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>> Ian: GOOD EVENING.
I'M IAN HANOMANSING.
SUNNY SKIES, GREEN GRASS, AND
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
A BIG GATHERING IN A TORONTO
PARK CAUSES ANGER AND
FRUSTRATION.
>> Premier Doug Ford: WE JUST
CAN'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE, TOO
CLOSE.
>> Ian: ONTARIO'S REOPENING WOES
AS MONTRÉAL GETS SET TO FURTHER
EASE RESTRICTIONS.
(*)
>>> NOVA SCOTIA BRINGS JENNIFER
CASEY HOME.
REFLECTIONS FROM THOSE WHO KNEW
HER.
>>> WHEN SOMEONE INVADES YOUR
SPACE, SHOULD YOU HOLD YOUR
BREATH?
OUR DOCTORS WILL ANSWER THAT
CORONAVIRUS QUESTION AND OTHERS.
>>> AND MEET THE CLASS OF 2020.
>> I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE
IN OUR CLASS TOOK THINGS FOR
GRANTED, THAT THERE WOULD ALWAYS
BE MORE TIME.
AND YOU'LL GET A GRADUATION,
YOU'RE GOING TO GET A PROM.
>> Ian: WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
GRADUATE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PANDEMIC.
>>> THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
(*)
>>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
COVID-19'S
IMPACT MAY VARY BUT FATIGUE WITH
LOCKDOWNS AND RESTRICTIONS IS A
WIDESPREAD AND GROWING CONCERN.
THIS WEEKEND THESE IMAGES FROM A
POPULAR TORONTO PARK WERE
GREETED WITH DISMAY AND
DISAPPOINTMENT.
>> Premier Doug Ford: I WAS
ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED.
MY FRIENDS, I GET IT, I GET
IT -- IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT.
AND EVERYONE WANTS TO GET OUT
AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.
I FULLY UNDERSTAND.
BUT THE IMAGES I SAW WE JUST
CAN'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE,
TOO CLOSE.
THERE'S STILL A DEADLY VIRUS
AMONGST US.
AND IF WE ALLOW IT, IT WILL
SPREAD.
IT WILL SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE.
>> Ian: ONTARIO CONTINUES TO
GRAPPLE WITH ONE OF CANADA'S
HIGHEST RATES OF CONFIRMED NEW
INFECTIONS.
PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES APPEAR TO
BE WORKING.
DAILY NEW CASES PEAKED IN LATE
APRIL AND THEN DECLINED, BUT
ONTARIO'S BEST DAYS SO FAR WERE
EARLIER THIS MONTH.
THE UPTICK IN CASES IN THE LAST
FEW DAYS LINKED, SAY OFFICIALS,
TO PEOPLE IGNORING THE RULES.
TALIA RICCI SHOWS US HOW A DAY
IIN THE PARK HAS RAISED FEARS ON
HOW FRAGILE THE PUBLIC HEALTH
EFFORT AGAINST COVID-19 COULD BE
AS THE WEATHER WARMS AND
PATIENCE FRAYS.
>> Reporter: A CALMER SCENE ON
SUNDAY AT TORONTO'S POPULAR
TRINITY-BELLWOODS PARK.
BUT SATURDAY IT WAS LIKE
COVID-19 NEVER HAPPENED.
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THE CITY SAID THOUSANDS CAME TO
THE PARK, LURED BY THE WEATHER.
>> AS SOON AS THE SUN CAME OUT I
SAID IT'S DONE.
>> I THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST
KIND OF READY TO BE HAPPY AGAIN.
>> Reporter: THE IMAGES WERE
MET WITH CRITICISM ONLINE AND
FROM OFFICIALS.
>> WELL, LIKE MANY OTHERS I WAS
DISAPPOINTED AND, FRANKLY,
SADDENED BY WHAT I SAW.
>> Reporter: FROM ONE DOCTOR
AN EMOTIONAL PLEA.
>> WE HAVE TO DO BETTER.
I DON'T WANT MY E.R. AND MY
I.C.U. FILLED UP AGAIN WITH SICK
PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE CITY TOLD
PEOPLE TO ENJOY PARKS BUT NOT
LIKE THIS.
>> YOU CAN MEET FRIENDS AT THE
PARK, BUT, YES, PLEASE STAY TWO
METRES APART.
THAT IS THE REQUIREMENT.
>> Reporter: THE CITY SAYS 14
TICKETS WERE HANDED OUT
YESTERDAY ACROSS ALL TORONTO
PARKS.
SAYING WHILE ENFORCEMENT WAS
PRESENT, THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE HERE AND IT WASN'T
REALISTIC TO TICKET EVERYONE.
MORE ENFORCEMENT WAS BROUGHT IN
TODAY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE.
BUT TORONTO'S POLICE CHIEF SAID
THAT THE PROBLEM WASN'T AS
WIDESPREAD AS THE PHOTOS MADE IT
SEEM.
>> ON THE NORTHSIDE OF THE PARK,
THE SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS BEING
DONE WELL.
ON THE SOUTHEND OF THE PARK, THE
SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS DONE WELL.
SO IT WAS NOT EVERYBODY THAT WAS
HERE.
>> Reporter: ISOLATION AND
FATIGUE IS CHALLENGING,
ESPECIALLY IN A CROWDED CITY.
>> I THINK THAT THE REWARD IS
VERY REAL AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN
ISOLATED FOR SO LONG.
I SAW PEOPLE HUGGING.
I SAW PEOPLE HIGH-FIVING.
THEY JUST WANT NORMAL.
I THINK THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO
GRAB THAT NORMAL BACK A LITTLE
BIT.
>> THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE WHO
WERE ALONE, MANY WHO LIVE IN
CONDOS WHO DON'T HAVE ANY
OUTDOOR SPACES OR BALCONIES.
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THAT
WE'LL KNOW IN THE COMING DAYS
HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE.
>> I'M WORRIED IN FIVE OR SEVEN
DAYS FROM YESTERDAY AFTER THESE
HUGE CROWDS THAT WERE BEING
REPORTED AT SOME PARKS THAT
WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE
CASES AGAIN.
>> Reporter: AND A SHARP
INCREASE IN CASES COULD DERAIL A
PHASED PLAN TO REOPEN.
TALIA RICCI, CBC NEWS, TORONTO.
>> Ian: AND TORONTO'S MAYOR JOHN
TORY MET WITH CROWDS IN THE PARK
TO FIND OUT WHY THEY WEREN'T
FOLLOWING THE RULES.
BUT IMAGES CIRCULATING ON SOCIAL
MEDIA SHOWED HIM SPEAKING WITH
PEOPLE, SEEMINGLY CLOSER THAN
TWO METRES AWAY.
AND ALSO WITH HIS MASK DOWN.
SENDING, ACCORDING TO SOME
CRITICS, MIXED MESSAGES.
