATE
IN PUBLIC.
THAT APPEARS TO BE WELL OUT THE
WINDOW IN THIS PARTICULAR
DISPUTE.
TODAY TWO GOVERNMENT MINISTERS
CALLED TOGETHER REPORTERS TO
TELL THEM THAT THE OFFER ON THE
TABLE IS AS GOOD AS IT'S GOING
TO GET.
>> YEAH, THIS IS OUR OFFER.
THIS IS OUR OFFER.
WE'RE NOT -- YOU KNOW, THE
PROVINCE RIGHT NOW IS NOT IN A
FISCAL SITUATION TO MOVE FROM
THAT OFFER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S AN OFFER THAT IS
IN LINE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE THAT
WOULD HAVE RECEIVED INCREASES IN
THE PUBLIC SERVICE OVER THE LAST
EIGHT YEARS.
SO, YEAH, THIS IS OUR OFFER.
>> Reporter: IT'S A 5% RAISE.
ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT IT'S THE
SAME TYPE OF OFFER THAT OTHER
UNIONS HAVE SEEN AND HAVE
ACCEPTED.
CROCK IS URGING THEM TO END THIS
DISPUTE.
BUT THEY ARE OBJECTING BECAUSE
IN PART THE RAISE IS LIMITED.
IT ONLY GOES INTO EFFECT IN THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND NOT
2018.
AND McGILL SAYS ON THIS ISSUE
THEY'RE TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN
EVERYONE ELSE.
CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES ARE
THE FERRY USERS.
AS THE STRIKE HAS GONE ON THE
FRUSTRATIONS HAVE MOUNTED.
ONLINE GROUPS ARE FLOODED WITH
COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE BEING
LEFT BEHIND AND WHO QUALIFIES AS
ESSENTIAL TRAFFIC.
THE MINISTER IN CHARGE IS ASKING
PEOPLE TO BE REASONABLE.
>> I'M HEARING STORIES OF
SOMEONE WAVING AN EMPTY ENVELOPE
AND SAYING THAT I HAVE A
DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.
THAT PERSON SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY
ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES TO TAKE
THE POSITION OF SOMEONE WHO
DEFINITELY NEEDED TO GET OFF THE
ISLAND OR BACK ON THE ISLAND
WITH THEIR LOVED ONES.
>> Reporter: THERE ARE OTHER
ISSUES IN THIS CONTRACT DISPUTE
BESIDES PAIN.
AND THE OTHER IS THE DAILY
SAILING SCHEDULE.
THE UNION WANTS THAT SCHEDULE
SET INTO THE COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENT ITSELF, BUT THE
PROVINCE DOESN'T WANT TO DO
THAT.
IT SAYS THAT IT WOULD LIMIT
FLEXIBILITY GOING FORWARD.
THE UNION SAYS THAT THEY'RE ONLY
ASKING FOR WHAT THE FERRY CREW
WORKERS GET.
AND THEY SAY THEY'RE WILLING TO
GO TO INDEPENDENT ARBITRATION TO
RESOLVE THE DISPUTE.
GARRETT BARRY, CBC NEWS, GANDER.
>> Carolyn: THE DOMINION
STRIKE COULD KEEP GROWING.
THE UNION SAYS THAT THE PLANS TO
EXPAND DEMONSTRATIONS TO MORE
LOBLAWS BRANDS IN THE PROVINCE,
INCLUDING A FEW NO FRILLS STORES
LOS ANGELES AS A SHOPPERS DRUG
MART CHAIN.
IN A LETTER SENT TO WORKER THIS
IS WEEK, LOBLAWS TOLD STRIKERS
IT WON'T BUDGE.
IN THE LETTER THEY SAY THAT THE
POPULATION IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND
LABRADOR IS LOW AND PEOPLE
SIMPLY HAVE LESS MONEY TO SPEND.
ACCORDING TO MIKE DOUCETTE,
THAT'S AFFECTING THE COMPANY'S
ALREADY THIN PROFITS.
HE SAYS HIGHER WAGES MEAN HIGHER
PRICES AND CUSTOMERS WILL SHOP
ELSEWHERE.
BUT UNIFOR SAYS THAT THE COMPANY
HASN'T PROVEN ANY OF THAT.
>> THEY MADE THESE CLAIMS ABOUT
PROFITABILITY BUT WE HAVEN'T
SEEN PROOF.
OF THAT.
AND, FRANKLY, THE COMPANY CAN
GIVE A SHORT SPEECH AT
BARGAINING THEY'RE LOSING MARKET
SHARE AND THE POPULATION IS
DECLINING IN NEWFOUNDLAND --
BUT, REALLY, THERE'S NOTHING TO
BACK IT UP.
>> Carolyn: DOMINION WORKERS
WENT ON THE PICKET LINE NEARLY
TWO WEEKS AGO.
THEY'RE PUSHING FOR HIGHER WAGES
AND MORE FULL-TIME JOBS.
>>> WELL, THE LABOUR RELATIONS
BOARD HAS COME UNDER INTENSE
SCRUTINY THIS WEEK OVER AN
EMBARRASSING PRIVACY BREACH.
AND NOW CBC NEWS LEARNED THAT
BIG CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO
PREVENT FURTHER MISTAKES AND TO
HELP TO RESTORE TRUST TO THE
UNION CERTIFICATION PROCESS.
TERRY ROBERTS REPORTS.
>> Reporter: THE LABOUR
RELATIONS BOARD SAYS THAT IT'S
READY TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ITS MISTAKES, THAT IT WILL
FULLY COOPERATE WITH AN
INVESTIGATION BY THE PRIVACY
COMMISSIONER.
AND THAT IT WILL ALSO CARRY OUT
AN INTERNAL REVIEW IN THE WAKE
OF A CRINGE-WORTHY MISTAKE.
IT SENT DIGITAL COPIES OF SIGNED
UNION CARDS LIKE THIS TO GRIEG
N.L.
AND THE MITAKE IS A VIOLATION OF
THE LABOUR RELATIONS ACT AND HAS
LABOUR IN AN UPROAR THIS WEEK.
>> THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT
HAS GONE WRONG.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE TO
REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL.
IT'S TO GIVE COMFORT TO WORKERS
THEY WILL NOT FACE REPRISALS FOR
WANTING TO UNIONIZE.
