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>> Anita:  TONIGHT ON CBC 
VANCOUVER NEWS ...
>> I REALLY GENUINELY FEEL THESE
GUYS ARE SCARED OF HOW I LOOK.
I'M A BIG BLACK MAN.
[ Yelling ]
>> Mike:  WAITING FOR JUSTICE.
AFTER BEING TASERED BY THE VPD 
FOR JAYWALKING. 
>>> ALSO ...
>> DO YOU WANT TO GET RID OF 
GANGS AND DRUGS?
HAVE A 30-YEAR-OLD DUDE WITH A 
BULLET-PROOF VEST ISN'T GOING TO
STOP THAT. 
>> Anita:  INTIMIDATED BY THE 
POLICE PRESENCE AT HER BURNABY 
HIGH SCHOOL.
AND ...
>> BUT I REALLY BELIEVE THAT 
BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS A GREAT 
DEAL TO OFFER THE NHL, 
PARTICULARLY THE PLAYERS.
>> Mike:  STICKHANDLING THROUGH 
THE 14-DAY QUARANTINE BUT WILL 
IT BE ENOUGH FOR THE NHL TO 
CHOOSE VANCOUVER AS A HUB CITY?
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>> Announcer:  THIS IS CBC 
VANCOUVER NEWS.
[♪♪♪]
>> Anita:  GOOD EVENING.
IT WAS A VIOLENT ARREST IN 
VANCOUVER'S DOWNTOWN 
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT MORE THAN
TWO YEARS AGO.
ALL CAPTURED ON A CELLPHONE 
CAMERA.
THE VIDEO MAY BE DISTURBING FOR 
SOME PEOPLE AND IT DOES CONTAIN 
PROFANITY. 
>> Mike:  COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL
JAMAR MOORE WILLIAMS, WHO IS 
BLACK, WAS TADERED UP TO 14 
TIMES -- TASERED -- AFTER POLICE
OFFICERS CONFRONTED HIM FOR 
ALLEGEDLY JAYWALKING. 
>> Anita:  AS BELLE PURI OF OUR 
CBC "IMPACT" TEAM REPORTS, THAT 
CHARGE AGAINST HIM WAS STAYED 
BUT THE MATTER DIDN'T END THERE.
>> BECAUSE I'M BLACK.
[ Yelling ]
>> NO, BECAUSE YOU ARE -- 
>> Reporter:  FRIENDS OF JAMAL 
MOORE WILLIAMS CAPTURED THE 
VIDEO OF HIS ARREST.
>> THIS IS MY ID.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT?
>> WAIT, WAIT.
RELAX.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
>> YO, WHAT'S UP?
[ Mixed Voices ]
>> RELAX!
>> YO, CHILL OUT.
CHILL OUT, MAN.
>> WAIT.
JAM.
YO.
[ Yelling ]
>> ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YO.
WHAT THE [ BLEEP ]. 
>> Reporter:  TWO YEARS AFTER 
THE FACT, THE 23-YEAR-OLD 
MAINTAINS IT HAPPENED FOR ONE 
REASON.
>> I REALLY GENUINELY FEEL THAT 
THESE GUYS ARE SCARED OF HOW I 
LOOK.
I'M A BIG BLACK MAN. 
>> Reporter:  IT WAS AN EARLY 
MORNING IN FEBRUARY 2018 WHEN 
MOORE WILLIAMS SAYS HE JAYWALKED
AT GRANVILLE AND HELMCKEN 
STREETS TO AVOID A MAN THROWING 
ROCKS AT PASSERSBY. 
>> DO I JUST CROSS THE STREET?
I DID THAT.
IT WAS A RED LIGHT.
AS I'M CROSSING THE STREET, 
POLICE OFFICERS ARE DRIVING UP 
IN THEIR CAR.
[ Yelling ]
>> Reporter:  COURT DOCUMENTS 
SAY POLICE APPROACHED HIM, 
DEMANDING HIS IDENTIFICATION, 
AND THEN KICKED AND HIT HIM AND 
TASERED HIM BETWEEN SEVEN AND 14
TIMES.
MOORE WILLIAMS WAS CHARGED WITH 
JAYWALKING AND OBSTRUCTION OF 
JUSTICE.
NINE MONTHS LATER, BOTH CHARGES 
WITH STAYED.
 -- WERE STAYED.
>> IT'S SO SAD HOW I WAS 
TREATED.
SO SAD.
LIKE, IF MY FRIENDS WEREN'T 
THERE FILMING, I PROBABLY 
WOULDN'T BE HERE. 
>> Reporter:  THE VANCOUVER 
POLICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T OFFER 
ANY COMMENT ON THE MATTER.
THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN AN 
INVESTIGATION BY THE OFFICE OF 
THE POLICE COMPLAINTS 
COMMISSIONER.
CBC NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT FILE 
WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE BC 
PROSECUTIONS SERVICE ON FEBRUARY
10TH.
IT'S NOW UP TO CROWN COUNSEL TO 
DETERMINE IF CHARGES WILL BE 
LAID AGAINST ANY VANCOUVER 
POLICE OFFICERS, AND IT'S UP TO 
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO
DETERMINE IF THE MATTER REQUIRES
THE APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL 
PROSECUTOR.
THERE IS NO TIMELINE FOR EITHER 
DECISION.
THE FORMER UBC FOOTBALL PLAYER, 
WHO NOW WORKS AS A CERTIFIED 
PERSONNEL TRAINER, SAYS HE 
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT THIS LONG
FOR JUSTICE. 
>> THESE GUYS ARE STILL WORKING 
AND GETTING PAID.
AT MY JOB, IF I DID ANYTHING 
OUTSIDE OF MY SCOPE, I'M NOT 
ALLOWED TO PRACTICE ANYMORE.
I'M TIRED OF CRYING.
THERE NEEDS TO BE SOLUTIONS.
THERE NEEDS TO BE JUSTICE, LIKE,
JUSTICE COMING FROM IT.
THESE CORK DIAL TEARS, LIKE -- 
CROCODILE TEARS, LIKE, NOTHING 
IS COMING ABOUT IT.
ACTING. 
>> Reporter:  HE HAS FILED A 
HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINT THAT 
STALLED AWAITING WORD OF ANY 
CHARGES AGAINST THE POLICE.
BELLE PURI, CBC NEWS, VANCOUVER.
>> Mike:  A BLACK BURNABY HIGH 
SCHOOL STUDENT SAYS SHE FINDS 
THE US OF RCMP LIAISON OFFICERS 
AT HER SCHOOL INTIMIDATING. 
>> Anita:  AS DAN BURRITT 
REPORTS, SHE IS ASKING POLICE TO
RETHINK THE MESSAGE. 
>> HAVING POLICE OFFICERS AT 
SCHOOL, BECAUSE THEY ARE A 
SYMBOL OF OPPRESSION FOR BLACK 
AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, IT 
DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL GOOD TO SAY
THE LEAST. 
>> Reporter:  16-YEAR-OLD 
HALLELUJAH SAYS SHE HAS FACED 
RACISM IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR A 
LONG TIME, AND SAYS HAVING 
POLICE OFFICERS IN HER SCHOOLS 
ONLY TRIBUTES TO THAT.
 -- -- CONTRIBUTES TO THAT.
THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT 
HAVE PROMPTED HER TO SPEAK OUT.
SHE WROTE A LETTER SAYING, IF 
YOU FEEL REASSURED BY A BADGE 
AND A GUN, THAT IS A PRIVILEGE 
THAT I WISH I COULD HAVE.
HER CONCERNS COME AFTER BURNABY 
RCMP POSTED A TWITTER VIDEO LAST
WEEK OF A LIAISON OFFICER IN 
UNIFORM WELCOMING STUDENTS 
RETURNING AMID THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RETWEETED 
IT.
IT QUICKLY CAME UNDER FIRE, 
ESPECIALLY AMID MASS PROTESTS 
ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AGAINST 
RACISM AND POLICE BRUTALITY.
THE FORCE DELETED THE VIDEO AND 
APOLOGIZED.
THE DISTRICT DID THE SAME, 
SAYING THE RETWEET WAS 
ILL-TIMED.
THE RCMP SAYS THEIR LIAISON 
OFFICERS FOR SAFE DRIVING, 
CYBERBULLYING AND BEING CAREFUL 
ONLINE.
SHE SAID SHE HAS NOT HAD A 
NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE 
OFFICER AT HER SCHOOL BUT SHE 
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THEIR 
PURPOSE. 
>> EVERY INTERACTION THAT I HAVE
WITH THEM IS JUST, HI.
BE FRIENDS WITH ME.
SO DON'T DO DRUGS.
IT'S NOT -- IT'S NOT AN ACTUAL 
WAY OF PROBLEM-SOLVING THESE 
ISSUES THAT THE DISTRICT WANTS 
TO DEAL WITH.
IF YOU WANT TO GET RID OF GANGS 
AND DRUGS, HAVING A 30-YEAR-OLD 
DUDE WITH A VEST DIDN'T GOING TO
STOP THAT.
I WOULD RATHER CONNECTIONS WITH 
COUNSELLORS AND TEACHERS AND 
DEALING WITH THE STUDENTS MORE 
ACTIVELY AND EVERY DAY.
>> Reporter:  BC'S EDUCATION 
MINISTRY SAYS NOW IS THE TIME TO
LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF BLACK 
PEOPLE AND PEOPLE OF COLOUR WHO 
ARE CALLING FOR CHANGE.
AND SHE WANTS PART-TIME TO KNOW 
OTHER -- PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT 
OTHER STUDENTS FEEL THE SAME AS 
HER BUT RELUCTANT TO FEEL OUT. 
>> NICE TO SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY 
ONE.
BUT SAD THAT YOU DON'T FEEL 
COMFORTABLE TALKING TO THE 
ADULTS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE.
THEY ARE EDUCATORS, RIGHT?
>> Reporter:  DAN BURRITT, CBC 
NEWS, VANCOUVER. 