IN RESPONSE, THE MAYOR ISSUED AN
APOLOGY TONIGHT AND SAYING THAT
HE INTENDED TO PROPERLY
PHYSICALLY DISTANCE BUT IT WAS
DIFFICULT.
HE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE
FAILED TO USE HIS MASK PROPERLY,
SIGNALLING THAT HE'D SEND A
BETTER EXAMPLE IN THE FUTURE.
LET'S GET A MEDICAL LOOK AT
THIS, WITH DR. ISSAC BOGOCH, AN
INFECTIOUS DISEASES SPECIALIST
WITH TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL.
AND, DR. BOGOCH, FIRST OF ALL,
HOW RISKY WAS THAT BEHAVIOUR
YESTERDAY AT TRINITY-BELLWOODS?
>> WELL, CERTAINLY, WE SAW LOTS
OF PEOPLE CLUSTER TOGETHER IN AN
AREA.
AND WE SAW MANY GROUPS WITH MANY
PEOPLE, WELL OVER FIVE PEOPLE,
IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE
ANOTHER.
SO CERTAINLY WE KNOW THAT THIS
INFECTION CAN BE TRANSMITTED IF
PEOPLE ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.
YES, I GET IT THAT IT WAS
OUTSIDE WHICH LOWERS THE RISK
SLIGHTLY, BUT WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN
CLOSE PROXIMITY LIKE THAT, IT
CAN SET UP FOR THIS VIRUS TO BE
TRANSMITTED.
>> Ian: AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE
AN INFECTIOUS DISEASES SPESHTIST
AND NOT A PSYCH YOLS, BUT YOU
MUST HAVE GIVEN THIS SOME
THOUGHT -- HOW DO YOU GET
THE MESSAGE OUT TO PEOPLE TO NOT
TAKE THOSE KINDS OF RISKS?
>> I THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED
VERY CLEAR MESSAGING FROM
MULTIPLE LEVELS.
AND THAT MESSAGING HAS TO BE
UNDERSTANDABLE TO ALL
DEMOGRAPHICS AND ALL AGE GROUPS.
YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO THAT, I
THINK THAT THERE'S AN ELEMENT, A
LARGE ELEMENT OF PUBLIC
BLOWBACK.
I MEAN, THIS IS ALL THAT ANYONE
HAS BEEN
TALKING ABOUT IN AND AROUND
TORONTO AND, OF COURSE,
ELSEWHERE IN CANADA.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S OBVIOUSLY
BROUGHT SHAME TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
IN THAT -- IN THAT PARK.
I THINK THAT PERHAPS THAT MIGHT
BE ENOUGH TO DISSUADE PEOPLE
FROM LARGE CONGREGATIONS MOVING
FORWARD.
>> Ian: I GUESS IN A WEEK OR TWO
WHEN IF WE SEE THAT SYMPTOMS
DEVELOP, WE WILL SEE WHAT IMPACT
THIS MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAD.
DR. BOGOCH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> Ian: ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG
FORD MADE A
PLEA TODAY THAT MORE PEOPLE TO
GET TESTED FOR COVID-19.
HE SAID THAT SHOULD GO EVEN IF
THEY HAVE NO SYMPTOMS.
THAT'S A DEPARTURE FROM PREVIOUS
ADVICE IT.
COMES AFTER ONTARIO MISSED ITS
GOAL OF 16,000 TESTS A DAY FOR A
SOLID WEEK.
PREMIER FORD SAID THAT 129
ASSESSMENT CENTRES HAVE BEEN SET
UP.
>>> IN NEIGHBOURING QUÉBEC, THE
MONTRÉAL REGION IS SET FOR A
HIGH STAKES EXPERIMENT.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE COUNTRY'S
NUMBER
ONE COVID-19 HOTSPOT, ON MONDAY
IT BEGINS A CAUTIOUS REOPENING.
JAELA BERNSTIEN SHOWS US THE
NERVOUS PREPARATIONS.
>> Reporter: AFTER TWO MONTHS
OF SHUTTERED STOREFRONTS,
MONTRÉAL IS OPENING FOR BUSINESS
AGAIN.
SHOPS WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE
STREET CAN WELCOME CUSTOMERS
TOMORROW.
>> I FEEL EXCITED, BUT NERVOUS
AT THE SAME TIME.
>> Reporter: BUSINESSES IN THE
REST OF THE PROVINCE GOT A
THREE-WEEK HEADSTART, BUT IN THE
MONTRÉAL AREA THE NUMBER OF
CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS MADE
OFFICIALS PUSH THE DATE BACK.
THIS SPORTING GOODS STORE SAYS
THAT IT'S DOING WHAT IT CAN TO
PROTECT CUSTOMERS AND STAFF.
>> WE'VE OFFERED MASKS.
WE HAVE FACE SHIELDS.
WE HAVE SANITIZERS, TWO PER
CASE.
SO ONCE THEY FINISH THE
TRANSACTION THEY'RE ABLE TO WASH
THEIR HANDS.
AND IF PEOPLE ARE MORE
COMFORTABLE BEHIND
THE PLEXI, IT'S THEIR DECISION.
>> Reporter: MANY SHOPKEEPERS
ARE RELIEVED TO HAVE SOME
REVENUE AGAIN, BUT THERE'S ALSO
FEAR ABOUT HOW THIS WILL ALL
PLAY OUT.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
>> Reporter: THEY MAKE AND
SELL THEIR OWN JEWELLERY AND
THEY HAVE PREPARED FOR
EVERYTHING THEY CAN THINK OF.
>> WE'VE ROLEPLAYED AND HAD HIM
PRETEND THAT HE'S COMING INTO
THE STORE AND HOW TO SET THINGS
UP.
>> Reporter: WHILE STORES MAKE
THEIR PREPARATIONS, THE
GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO PLEDGED TO
RAMP UP TESTING.
QUÉBEC WAS SUPPOSED TO START
AVERAGING 14,000 TESTS A DAY TWO
WEEKS AGO.
BUT AS IN ONTARIO, THAT HAS BEEN
A STRUGGLE.
>> I'M NOT HAPPY.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE AT 14,000 AND
I HOPE THAT I WOULD BE AT 14,000
SOON.
>> Reporter: THE PROVINCE
FINALLY HIT THAT MARK LAST WEEK
AND SURPASSED IT.
THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THAT CAN
BE MAINTAINED AS MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE VENTURE OUT.
STEPHANIE THERRIER SAYS THEY CAN
ONLY HOPE THAT CUSTOMERS ARE
RESPECTFUL AND PATIENT.
>> WELL, WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME
STORM.
NOT THE SAME BOAT NECESSARILY,
BUT THE SAME STORM, AND WE'RE
ALL IN DIFFERENT BOATS, JUST
TRYING TO KEEP OUR HEAD ABOVE
WATER.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT
EVERYONE WILL FIGURE OUT
TOGETHER HOW TO ADAPT TO THIS
NEW REALITY.
JAELA BERNSTIEN, CBC NEWS,
MONTRÉAL.