THE COMPANY STARTED LAYING OFF
WORKERS AFTER RECEIVING THE
UNION CARDS AND HAS NOW FILED A
COMPLAINT AGAINST GREIG N.L.
>> ONCE THE LABOUR BOARD
RELEASED THE PRIVATE INFORMATION
OF THE WORKERS ON SITE, SHORTLY
AFTER THE WORKERS WERE LAID OFF
AND -- EXCUSE ME -- AND IN OUR
OPINION IT WAS DUE TO THE
PRIVACY BREACH OF THE LABOUR
BOARD.
THESE LAYOFFS HAPPENED AN HOUR
TO AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER THE
PRIVACY BREACH WHICH LEADS US TO
BELIEVE THAT THE EMPLOYER ACTED
IN BAD FAITH AND LAID THESE
WORKERS OFF FOR SIGNING THE
UNION MEMBERSHIP CARDS.
>> Reporter: THEY DENY
FAVOURING WORKERS.
AND THE BOARD HAS NOT EXPLAINED
HOW THE OCCUR OCCURRED, BUT IN A
LETTER TO LAWYERS AND UNIONS
OBTAINED BY CBC, THE CHAIRMAN
DAVID CONWAY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
THE BREACH OF PRIVACY HAS
DAMAGED THEM.
THAT THEY ARE MAINTAINING THE
BOARD'S PROCESSES AND THE
INTEGRITY OF THE VERY IMPORTANT
ROLE THAT THE BOARD HAS WITHIN
OUR PROVINCE.
THE BOARD IS NOW TRYING TO
REPAIR ITS IMAGE AND HAS MADE
PROCEDURAL CHANGES TO PROTECT
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION SUCH AS
UNION CARDS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE BOARD WILL NO
LONGER ACCEPT UNION INFORMATION
IN DIGITAL FORM.
PAPER COPIES OF UNION CARDS WILL
BE REVIEWED AND THEN SEALED AND
ONLY ACCESSED WITH WRITTEN
AUTHORITY FROM THE APPLICABLE
UNION.
AS PART OF ITS REVIEW, THE
LABOUR BOARD WILL ASSESS WHETHER
IT SHOULD HIRE MORE STAFF.
MEANWHILE THERE ARE NOW TWO
UNIONS VYING TO REPRESENT
WORKERS AT THE MARYSTOWN
CONSTRUCTION SITE.
SO THERE APPEARS TO BE NO END IN
SIGHT TO ALL OF THIS LABOUR
TURMOIL.
TERRY ROBERTS, CBC NEWS,
PARADISE.
>> Carolyn: WELL, PREMIER
ANDREW FUREY HAS PUT MOIA GREEN
IN CHARGE OF THE NEW ECONOMIC
RECOVERY UNIT.
BORN IN ST. JOHN'S, GREEN'S
CAREER LED HER TO TOP JOBS AT
BOTH CANADA POST AND THE U.K.
POSTAL SERVICE ROYAL MAIL.
SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN AND THE
FIRST NON-BRITISH PERSON TO RUN
THE ROYAL MAIL WHICH SHE
PRIVATIZED.
SHE RETIRED FROM THAT POST IN
2018.
CREATING AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY
TEAM WAS ONE OF FUREY'S MAIN
PLATFORMS DURING THE LIBERAL
LEADERSHIP RUN.
SHE WON'T BE PAID, BUT SHE'LL
HAVE HER EXPENSES COVERED.
>> ECSTATIC, IN FACT, THAT SHE'S
ACCEPTED THIS APPOINTMENT.
WE'LL WORK WITH HER TO PUT
TOGETHER A TEAM OF ADVISORS THAT
WILL DEVELOP SHORT, MEDIUM AND
LONG-TERM STRATEGIES TO HELP
WITH THE ECONOMIC AND FISCAL
CAPACITY.
>> SHE'S PRIORITIZED THE ROYAL
MAIL, WHAT ASPECTS ARE ON THE
TABLE TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR?
>> IT'S NOT WHY WE PICKED HER.
WE PICKED HER BECAUSE OF HER
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND YOU
LOOK AT THE CHANGE OF THE
MANAGEMENT SKILLS THAT SHE
BRINGS TO THE TABLE, I CAN'T
THINK OF ANOTHER CANADIAN WHO
HAD MORE MANAGEMENT CHANGE
SKILLS THAN MISS GROWN.
GREEN.
IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO SAY
THAT WE'RE TAKING THINGS OFF THE
TABLE BEFORE WE KNOW WHAT THE
POTENTIAL VALUE IS.
>> Carolyn: MEANWHILE, ALISON
COFFIN IS RAISING SOME CONCERNS
OVER GREEN'S APPOINTMENT.
FIRST, SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT
ROLE THE INDEPENDENT
APPOINTMENTS COMMISSION PLAYED
IN APPOINTING GREEN TO THE JOB.
AND COFFIN IS WORRIED THAT
GREEN'S APPOINTMENT IS A SIGN
THAT CUTS ARE COMING, SINCE
GREEN HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR
PRIVATIZING SERVICES IN HER
PREVIOUS ROLES.
>>> WELL, IN OTHER NEWS, A
ST. JOHN'S COMPANY WANTS TO
RECYCLE THOSE OLD EXPIRED PILLS
SITTING INSIDE OF YOUR MEDICINE
CABINET.
NOT ONLY CAN THEY EXTRACT THE
ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN THE
MEDICATION BUT THEY CAN ALSO
RE-USE THAT DRUG.
"HERE & NOW'S" CEC HAIRE
EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: BLAINE EDWARD'S
COMPANY IS CALLED UNBOUND
CHEMICALS.
IT'S A START-UP OUT OF THE MUN
GENESIS CENTRE.
THEY HAVE A PROCESS THAT REMOVES
THE DRUGS INSIDE OF EXPIRED
PRESCRIPTION PILLS, POTENTIALLY
GIVING THEM A SECOND LIFE.
>> A FEW WEEKS AGO WE WERE ABLE
TO SUCCESSFULLY EXTRACT THE
ACTIVE INGREDIENT FROM AN
ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG.
AND WE ACHIEVED 99.90% PURITY.