>> Anita:  ALLEGATIONS OF RACISM
HAVE SURFACED AT ANOTHER SCHOOL 
IN CHILLIWACK.
IT COMES AS THE DISTRICT IS 
ALREADY BEING CRITICIZED FOR A 
YEARBOOK PHOTO. 
>> Mike:  DAN BURRITT IS HERE 
AGAIN WITH MORE ON THE STORY 
TONIGHT.
DAN, WHAT'S THE LATEST ISSUE?
>> Dan:  PICTURES FROM A FORMER 
STUDENT'S YEARBOOK SHOW THAT 
ROSEDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL USED TO 
HOST AN EVENT CALLED SLAVE DAY.
FORMER STUDENT LAYLA MOHAMMED, 
WHO IS BLACK, SAYS IT HAPPENED 
ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.
SHE SAYS STUDENTS WERE AUCTIONED
OFF AND SOLD TO RAISE MONEY FOR 
THE SCHOOL.
>> ASKED TO DO TRICKS AND DO 
EMBARRASSING THINGS AS A FORM OF
ENTERTAINMENT.
THE ONE THING THAT REALLY CAME 
TO MY MEMORY WAS ONE TEACHER WHO
PUT A STUDENT ON A LEASH AND 
COLLAR AND WALKED DOWN THE 
HALLWAY ON HER HANDS AND KNEES 
LIKE A DOG, AND EVERYBODY WAS 
WATCHING AND LAUGHING.
SO I REMEMBER THAT EXPERIENCE 
NOW LOOKING BACK, AND I -- IT'S 
NOT OKAY. 
>> Dan:  THIS EVENT COMES JUST 
AFTER ANOTHER FORMER STUDENT, 
WHO IS ALSO BLACK, POSTED A 
PHOTO OF A STUDENT IN BLACKFACE 
THAT APPEARED IN A YEARBOOK AT 
GW GRAHAM SECONDARY SCHOOL IN 
2017.
THAT FORMER STUDENT SAYS SHE 
FOUND IT HYPOCRITICAL THAT THE 
SCHOOL POSTED ON BLACKOUT 
TUESDAY ON JUNE 2ND AS PROTESTS 
WERE HELD OVER THE KILLING OF 
GEORGE FLOYD IN MINNEAPOLIS.
>> Anita:  DAN, WHAT DOES THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT SAY ABOUT ALL 
THIS?
>> Dan:  THEY ARE TAKING 
RESPONSIBILITY FOR BOTH THESE 
INCIDENTS.
IN A STATEMENT, ON SLAVE DAY, 
ACTING SUPERINTENDENT ROWAN SAID
THIS IS WRONG, AND JUST AS IT IS
WRONG TODAY, IT WAS WRONG THEN.
I UNRESERVEEDLY APOLOGIZE.
ON THE BLACKFACE PHOTO, HE SAYS,
THE SCHOOL BEARS RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR LETTING IT HAPPEN.
WE NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
WE DO.
THE LETTER SAYS FAMILIES AND THE
DISTRICT ARE CHARGED WITH 
INSTILLING VALUES OF RESPECT OF 
DIGNITY OF EVERY PERSON.
LAILA WANTS TO HEAR A SPECIFIC 
PLAN, LIKE INCLUDING INDIGENOUS 
AND BLACK HISTORY IN THE 
CURRICULUM.
ANITA, MIKE. 
>> Mike:  ALL RIGHT, DAN, THANKS
VERY MUCH.
>> Anita:  THANKS. 
>> IT'S TIME TO MAKE YOUR VOICE 
HEARD.
CBC BRITISH COLUMBIA IS HOSTING 
A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL TO DISCUSS 
RACISM, AND WE WANT TO HEAR FROM
YOU. 
>> A GLOBAL THING. 
>> JUST BECAUSE I WAS AN ASIAN. 
>> THINGS LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT 
EXIST. 
>> THEY NEED TO HEAR OUR VOICES.
>> SEND US YOUR THOUGHTS AND 
STORIES BY HEADING TO 
cbc.ca/RACISM TOWN HALL.
JUNE 17TH AT 7 P.M.
TUNE IN ON CBC RADIO ONE, 
FACEBOOK LIVE, AND GEM.
>> Mike:  AS MANY AS 100 CAMPERS
AT CRAB PARK IN DOWNTOWN 
VANCOUVER ARE NOW BEING ASKED TO
MOVE.
TODAY BC SUPREME COURT GRANTED 
AN INJUNCTION THAT ALLOWS THE 
VANCOUVER PORT AUTHORITY TO 
CLEAR THE PARK. 
>> Anita:  THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN 
15 DAYS TO CLEAR THAT CAMPSITE.
JOINING US LIVE FROM CRAB PARK 
IS REPORTER WAMISH HAMILTON.
HOW ARE THE CAMPERS REACTING TO 
THE NEWS TONIGHT?
>> Reporter:  THERE IS A BIT OF 
A SOMBRE MOOD HERE AT THE CAMP.
NEWS THAT THEY WERE SORT OF 
EXPECTING.
THAT BEING SAID, THE MOOD HAS 
TURNED TO A BIT LIGHT AND MORE 
SERIOUS AS CAMPERS ARE 
DEBRIEFING ABOUT THIS.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S NOT 
AS HEAVY A MOOD AS ONE WOULD 
THINK DUE TO THE FACT I THINK 
CAMPERS HAVE BEEN THROUGH WORSE 
IN THEIR LIVES. 
>> TARGETED BY PREDATORS AND, 
YOU KNOW, I ENJOYED NOT BEING 
ROBBED EVERY TIME I TURNED 
AROUND 
>> I HELP OUT WITH -- WITH, YOU 
KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE A 
HARD TIME GETTING AROUND AND 
STUFF LIKE THAT.
I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO TEARS ALL 
AFTERNOON THINKING ABOUT WHAT 
ARE THOSE PEOPLE GOING TO DO.
I'M ABLE-BODIED BUT I'M THINKING
OF THOSE WHO AREN'T.
AND WHAT IT MEANS TO THEM TO BE 
SHUFFLED AROUND LIKE THEY ARE 
NOTHING.
>> Mike:  ALL RIGHT.
SO THE INJUNCTION HAS BEEN 
GRANTED.
SO WHAT'S NEXT FOR THOSE 
CAMPERS?
>> Reporter:  A FEW THINGS.
THE JUSTICE DIDN'T AWARD AN 
ENFORCEMENT ORDER WITH THE 
INJUNCTION, SAYING THAT THE 
INJUNCTION SHOULD SUFFICE ITSELF
AND THAT IT IS THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES -- WEREN'T 
EXTRAORDINARY ENOUGH TO AWARD 
ONE.
BUT THE VPD HAD REQUESTED, I 
BELIEVE IT'S THREE DAYS, TO 
ENACT THE INJUNCTION.
THE JUSTICE IN FACT, STRETCHED 
THAT TO 15 DAYS.
FOR SOME ACTION TO TAKE PLACE, 
AND IF THERE IS NO ACTION AFTER 
15 DAYS, THE MATTER HAS TO GO 
BACK TO COURT.
TO EXPLAIN WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO
ACTION.
THAT BEING SAID, THE QUESTION 
NOW IS NOT WHAT'S NEXT, BUT 
WHERE NEXT, BECAUSE MUCH LIKE AT
OPPENHEIMER, OPPENHEIMER IS 
CLEAR NOW.
IT'S AN EMPTY PARK, BUT THE 
PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY.
THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS CAME
HERE TO CRAB PARK, WITH OVER 100
CAMPERS.
THIS PARK WILL BE CLEAR WITHIN 
15 DAYS AND WILL BE AN EMPTY LOT
AGAIN, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL 
EXISTS.
SO THE QUESTION IS NOT WHAT WILL
PEOPLE DO HERE BUT WHERE WILL 
THEY GO?
WHERE IS NEXT, IS THE QUESTION. 
>> Mike:  WAMISH HAMILTON 
REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT.
THANKS. 
>> Anita:  IT'S A STORY THAT HAS
GRIPPED THE NATION. 
>> Mike:  AN INDIGENOUS BC WOMAN
SHOT BY POLICE IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
CHANTEL MOORE'S FAMILY PLANS HER
FUNERAL AND CONTINUE TO DEMAND 
ANSWERS. 
>> Anita:  MOORE MOVED TO THE 
EAST COAST TO BE WITH HER MOTHER
AND DAUGHTER.
SHE WAS KILLED BY AN OFFICER 
DOING A WELLNESS CHECK LAST 
WEEK.
WE ARE HEARING FROM HER MOTHER 
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> ONE OF HARDEST DAYS OF MY 
LIFE.
I HAD TO GO AND PLAN A FUNERAL 
FOR MY DAUGHTER.
[ Crying ]
>> IT'S A PAIN THAT NEVER WISH 
TO INFLICT ON ANY PERSON.
SHE HAD A 6-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER 
WHO WILL NEVER SEE HER MOM AND 
SHE WILL NEVER GET TO SEE HER 
DAUGHTER GROW UP.
SHE'LL NEVER GET TO SEE HER 
GRADUATE.
SHE'LL NEVER GET TO SEE HER 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM HER 
DAUGHTER.
>> I MISS MY MOMMY.
>> AH.
YEAH, MOMMY IS AN ANGEL NOW.
IF YOU ASK ANYBODY, ANY ONE OF 
MY FAMILY MEMBERS OR ANY PEOPLE 
THAT HAVE EVER COME ACROSS MY 
DAUGHTER IS THAT SHE WAS THE 
MOST LOVING, CARING PERSON.
SHE HAD -- YOU KNOW, SHE WOULD 
ENTER A ROOM AND YOU KNEW IT 
BECAUSE SHE WAS SO FULL OF LIFE.
SHE WAS BUBBLY.
I'M SURE ALL -- EVERY ONE OF US 
WOULD LOVE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT 
HAPPENED ON THE MORNING OF THE 
EVENT THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, YOU
KNOW -- AND ARE WE EVER GOING TO
GET THE FULL, THE FULL TRUTH?