>> Ian: WINNIPEG IS LOSING 400
JOBS AT AIRCRAFT MAKER BOEING.
THAT'S ABOUT A QUARTER OF ITS
WORKFORCE IN THAT CITY.
THE WINNIPEG SITE MOSTLY
PRODUCES COMPONENTS FOR
COMMERCIAL PLANES, ACCORDING TO
THE COMPANY.
THIS IS ANOTHER SIGN OF THE DIM
OUTLOOK FOR AIR TRAVEL.
AIR CANADA HAS ALREADY ANNOUNCED
IT IS CUTTING AT LEAST HALF OF
ITS
WORKFORCE, AROUND 20,000 JOBS.
>>> A SMALL GROUP OF M.P.s IS
RETURNING TO OTTAWA NOW TO
DEBATE THE SHAPE OF DEMOCRACY
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
ASHLEY BURKE EXPLAINS HOW A
PROPOSED VIRTUAL PARLIAMENT IS
RAISING REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> Reporter: THERE MAY BE A
PLAN, BUT THERE'S STILL SOME BIG
QUESTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE
PARLIAMENT WORK IN A PANDEMIC.
>> I'M ALMOST GETTING A FEELING
LIKE THIS HAS LESS TO DO WITH
THE SAFETY OF CANADIANS, AND THE
LIBERALS ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH
TRYING TO RUN AWAY FROM
PARLIAMENTARY ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> Reporter: THE LIBERALS'
PROPOSAL CALLS FOR FOUR DAYS OF
SITTINGS A WEEK, UP FROM THREE.
AND A HYBRID MODEL LIKE THE U.K.
>> THE LEADER HAS CONFIRMED IN
THE FUTURE --
>> Reporter: THAT MEANS SOME
M.P.s IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
AND OTHERS ATTENDING VIRTUALLY
ON TV SCREENS.
IF PASSED IN CANADA, IT WOULD
NOT MEAN A RETURN TO REGULAR
SITTINGS, ONLY THE SPECIAL
COMMITTEES ON THE PANDEMIC.
>> IT IS NOT PARLIAMENT, SO IT'S
NOT WHAT WE'D ASKED FOR, BUT
IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT THEY
HAD BEEN OFFERING.
>> Reporter: THE PLAN CUTS OUT
THE THEATRICS OF QUESTION PERIOD
BUT ALLOWS THE PARTIES TO ASK
OFTEN UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTIONS.
SOME ARGUE THAT IT'S VITAL FOR
DEMOCRACY.
>> IS IT PUTS HEAT RIGHT ON THE
GOVERNMENT, REGARDLESS OR NOT IF
YOU THINK THAT IS JUSTIFIED AT
THIS MOMENT OR NOT.
IT IS AN ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE
IN ITS OWN RIGHT.
>> Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau: I KNOW THAT ALL
PARTIES ARE UNITED AND WANTING
TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE, AS
WE HAVE BEEN, TO DEMONSTRATE
THAT OUR DEMOCRACY IS STRONG AND
OUR INSTITUTIONS ARE
FUNCTIONING, NOT DESPITE THE
CRISIS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE
CRISIS.
>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST
HURDLE NOW IS THE TECHNOLOGY.
INCLUDING FINDING A WAY FOR
M.P.s TO VOTE ONLINE BEFORE IT
CAN GO BACK TO REGULAR SITTINGS.
>> FOR THE SECURITY WE HAVE TO
MAKE
SURE THAT A HACKER CAN'T COME IN
AND TRY TO IMPERSONATE ANY
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND CAST
THEIR VOTE ON BEHALF OF THAT
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.
>> Reporter: M.P.s WILL BE
DEBATING ALL OF THIS TOMORROW.
THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES
CALLING THEM BACK FOR SEVERAL
SITTINGS DURING THEIR SUMMER
BREAK.
AND IT MAKES ROOM FOR M.P.s TO
QUESTION MINISTERS ON TOPICS
OTHER THAN JUST THE PANDEMIC.
ASHLEY BURKE, CBC NEWS, OTTAWA.
>> Ian: FOR MOST AMERICANS,
TOMORROW IS A DAY OFF.
AND WHAT WE SAW IN THAT TORONTO
PARK PALES IN COMPARISON TO SOME
OF THE SCENES IN THE U.S. ON
THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
THIS IS A COUNTRY WITH MORE THAN
1.6 MILLION CONFIRMED CASES,
WITH OVER 97,000 DEATHS.
BUT WHERE THERE'S WARM WEATHER
AND BEACHES, THERE ARE CROWDS.
AND WHILE PEOPLE ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THESE NEWFOUND
FREEDOMS, AS PAUL HUNTER
REPORTS, OFFICIALS ARE REMINDING
PEOPLE NOT TO PUT LIVES AT RISK.
>> Reporter: ON A GLORIOUS
BLUE SKY DAY THIS WEEKEND IN A
THE THE MISSOURI OH, ZACHS, THE
POOL HERE WAS PACKED, AND SO TOO
WAS THE BAR.
NO PHYSICAL DISTANCING HERE AND
NOT A MASK IN SIGHT.
MEANWHILE, IN FLORIDA --
>> ALL UNITS, COUNTY UNITS,
LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND SHUT
DOWN ALL
EASTBOUND ON THE BRIDGES.
>> Reporter: A POLICE
HELICOPTER HOVERED OVER A CROWD.
AGAIN, NO MASKS.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WHITE
CAR -- THERE'S TWO PEOPLE OUT OF
THE SUNROOF THROWING MONEY.
THEY'RE CLEARLY THROWING CASH AT
THE CROWD.
>> Reporter: IT WAS THAT KIND
OF WEEKEND IN THIS COUNTRY AS
THE U.S. INCREASINGLY REOPENS
AND COUNTLESS SEEM EAGER TO SET
ASIDE WARNINGS TO BE CAUTIOUS.
>> WE'VE MADE IT CLEAR THAT
THERE'S ASYMPTOMATIC SPREAD.
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE
CORONAVIRUS ADVISOR DR. DEBORAH
BIRX TODAY AGAIN REBLINDED THE
AMERICANS THAT THE VIRUS IS
SPREAD EASILY, EVEN BY THOSE WHO
DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE
INFECTED.
>> SO WE REALLY WANT TO BE CLEAR
ALL THE TIME THAT SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.
IF YOU CAN'T SOCIAL DISTANCE AND
YOU'RE OUTSIDE, YOU MUST WEAR A
MASK.
>> Reporter: THE STAKES
UNDERLINED TODAY BY "THE NEW
YORK TIMES" WITH A STARK FRONT
PAGE, MARKING A LOOMING GRIM
U.S. DEATH COUNT, ALONG WITH
NAME AFTER NAME AFTER NAME OF
THE ALREADY DEAD.
THE RISK?
THAT THE DESIRE TO GET BACK OUT
THERE MAY LEAD TO A FRESH COVID
SPIKE.
AND THAT DESIRE IS STRONG.