AND THE A.P.I. IS ALSO STABLE
ENOUGH FOR RE-USE.
>> Reporter: CONSIDERING THE
NUMBER OF PILLS THAT ARE TOSSED
IN TOILETS, LANDFILLS OR
INCINERATED IN CANADA AND AROUND
THE WORLD, FOR EDWARDS THE WASTE
MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY IS HUGE.
AND THOSE FORGOTTEN DRUGS STILL
HAVE VALUE.
IT COULD MEAN ONE DAY RECYCLING
THEM TO MANUFACTURE NEW PILLS.
SO EDWARDS SAYS THAT IS STILL A
WAYS OFF.
IN THE SHORT TERM, HE'S LOOKING
AT THE $4 BILLION NORTH AMERICAN
RESEARCH MARKETS.
>> THERE'S OTHER WAYS THAT
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS ARE USED,
OTHER THAN PUTTING THEM IN NEW
PILLS.
THEY'RE DONE FOR
LABORATORY-BASED RESEARCH AND
ALSO USED IN THE MANUFACTURING
SECTOR TO TEST RUN THE
FABRICATION OF PILLS AM.
>> Reporter: PILLS EXPIRE WHEN
THE NON-MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS OR
ADDITIVES INSIDE BREAK DOWN.
THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT REMAINS
INTACT MUCH LONGER.
EDWARDS SAYS GLOBALLY ABOUT A
THIRD OF ALL MANUFACTURED PILLS
AREN'T USED FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
>> THE BIG UMBRELLA TERM IS
CALLED MEDICAL NON-COMPLIANCE
BUT THAT'S A CATCH-ALL WORD FOR
THE MANY, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL REASONS THAT PEOPLE
DON'T FINISH MEDICATIONS --
CAN'T AFFORD IT, DON'T LIKE THE
SIDE EFFECTS, DOESN'T WORK,
DOCTOR GAVE ME A NEW
PRESCRIPTION.
>> Reporter: AND THEY REACHED
THE MILESTONE IN A CHEMISTRY LAB
AT THE UNIVERSITY, AND THE
OBJECTIVE IS TO RECYCLE HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF KILOGRAMS OF
DRUGS, THOUGH THERE'S STILL A
LONG WAY TO GO.
CEC HAIRE, CBC NEWS, ST. JOHN'S.
(♪♪♪)
>> Ashley: WELL, IT WAS A
BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR MOST OF
EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS LOTS OF RAIN
FOR THE PROVINCE.
AND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING UP AS WE
HEAD TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.
SO I'LL HAVE ALL OF THOSE
DETAILS AND YOUR FULL FORECAST
(♪♪♪)
>> Carolyn: ASHLEY IS JOINING
US NOW FROM BEAUTIFUL ST. JOHN'S
HARBOUR.
ANOTHER LOVELY EVENING OUT
THERE.
A LOT OF SUNSHINE.
IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT BREEZY.
>> Ashley: IT'S A LITTLE BIT
BREEZY, BUT BEAUTIFUL IN THE SUN
TODAY FOR SURE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE
TEMPERATURES RIGHT ACROSS THE
BOARD.
IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN
THIS, I DON'T THINK.
20º WAS THE AFTERNOON HIGH SO
FAR IN ST. JOHN'S.
22º IN BADGER.
21º IN CORNER BROOK.
AND WE'VE GOT THOSE TEMPERATURES
IN THE TEENS AGAIN.
HIGH TEENS UP THROUGH LABRADOR.
NAIN SITTING AT 19º THIS
AFTERNOON.
SO LOOKING AT THE CERTAINTY
SATELLITE/RADAR AND HOLDING IN
THE EAST, AND WE SEE SUNSHINE
BUT WE I HAVE A COLD FRONT AND
THAT'S BRINGING SHOWERS TO
SOUTHEASTERN LABRADOR AS WELL AS
THE WEST COAST AND HEADED
TOWARDS CENTRAL EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON.
NOW THE CLOUD COVER WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE IN THE EAST
TONIGHT, ALTHOUGH IT DOES LOOK
LIKE IT SHOULD STAY DRY, SOME
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PERIODS OF
RAIN ON THE SOUTH COAST TONIGHT.
AND THEN PRETTY QUIET UP THROUGH
LABRADOR THROUGH THE DAY.
-- OR THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT,
RATHER.
WE'LL SEE PERIODS OF RAIN MOVE
IN AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.
THE WIND WILL STAY BREEZY
TONIGHT, 30-40 km/h WINDS OUT
OF THE SOUTH.
FOR THE ISLAND, LOOK AT HOW
BEAUTIFUL THE TEMPERATURES ARE
TONIGHT.
NOT SEEING TOO MUCH OF A DROP,
15º TO 17º IS THE OVERNIGHT LOW.
A LITTLE COOLER FOR THE BIGLAND,
AROUND 11º TO 13º.
BUT, AGAIN, JUST A CHANCE OF A
FEW SHOWERS FOR THE AREAS IN THE
WEST.
AND THEN TOMORROW AS WE START TO
SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE RAIN MOVE
IN, CLOUD COVER FOR SURE,
PERIODS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF
LABRADOR.
AS WELL AS THE WEST TOWARDS THE
INTERIOR.
A CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS
THROUGH CENTRAL AND, AGAIN,
STAYING DRY FOR EASTERN AREAS OF
THE ISLAND.
INCLUDING THE AVALON.
MORE THAN LIKELY A LOT OF
SUNSHINE IN PLACE TOMORROW
THROUGH THE BIGLAND.
AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT A MIX OF
SUN/CLOUD -- OR CLOUDY PERIODS,
RATHER, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
MOVING IN AGAIN.
AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IT WILL STAY
PRETTY UNSETTLED AS WE HEAD INTO
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
SATURDAY AS WELL.
HERE'S THOSE TEMPERATURES.
EVEN A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER THAN
WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY.
HOWEVER, THOSE WINDS WILL PICK
UP AGAIN TOMORROW.
50-60 km/h GUSTS EXPECTED OUT
OF THE SOUTH.
AND IT WILL FEEL A LITTLE BIT
MORE HUMID AGAIN TOMORROW.
THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE A
LITTLE COOLER, UP THROUGH NAIN
AND ONLY REACHING A HIGH NEAR
13º, AND 13º FOR LAB CITY AS
WELL, BUT 22º IS THE STORY FOR
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY.
AND AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY, IT
IS LOOKING LIKE THE RAIN WILL
FINALLY MAKE ITS WAY TOWARDS THE
AVALON AS WE SEE SOME PERIODS OF
RAIN MOVE THROUGH.
BUT BEHIND THAT CLEARING SKIES
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE IS SETTING UP
AGAIN AND IT WILL DOMINATE AS WE
HEAD THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
AND EVEN LOOKING AHEAD,
DOMINATING FOR A FEW DAYS.
HOWEVER, IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE'LL
SEE FOG DEVELOPING ALONG THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND
INTO SUNDAY.
HERE'S THE TEMPERATURES.
AGAIN, ANYWHERE FROM 20º TO 24º.
SO ONCE WE SEE THOSE SHOWERS IN
THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY FOR
MOST OF THE ISLAND, YOU SHOULD
SEE SOME CLEARING SKIES.
19º FOR HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY.
AND THEN HANGING ON TO SOME OF
THAT COOLER AIR THOUGH FOR LAB
CITY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME
SHOWERS RIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
10º.
SAME THING FOR SUNDAY.
THOUGH YOU'LL SEE MORE CLOUD
COVER.
BUT TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS
EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY FOR THE
ISLAND.
TEMPERATURES BEAUTIFUL, 18º TO
21º.
WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IN PLAY.
AND HERE'S THE LONG-RANGE
FORECAST, CERTAINLY, A FORECAST
THAT I LIKE TO GIVE OUT.
A LOT OF SUNSHINE RIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS WE SEE
THAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SET
UP.
THE TEMPERATURES FLIRTING WITH
18º TO 20º MARK AND OVERNIGHT
LOWS NOT TOO BAD EITHER, 10º TO
12º.
THAT'S THE STORY THROUGH CENTRAL
AND WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND AS
WELL.
EVEN A FEW DEGREES WARMER FOR
YOUR DAYTIME HIGHS.
HOWEVER, CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND,
PERIODS IN THOSE LOWER-LYING
AREAS WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURES
DIPPING A LITTLE BIT COOLER.
BUT, OTHERWISE, IT IS LOOKING
LIKE A SPECTACULAR LONG WEEKEND
IN SEPTEMBER.
EASTERN LABRADOR, YOU'RE LOOKING
AT TEMPERATURES AROUND 18º FOR
YOUR LONG WEEKEND ON MONDAY.
AND THEN TUESDAY, THINGS GET A
LITTLE BIT MORE UNSETTLED WITH
SOME SHOWERS.
HOWEVER, THOSE TEMPERATURES ARE
STAYING UP.
BUT IT IS ABOUT 10º TO 13º FOR
AREAS IN WESTERN LABRADOR.
I WANTED TO SHARE THIS BEAUTIFUL
SHOT.
LOOK AT THIS SUMMER VIEW IN
TOURIST COVE.
CATHERINE SENT US THIS THIS.
THIS IS TAKEN FROM HER FRONT
PORCH.
WHAT A GORGEOUS SHOT AND A
GORGEOUS VIEW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
THAT WITH US.
IF YOU HAVE ANY WEATHER PHOTOS,
SEND THEM TO NLPHOTOS@CBC.CA.
>> Carolyn: THANKS SO MUCH,
ASHLEY.
>>> A GRANDFATHER FROM
SHESHATSHIU IS MAKING A GRAND
GESTURE.
SEBESTIAN BETOUIN IS WALKING 330
KILOMETRES TO SEND HIS GRANDSON
TO A PRIVATE BOARDING SCHOOL IN
ONTARIO.
BETOUIN HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO WORK
DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT SAYS
THAT HE'LL DO WHATEVER HE CAN TO
SEND HIM TO THE CANADIAN
INTERNATIONAL HOCKEYA ACADEMY.
THE COST ABOUT $50,000.
THE PAIR IS WALKING FROM
CHURCHILL FALLS, THEIR HOMETOWN
OF SHESHATSHIU, IN THE HOPES OF
RAISING THE MONEY NEEDED.
SO FAR THEY'VE RAISED ALMOST
$17,000.
OUR COLLEAGUES AT LABRADOR
MORNING CAUGHT UP WITH THEM.
(♪♪♪)
>> HI.
>> HI, I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE
WALKING BUT YOU'RE RUNNING.
>> WELL, SOMETIMES I'M WALKING
AND SOMETIMES I'M RUNNING.
I HAVE BEEN RUNNING FOR ALMOST
THREE HOURS NOW.
>> WOW.
>> YEP.
>> SO HOW IS IT GOING?
>> GOING GOOD, GOOD, REALLY
GOOD.
THE FIRST NIGHT WAS REALLY,
REALLY HARD.
THE FIRST TWO NIGHTS WAS REALLY
HARD.
>> Reporter: WHY?
>> MY LEGS WERE SORE, MY FEET
WERE SORE, THE WHOLE BODY SORE.
SO QUIET AND PEACEFUL.
FRESH AIR.
REALLY NICE.
>> Reporter: THAT LIFT YOUR
SPIRITS UP?
>> OH, YEAH, YEAH.
SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK
FOR 10 MINUTES AND START RUNNING
AGAIN.
(♪♪♪)
>> MINISTER OSBORNE MADE IT
QUITE CLEAR THAT WE'RE NOT GOING
TO GET THOSE SMALLER CLASS
SIZES.
THE FACT THAT THEY NEED A
DOCTOR'S NOTE THIS TIME OF
YEAR -- MOST DOCTORS, INCLUDING
MY DOCTOR, ARE OUT ABOUT TWO
WEEKS FROM THIS CURRENT DAY.
>> Carolyn: A NEW
BACK-TO-SCHOOL PLAN THAT
INCLUDES EXTRA BUSES AND ONLINE
ALTERNATIVES AS PARENTS AND
TEACHERS WEIGH IN ON WHAT WORKS
AND WHAT WON'T.
(♪♪♪)
>> Carolyn: AS YOU HEARD
EARLIER, THE PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED SOME NEW
MEASURES IN ITS BACK-TO-SCHOOL
PLAN THAT HAD HOPES THAT
ADDRESSES SOME OF THE CONCERNS
OF TEACHERS AND PARENTS.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS WAS
TRANSPORTATION.