WE -- SHE IS NOT HERE ANYMORE TO
DEFEND HERSELF.
SHE IS NOT HERE TO PUT HER VOICE
TO WHAT HAPPENED, AND WE WANT 
JUSTICE, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS TO 
ANOTHER INDIGENOUS WOMAN OR ANY 
PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY.
IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.
SO LET'S HOLD OUR POLICEMEN AND 
OUR RCMP ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR 
ACTIONS.
THIS NEEDS TO END NOW.
WE'RE ALL OF THE SAME BLOOD.
LIKE, OUR BLOODS ARE NO 
DIFFERENT. 
>> INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ACROSS 
THIS COUNTRY VETERINARIANS 
BEGINNING FACING THIS KIND OF 
VIOLENCE FOR -- COUNTRY HAVE 
BEEN FACING THIS VIOLENCE FOR 
MANY, MANY YEARS.
THIS IS NOT NEW.
YES, YOU KNOW WHAT, THE HANDS OF
MANY DIFFERENT POLICE 
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY,
AND CERTAINLY THINK THAT THE 
CALL FOR BODY CAMS AND WHATEVER 
MAY -- WHATEVER WAY THEY MAY 
HELP TO HELP THE AUTHORITIES TO 
BE MORE TRANSPARENT WITH THE WAY
THEY ARE BEHAVING WHEN THEY ARE 
INTERACTING WITH CITIZENS OF -- 
OF THIS COUNTRY, AND, YOU KNOW, 
IT IS NOT FAIR TO LEAVE A 
6-YEAR-OLD WITHOUT THEIR 
PARENTS.
THAT'S THE MOST HORRIBLE THING 
THAT YOU COULD EVER WISH UPON 
ANY CHILD.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE HAS TO BE 
CHANGE WITHIN OUR SYSTEM ON HOW 
THE TRAINING, APPROACHING, YOU 
KNOW, WHEN WE'RE DOING WELLNESS 
CALLS.
DO WE SEND THE POLICE?
YOU KNOW, IS THERE MORE NEED FOR
TRAINING?
I AM DISAPPOINTED IN OUR -- IN 
OUR GOVERNMENT WHO ARE -- AND 
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO 
STAND FOR US AND PROTECT US.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE
A PLACE OF PEACE AND IT DOESN'T 
FEEL LIKE THAT ANYMORE.
>> ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE POLICE?
>> WOULDN'T YOU BE?
SOMEBODY COMES BANGING ON YOUR 
DOOR AT 2 -- 4 IN THE MORNING, 
AND THEY ARE DOING A WELLNESS 
CHECK, ARE YOU GOING TO BE SAFE?
WOULD YOU FEEL SAFE?
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW,
I'M NOT -- I'M NOT IN THAT SAME 
POSITION TO SAY THAT I FEEL 
SAFE.
AND I'M SURE MANY OTHER PEOPLE 
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY WILL FEEL 
THE SAME WAY.
>> Anita:  A SMALL, PRIVATE 
FUNERAL WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW
IN EDMUNDSTON, WHERE MOORE WAS 
BORN.
THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HEALING
MARCHES ON SATURDAY IN SEVERAL 
CITIES IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
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>> Mike:  AMID THE PROTESTS 
AGAINST RACISM AND POLICE 
BRUTALITY, VANCOUVER PRIDE IS 
BANNING ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM
THIS YEAR'S VIRTUAL FESTIVITIES.
THAT INCLUDES CORRECTIONAL 
OFFICERS AND POLICE.
LAST YEAR, ALL POLICE UNIFORMS 
WERE BANNED, BUT NOW LAW 
ENFORCEMENT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED 
TO TAKE PART AT ALL.
VANCOUVER PRIDE IS ALSO 
AMPLIFYING CALLS TO DEFUND THE 
POLICE, SAYING IT'S TIME TO 
INVEST IN ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO 
MANAGE PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> Anita:  AND WITH THAT CALL TO
DEFUND THE POLICE, JUSTIN 
McELROY IS FINDING OUT THE COST 
OF KEEPING COPS ON THE BEAT IS 
SOMETHING CITIES IN THIS 
PROVINCE ARE STARTING TO GRAPPLE
WITH.
>> Reporter:  THERE ARE PLENTY 
OF REASONS FOR THE MOVEMENTS.
ONE IS THAT THE BUDGET KEEPS 
GOING HIGHER AND HIGHER.
POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE ALWAYS 
BEEN THE BIGGEST PART OF ANY 
BUDGET IN MUNICIPALITIES BUT IN 
BRITISH COLUMBIA, IT'S BEEN 
GOING UP AT A DRAMATIC RATE.
BETWEEN 2004 AND 2018, THE 
AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON 
PROTECTIVE SERVICES OF WHICH 
POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE THE 
LARGEST PART IN ALL OF BC WENT 
FROM $1.1 BILLION TO $2.2 
BILLION AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY 
IN A BUDGET DEVOTED TO THOSE 
SERVICES IS 20, 25, SOMETIMES 
EVEN 30%.
A LARGE INCREASE FROM A DECADE 
OR TWO AGO.
VANCOUVER MAYOR KENNEDY STEWART 
IS PROMISING TO TALK ABOUT HIS 
PLAN FOR POLICE REFORM TOMORROW.
VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS
THEY ARE WILLING TO HAVE THAT 
CONVERSATION BUT ARE ONLY 
WILLING TO GO SO FAR.
>> WE ARE LISTENING TO THE 
COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE SAYING THEY WANT 
CHANGE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT, AND WE ARE 
OPEN TO THAT.
WE'RE JUST NOT WILLING TO GIVE 
UP THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY 
THAT WE ALREADY GIVE TO THE 
COMMUNITY.
IF RESOURCES ARE IN PLACE WHERE 
THAT CAN BE TAKEN OVER, THOSE 
ARE DISCUSSIONS WE CAN HAVE AND 
MAYBE HEAD IN THAT DIRECTION.
>> Reporter:  OF COURSE, A BIG 
QUESTION IN ALL OF THIS, AS IT 
TENDS TO BE IN POLITICS, IS WHO 
WILL PAY FOR THINGS?
LOCAL JURISDICTION IS THE 
POLICE.
HOWEVER, MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH IS
SOMETHING THAT POLICE 
DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN TAKING 
MORE AND MORE JURISDICTION OVER,
IS A PROVINCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
THIS COULD BE ANOTHER CASE WHEN 
THE MAYOR BRINGS OUT HIS PLAN 
WHERE IT TURNS INTO TWO LEVELS 
OF GOVERNMENT SQUABBLING OVER 
WHO SHOULD PAY.
CBC NEWS, VANCOUVER. 
>> Mike:  FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT
DAY, THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEATHS 
RELATED TO COVID-19 IN BC.
HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE 
CASES HAS GONE UP BY THREE TO 
185.
THE GOVERNMENT ALSO CONFIRMING 
TWO COMMUNITY CLUSTERS OF THE 
VIRUS ARE LINKED TO LARGE FAMILY
GATHERINGS.
ALSO OF NOTE TODAY, THERE IS ONE
NEW LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY 
OUTBREAK AT THE HOLY FAMILY 
HOSPITAL IN VANCOUVER.
BC HAS FIVE ACTIVE LTC 
OUTBREAKS.
THERE WERE 12 NEW CASES TODAY.
8 IN THE FRASER HEALTH REGION, 4
IN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH.
BC IS NOW DOWN TO JUST 12 PEOPLE
IN HOSPITAL WITH 4 REMAIN IN 
INTENSIVE CARE AND CRITICAL 
CARE.
THE RECOVERY RATE CONTINUES TO 
HOVER AT AROUND 87%.
>> Anita:  UP TO 106 YEARS, THE 
CITY OF VANCOUVER HAS PASSED A 
MOTION TO APOLOGIZE FOR ITS ROLE
IN THE KOMAGATA MARU INCIDENT.
BOTH THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL 
GOVERNMENTS HAVE ALREADY 
FORMALLY APOLOGIZED FOR THEIR 
ROLES IN DENYING ENTRY INTO 
CANADA TO 376 WOULD-BE 
IMMIGRANTS FROM PUN JAB, INDIA 
IN 1914.
THE SHIP SAT IN COLE HARBOUR FOR
TWO MONTHS.
20 PASSENGERS WERE KILLED BY 
POLICE UPON THEIR RETURN TO 
INDIA.
THE DATE FOR REMEMBRANCE WAS 
CHOSEN TO FALL ON THE 
ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOMAGATA MARU
SAILING INTO BURRARD INLET.
>> Mike:  AS THE PROVINCE 
CONTINUES TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS 
AND REOPEN IN PHASES, THE 
NUU-CHAH-NULTH TRIBAL COUNCIL 
HAS CONCERNS ABOUT TRAVELLERS TO
THE WEST COAST OF VANCOUVER 
ISLAND.
THE COUNCIL REPRESENTS 14 FIRST 
NATIONS ALONG 300 KILOMETRES OF 
TERRITORY WHICH INCLUDES TOOURT 
HOT SPOTS LIKE -- TOURIST HOT 
SPOTS LIKE TOFINO.
COUNCIL PASSED A MOTION 
YESTERDAY WITH GUIDELINES THEY 
WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO GUARANTEE
WILL BE IN PLACE BEFORE 
NON-RESIDENTS STEP ON THEIR 
LAND.
THOSE CONDITIONS INCLUDE THINGS 
LIKE CONTACT TRACING AND 
SCREENING SYSTEMS FOR TOURISTS.
FOR HIS PART, PREMIER JOHN 
HORGAN SAYS COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE 
SOME COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT 
VANCOUVER ISLAND HASN'T HAD AN 
ACTIVE CASE OF COVID-19 IN MORE 
THAN A MONTH.