AT THIS NORTH CAROLINA
SPEEDWAY --
>> WE ARE OUT HERE BECAUSE WE'RE
TIRED OF BEING STUCK IN THE
HOUSE.
I'M NOT AFRAID OF THIS VIRUS ONE
BIT.
>> Reporter: STILL, FROM SOME
CAME CONCERNS OF A KIND.
>> I'LL DEFINITELY BE GOING BACK
AND GETTING MY COVID TEST.
I GOT ONE RIGHT BEFORE WE GOT
HERE AND IT WAS NEGATIVE.
AND I'LL BE FIRST IN LINE WHEN
WE'RE BACK ON TUESDAY TO GET
ANOTHER ONE.
>> Reporter: SHE KEPT WITH HER
FAMILY, SHE SAID, BUT THE CROWD
WAS IN THE THOUSANDS.
PAUL HUNTER, CBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
>> Ian: IT HAS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL
NIGHT IN NOVA SCOTIA.
THE BODY OF CAPTAIN JENN CASEY
WAS RETURNED TO HER HOME
PROVINCE ONE WEEK AFTER SHE DIED
IN A CRASH OF A CANADIAN FORCES
SNOWBIRDS JET.
KAYLA HOUNSELL SHOWS US THE VERY
PERSONAL TRIBUTE THAT WOUND
THROUGH THE STREETS OF HALIFAX.
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[BAGPIPES PLAYING]
>> Reporter: CARRIED BY HER
TEAMMATES, THE CANADIAN FORCES
SNOWBIRDS, CAPTAIN JENNIFER
CASEY IS FINALLY HOME.
A FINAL SALUTE FOR THEIR PUBLIC
AFFAIRS OFFICER AS HER FAMILY
SAID GOODBYE.
AMONG THEM, CASEY'S FRIEND,
MEGHAN GROFF.
>> TO BE A PART OF TODAY HAS
BEEN AN EXTREME HONOUR.
>> Reporter: GROFF AND CASEY
BECAME FAST FRIENDS WORKING AT A
LOCAL RADIO STATION.
IT'S WHERE CASEY AFORMER
JOURNALIST, HONED HER SKILLS AS
A STORYTELLER.
HER FORMER COLLEAGUES ARE NOW
FACED WITH TELLING HER STORY.
>> IT'S JUST BEEN
BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK TRAGEDY
OVER A COURSE OF A MONTH.
AND IT'S JUST BEEN NON-STOP.
AND THAT TAKES ITS TOLL TO BEGIN
WITH.
LET ALONE WHEN YOU FINALLY SEE
YOUR FRIEND'S FACE AND NAME ON
THE NATIONAL NEWS.
IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT.
>> Reporter: NOVA SCOTIANS
LINED THE ROUTE AS THE MOTORCADE
WOUND ITS WAY THROUGH THE
STREETS OF HALIFAX.
>> WE JUST WANT THE FAMILY TO
KNOW AND HOPE THEY SEE US AND
THAT, YOU KNOW, WE RESPECT THE
SERVICE THAT SHE GAVE AND THE
PRICE SHE PAID.
>> Reporter: THE PROCESSION
WAS PERSONAL -- PAST HER
FAMILY'S HOME, THE RADIO
STATION, HER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL,
AND THE BALLPARK WHERE SHE GREW
UP PLAYING.
>> IT'S ACTUALLY BEAUTIFUL.
IT REALLY IS.
AND SHE'LL JUST FLY.
IT'S WHAT SHE LOVED TO DO.
>> Reporter: CASEY DIED DURING
"OPERATION INSPIRATION," A
SNOWBIRDS MISSION TO LIFT
SPIRITS DURING THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC.
SHE FLEW OVER HALIFAX JUST TWO
WEEKS BEFORE SHE DIED.
>> I SAID THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN
REALLY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO BE
SO CLOSE IN THE PROVINCE BUT NOT
TO BE ABLE TO COME TO HALIFAX.
AND SHE SAID, OH, RIGHT, WITH
ALL OF THE EXCLAMATION POINTS.
AND SHE SENT A TEXT SAYING THAT
IT SURE LOOKED NICE DOWN THERE.
>> Reporter: HER FAMILY ASKED
THOSE WHO KNEW CASEY TO CRANK UP 
THE TRAGICALLY HIP.
A FITTING TRIBUTE TO HONOUR A
PATRIOTIC CANADIAN.
KAYLA HOUNSELL, CBC NEWS,
HALIFAX.
>> Ian: BUT THERE IS ALSO SOME
POSITIVE NEWS TONIGHT OUT OF
NOVA SCOTIA.
THE PORTERS LAKE FIRE EAST OF
HALIFAX IS NOW UNDER CONTROL.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND RESIDENTS
ARE BEING ALLOWED TO COME HOME.
OFFICIALS SAY THAT THE WEATHER
HELPED THE CREWS' EFFORTS TO
FIGHT THE FIRE.
>>> AND HERE'S HOW IT LOOKED
WITH WHAT IS BEING CALLED THE
WORST STORM
OF A DECADE BLEW INTO WESTERN
AUSTRALIA.
AT LEAST 50,000 HOMES AND
BUSINESSES LOST POWER.
>>> NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM
JONG-un HAS SURFACED AGAIN
IN VIDEO BROADCAST ON STATE TV
AFTER ANOTHER LONG STRETCH OUT
OF THE PUBLIC EYE.
KIM HADN'T BEEN SEEN FOR ABOUT
THREE WEEKS.
A LENGTHY ABSENCE BEFORE THAT
SPARKED RUMOURS THAT HE WAS IN
BAD HEALTH.
>>> IN HONG KONG, POLICE USED
TEAR GAS AND A WATER CANNON TO
PUSH BACK AGAINST PROTESTERS
AFTER THOUSANDS MARCHED IN THE
STREETS.
AS BRIAR STEWART EXPLAINS,
THEY'RE ANGRY ABOUT A MOVE FROM
CHINA TO IMPOSE NEW SECURITY
LAWS.
>> Reporter: ONCE AGAIN
PROTESTERS AND POLICE CLASHED ON
THE STREETS IN HONG KONG.
AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON THOUSANDS
TURNED UP TO RALLY
AGAINST A CONTENTIOUS NATIONAL
SECURITY LAW PROPOSED BY
BEIJING.
>> WE ARE WORRIED THAT THE
CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY WILL USE
THE
EVIL LAW TO FURTHER SUPPRESS THE
HONG KONG PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE COMMUNIST
PARTY CLAIMED THE LAW, WHICH WAS
INTRODUCED FRIDAY, IS NEEDED TO
QUELL, QUOTE "RADICAL LOCAL
SEPARATISTS."
THE PROTESTERS, ALONG WITH THE
GROWING LIST OF GLOBAL LEADERS,
SEEN AS A PUSH TO ERODE THE
REGION'S AUTONOMY.
AND WARNING THAT IMPOSING IT
COULD CAUSE MORE CONSEQUENCES.