AND TODAY THE GOVERNMENT
ANNOUNCED THEY SECURED MORE
BUSES, SO THAT EVERY STUDENT WHO
IS ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION
WILL RECEIVE IT.
THERE WILL BE NEW VIRTUAL
TEACHING POSITIONS CREATED, SO
STUDENTS WHO ARE
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED CAN LEARN FROM
HOME.
THERE WILL ALSO BE MORE STUDENT
ASSISTANTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSES.
NOW SOME TEACHERS AND PARENTS
HELD A RALLY ON THE STEPS OF
CONFEDERATION BUILDING ON
TUESDAY.
TWO OF THOSE PROTESTERS JOIN ME
NOW.
CATHERINE STONE IS A PARENT OF
TWO IN BAY ROBERTS.
AND JILLIAN REID IS A GRADE ONE
TEACHER IN SPANIARD'S BAY.
SO, MISS JONES, LET'S START WITH
YOU.
WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF THE
ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY?
>> THE GOVERNMENT MADE SOME
STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,
DEFINITELY.
THE OPTION FOR ONLINE LEARNING
FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED STUDENTS
IS AN EXCELLENT ANNOUNCEMENT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
REALLY NEED THAT OPTION.
SO I APPRECIATE THE STEPS THAT
THEY'RE MAKING IN TRYING, YOU
KNOW, TO PROVIDE A SAFE RETURN
TO SCHOOL.
>> Carolyn: WHAT ABOUT YOU,
MISS REID.
WHAT STOOD OUT FOR YOU TODAY?
>> ONE THING FOR SURE THAT I AM
A BIT UPSET ABOUT IS THAT EVEN
THOUGH THEY'VE BEEN OFFERED
ONLINE LEARNING, IT IS GOING TO
BE REQUIRING A DOCTOR'S NOTE
PROVING THAT THE STUDENT IS
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HAVING A
LOWER IMMUNE SYSTEM THAT MAKES
YOU MORE OF RISK OF COVID.
THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS.
AND THE FACT THAT THEY WILL NEED
A DOCTOR'S NOTE AT THIS TIME OF
YEAR, JUST LIKE THE BUSING
SITUATION, THAT THE SCHOOL WILL
BE GOING FOR A MONTH BEFORE SOME
STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO
ATTEND SCHOOL BECAUSE THERE'S NO
BUS FOR THEM.
THE SAME WILL HAPPEN WITH THESE
STUDENTS THAT REQUIRE A DOCTOR'S
NOTE.
MOST DOCTORS, INCLUDING MY
DOCTOR, ARE BOOKING ABOUT TWO
WEEKS FROM THE CURRENT DAY.
>> Carolyn: MISS STONE, MANY
PARENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE BEEN
CALLING FOR SMALLER CLASS SIZES.
WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN THE
MINISTER SAID THAT'S JUST NOT
REALISTIC?
>> MINISTER OSBORNE MADE IT
QUITE CLEAR THAT WE'RE NOT GOING
TO GET THOSE SMALLER CLASS
SIZES, BUT FOR ME, PHYSICAL AND
SOCIAL DISTANCING IS SUCH AN
IMPORTANT PART OF CURBING THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN OUR
SCHOOLS.
THERE'S A FINANCIAL STRAIN, I
UNDERSTAND THAT COMPLETELY.
I'M A BUSINESS OWNER, I
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO
IMPLEMENT THESE MEASURES WITHIN
YOUR BUILDING.
SO THAT'S NOT LOST ON ME.
BUT IN MY OPINION, SAFETY IS THE
NUMBER ONE ISSUE.
AND WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
I KNOW THAT OUR PREVALENCE IS
LOW AND WE'RE SO LUCKY FOR THAT.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT
WON'T CHANGE AT ANY TIME.
AND I WOULD PREFER THAT WE WERE
PROACTIVE AND PREPARED FOR THAT
WITH SMALLER CLASS SIZES FROM
THE GET-GO AS OPPOSED TO TRYING
TO REACT TO THAT LATER SHOULD AN
OUTBREAK OCCUR.
>> Carolyn: AND, MISS REID,
HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT WHAT THE
MINISTER SAID ABOUT CLASS SIZES?
>> I'M PRETTY ANGRY.
I WAS PRETTY WORRIED TO DO THIS
INTERVIEW BECAUSE I DO FEEL THAT
I'M AFRAID THAT I WON'T GET MY
MESSAGE ACROSS THE WAY THEY
WOULD LIKE IT TO BE.
HE SAID WHEN IT COMES TO
CLASSROOM SIZES THAT WE NEED TO
BE REALISTIC.
AND HE SAID EVEN IF WE HAD A
BILLION DOLLARS, WOULD IT MAKE
SENSE TO SPEND IT WHEN THERE'S
NO COMMUNITY PREVALENCE?
AND SO THIS SHOWS US THAT THE
MINISTER OF EDUCATION DOES NOT
UNDERSTAND THAT SMALLER
CLASSROOM SIZES IS PIVOTAL TO
EDUCATION.
>> Carolyn: YOU WENT BACK TO
WORK YESTERDAY AND WE CAN SEE
THAT YOU'RE IN THE CLASSROOM
RIGHT NOW.
HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU WALKED
BACK IN THE SCHOOL AND
VISUALIZED HOW THINGS ARE GOING
TO LOOK NEXT WEEK?
>> IT WAS HARD TO COME BACK,
THERE WAS A LOT OF EMOTIONS.
IT WAS OUR FIRST DAY BACK IN THE
BUILDING AND WE STILL ARE HAVING
CLOSURE OVER THE YEAR WE LOST.
I'M MISSING THOSE STUDENTS.
I WONDER HOW THEY'RE DOING.
AND THEN JUST THE AMOUNT OF
UNCERTAINTY THAT IS PROVIDED TO
US, THE LACK OF A PLAN ON THE
GROUND FLOOR OF HOW WE'RE GOING
TO RUN THINGS, AND THE FACT THAT
THINGS -- THAT THE GOVERNMENT
HAS SAID THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE
ARE NOT YET PUT IN PLACE.
IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY
OVERWHELMED.
>> Carolyn: SO TELL ME HOW YOU
ARE FEELING ABOUT SENDING YOUR
CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL?
>> I THINK I'M FEELING THE SAME
WAY THAT MANY, MANY OTHER
PARENTS ARE FEELING.
WE'RE APPREHENSIVE.
WE'RE ANXIOUS.
WE'RE WORRIED.
YOU KNOW, AND WE HAVE TO JUST
TRY TO MOVE THROUGH IT BEST THAT
WE CAN.
>> Carolyn: CATHERINE STONE
AND JILLIAN REID, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR SPEAKING WITH US TODAY
AND GOOD LUCK NEXT WEEK.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU.
HAVE A GOOD DAY. Pro
(♪♪♪)
(♪♪♪)
>> Carolyn: AN INCREDIBLE
STORY NOW OUT OF BEIRUT.
IT'S BEEN 30 DAYS SINCE A
MASSIVE BLAST AT THE PORT LEFT
BUILDINGS AND NEARBY RESIDENTIAL
RUINS.
BUT A RESCUE DOG SIGNALLED THAT
IT HAD DETECTED SIGNS OF LIFE
DEEP IN THE RUBBLE.
A RESCUE TEAM BEGAN SETTING UP
FLOOD LIGHTS AS THE SUN SET.
THE TEAM MEMBERS SAY THAT A
CADAVER DOG DETECTED A BODY
THERE YESTERDAY.
THE TEMPERATURE SENSORS USED TO
DATE PROMPTED THEM TO BRING IN
THE ESCUE DOG WHICH PICKED UP
SIGNS OF BREATHING AND A PULSE.
A RESCUE, IF THERE IS ANYONE
ALIVE, WOULD STILL TAKE HOURS.
ABOUT 190 PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO
HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE BLAST ON
AUGUST 4th.
6,000 WERE INJURED.
>>> WELL, HERE AT HOME THE
C.R.A. SAYS THAT THE CANADA
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFITS WILL
BE DEPOSITED BEFORE THE WEEKEND.
MANY PEOPLE SAY THAT THEIR
PAYMENTS DIDN'T ARRIVE THIS WEEK
AS EXPECTED.
CERB CLAIMANTS WHO APPLIED FOR
THE MONTHLY BENEFIT ON MONDAY
WERE EXPECTING THE DEPOSIT IN
JUST A FEW DAYS.
AS HAD BEEN THE CASE, THESE PAST
FEW MONTHS, THEY RELY ON THE
$2,000 TO COVER THINGS LIKE
RENT, FOOD AND OTHER BILLS.
>>> WELL, FORMER TOP CANADIAN
DIPLOMAT IS FACING A SEXUAL
HARASSMENT LAWSUIT.
CBC NEWS HAS DOCUMENTS DETAILING
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST GORDON
CAMPBELL DATING BACK TO HIS TIME
AS CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO
BRITAIN.
THE CLAIMS AGAINST CAMPBELL, WHO
WAS ALSO A FORMER PREMIER OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA, HAVE NOT BEEN
TESTED IN COURT AND CBC CANNOT
INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THEM.
DOMINIC VALITIS HAS THE DETAILS.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A NEW
CIVIL LAWSUIT FILED IN A LONDON
COURT IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.
THE COMPLAINTANT, JUDITH PRINS,
WORKED AT THE HIGH COMMISSION IN
LONDON BACK IN 2013.
AT THE TIME GORDON CAMPBELL WAS,
OF COURSE, CANADA'S HIGH
COMMISSIONER TO THE UNITED
KINGDOM.
NOW CBC NEWS HAS SEEN DETAILS OF
THIS NEW CIVIL LAWSUIT IN WHICH
CAMPBELL AND THE GOVERNMENT OF
CANADA ARE NAMED AS DEFENDANTS.
IN IT, PRINS ALLEGES THAT SHE
WAS INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHED BY
CAMPBELL ON TWO OCCASIONS.
THESE ARE NOT NEW ALLEGATIONS,
BUT SHE ALSO CLAIMS THAT WHEN
SHE WAS HIRED SHE WAS TOLD BY
THE MANAGER AT THE HIGH
COMMISSION THAT SHE, QUOTE,
"SHOULD BE CAREFUL AROUND
CAMPBELL," UNQUOTE.
AND THAT, SHE CLAIMS, LED HER TO
BELIEVE THAT HE HAS A
PREDISPOSITION TO SEXUALLY
HARASS WOMEN.
NOW A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OVER
THE TWO ALLEGED INCIDENTS OF
INAPPROPRIATE TOUCHING WAS
REACHED IN 2014.
CBC NEWS RECENTLY CAUGHT UP WITH
GORDON CAMPBELL AND HERE'S WHAT
HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE NEW
LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST HIM.
>> THE ALLEGATIONS WERE MADE,
AND FULLY REVIEWED BY THE
GOVERNMENT, AND THEY WERE
SETTLED TO ALL PARTIES'
SATISFACTION.
SO IF THERE'S MORE TO DISCUSS
YOU'LL HAVE TO TALK TO MY
COUNSEL TO SEE WHAT MY NEXT
STEPS ARE.
>> Reporter: DO YOU INTEND TO
FIGHT THIS, IS IT EASIER TO
SETTLE PERHAPS?
>> IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO DISCUSS
THIS WITH MY LAWYER.
THIS HAS BEEN SETTLED ONCE
BEFORE, MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AGO
NOW, AND I THINK THAT IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR THIS TO MOVE
PROPERLY THROUGH WHATEVER
CHANNELS THAT SHE DECIDES.
>> Reporter: WE HAVE REACHED
OUT TO THE COMPLAINTANT JUDITH
PRINS.
SHE LIVES HERE IN ENGLAND.
BUT SHE DECLINED TO BE
INTERVIEWED AS LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ARE UNDERWAY.
BUT WE KNOW FROM THE NEW COURT
DOCUMENTS THAT SHE'S SEEKING
AROUND $40,000 IN DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF INCOME AND FOR STRESS
AND ANXIETY CAUSED.