>> BUT I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND 
THEIR ANXIETY, AND THAT ANXIETY 
IS NOT JUST WITH INDIGENOUS 
PEOPLES.
THERE ARE COMMUNITIES IN BRITISH
COLUMBIA THAT ARE STILL UNEASY 
ABOUT INVITING AND WELCOMING 
PEOPLE FROM AWAY.
BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
TOURISM ON ONE HAND AND 
ISOLATION AND CLOSING 
COMMUNITIES WITH THE OTHER, 
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN IMPASSE 
AND OUR APPROACH HAS BEEN TO TRY
TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO MAKE 
SURE WE'RE MEETING ALL OF THE 
TESTS.
THE TESTS OF PROTECTING PUBLIC 
HEALTH, THE TESTS OF PROTECTING 
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO 
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SO PEOPLE CAN 
PAY THEIR BILLS AND PUT FOOD ON 
THE TABLE. 
>> Mike:  THE TRIBAL COUNCIL 
SAYS ITS TERRITORIES WILL REMAIN
RESTRICTED IF THE CONDITIONS 
AREN'T MET, AND THAT INCLUDES 
ACCESS TO PLACES LIKE PACIFIC 
RIM NATIONAL PARK RESERVE AND 
THE WEST COAST TRAIL.
[♪♪♪]
>> Anita:  LET'S CHECK IN NOW 
WITH METEOROLOGIST BRETT 
SODERHOLM.
BRETT, I KEEP SEEING MIXED 
THINGS FOR TOMORROW.
SOMETIMES IT'S SUNNY.
SOMETIMES IT'S RAINY.
WHICH IS IT?
[ Laughter ]
SO TOUGH.
WE'LL PROBABLY GET A LITTLE BIT 
OF EVERYTHING.
IT'S TWINLT NOT A WASHOUT -- 
DEFINITELY NOT A WASHOUT DAY.
THE UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL 
KEEP GOING.
AND, YOU KNOW, TO START THINGS 
OFF TONIGHT, I WANT TO SHOW YOU 
PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN BY A 
PHOTOGRAPHER, PHOTO JOURNALIST, 
I SHOULD SAY AT VANCOUVER AND 
JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, 
BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF WHAT I 
WAS MEANING ALL WEEK, WHEN WE 
TALK ABOUT JUNEUARY.
TAKEN THIS MORNING WITH LOW 
CLOUD, SOME DRIZZLE, KIND OF THE
CITY JUST SHROUDED IN THESE KIND
OF RAINY DRIZZLY CONDITIONS, AND
NOW SINCE THEN, WE HAVE ACTUALLY
SEEN A NICE REBOUND NOT ONLY IN 
OUR TEMPERATURES, BUT ALSO IN 
THE CLOUD COVER.
IT'S BREAKING UP A LITTLE BIT.
OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURES RIGHT 
NOW ARE RIGHT AROUND 19º.
PRETTY WELL EVERYWHERE ACROSS 
THE LOWER MAINLAND.
AND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, 
THERE IS STILL JUST THE LITTLE 
BIT OF A POTENTIAL FOR A 
THUNDERSHOWER TO BE HAPPENING.
MAYBE NOT HERE IN DOWNTOWN 
VANCOUVER, BUT OVER TOWARD THE 
FRASER VALLEY.
THAT'S DEFINITELY A POSSIBILITY.
AND TOMORROW, YEAH, WE'RE 
PROBABLY GOING TO BE SEEING MORE
CLOUDS THAN SUNSHINE AND THAT 
RISK FOR SHOWERS IS GOING TO BE 
CONTINUING RIGHT THROUGH 
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
AND ON THE NOTE OF SHOWERS, I DO
WANT TO MENTION, FARTHER TO THE 
NORTH IN BC, WE ARE WATCHING FOR
SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 
POTENTIALLY TO BE DEVELOPING 
RIGHT AROUND PRINCE GEORGE AS WE
HAVE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF 
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY IN THE 
REGION.
SO BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON 
THAT AND BE BACK A LITTLE BIT 
WITH THE FULL FORECAST.
>> Mike:  THANKS, BRETT.
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
>>> WELL, THE PROVINCE IS GOING 
ON THE POWER PLAY IN ITS PUSH TO
MAKE BC THE BACKDROP FOR THE 
POSSIBLE RETURN OF NHL HOCKEY.
>> Anita:  THE GOVERNMENT HAS 
GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT ON A PLAN 
THAT WOULD SEE VANCOUVER SERVE 
AS A HUB CITY.
>> Mike:  TANYA FLETCHER IS HERE
LIVE WITH THE UPDATE.
SO TANYA, THIS PROPOSAL INVOLVES
QUARANTINE EXEMPTIONS?
>> Reporter:  YEAH, SORT OF, 
MIKE.
IT'S A MODIFICATION TO THE 
CURRENT ORDERS UNDER THE 
QUARANTINE ACT.
RIGHT NOW, ANYONE ENTERING 
CANADA MUST SELF-ISOLATE AT HOME
FOR TWO WEEKS.
WELL, THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS ARE 
PROPOSING THAT TEAMS BE ALLOWED 
TO GROUP QUARANTINE TOGETHER.
SO IT WOULD SEE EACH 
ORGANIZATION KIND OF ACT AS ITS 
OWN BUBBLE, MEANING THEY COULD 
HIT THE ICE AS SOON AS THEY 
ARRIVE IN THE COUNTRY INSTEAD OF
BEING BOUND TO THEIR HOTEL ROOMS
FOR 14 DAYS FIRST.
>> SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 
THAT ORGANIZATION WOULD STAY 
TOGETHER IN ONE HOTEL.
THEY WOULD TRAVEL TO THE ROGERS 
ARENA TOGETHER IN PRIVATE 
TRANSPORTATION.
ANY TESTING WOULD BE THE 
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CLUB.
NO INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC 
WOULD TAKE PLACE FOR THE 14-DAY 
QUARANTINE PERIOD.
>> Reporter:  NOW, BC HAS BACKED
OFF ON ITS BID TO SEE THE ENTIRE
PROVINCE SERVE AS A HUB REGION.
IT'S NOW SOLE VANCOUVER AS A HUB
CITY.
AND ONE OF 1 LOCATIONS SHORT 
LISTED TO -- 12 -- HOST.
IT WOULD GIVE BC AN ECONOMIC 
BOOST, ACCORDING TO THE PREMIER 
AND OUR REGION SHOULD BE 
ESPECIALLY APPEALING GIVEN HOW 
WE HAVE FLATTEN THE CURVE HERE. 
>> TOURISM VANCOUVER HAS 
PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS 
WITH THE CANUCKS.
THEY SEE A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT 
TO HOTELS, FOOD, AND OTHER 
SERVICES IF THE CANUCKS AND 
OTHER TEAMS WHO PARTICIPATING IN
AN EXTENDED SEASON AND THEN A 
PLAYOFF PLATFORM THAT WOULD 
INVOLVE VANCOUVER FROM BEGINNING
TO END.
>> Reporter:  SO JOHN HORGAN HAS
SIGNED OFF ON THIS PLAN.
IT ALSO HAS THE BLESSING OF Dr. 
BONNIE HENRY TOO.
BOTH HAVE WRITTEN LETTERS TO THE
PRIME MINISTER ENDORSING THIS 
PROPOSAL.
WHY DID THEY DO THAT?
WELL, REMEMBER THE QUARANTINE 
RESTRICTIONS ARE UNDER FEDERAL 
JURISDICTION.
SO THEY ARE ADVOCATING OTTAWA TO
AGREE TO THESE AMENDMENTS 
ISOLATION PLANS.
>> Anita:  TANYA FLETCHER LIVE 
FOR US TONIGHT.
THANKS, TANYA. 
>>> A BIG DAY FOR SPORTS FANS IN
VANCOUVER AS MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
IS ALSO CONFIRMING ITS PLAN FOR 
A RETURN TO ACTION.
THE LEAGUE GETS UNDERWAY ON JULY
8TH, WITH A WORLD CUP-STYLE 
TOURNAMENT IN FLORIDA.
>> OUR GROUP IS READY FOR THAT.
SO WE SHOWED UP.
ALL THE PLAYERS HAVE -- HAVE 
STAYED IN THE MARKET.
EVERY PLAYER SHOWED UP AT EVERY 
SINGLE SESSION THROUGHOUT THE 
WHOLE TIME.
AND SO WE ARE VERY READY AND AS 
AN ORGANIZATION.
>> Anita:  TEAMS WILL BE TESTED 
WHEN THEY ARRIVE IN ORLANDO 
PRIOR TO THE START AND THEN 
TESTED EVERY OTHER DAY FOR A 
PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS.
ALL PLAYERS AND STAFF WILL BE 
STAYING AT THE SAME HOTEL.
54-MATCH TOURNAMENT WILL BE 
PLAYED WITH EMPTY STANDS.
>> Mike:  AND A REMINDER, YOU 
CAN WATCH THIS NEWSCAST LIVE ON 
CBC GEM.
THE FREE APP IS ALSO WHERE YOU 
CAN FIND OTHER CBC PROGRAMS.
>> Anita:  WE ARE ALSO ON 
FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM, 
YOU NAME IT.
WE'RE ON IT IF IT'S ONLINE.
TWO OF US ALSO ON INSTAGRAM AND 
TWITTER.
GIVE US A FOLLOW.
[♪♪♪]
>> Mike:  GRIPPING TESTIMONY 
TODAY FROM GEORGE FLOYD'S 
BROTHER.
IT CAME AS THE U.S. CONGRESS 
ADDRESSED THE LOSS OF PUBLIC 
FAITH IN POLICE.
THAT STORY EDUCATED.
 -- JUST AHEAD.
[♪♪♪]
>> Anita:  THANK YOU FOR 
WATCHING OUR AD-FREE LIVESTREAM 
WHERE WE ARE LIVE DURING THE 
TELEVISION COMMERCIAL BREAK.
>> Mike:  WELL, THE COVID-19 
RESTRICTIONS HAVE A LOT OF 
CANADIANS STUCK AT HOME, KIND OF
BORED AND LONELY.