>> IF THEY DO, I CAN'T SEE HONG
KONG BEING AN ASIAN FINANCIAL
CENTRE THE WAY THAT IT HAS BEEN
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
>> Reporter: IN VANCOUVER A
PRO-DEMOCRACY GROUP HELD A RALLY
IN SOLIDARITY.
DETAILS OF THE DRAFT LAW ARE
SCANT, BUT ONE BIG CONCERN IS
THAT IT WOULD ALLOW CHINESE
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES TO SET UP
BASES IN HONG KONG AND TO
RESTRICT CIVIL LIBERTIES.
>> THERE WOULD BE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE ARRESTED.
AND ALSO THE ECONOMY WILL BE
DOWN THE DRAIN.
>> A VERY WORRISOME MOVE.
>> Reporter: THIS PROFESSOR
BELIEVES CHINA SAW A CHANCE TO
PUSH FORWARD THIS LAW NOW
BECAUSE COVID-19 HAS MEANT THAT
IT'S
MORE ACCEPTABLE TO CURTAIL
FREEDOMS.
>> CHINA MIGHT BE CALCULATING
THAT IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO
ASSERT ITS AUTHORITY RATHER THAN
TO
APPEAR AS A NATIONAL PLAYER.
>> Reporter: HONG KONG'S CHIEF
EXECUTIVE SAYS THAT SHE WILL
COOPERATE WITH CHINA TO ENACT
THE LEGISLATION, BUT SHE WILL
ALMOST CERTAINLY FACE A FIGHT.
IT WAS JUST EIGHT MONTHS AGO
THAT SHE WAS FORCED TO SCRAP AN
EXTRADITION BILL AFTER A SERIES
OF GROWING AND VIOLENT PROTESTS.
THOUGH IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT
THERE WILL BE MANY MORE OF THESE 
SCENES PLAYING OUT ON THE
STREETS OF HONG KONG.
BRIAR STEWART, CBC NEWS,
VANCOUVER.
>> Ian: TODAY BENJAMIN NETANYAHU
BECAME THE FIRST SITTING ISRAELI
PRIME MINISTER TO GO ON TRIAL.
HE'S ACCUSED OF BRIBERY AND
BREACH OF TRUST AND FRAUD,
THOUGH THE OUTCOME COULD BE
MONTHS, EVEN YEARS AWAY.
AS DEREK STOFFEL TELLS US, ON
THE WAY TO THE COURT TODAY,
NETANYAHU LASHED OUT.
>> Reporter: BENJAMIN
NETANYAHU, ISRAEL'S
LONGEST-SERVING PRIME MINISTER,
STARTED HIS DAY AT THE CENTRE OF
POLITICAL POWER, LEADING A
MEETING OF HIS NEW CABINET.
AND THEN JUST HOURS LATER THIS
DIFFICULT JOURNEY.
GOING TO THIS COURTROOM WHERE
HIS CORRUPTION TRIAL GOT
UNDERWAY.
NETANYAHU, A POLARIZING FIGURE
IN ISRAEL FOR DECADES, CONTINUES
TO STIR PASSION.
>> I CAME HERE TO SAY THAT THE
PRIME MINISTER IS THE BEST ONE
IN THE WORLD, MR. NETAIA YOU
HAD.
HOPEFULLY THE COURT IS GOING TO
MAKE JUSTICE AND IT'S GOING TO
SEND HIM TO JAIL.
>> Reporter: IF CONVICTED,
NETANYAHU COULD FACE YEARS IN
PRISON.
HE'S CHARGED WITH FRAUD, BRIBERY
AND BREACH OF TRUST.
ACCUSED OF RECEIVING EXPENSIVE
GIFTS, INCLUDING CIGARS AND
CHAMPAGNE IN EXCHANGE FOR
FAVOURS.
AND FOR HELPING A MEDIA COMPANY
SO THAT IT WOULD PUBLISH
FAVOURABLE NEWS STORIES ABOUT
HIM.
NETANYAHU HAS LONG CALLED IT
NOTHING MORE THAN A WITCH HUNT.
>> [Speaking Foreign Language]
>> Reporter: TODAY ACCUSING
THE POLICE AND THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF TRYING TO TOPPLE A
STRONG RIGHT-WING PRIME
MINISTER.
>> IT'S A VERY EMBARRASSING
SITUATION FOR THE COUNTRY TO BE
IN.
>> Reporter: THIS LEGAL EXPERT
SAYS THAT HAVING A SITTING P.M.
ON TRIAL IS A CLEAR CONFLICT OF
INTEREST.
>> THIS IS GOING TO SERIOUSLY
UNDERMINE THE TRUST IN
GOVERNMENT BECAUSE WE WILL NEVER
KNOW WHETHER THE PRIME MINISTER
PUSHED FOR THIS OR THAT OPTION
BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT IS GOOD FOR
THE
COUNTRY, OR MAYBE THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT COULD HELP HIM IN
HIS CRIMINAL TRIAL.
>> Reporter: NETANYAHU IS A
POLITICAL SURVIVAL.
-- SURVIVOR.
THE OPPOSITION FAILED TO UNSEAT
HIM IN THREE SEPARATE ELECTIONS
IN THE PAST YEAR.
THE QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER IT
WILL BE THIS COURT THAT WILL PUT
AN END TO NETANYAHU'S POLITICAL
CAREER.
DEREK STOFFEL, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Ian: CANADIAN THEATRES ARE
CLOSED INDEFINITELY DURING THE
PANDEMIC, BUT THE SHOW MUST GO
ON EVENTUALLY.
>> IF WE'RE ABLE TO HOST SHOWS
IT MAY BE FOR 50, 60, 70, A
HUNDRED PEOPLE.
>> Ian: UP NEXT, FROM SPACED OUT
SEATS TO ZOOM REHEARSALS.
CANADIAN THEATRES FIGURING OUT
WHAT THE FUTURE WILL LOOK LIKE.
>>> PLUS, MICKEY AND MINNIE?
MEET THE RAPTORS.
THE NBA MIGHT RESTART THEIR
SEASON AT DISNEYWORLD.
>>> AND WISDOM FROM THE CLASS OF
2020.
>> DON'T TAKE THINGS FOR
GRANTED.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT CAN BE
TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU.
>> Ian: I SPEAK TO THREE
INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE ON HOW
THEY'RE NAVIGATING A BIG CHANGE
DURING HISTORIC TIMES.
WE'RE BACK AFTER THE BREAK.
(*
(*)
(singing).
(*)
>> Ian: IT'S AS CLOSE TO A STAGE
AS THESE ACTORS HAVE BEEN IN
MONTHS.
FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO PERFORM
TOGETHER VIRTUALLY, LIKE THIS
SCENE FROM THE MUSICAL "INTO THE
WOODS" WHILE ALSO RAISING MONEY
FOR THEIR PEERS.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS FORCED
THEATRES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO
CLOSE THEIR DOORS INDEFINITELY.