JUDITH PRINS' LAWYER IS ARGUING
THAT THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT
STRUCK IN 2014 SHOULD NOW BE
OVERTURNED ON THE GROUNDS THAT
SHE WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD A
LAWYER AT THE TIME AND HAD NO
ALTERNATIVE OTHER THAN TO SIGN
THAT AGREEMENT.
DOMINIC VALITIS, CBC NEWS,
BRISTOL.
>> Carolyn: WELL, A DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE JOE BIDEN
TRAVELLED TO KENOSHA, WISCONSIN,
TODAY IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE
POLICE SHOOTING OF JACOB BLAKE.
>> I THINK THAT WE REACHING A
FLEXING POINT IN OUR HISTORY.
I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE AN
ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITY NOW THAT
THE SCREEN, THE CURTAIN, HAS
BEEN PULLED BACK.
ON JUST WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE
COUNTRY -- TO DO A LOT OF REALLY
POSITIVE THINGS.
>> Carolyn: BIDEN MET WITH
BLAKE'S FAMILY MEMBERS.
THE CITY HAS SEEN VIOLENT
PROTESTS IN THE 11 DAYS SINCE
POLICE SHOT BLAKE IN THE BACK.
U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
TRAVELLED TO KENOSHA, TWO DAYS
AGO.
HE SAID THAT HE PASSED ON THE
CHANCE TO MEET THE BLAKE FAMILY
AFTER THEY REQUESTED TO HAVE
LAWYERS PRESENT.
WISCONSIN IS EXPECTED TO BE A
KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE IN
NOVEMBER'S PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION.
(♪♪♪)
>>> WELL, A NEW TREATMENT FOR
SERIOUSLY ILL COVID-19 PATIENTS
IS BEING ENDORSED BY THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
CLINICAL TRIALS SHOW THE USE OF
TWO TYPES OF STEROIDS MAY REDUCE
THE DEATHS OF PATIENTS IN
INTENSIVE CARE.
THE DRUGS ARE INEXPENSIVE AND
WIDELY AVAILABLE, WHICH ARE BIG
PLUSES FOR A MEDICAL SYSTEM THAT
IS BRACING FOR A SECOND WAVE.
CBC'S VIK ADHOPIA REPORTS.
>> Reporter: FOR COVID-19
PATIENTS IN INTENSIVE CARE, AS
MANY AS 40% WON'T SURVIVE.
BUT TREATMENT WITH
CORTICOSTEROID COULD CHANGE THE
ODDS ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH.
>> THIS IS THE LARGEST EFFECT
THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE
PATIENTS AM.
>> Reporter: MARSHALL'S TEAM
REVIEWED SEVEN NEW CLINICAL
TRIALS WITH DIFFERENT
INTRAVENOUS CORTICOSTEROIDS.
FOR 25 PATIENTS TREATED WITH
EITHER DEXAMETHASONE OR HYDRO
CORTISONE, THE DEATHS FELL FROM
10 TO EIGHT.
WITH THE DEATHS WORLDWIDE, MORE
THAN 170,000 PEOPLE MAY HAVE
BEEN SAVED WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS.
>> IT'S A ROBUST EFFECT.
IT'S A DRUG THAT WE KNOW VERY
WELL AND THE SAFETY PROFILE IS
WELL ESTABLISHED AND IT'S
INEXPENSIVE AND BROADLY
AVAILABLE.
>> Reporter: EXCITEMENT ABOUT
THE POSSIBILITIES OF
CORTICOSTEROIDS BEGAN IN JUNE
WHEN AN OXFORD STUDY PUBLISHED
PROMISING RESULTS FOR CRITICALLY
ILL PATIENTS.
THEN SOME HOSPITALS BEGAN TO USE
CORTICOSTEROIDS RIGHT AWAY
BEFORE THE RESEARCH WAS
PUBLISHED.
>> I THINK THIS DATA CEMENTS
THAT DECISION AND MY EXPECTATION
IS THAT IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE
STANDARD OF CARE IN CANADA.
>> Reporter: THE W.H.O.
INITIALLY WARNED AGAINST USING
CORTICOSTEROIDS BECAUSE THEY
WERE INEFFECTIVE FOR SARS AND
POTENTIALLY HARMFUL.
THIS LATEST RESEARCH DOESN'T
EXPLAIN HOW THE STEROIDS HELP
PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 RECOVER,
THOUGH THERE ARE THEORIES.
>> THE LATER PHASE OF THIS
DISEASE IS DOMINATED BY AN
INFLAMMATORY COMPONENT AND HYPER
INFLAMMATION.
I THINK THAT STEROIDS ARE VERY
GOOD AT DECREASING THAT
INFLAMMATORY COMPONENT.
>> Reporter: THE W.H.O. WARNS
TAKING CORTICOSTEROIDS WON'T
PROTECT PEOPLE FROM GETTING
COVID-19, STILL, THEY'RE
INVALUABLE AS HOSPITALS PREPARE
FOR THE SECOND WAVE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
VIK ADHOPIA, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Carolyn: WELL, AROUND THE
WORLD THOUSANDS ARE REPORTING
MEMORY LOSS AND MUSCLE PAIN LONG
AFTER CONTRACTING COVID.
>> IT'S NOW, YOU KNOW, AS OF
FIVE MONTHS, FIVE AND A HALF
MONTHS LATER, AND I STILL FEEL
REALLY PRETTY UNWELL BOTH
PHYSICALLY AND COGNITIVELY.
>> Reporter: THIS 49-YEAR-OLD
BRITISH UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH A MILD CASE OF
THE VIRUS IN MARCH.
THOUSANDS LIKE HER ARE STILL
STRUGGLING, FEARFUL OF POTENTIAL
LONG-TERM DAMAGE TO LUNGS AND
THE BRAIN.
A SYMPTOM TRACKING APP FROM
KING'S COLLEGE IN LONDON FOUND
THAT ONE IN 10 PEOPLE WHO
CONTRACTED THE ILLNESS REMAIN
UNWELL THREE WEEKS AFTER
RECOVERY.
ONE OUT OF EVERY 20 PEOPLE
CONTINUE TO REPORT SYMPTOMS
MONTHS LATER.
>>> NOW TO SOME SPORTS NEWS.
CANADIAN BASKETBALL LEGEND STEVE
NASH IS THE NBA'S NEWEST COACH.