SO IT'S A PERFECT TIME TO GET A 
CUDDLY COMPANION.
RIGHT?
>> Anita:  RIGHT.
BREEDERS AND SHELTERS SAY THE 
DEMAND FOR PUPPIES HAS BEEN 
HUGE, BUT THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LIFE GOES BACK
TO NORMAL.
>> Mike:  ELLEN MAURO LOOKS AT 
THE DANGERS OF RUSHING INTO 
PUPPY LOVE.
>> Reporter:  PUPPY LOVE IT 
TURNS OUT HAS NEVER BEEN 
STRONGER THAN IN THE ERA OF 
COVID.
>> I HAVE BEEN BREEDING FOR 25 
YEARS.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE 
THIS.
BEFORE.
>> Reporter:  DEMAND FOR THESE 
PUPPIES HAS QUADRUPLED.
OTHER BREEDERS REPORT THE SAME 
THING.
FOSTERING AND ADOPTIONS FROM 
SHELTERS ARE UP TOO.
BUT REMEMBER, PUPPY LOVE ISN'T A
FLING.
[ Dog Barking ]
>> THIS IS NOT TWO OR 
THREE-MONTH DEAL. 
>> Reporter:  LOUISE SUTHERLAND 
WORRIES SOME AROUND THINKING 
ABOUT THE LONG-TERM COMMITMENT.
>> I FORESEE THE SHELTERS REALLY
STARTING TO OVERFLOW WHEN THE 
SHININESS OF A NEW PUPPY WEARS 
OFF.
THIS IS NOT A DECISION THAT THEY
SHOULD MAKE LIGHTLY, THAT IT IS 
A LIFETIME FOR THE DOG.
RIGHT?
[ Laughter ]
>> Reporter:  SCAMMERS HAVE 
NOTICED THE PUSH FOR PUPPIES 
TOO.
LAST MONTH IN ONTARIO, POLICE 
ISSUED THIS WARNING AFTER A RASH
OF FAKE PUPPY ADS ONLINE.
PANDEMIC-FUELLED LONELINESS, 
POLICE SAY, MAKING SOME PEOPLE 
EASY TARGETS.
>> THEY SEND MONEY IN ORDER TO 
GET A PUPPY BUT THEY NEVER 
RECEIVE ANYTHING.
>> Reporter:  BUT IF YOU DO GET 
A DOG NOW, THIS TRAINER SAYS 
THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT LIFE AFTER
THE PANDEMIC.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE THE 
TIME THEN TO TAKE CARE OF THESE 
PUPPIES?
THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF 
ANXIOUS PUPPIES ONCE WE GET BACK
TO OUR NEW NORMAL.
>> Reporter:  FOR ASHLEY, THIS 
WAS THE PERFECT TIME BUT SHE HAS
A PLAN FOR WHEN SHE IS BACK AT 
WORK.
>> I'M REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE 
MY PARENTS, WHO ARE RETIRED, 
LIVING JUST AROUND THE CORNER 
FOR ME.
SO GOT A LITTLE PERSONAL DOGGY 
DAYCARE GOING ON. 
>> Reporter:  IF YOU ARE CAUGHT 
IN THIS CANINE CAN NONE DRUM, 
GET READY FOR ALL THE ATTENTION 
A DOG WILL NEED NOW AND FOR THE 
NEXT TEN TO FIFTEEN HUMAN YEARS.
>> THIS IS MY DREAM IN LIFE.
>> Reporter:  ELLEN MAURO, CBC 
NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Mike:  VERY TRUE.
14 YEARS NOW.
14 YEARS PLUS INTO OUR PUPPY 
LOVE.
>> Anita:  WOW.
>> Mike:  YEAH.
>> Anita:  AND IT'S -- 
>> Mike:  A BIG COMMITMENT.
REALLY IS. 
>> Anita:  IT IS.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS -- 
YOU HAVE GOT TO GO HOME AND LET 
THE DOG OUT.
TAKE THE DOG FOR A WALK. 
>> Anita:  I'M NOT A DOG OWNER.
SO ...
>> Mike:  THERE YOU GO. 
>> Anita:  WELL, GONE ARE THE 
DAYS WALKING DOWN ANY STREET AND
SPOTTING A STARBUCKS. 
>> Mike:  THE CHAIN IS CLOSING 
AS MANY AS 200 STORES IN CANADA 
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> Anita:  STARBUCKS SAYS THE 
MOVE IS IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES 
IN CONSUMER HABITS DURING THE 
PANDEMIC, WHILE SOME LOCATIONS 
WILL CLOSE ENTIRELY, OTHERS WILL
EITHER BE MOVED OR CHANGED TO 
FOCUS ON MOBILE ORDERING, 
DRIVE-THRU, AND TAKEOUT 
SERVICES. 
>> Mike:  LOTS OF CLOSURES 
EXPECTED HERE AND IN THE U.S. AS
WELL.
>> Anita:  GONE INDEED ARE THE 
DAYS OF WALKING DOWN AND HITTING
FIVE STARBUCKS AT ONCE. 
>> Mike:  EXACTLY. 
>> Anita:  WE'LL BE BACK IN A 
MOMENT.
[♪♪♪]
>> Anita:  FOR NEARLY THREE 
WEEKS, CALLS FOR POLICE 
ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE U.S. AND 
HERE IN CANADA HAVE BEEN LOUD 
AND CLEAR.
THIS COMES AFTER A SERIES OF 
ALLEGATIONS OF EXCESSIVE USE OF 
FORCE AND RACISM WITHIN THE 
RCMP.
TODAY, THE COMMISSIONER 
ADDRESSED THE INCIDENTS, 
ADMITTING TO CHIEF POLITICAL 
CORRESPONDENT ROSEMARY BARTON 
THERE IS BIAS IN THE FORCE.
>> Reporter:  THIS VIDEO OF A 
MAN BEING KNOCKED DOWN BY THE 
OPEN DOOR OF A MOVING RCMP 
VEHICLE IS JUST ONE OF A SERIES 
OF INCIDENTS PUTTING CANADA'S 
NATIONAL POLICE FORCE UNDER THE 
MICROSCOPE.
IT'S UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT 
FROM CANADA'S RCMP COMMISSIONER 
BRENDA LUCKY ...
>> IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A 
REASONABLE RESPONSE. 
>> Reporter:  IN ALBERTA, CHIEF 
ALAN ADAM OF THE ATHABASCA 
CHIPEWYAN FIRST NATION SAYS HE 
WAS BEATEN BY THE POLICE.
THE RCMP SAYS HE RESISTED 
ARREST.
THE COMMISSIONER SAYS THE GOAL 
IS NEVER TO HURT ANYONE. 
>> DEPENDING ON THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE LEVEL OF 
RESISTANCE, SOMETIMES THERE ARE 
INTERVENTION ACTIONS THAT NEED 
TO BE TAKEN. 
>> Reporter:  ALL PART OF THE 
MOUNTING PRESSURE THE FORCE IS 
FACING TO SHOW IT IS WILLING TO 
CHANGE AND REVIEW ITS POLICING.
THIS WEEK, AGREEING TO OUTFIT 
SOME MEMBERS WITH BODY CAMERAS, 
SOMETHING LUCKY SAYS WILL HELP 
WITH TRANSPARENCY BUT IS ONLY 
ONE STEP.
>> GIVEN THE PROPER TRAINING AND
THE PROPER TOOLS AND THE PROPER 
INTERVENTION AND THE PROPER 
VERBAL SKILLS, DE-ESCALATION 
CRISIS INTERVENTION, BECAUSE A 
CAMERA IS NOT GOING TO MAKE A 
PERSON COMPLETELY ACCOUNTABLE. 
>> Reporter:  OTHER MEASURES ARE
BEING REVIEWED.
RCMP OFFICERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED
TO USE THE KNEE HOLD THAT KILLED
GEORGE FLOYD IN THE 
UNITED STATES.
BUT THE SOMETIMES DEADLY CAROTID
HOLD IS STILL PERMITTED.
>> WE WILL DEFINITELY REVIEW IT.
BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE 
UNITED STATES, THEY WILL BE 
REVIEWING THAT AS WELL.
>> Reporter:  PERHAPS THE 
BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACING THE 
RCMP:  QUESTIONS ABOUT RACISM 
WITHIN THE FORCE, AND THIS 
COMMENT BY THE ALBERTA DEPUTY 
COMMISSIONER.
>> I DON'T BELIEVE THAT RACISM 
IS SYSTEMIC THROUGH CANADIAN 
POLICING. 
>> Reporter:  LUCKY SPOKE TO HIM
THIS MORNING AND WHEN ASKED THE 
SAME QUESTION, SHE SAYS THIS ...
>> LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, I -- I 
HAVE HONESTLY HEARD ABOUT 15 OR 
20 DEFINITIONS OF SYSTEMIC 
RACISM, AND IF IT REFERS TO AN 
UNCONSCIOUS BIAS THAT EXISTS, WE
DEFINITELY HAVE THAT IN THE 
RCMP, AND WE ARE NOT IMMUNE TO 
IT AT ALL.
>> Anita:  THAT'S THE CBC'S 
ROSEMARY BARTON REPORTING.
TO WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH
THE COMMISSIONER OF THE RCMP, 
WATCH "THE NATIONAL" TONIGHT AT 
10 P.M. 
>> Mike:  IN WASHINGTON, D.C., 
TODAY, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
ADDRESSED THAT COUNTRY'S CRISIS 
OVER PUBLIC FAITH IN THE POLICE.
TOUCHED OFF BY THE KILLING OF 
GEORGE FLOYD IN MINNEAPOLIS.
SUSAN ORMISTON BEGINS WITH THE 
GRIPPING TESTIMONY FROM FLOYD'S 
BROTHER.
>> I'M HERE TODAY TO GET JUSTICE
FOR MY BROTHER AS HE PLEADED FOR
HIS LIFE AND THE OFFICERS 
IGNORED HIM.