AND THE ROAD AHEAD REMAINS
UNCERTAIN.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON LOOKS AT
HOW THE SHOW CAN GO ON.
>> Reporter: THE UPCOMING FALL
SEASON, FOR THE SMALL BUT
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED COAL MINE
THEATRE, WAS GOING TO BE ITS
MOST AMBITIOUS ONE YET.
>> YOU CAN SEE HOW INTIMATE THIS
PLACE IS.
>> Reporter: BUT SINCE
COVID-19 FORCED IT TO CLOSE TWO
MONTHS AGO, ITS HUSBAND AND WIFE 
TEAM OF ARTISTIC CO-DIRECTORS
ARE HAVING TO MAKE SOME TOUGH
CHOICES.
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
PROGRAMME THOSE SHOWS BECAUSE
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT SOME
OF OUR AUDIENCE WON'T BE ABLE TO
COME BACK.
>> THE RENT IS A HUGE CONCERN,
YEAH.
>> Reporter: WITH NO CLEAR
IDEA OF WHEN THEY CAN REOPEN,
IT'S A STRESSFUL TIME FOR
CANADIAN THEATRES, BIG OR SMALL.
BUT MANY ARE COMING UP WITH
CREATIVE SURVIVAL STRATEGIES.
>> WE TOOK OUT DISASTER
INSURANCE FOR PERFORMANCE
INTERRUPTIONS.
>> Reporter: THANKS TO THAT
INSURANCE, WHICH DOES COVER
PANDEMICS, THE SHAW FESTIVAL HAS
BEEN ABLE TO KEEP 300 OF ITS
CAST AND CREW ON THE PAYROLL FOR
THE PAST THREE MONTHS,
REHEARSING ON ZOOM.
THEY'VE CANCELLED MORE THAN 200
PERFORMANCES, BUT THEY HAVE LOTS
OF IDEAS ON HOW TO RETURN
SAFELY.
>> LOOKING AT THINGS ON HOW YOU
MOVE PERFORMANCES INTO
LARGER SPACES OR OUTDOOR SPACES.
I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANY
DOUBT THAT WE'RE GOING TO MODIFY
OUR THEATRES IN VARIOUS WAYS AND
BE CLEANING THEM.
>> Reporter: MAINTAINING
PHYSICAL DISTANCING BETWEEN
AUDIENCE MEMBERS IS TOP OF MIND
FOR ALL THEATRE COMPANIES, LIKE
QUÉBEC'S.
>> IT'S A 600-SEAT VENUE, BUT WE 
THINK PROBABLY IN SEPTEMBER IF
WE'RE ABLE
TO HOST SHOWS IT MAY BE FOR 50,
60, 70, 100 PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: SCALING DOWN IS
ALSO SOMETHING THAT THE COAL
MINE THEATRE DIRECTORS ARE
CONSIDERING.
>> WE CAN DO A SMALLER SHOW WITH
A SMALLER HOUSE AND DO A LONGER
RUN.
>> Reporter: IT WON'T BE EASY.
THE SMALL COMPANY NEEDS A PACKED
HOUSE JUST TO PAY THE BILLS.
BUT A NECESSARY STEP AS THEATRES
PONDER THEIR UNCERTAIN NEXT ACT.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Ian: THE TORONTO ZOO OPENED
UP ITS DOORS THIS WEEKEND
PIVOTING TO A DRIVE-THRU
EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS.
>> WE SEE THIS AS A NEW PRODUCT
WE MIGHT HAVE INTO THE FUTURE.
AND WE THINK
ABOUT OUR POST-COVID-19 LIFE AND
WHAT OTHER THINGS WE'D HAVE TO
BRING ONLINE TO CONNECT PEOPLE,
TO GET THEM OUT, TO OVERCOME
THESE BARRIERS.
>> Ian: THE ZOO WAS CLOSED SINCE
MID-MARCH AND WAS FACING
FINANCIAL PRESSURE.
THE SCENIC SAFARI IS A CHANCE
FOR GUESTS TO SAFELY VISIT THE
GROUNDS AND THE ANIMALS FROM
THEIR CARS.
OTHER ZOOS AROUND THE WORLD ARE
CONTEMPLATING SIMILAR SHIFTS.
>>> THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
RUMOURS BUT NOW CONFIRMATION
THAT THE NBA IS IN
TALKS WITH DISNEY TO GET GAMES
GOING AGAIN THIS SUMMER.
ANITA BATHE IS IN OUR VANCOUVER
NEWSROOM AND LOOKING INTO HOW
THIS WOULD WORK.
>> Reporter: WELL, IAN, I KNOW
THAT THIS
DOESN'T GET YOU AS EXCITED AS
THE NHL ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT THIS
IS A BIG DEAL FOR A LOT OF
SPORTS FANS.
HOLD ON THOUGH.
THE CONVERSATION IS ONLY
EXPLORATORY AT THIS POINT,
ACCORDING TO THE LEAGUE, WITH
THE TARGET START DATE AROUND
LATE JULY.
IT COULD ALL HAPPEN HERE AT THE
ESPN SPORTS COMPLEX AT WALT
DISNEYWORLD IN ORLANDO.
THIS IS A MASSIVE 220-ACRE
ATHLETIC COMPLEX WITH MULTIPLE
VENUES.
SO ESSENTIALLY IT WOULD BE THE
ONLY SITE FOR AN NBA CAMPUS,
GAMES, PRACTICES AND HOUSING.
>> NOTHING IS GOING TO STOP
THESE GUYS AS LONG AS THEY CAN
GET A SENSE OF IT BEING SAFE.
THERE'S MONEY TO BE MADE,
THERE'S SPONSORS AND TV DEALS TO
BE REACHED.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO TURN OVER
EVERY STONE TO DO IT.
>> Ian: I THINK ABOUT A YEAR AGO
THAT ALL OF US IN CANADA WERE
BASKETBALL FANS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE NBA
AND OTHER SPORTS, ANITA, THERE'S
A LOT OF HURDLES THEY'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH?
>> Reporter: FOR SURE.
AND PLAYERS WILL HAVE TO BE
QUARANTINED AND POTENTIALLY AWAY
FROM THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
FOR A FEW MONTHS.
SO IS THAT WORTH IT?
IS THE POTENTIAL SPREAD WORTH
IT?
SOME WONDER IF THERE'S A REAL
MORALITY ISSUE HERE, THOUGH THE
GAMES WOULD BE PLAYED WITHOUT
FANS IN THE STADIUM.
>> WHAT HAPPENS INEVITABLY WHEN
ONE OR TWO OF THESE PLAYERS ON A
CERTAIN TEAM TEST POSITIVE?
DOES THE WHOLE THING GET SHUT
DOWN?
ARE THOSE INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS
QUARANTINED?
IS THAT TEAM SPECIFICALLY JUST
OUT OF LUCK?