HE HAS JUST SIGNED A FOUR-YEAR
DEAL WITH THE BROOKLYN NETS.
NASH PLAYED IN THE LEAGUE FOR 18
SEASONS.
HE WAS A POINT GUARD WITH THE
PHOENIX SUNS, THE DALLAS
MAVERICKS, AND THE L.A. LAKERS.
HE WAS NAMED THE LEAGUE'S MOST
VALUABLE PLAYER IN 2005 AND
2006.
HE'S ALSO IN THE NBA HALL OF
FAME.
NASH HAS SPENT THE PAST FIVE
SEASONS AS A PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
CONSULTANT WITH THE GOLDEN STATE
WARRIORS.
THIS IS HIS FIRST COACHING JOB.
(♪♪♪)
>> Carolyn: ASHLEY IS BACK
WITH YOUR WEATHER RECAP.
SO HOW ARE THINGS LOOKING IN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS?
>> Ashley: WELL, WE'RE LOOKING
AT THINGS STAYING UNSETTLED WITH
PERIODS OF RAIN MOVING IN FOR
AREAS OF THE WEST AGAIN
TOMORROW.
THESE WINDS, JUST LIKE NOW,
THEY'RE GOING TO STAY UP
TOMORROW OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND
50, TO AS MUCH AS 60 km/h.
BUT THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING
TO BE A LITTLE BIT WARMER.
A DEGREE OR TWO FROM WHAT WE'RE
SEEING TODAY, ALONG WITH MORE
HUMIDITY.
THE EASTERN AREAS LOOKING
LOOK ATANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY.
AND OVERALL IT'S LOOKING LIKE A
BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON.
>> Carolyn: EXCELLENT.
THANKS, ASHLEY.
>>> WELL, THIS NEXT STORY IS
ABOUT A MAN WHO IS DEFINITELY
NOT LETTING AGE SLOW HIM DOWN.
HE'S IN HIS LATE 80s AND HE'S
TACKLING HEIGHTS THAT WOULD MAKE
MANY OTHER PEOPLE SAY, NO WAY.
FOR HIS BIRTHDAY THE P.E.I. MAN
HIT A HIGH ROPES COURSE IN
CORNWALL.
HAVE A LOOK --
(♪♪♪)
>> WELL, MY GRANDFATHER IS 87.
HE'S BEEN A REALLY SPECIAL PART
OF MY LIFE, A REALLY IMPORTANT
MAN TO ME.
GROWING UP HE STARTED SKIING --
HE WAS 60 AT THE TIME AND I WAS
8 AND HE'D COME OUT WITH ME AND
MY SISTER ON THE SKI HILL AND WE
HAVE GONE EVERY YEAR SINCE AND
TAKEN SOME SKI TRIPS.
WHEN HE WAS 85 HE TOOK TO THE
RISE AND CLIMB ADVENTURE COURSE
BECAUSE HE'S A DAREDEVIL.
HE LOVED IT SO MUCH THAT WE CAME
BACK FOR HIS 87th BIRTHDAY.
>> OH, FIRST TIME HERE WITH THE
GIRLS.
YEAH, THEY TOOK ME OVER HERE AND
I SAID, OH, WHAT'S THIS?
SO I THOUGHT THAT I'D TRY IT.
AND EVERYONE SHOULD TRY IT.
>> THIS IS OUR RISE AND CLIMB
ADVENTURE COURSE.
WE HAVE BEEN OPEN NOW -- THIS IS
OUR EIGHTH SUMMER.
THIS IS KNOWN AS AN AERIAL
ADVENTURE PARK OR A HIGH ROPES
COURSE, USUALLY AGES 9 AND UP TO
87, MAYBE.
SO WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT
LEVELS AT THREE HEIGHTS AND EACH
LEVEL HAS A SERIES OF OBSTACLE
COURSES THAT PEOPLE CAN CLIMB
ACROSS.
WE GENERALLY HAVE FROM SIX TO
MAYBE THE 50-YEAR-OLD RANGE,
WHICH IS SORT OF OUR NORMAL MAX.
YEAH, NOT 87.
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>> WE DO KIND OF WORRY ABOUT HIM
A BIT, BUTLY NEVER SLOWS DOWN
AND HE DOESN'T LIKE US TO TELL
HIM TO SLOW DOWN EITHER.
BUT HE HAS NO FEAR.
AND HE JUST STAYS ACTIVE.
HE NEVER STOPS.
I THINK THAT IS WHY HE'S SO
HEALTHY IS BECAUSE HE'S IN SUCH
GOOD SHAPE.
>> AND THEY HAD ME COME IN AND
DO WORK ON HER DRESSER IN THE
ROOM AND SO I FIXED IT AND THEN
ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE SAID CAN YOU
BUILD ME A ROCK WALL.
SO WE BUILT HER A ROCK WALL.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A ZIP
LINE.
AND A ROPE CLIMB.
AND HER MOTHER AGREED TO
EVERYTHING.
AND WE WENT OUT THERE AND BUILT
THINGS AND CLIMBED UP AND PUT IT
ALL TOGETHER IN THE BACKYARD AND
NOW WE GET A 100-FOOT ZIP LINE
AND A ROCK WALL AND A ROPE
CLIMB.
AND I JUST GO DOWN AND I JUST
FLY ON IT.
>> Carolyn: 87 YEARS OLD.
BRAVE SOUL.
WELL, IF YOU DON'T LIKE HEIGHTS,
I'M SORRY TO SAY THAT THIS NEXT
STORY TAKES US HIGHER.
ILLUSIONIST DAVID BLAINE HAS
BURST BACK ON THE SCENE WITH HIS
FIRST LIVE STUNT IN YEARS.
>> THAT'S GOING TO TAKE ME UP.
>> Carolyn: THERE HE GOES INTO
THE ARIZONA SKY YESTERDAY.
BLAINE'S LATEST STUNT HAD HIM
HANGING FROM 52 GIANT BALLOONS,
SOARING MORE THAN 7 KILOMETRES
IN THE AIR.
HE HAD AN OXYGEN MASK WHEN HE
REACHED 29,000 FEET.
THAT'S WHERE MOST COMMERCIAL
AIRLINERS FLY.
WOW.
>>> THAT'S IT FOR THIS EDITION