>> Reporter:  PHILONISE FLOYD 
BROUGHT HIS SEARING STORY, 
EXAMINING POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> YESTERDAY WE LAID HIM TO 
REST.
IT WAS THE HARDEST THING I EVER 
HAD TO DO.
I'M THE BIG BROTHER NOW.
>> Reporter:  FLOYD REMINDED THE
POLITICIANS THAT HIS BROTHER WAS
DEFENCELESS ON MAY 25TH.
>> GEORGE WASN'T HURTING ANYONE 
THAT DAY.
HE DIDN'T DESERVE TO DIE OVER 
$20.
I'M ASKING YOU IF THAT -- IS 
THAT WHAT A BLACK MAN IS WORTH?
$20?
>> Reporter:  THE VIOLENT 
PROTESTS AFTER FLOYD'S DEATH 
HAVE IGNITED A FIERCE 
EXAMINATION OF POLICING AND USE 
OF FORCE.
MINNEAPOLIS'S NIGHTS OF VIOLENCE
FORCED THAT POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
START REFORMS NOW AND TO NAME 
THE INJUSTICE.
>> RACE IS INEXTRICABLY PART OF 
THE AMERICAN POLICING SYSTEM. 
>> Reporter:  BUT HOW?
TODAY THE POLITICS.
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES AND 
THEIR WITNESSES CALLING 
DEMOCRATS RADICAL FOR EVEN 
CONSIDERING A CRY TO DEFUND 
POLICE.
>> ONE OF THE MOST UNWISE, 
IRRESPONSIBLE PROPOSALS BY 
AMERICAN POLITICIANS IN OUR 
NATION'S HISTORY.
>> Reporter:  ONE THING IN 
AGREEMENT:  GEORGE FLOYD'S 
IMPACT HAS PRESENTED AN 
OPPORTUNITY IF AMERICA WANTS TO 
GRAB IT.
>> YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE 
THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY THE 
TIPPING POINT SO MANY OF US HAVE
BEEN WAITING FOR, FIGHTING FOR, 
AND PRAYING FOR.
[ Chanting ]
>> Reporter:  FLOYD AND HIS 
ATTORNEY WENT STRAIGHT TO BLACK 
LIVES MATTER PLAZA IN D.C., 
IMPLORING THAT THE MOMENTUM 
CARRIES ON.
SUSAN ORMISTON, CBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON.
>> Mike:  STILL AHEAD TONIGHT, 
HOW A YOUNG BC INDIGENOUS 
STUDENT IS RECLAIMING HER 
IDENTITY THROUGH LANGUAGE.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
>> Reporter:  A NEW WAY TO LEARN
HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO IS BEING 
TRIED OUT IN VANCOUVER.
YOU DON'T PRACTICE ALONE.
YOU DO IT WITH DOZENS OF OTHER 
STUDENTS UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE 
OF A MUSIC CONDUCTOR.
REPORTER FRED KOSSI WENT ALONG 
TO CAPILANO COLLEGE WHERE THEY 
ARE TRYING OUT THE NEW 
PIANO-TEACHING SYSTEM.
FIRST A WORD FROM THE MUSIC MAN 
HIMSELF.
>> SEVEN AND EIGHTH.
HERE WE GO.
[♪♪♪]
>> MEASURE SEVEN AND EIGHT, 
PLEASE COUNT FROM THE BEGINNING.
>> Reporter:  FOR MOST OF THESE 
KIDS, THIS IS THE MOST 
FRIGHTENING PART OF THEIR 
MUSICAL LIVES. 
>> YOU ALL KNOW WHAT A CONDUCTOR
IS ALL ABOUT, 'CAUSE -- WELL, 
MOST OF YOU -- 'CAUSE YOU DID IT
LAST YEAR.
SO YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT WATCHING.
>> Reporter:  GETTING READY FOR 
THEIR ONCE A YEAR RECITAL.
IN THAT RECITAL, 18 KIDS AT A 
TIME WILL PLAY ON 9 PIANOS UNDER
THE BATON OF THE CONDUCTOR.
[♪♪♪]
>> Reporter:  JUST PLAYING 
TOGETHER IN LARGE GROUPS IS AN 
IMPORTANT WAY TO LEARN MUSIC.
IN THE PACE METHOD, CREATED BY 
Dr. ROBERT PACE OF NEW YORK, 
THEY LEARN IN GROUPS AND WITH 
PARTNERS, QUITE DIFFERENT FROM 
OTHER METHODS. 
>> STRESSES CREATIVITY AND 
IMPROVISATION, WHICH IS NOT 
NORMALLY DONE IN PIANO LESSONS.
[♪♪♪]
>> STOP, PLEASE.
WHEN I'M NOT WAVING MY HAND, YOU
DON'T PLAY.
>> Reporter:  THE PACE METHOD IS
GROWING IN POPULARITY BECAUSE IT
DOES EMPHASIZE THE SOCIAL 
ASPECTS OF MUSIC.
KIDS DO GET TO LEARN TOGETHER, 
AND THEY LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
INSTEAD OF SPENDING ONLY THOSE 
LONELY HOURS AT THE PIANO ALL BY
THEMSELVESMENT -- THEMSELVES.
>> I THINK THE CREATIVITY IS ONE
THING I LIKE A LOT, AND I LIKE A
LOT OF THE SONGS THAT WE HAVE TO
PLAY.
>> YOU ACTUALLY GET TO WRITE 
MUSIC YOURSELF?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
WELL, LITTLE, LITTLE QUESTIONS 
AND ANSWERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
INTERESTING.
>> DO YOU FEEL YOU GOT A BETTER 
SENSE OF THE FEELING OF MUSIC 
THAN YOU WOULD HAVE JUST WITH 
NORMAL LESSONS?
>> YEAH.
YEAH, IT'S -- I LIKE IT WAY 
BETTER. 
>> Reporter:  THE IDEA OF THE 
PACE METHOD IS TO -- RATHER THAN
TEACH KIDS ROTE MUSIC 
TECHNICIANSHIP TO INSTILL SOME 
CREATIVITY AND UNDERSTANDING AND
FEELING IN MUSIC.
DO YOU FEEL IT ACHIEVES THAT?
>> YEAH, I DO.
THEY CAN HANDLE THE KEYBOARD 
AND -- AND NOT ONLY ALWAYS PLAY 
NOTES THAT ARE PRINTED.
THEY CAN PLAY NOTES, EVENTUALLY,
THEY CAN PLAY THE NOTES THEY 
HEAR IN THEIR HEAD.
[♪♪♪]
>> Reporter:  AS YOU CAN HEAR, 
AFTER A FEW YEARS, THIS 
TOGETHERNESS REALLY STARTS TO 
PAY OFF.
[♪♪♪]
>> Reporter:  THE MAIN THING THE
PACE METHOD TRIES TO INSTILL IN 
THESE KIDS IS A LOVE OF MUSIC.
IF THEY CONTINUE TO PLAY MUSIC 
AND IF MUSIC CONTINUES TO PLAY 
AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THEIR LIVES
AFTER THEY FINISH WITH THEIR 
LESSONS, THEN IT WILL HAVE 
SUCCEEDED.
>> Mike:  SOME OF THE STORIES 
WE'RE FOLLOWING TONIGHT ON CBC 
VANCOUVER NEWS.
>> TWO GUYS ON MY SIDE.
A LADY COMES AND TAKES MY 
WALLET.
A GUY GRABS MY LEG.
AND COME ON, LIKE, I GET KNEED 
AND KICKED AFTER GETTING TASERED
WHILE BEING HELD BY SIX OR SEVEN
PEOPLE.
>> Mike:  A BC MAN REPEATEDLY 
TASERED AFTER JAYWALKING IS 
STILL WAITING FOR JUSTICE.
IT WAS ALL CAPTURED ON CELLPHONE
CAMERA AND TWO VPD OFFICERS WERE
UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS 
A RESULT.
MORE THAN TWO YEARS LATER, THE 
MATTER REMAINS UNRESOLVED.
>> Anita:  FOR THE FIFTH 
STRAIGHT DAY, THERE HAVE BEEN NO
NEW DEATHS IN BC FROM COVID-19.
THERE ARE 12 NEW CASES AND 2 OF 
THE COMMUNITY CLUSTERS OF 
COVID-19 ARE RELATED TO LARGE 
FAMILY CONNECTIONS.
THIS AS Dr. BONNIE HENRY 
REEMPHASIZES HER MESSAGE OF 
FEWER FACES AND BIGGER SPACES. 
>> SO IT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE 
QUARANTINE.
IT'S NOT CHANGING IN ANY 
MEANINGFUL WAY.
IT'S ONLY EXPANDING THE NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE BUBBLE THAT
WOULD ALLOW FOR NHL TEAMS TO 
COME TO VANCOUVER.
>> Mike:  PROVINCIAL HEALTH 
OFFICER Dr. BONNIE HENRY HAS 
SIGNED OFF ON AMENDED QUARANTINE
PROPOSALS THAT COULD PAVE THE 
WAY FOR THE NHL TO CHOOSE 
VANCOUVER AS A HUB CITY.
THE PLAN CALLS FOR MODIFIED 
RESTRICTIONS THAT WOULD ALLOW AN
ENTIRE TEAM TO BE TREATED AS A 
FAMILY ENTITY OR BUBBLE DURING 
THE 14-DAY QUARANTINE PERIOD.
>> Anita:  AND AN AWARD-WINNING 
STORY WE WANTED TO BRING YOU 
AGAIN TODAY. 
>> Reporter:  THEY WON THE 
ADRIENNE CLARKSON AWARD FOR 
DIVERSITY IN TELEVISION AS WELL 
AS TWO NATIONAL JOURNALISM 
AWARDS FOR THIS PIECE.
>> Anita:  IT TELLS THE STORY OF
A YOUNG BC INDIGENOUS STUDENT 
WHO IS RECLAIMING HER IDENTITY 
BY LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OF HER 
PEOPLE.
>> I'M FROM THE LILLOOET NATION 
AND I'M A . 
[ Speaking Indigenous Language ]
PERSON.
>> I'M IN THE FIRST NATIONS AND 
ENDANGERED LANGUAGES PROGRAM, 
AND I LEARNED HOW TO DOCUMENT 
AND TRANSCRIBE INDIGENOUS 
LANGUAGES.
I HAD A REALLY HARD TIME WHEN I 
WAS YOUNGER WITH MY IDENTITY 
BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT I LOOK 
AND MOST OF MY SIBLINGS ARE ALL 
DARKER AND EVERYTHING.
IT WAS KIND OF A WAY FOR ME TO 
RECLAIM THAT PART OF MYSELF, 
'CAUSE THEN IF I CAN SPEAK THE 
LANGUAGE -- 
[ Speaking Indigenous Language ]
>> IF YOU CAN COUNT FROM ONE TO 
TEN, THEN YOU CAN BASICALLY 
SPEAK THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE THEN 
ALL THE WORDS FROM ONE TO TEN, 
THEY HAVE ALL OF THE SOUNDS IN 
OUR LANGUAGE.
SO ALL THE SOUND SYSTEMS.
[ Speaking Indigenous Language ]
>> LANGUAGE HAS PULLED SO MANY 
PEOPLE OF OUR CULTURES.
IT'S LIKE A PART OF YOUR 
IDENTITY AND THEN WHEN YOU CAN'T
SPEAK IT ANYMORE, IT'S LIKE 
THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT WILL 
EVER, LIKE -- THAT FEELING WILL 
EVER GO AWAY UNLESS I REALLY 
LEARN THE LANGUAGE AND CAN SPEAK
TO OTHER PEOPLE IN IT.
IT'S HARD WHILE I'M AT SCHOOL.
I DON'T REALLY SEE AS MANY 
PEOPLE FROM MY OWN NATION.
SO I KIND OF JUST READ MY 
DICTIONARY AND SAY THE WORDS TO 
MYSELF AND GO THROUGH THE 
DIFFERENT BOOKLETS THAT I HAVE.
>> MY ENGLISH NAME IS ALVEIN 
NELSON.
MY NATIVE NAME IS. 
[ Speaking Indigenous Language ]
[ Laughter ]
>> YEAH, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY I'M
REALLY PROUD OF MY DAUGHTER, 
MAYA, FOR TAKING UP THAT 
LINGUISTIC SUBJECT.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT CAN 
HELP OUR PEOPLE.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN TRAINING?
>> I DON'T HAVE TIME. 
>> NO?
>> NO. 
>> I CAN ONLY TRY TO HELP HER 
WITH WHAT I CAN REMEMBER.
YOU KNOW, THE -- I NOTICE THAT A
LOT OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE 
DOING LANGUAGE COURSE, THE -- 
THEY DON'T HAVE CERTAIN SOUNDS 
THAT I GREW UP WITH.
>> HOW WOULD YOU SAY THAT?
>> TWO HUNT IS -- 
[ Speaking Indigenous Language ]
>> YOU SAY THAT.
BUT I SAYS PESSUM.
THAT'S THE DIFFERENT THING -- 
THAT'S THE CHANGING OF THE 
LANGUAGES. 
>> WE HAVE 100 OR 200 PEOPLE 
LEFT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE 
FLUENT SPEAKERS, WHICH IS ALMOST
LIKE ALMOST ERASING US, SAY.
[ Singing ]
>> I HOPE WE SURVIVE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE WE'RE QUITE 
SMALL -- QUITE A SMALL GROUP OF 
PEOPLE.
AND OUR AREA -- I THINK AROUND 
2,500.
>> I HAVE GROWN UP HEARING HIM 
TELL US ALL ABOUT ALL THESE 
DIFFERENT STORIES.
BUT YOU ALWAYS NEED TO HEAR THEM
AGAIN AND AGAIN SO THAT YOU HAVE
THE STORY, RIGHT?
AND THEN I LIKE HEARING HIM SING
BECAUSE HE IS A REALLY GOOD 
SINGER.
[ Drumming ]
[ Singing ]
>> I WAS INVOLVED IN HOPING TO 
SAVE THE LANGUAGE.
SO THAT NOW WE HAVE MAYA, 
HOPEFULLY SHE CAN REVIVE SOME OF
THE LANGUAGE.
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>> Mike:  MORE THAN 8 MILLION 
CANADIANS RECEIVED CANADA'S 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT, BUT 
SOME SHOULDN'T HAVE.
NOW AS THE GOVERNMENT CRACKS 
DOWN ON FRAUDSTER, WE LOOK AT 
ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE PAYMENTS.
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>> Anita:  WELL, AT 6:42, YOU 
ARE LOOKING AT A LIVE SHOT DOWN 
CAMBIE STREET.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING ON THE 
SOUTH COAST TODAY.
MORE OF THE SAME FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK?
WELL, WE'LL FIND OUT FROM BRETT 
NEXT.
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>> HERE'S WHAT'S IN YOUR CBC 
VANCOUVER INBOX.
CBC BC IS HOSTING A DIGITAL TOWN
HALL LOOKING AT THE DISTURBING 
INCREASE IN RACISM ACROSS THE 
PROVINCE.
JOIN IN THE DIALOGUE ON JUNE 
17TH AT 7 P.M.
LEARN MORE AT cbc.ca/RACISM TOWN
HALL.
AND CBC VANCOUVER A PROUD 
SPONSOR OF THE DOCUMENTARY 
FULL-TIME FEST.
THIS YEAR IT'S MOVING ONLINE.
ENJOY AMAZING FILMS AND DIGITING
LIVE EVENTS FROM HOME.
 -- DIGITAL LIVE EVENTS FROM THE
COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME.
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>> Anita:  WELL, A TEAM OF 
VETERINARIANS SPENT THE DAY 
EXAMINING THE CARCASS OF A 
HUMPBACK WHALE. 
>> Mike:  THE ANIMAL, WHICH HAD 
BEEN A STAR ATTRACTION AROUND 
MONTRÉAL, WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE 
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER YESTERDAY.
AND THE CAUSE DOES NOT APPEAR TO
BE NATURAL.
>> THE WHALE HAD SOME SIGNS OF 
TRAUMA.
SO HAEMATOMA ON UNDER THE SKIN 
AND ON THE MUSCLE.
ACCUMULATION OF BLOOD, WHICH IS 
ACTUALLY SUGGESTIVE OF A TRAUMA 
BY A BOAT.
SO A BOAT STRIKE.
>> Mike:  SOME BOATS THAT TRAVEL
THE ST. LAWRENCE ARE HUGE, FAR 
LARGER THAN THE PREVIOUSLY 
HEALTHY FEMALE, WHICH WAS 10 
METRES LONG AND ABOUT 3 YEARS 
OLD.
HUMPBACKS USUALLY GROW TO ABOUT 
15 METRES AND CAN LIVE UP TO 50 
YEARS. 
>> Anita:  EXPERTS STILL DON'T 
KNOW WHY SHE WAS HUNDREDS OF 
KILOMETRES AWAY FROM HER NATURAL
HABITAT.
IT WAS THE FIRST WHALE EVER SEEN
NEAR MONTRÉAL, DRAWING CROWDS TO
THE CITY'S SHORELINES SINCE LATE
MAY. 
>> Announcer:  THE WEATHER 
UPDATE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY 
WORKSAFEBC.
VISIT WORKSAFEBC.COM FOR 
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY 
RESOURCES INCLUDING COVID-19 
PREVENTION.
>> Mike:  AND METEOROLOGIST 
BRETT SODERHOLM IS BACK WITH US.
WANTED TO DO TODAY.
WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF 
EVERYTHING, BRETT.
>> Brett:  RIGHT, AND ESPECIALLY
RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL
BEHIND ME THE SUN HAS DECIDED TO
MAKE A LATE APPEARANCE IN THE 
DAY.
PERSONALLY PRETTY HAPPY TO SEE 
THAT.
BUT OTHER PLACES IN BC NOT 
DEALING WITH THE SUNSHINE.
IN FACT, QUITE THE OPPOSITE.
WHERE I LEFT OFF, POTENTIAL SOME
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FARTHER
TO THE NORTH OF OUR PROVINCE AND
THAT IS HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU, WE DO HAVE 
SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
WARNINGS IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW FOR
ALONG HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN QUESNEL
AND PRINCE GEORGE.
NOW, WE DON'T OFTEN SEE SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS IN THIS 
REGION, BUT IF YOU TAKE A LOOK 
AT THE SATELLITE AND RADAR 
IMAGERY, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A 
LOT OF LIGHTNING ACTIVITY RIGHT 
NOW AS WE SPEAK CROSSING OVER 
HIGHWAY 97.
SO THESE ARE GOING TO BE PASSING
FAIRLY QUICKLY.
THEY ARE MOVING AT ABOUT 25 TO 
30 KILOMETRES AN HOUR.
AND THE BIGGEST CONCERN WITH 
THIS IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME 
HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME SMALL 
HAIL TO BE ACCOMPANYING IT AS IT
DOES SO.
NOW, WHERE THIS IS ALL COMING 
FROM, YOU CAN STILL THANK THAT 
WHOLE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF 
THE WEST COAST OF BC.
THIS IS BRINGING UNSETTLED 
CONDITIONS PROVINCE-WIDE AND 
THAT RISK FOR THUNDERSHOWERS IS 
CONTINUING THROUGHOUT TOMORROW 
ONCE AGAIN FOR PRINCE GEORGE AND
THE CARIBOO REGION IN GENERAL.
NOW, IN TERMS OF A RAINFALL AND 
WHAT THAT WILL BRING FOR US OVER
HERE ON THE SOUTH COAST, IT'S 
STILL LOOKING LIKE WE COULD BE 
ACCUMULATING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 5 
TO 10, MAYBE POTENTIALLY 15 
MILLIMETRES OF RAIN THROUGH 
SATURDAY.
BUT ON THE ONE HAND, THIS IS 
GOING TO BE SOME GOOD NEWS 
BECAUSE OUR FIRE DANGER RATING 
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF BC 
IS REMAINING VERY LOW TO LOW, 
AND THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE 
AS WE GO INTO THE DRIER MONTHS 
AHEAD.
BY CONTRAST, PLACES IN THE BC 
PEACE REGION, LIKE DAWSON CREEK,
FORT ST. JOHN THESE ARE HIGH 
RATINGS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY 
SIMPLY HAVEN'T SEEN THE SAME 
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL.
NOW, TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT 
FEW DAYS, WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO 
NOTICE COME FRIDAY, THE END OF 
THE WEEK, HEAT IS REALLY GOING 
TO BE BUILDING INTO THE INTERIOR
WHILE WE COOL DOWN A LITTLE BIT 
ONCE AGAIN HERE ON THE COAST.
AND AS FAR AS THE FIVE-DAY 
FORECAST IS CONCERNED, YOU ARE 
GOING TO SEE A LOT OF SHOWERS IN
THE ICON HERE BUT I WANT TO 
STRESS HOW IT'S JUST A 
CONTINUATION OF THAT UNSETTLED 
PATTERN, NOT A GUARANTEE THAT 
WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING IT THE 
ENTIRE TIME BUT PREPARED FOR IT 
NONETHELESS. 
>> Anita:  THANKS, BRETT.
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>> Mike:  MORE THAN 8 MILLION 
CANADIANS RECEIVED THE CANADIAN 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE BENEFIT, OR 
CERB.
NOW SOME OF THOSE WHO WEREN'T 
ACTUALLY ELIGIBLE ARE HAVING TO 
PAY IT BACK.
190,000 REPAYMENTS HAVE BEEN 
RECEIVED SO FAR.
>> THE VAST MAJORITY OF 
CANADIANS ARE HONEST PEOPLE.
THE SECOND THING IS THAT THE 
VAST MAJORITY OF ERRORS THAT 
WERE MADE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS 
WERE ERRORS IN GOOD FAITH.
>> Mike:  THE GOVERNMENT DID PUT
FORWARD LEGISLATION TO CLAMP 
DOWN ON THOSE INTENTIONE ABUSING
THE BENEFIT TODAY, BUT 
OPPOSITION PARTIES REFUSED TO 
GIVE UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
SOME PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE 
PAYMENTS.
AS CATHERINE CULLEN REPORTS, 
THEY ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM 
ABOUT A RISE IN OVERDOSE DEATHS 
SINCE THE PANDEMIC HIT.
>> Reporter:  BACK WHEN HE FIRST
SAID THIS ...
>> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau:  THE
CANADA EMERGENCY RESPONSE 
BENEFIT WILL PROVIDE $2,000 A 
MONTH. 
>> Reporter:  NO ONE INTENDED 
FOR MORE OF THIS.
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>> Reporter:  BUT THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT IS HAPPENING, SAY THOSE WHO
WORK WITH PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH
ADDICTION.
>> THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT 
IT'S PLAYING A ROLE.
>> Reporter:  QUICK ACCESS TO 
CASH COMBINED WITH ISOLATION AND
A DANGEROUSLY POTENT DRUG SUPPLY
HAS CREATED FRIGHTENING RESULTS 
SAYS THIS FRONT-LINE WORKER.
>> WE HAVE HAD A FEW DEATHS IN 
OUR COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE
RECEIVED THE CERB PAYMENT AND 
HAVE, YOU KNOW, RENTED A HOTEL 
ROOM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND 
HAVE PASSED AWAY FROM OVERSEAS 
IN THE HOTEL ROOM. 
>> Reporter:  IN BC, SIMILAR 
WARNINGS.
>> I HAVE BEEN IN THIS FIELD FOR
MANY, MANY YEARS, AND I HAVE 
NEVER SEEN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY 
ON THE STREETS AS I HAVE IN THE 
LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
>> Reporter:  HE IS WRITTEN TO 
THE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE 
CRA, ASKING HER TO DO MORE TO AT
LEAST CHECK IF PEOPLE ARE 
ELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT. 
>> SO I REACHED OUT AND JUST 
MADE PEOPLE AWARE. 
>> Reporter:  FORMER BC HEALTH 
MINISTER IS CONCERNED TOO.
HE SAYS MORE PEOPLE IN BC HAVE 
DIED FROM OVERDOSES THAN COVID 
DURING THE OUTBREAK AND THERE 
SHOULD BE DRAMATIC ACTION TO 
DEAL WITH THIS CRISIS TOO SUCH 
AS DECRIMINALIZING SIMPLE DRUG 
POSSESSION. 
>> EVERY LIFE IS IMPORTANT.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULDN'T 
DISCOUNT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE 
WITH PROBLEMATIC SUBSTANCE USE 
AND RESIST, YOU KNOW, A 
REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH THE WAY 
WE HAVE TAKEN A REVOLUTIONARY 
APPROACH TO THIS PANDEMIC.
>> Reporter:  CHANGING CERB 
ISN'T THE SOLUTION, SAYS THE 
EMPLOYMENT MINISTER.
>> THIS PANDEMIC HAS ALSO, LIKE 
SO MANY OTHER CRISES GOING ON IN
OUR COMMUNITIES, YOU KNOW, SHONE
A LIGHT ON -- ON THIS ISSUE AS 
WELL, BUT FOR ME, THAT DOESN'T 
IN ANY WAY MAKE ME PAUSE TO 
THINK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THE 
CERB IS. 
>> Reporter:  SHE SAYS THEY ARE 
FOCUSSING ON INVESTING IN 
COMMUNITY GROUPS.
THE PRESSURE TO ACT MAY GROW, 
THOUGH, AS BC RELEASES ITS 
LATEST TALLY OF OVERDOSE DEATHS 
TOMORROW.
CATHERINE CULLEN, CBC NEWS, 
OTTAWA.
>> Anita:  ON VANCOUVER ISLAND, 
AN UNWELCOME VISITOR IN A SMALL 
COMMUNITY.
COMING UP, WHY IT DIDN'T HAVE 
ANYTHING TO DO WITH COVID-19.
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>> Mike:  OKAY, A GRIZZLY BEAR 
SPOTTED BY PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE
OF SAYWARD ON VANCOUVER ISLAND 
GOT A LITTLE BIT TOO CLOSE FOR 
COMFORT YESTERDAY.
>> Anita:  THE BEAR WAS SEEN 
RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE LOCAL 
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PROMPTING THE
PRINCIPAL TO ACTIVATE A SHELTER 
IN PLACE ORDER.
THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS STAYED
INSIDE THE BUILDING UNTIL 
CONSERVATION OFFICERS AND THE 
RCMP GAVE THE ALL-CLEAR.
ALTHOUGH THE BEAR IS A CONCERN 
FOR LOCALS, THEY DON'T WANT 
ANYONE TO HURT IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY WE DO NOT WANT TO 
SEE THE BEAR HURT.
>> I THINK MOSTLY THEY ARE 
CONCERNED THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING
TO GET TIRED OF IT AND SHOOT IT.
AND WE WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE 
THAT.
>> WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH THIS 
BEAR IS HAVE SOME 
INSTRUMENTATION LIKE BEAR 
BANGERS SO THAT HE KNOWS OUT OF 
BOUNDS.
>> Mike:  THE BC CONSERVATION 
SERVICE SAYS IT IS AWARE OF THE 
GRIZZLY AND IS MONITORING THE 
SITUATION THERE.
>> Anita:  A LITTLE SCARY.
>> Mike:  A LITTLE SCARY, YES.
TOO CLOSE TO HOME. 
>> Anita:  NO KIDDING.
WELL, MOST CANADIANS ARE TRYING 
TO -- WELL, THEY ARE STUCK AT 
HOME. 
>> Mike:  YES. 
>> Anita:  KEEP BUSY WHILE STUCK
AT HOME DURING THIS PANDEMIC, 
MAYBE WITH A NEW PET OR BY 
TAKING UP A NEW HOBBY LIKE 
BAKING. 
>> Mike:  YEAH, A LOT OF PEOPLE 
DOING THAT.
ONE OF THE MORE ORIGINAL AND 
UNUSUAL QUARANTINE CREATIONS 
COMES FROM SASKATCHEWAN.
SASKATOON'S DAVE HUNDREDSHACK --
HUNSHACK BUILT THIS MINIATURE 
SALOON, YEP, FOR SQUIRRELS.
RETIRED ENGINEER SAYS IT TOOK 
ABOUT 100 HOURS TO BUILD AND 
ANYTHING HE COULD MAKE IN HIS 
WOODSHOP, LIKE THE TINY BOTTLES,
GOT CREATED USING A 3D PRINTER. 
>> Mike:  VISITORS CAME IN 
IMMEDIATELY BUT WOULDN'T STAY 
LONG UNTIL SOME WELL-PLACED 
PEANUT BUTTER KEPT THEM INSIDE 
LONG ENOUGH FOR SOME AMUSING 
PHOTOS.
YES, THEY DID APPARENTLY 
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
>> Mike:  THAT'S VERY WELL DONE.
>> Anita:  OKAY, SO BEFORE I 
READ IT, THOSE WERE ACTUAL 
SQUIRRELS, I THOUGHT THESE 
SQUIRRELS ARE EXTREMELY 
LIFELIKE.
THOUGHT THEY WERE MODELS.
VERY COOL. 
>> Mike:  THEY ARE REAL.
AND THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
DO YOU HAVE TO GET A LIQUOR 
LICENCE, DO YOU THINK?
>> Anita:  DRUNK SQUIRRELS?
[ Laughter ]
>> Mike:  SALOON.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S IT FOR US TONIGHT'S.
DAN IS HERE AT 11.
>> Anita:  HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> Mike:  THANKS.
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