>> Reporter: AT THIS POINT IF
YOU ARE DYING TO WATCH SPORTS,
WELL, THE KOREAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
IS ON.
GERMAN LEAGUES HAVE STARTED.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE THEY'RE
PLAYING TO
EMPTY STADIUMS THOUGH.
THE NFL AND THE CFL AND, YES,
SORRY AGAIN, IAN, THE NHL,
THERE'S REALLY NOTHING CONCRETE
FOR ANY OF THOSE YET EITHER.
>> Ian: WELL, I'M OBSESSED WITH
ALL OF THE VINTAGE GAMES ON TV,
SO I'M GOOD FOR NOW.
THANK YOU, ANITA.
>>> NEXT ON "THE NATIONAL," OUR
DOCTOR ANSWERS SOME OF YOUR
COVID QUESTIONS.
AND --
>> THE CLASS OF 2020, THAT'S SO
PERFECT.
AND HERE WE ARE.
>> Ian: NOT EXACTLY THE WAY THAT
THIS YEAR'S GRADUATING CLASS
THOUGHT THEY'D BE FINISHING HIGH
SCHOOL.
STILL AHEAD, MY CONVERSATION
WITH THREE INSPIRING YOUNG GRADS
AND THEIR MESSAGES TO OTHERS.
BUT FIRST --
>>> ACROSS CANADA MUSLIMS FOUND
NEW WAYS TO MARK THE END OF
RAMADAN TODAY.
WITH MOST MOSQUES STILL CLOSED,
EID CELEBRATIONS WERE MOVED
ONLINE OR TO DRIVE-THRU SERVICES
LIKE THIS ONE IN OTTAWA.
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COMMUNITIES COMING TOGETHER AT A
SAFE DISTANCE FROM P.E.I. TO
EDMONTON, AND, OF COURSE,
VIRTUALLY.
SHARING FOOD THANKS TO CURBSIDE
PICK-UPS AND ORGANIZING
DELIVERIES FOR THE MORE
VULNERABLE.
>> THOUGH IT IS CONTACTLESS, YOU
COULD
GET A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND SEE
OUR NEIGHBOURS THROUGHOUT THIS
PANDEMIC.
>> Ian: A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS
EVEN FELT ON A POPULAR VIDEO
GAME.
THE PANDEMIC ONCE AGAIN FORCING
THE FAITHFUL TO BREAK WITH
TRADITION AND TO CREATE NEW
ONES.
(*)
(*)
(*)
>> Ian: WELCOME BACK.
TIME AGAIN TO ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19.
AND WITH US THIS EVENING IS
DR. MICHAEL CURRY, AN EMERGENCY
ROOM DOCTOR AT DELTA HOSPITAL
JUST OUTSIDE OF VANCOUVER.
AND DR. CURRY, FIRST QUESTION --
AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD
VERSIONS OF THIS QUESTION
BEFORE, BUT WE KEEP GETTING IT.
SO LET ME ASK YOU -- IS IT OKAY
TO ALLOW OTHER FAMILIES TO USE
OUR SWIMMING POOL WHILE WE'RE
NOT USING IT?
>> IT SHOULD BE.
WE KNOW THAT THE COVID VIRUS IS
PRIMARILY SPREAD BY CONTACT AND
BY AIRBORNE PARTICLES.
SO AS LONG AS PEOPLE HAVEN'T
BEEN USING THE POOL IMMEDIATELY
BEFOREHAND, AND AS LONG AS
COMMON
SURFACES ARE WASHED DOWN AND
CHLORINATED POOL WATER WOULD BE
AN IDEAL SUBSTANCE TO DO THAT
WITH, THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE TO
LOW RISK OF COVID BEING
TRANSMITTED THROUGH A SWIMMING
POOL THAT IS SHARED.
AS LONG AS PEOPLE ARE PHYSICALLY
DISTANCED AND SURFACES ARE
CLEAN.
>> Ian: ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S A
RELATIVELY SIMPLE ISSUE.
LET'S GO ON TO ONE THAT IS A BIT
MORE COMPLICATED AND HERE'S THE
QUESTION.
DR. BONNIE HENRY SAYS THAT EVERY
PANDEMIC HAS A SECOND WAVE SO WE
SHOULD EXPECT ONE.
BY THE WAY, SHE'S THE CHIEF
MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER HERE IN
VANCOUVER.
BUT IN TERMS OF TIMING AND
MAGNITUDE, WHAT DOES THAT SECOND
WAVE MEAN?
>> SO, WHAT A SECOND WAVE MEANS
IS THAT THE FACTORS THAT ALLOW
THE GERM THAT CAUSES COVID-19 TO 
PROPAGATE, THE FACT THAT IT'S
INFECTIOUS AND THE FACT THAT
PEOPLE
CAN SPREAD IT WHEN THEY DON'T
KNOW THAT THEY'RE SYMPTOMATIC --
OR BEFORE THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE
SYMPTOMATIC -- MEANS THAT THIS
VIRUS IS NOT GONE.
WE STILL HAVE COVID-19
CIRCULATING IN THE COMMUNITY BUT
AT A LOWER LEVEL.
SO AS OUR SAFEGUARDS SORT OF
RELAX A LITTLE BIT, WE CAN
EXPECT A SECOND WAVE.
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WITH
THE FLU PANDEMIC OF 1918.
WHERE IT ACTUALLY SEEMED TO GO
AWAY IN THE SUMMER, BUT THEN IT
CAME BACK WORSE THE PROCEEDING
FALL SEASON.
WE'RE HOPING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN
WITH COVID-19.
BUT THERE ALMOST CERTAINLY WILL
BE AN UPTICK TO SOME EXTENT WITH
THE NUMBER OF COVID CASES WE SEE
AS WE RELAX RESTRICTIONS.
>> Ian: SO JUST TO CLARIFY I
KNOW THAT CERTAINLY IN TORONTO
THIS WEEKEND, BUT EVEN IN
VANCOUVER, THERE'S TALK ABOUT
HOW SLOW REOPENING OR PEOPLE
GETTING TOGETHER IN PARKS, THAT
SORT OF THING, COULD LEAD TO AN
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF KNOWN
INFECTIONS.
BUT IN TERMS OF A SECOND WAVE,
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING
BIGGER AND FURTHER IN THE
FUTURE.
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.
SO THERE WILL BE AN UPTICK AS
THINGS -- AS THINGS GO UP.
BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS
TO TRYING TO CONTROL THE RATE OF
OPENING SO THIS UPTICK BECOMES A
MANAGEABLE UPTICK AND IT DOESN'T
BECOME A SECOND WAVE WHERE WE
END UP WITH OUR HEALTH CARE
RESOURCES BEING OVERWHELMED.
>> Ian: OKAY, WE HAVE TIME FOR A
QUICK ANSWER ON THIS THIRD
QUESTION.
WHEN SOMEONE INVADES YOUR SPACE
AS YOU MOVE, WOULD IT BE HELPFUL
TO HOLD YOUR BREATH?
>> YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE
MARGINALLY BENEFICIAL, BUT
UNLESS SOMEBODY IS BREATHING
RIGHT IN YOUR FACE OR SPEAKING
MOISTLY RIGHT AT YOU, THAT'S
UNLIKE TOW TO SPREAD THE VIRUS.
IT'S REALLY THE COMMON TOUCH AND
THE COMMON SURFACES.
SO WASHING YOUR HANDS IS
PROBABLY THE BEST THING THAT YOU
CAN DO, ALTHOUGH IF YOU REALLY
WANT TO HOLD YOUR BREATH IF
SOMEBODY COMES WITHIN TWO METRES 
OF YOU, IT PROBABLY WON'T HURT.
>> Ian: FULL DISCLOSURE -- I WAS
SMILING DURING THAT QUESTION
BECAUSE I DO SOMETIMES HOLD MY
BREATH WHEN I FEEL THAT SOMEONE
IS TOO CLOSE.
[laughter]
>> I DO IT TOO, IAN.
>> Ian: ALWAYS NICE TALKING TO
YOU, THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, IAN.
>> Ian: OF COURSE, WE'RE ASKING
YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19
EACH NIGHT.
AND YOU CAN SEND THOSE TO US.
MESSAGING US DIRECTLY ON
INSTAGRAM @cbcthenational OR
SEND US AN EMAIL AT
covid@cbc.ca.
>>> TO CLARIFY DR. HENRY, OF
COURSE, THE PROVINCIAL MEDICAL
HEALTH OFFICER.
THERE ARE MANY DAY-TO-DAY
CONCERNS WHEN IT COMES TO
NAVIGATING THE WORLD WITH
COVID-19.
BUT, OF COURSE,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND
THE HUMAN TOLL.
MORE THAN 6,500 LIVES LOST TO
THE VIRUS IN CANADA ALONE.
AND CBC NEWS IS TELLING THEIR
STORIES.
WE CALL THE PROJECT "LIVES
REMEMBERED."
AND TONIGHT RUTH AND EUGENE
GOLDMAN.
>> MY NAME IS MIKE GOLDMAN AND I
RECENTLY LOST BOTH OF MY PARENTS
TO COVID-19.
MY MOTHER, RUTH, WAS 85.
AND MY FATHER, EUGENE, WAS 88.
THEY DIED FOUR DAYS APART.
DAD WAS DEFINITELY THE LIFE OF
THE PARTY.
IF THINGS WERE BORING, DAD WOULD
DO SOMETHING.
HE WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE US
LAUGH.
AND MOM WAS SUCH A BEAUTY.
SHE LOVED LIFE.
MY PARENTS MET WHEN THEY WERE IN
THEIR 20s AT A DANCE AND WOULD
HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 65 YEARS
THIS YEAR.
DAD'S SECRET TO A LONG MARRIAGE
WAS MAKING YOUR WIFE HAPPY.
REALLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF
US UNDERSTOOD HOW IMPORTANT IT
WAS TO KEEP TOGETHER AS A
FAMILY, TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
AND TO COMPROMISE WHENEVER
POSSIBLE.
ONE MEMORY THAT MAKES ME SMILE
WAS MY UNCLE HAS THIS BENCH AND
IT IS A MODEL OF A YOUNG MAN AND
A YOUNG WOMAN KISSING EACH
OTHER.
I GOT MY PARENTS TO SIT BESIDE
THEM AND BOTH OF THEM KISSED
EACH OTHER AND IT WAS JUST SO
BEAUTIFUL.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT.
MY FATHER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL
FIRST.
ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER MY MOTHER
HAD TO BE ADMITTED.
MY FATHER REQUESTED TO MOVE MY
MOM INTO HIS ROOM.
AND THAT NIGHT MY MOM PASSED.
I THINK THAT WITH THE PAIN FROM
COVID AND THE PAIN OF LOSING MY
MOM, WITHIN FOUR DAYS HE THEN
PASSED.
IF I HAD BOTH OF MY PARENTS
RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD
WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE LOVE
THAT THEY SHOWED EACH OTHER AND
THAT THE LOVE THEY SHOWED EACH
OTHER HELPED ALL OF US TO BE
BETTER PEOPLE, TO SERVE OUR
FAMILIES, BUT ALSO TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
BOTH OF MY PARENTS DID.
(*)
>> Ian: RUTH AND EUGENE GOLDMAN,
TWO OF THE MANY LIVES TAKEN BY
COVID-19.
IF YOU HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE AND
YOU WANT TO SHARE THEIR STORY,
SEND US A NOTE AT
covid@cbc.ca.
>>> STILL AHEAD ON "THE
NATIONAL," A SALUTE TO CANADIAN
FORCES WORKING IN QUÉBEC'S
LONG-TERM CARE HOMES.
>>> BUT FIRST WHEN WE COME BACK,
MY CONVERSATION WITH MEMBERS OF
THE CLASS OF 2020 NEXT.
>> Ian: THE CLASSIC GROUP PHOTO
OF THE GRADUATING CLASS, SO
TYPICAL AT HIGH SCHOOLS RIGHT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THIS
YEAR WHICH HAS BEEN TYPICAL.
THIS SHOULD BE A BUSY TIME FOR
GRADE 12 STUDENTS GETTING READY
FOR EXAMS AND GRADUATION
CEREMONY AND PROM.
BUT NOT THIS YEAR.
IT'S PROBABLY MORE A TIME OF
UNCERTAINTY THAN EXCITEMENT.
WE TALKED TO THREE MEMBERS OF A
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS OF
2020.
THREE DIFFERENT PROVINCES, THREE
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, BUT A VERY
SIMILAR SET OF EXPERIENCES.
LOGAN PIKES IS FROM AMHERST,
NOVA SCOTIA.
HE'S HEADED TO MOUNT ALISON
UNIVERSITY IN NEARBY
NEW BRUNSWICK FOR MATHEMATICS
LATER THIS YEAR.
MADISON FRANCOEUR IS A
COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADER IN
SNOW VALLEY NEAR BARRIE,
ONTARIO.
SHE'S DECIDING WHICH MEDICAL
SCIENCES PROGRAMME TO ATTEND.
AND ARSHIA URPAL, A STUDENT FROM
SURREY
OUTSIDE OF VANCOUVER, A STUDENT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND GOING TO
U.B.C. IN THE FALL.
BRIGHT FUTURES THOUGH PERHAPS
HARD TO SEE THROUGH THE FOG OF
THIS PANDEMIC.
I GUESS THAT MY FIRST QUESTION
IS, HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING
RIGHT NOW?
MADISON, LET'S START WITH YOU.
>> SO IT'S DEFINITELY
DISAPPOINTING TO KNOW THAT WE'RE
NOT GOING TO GET THE GRADUATION
AND PROM THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
FORWARD TO FOR OUR ENTIRE LIFE.
I KNOW THAT ESPECIALLY ME, I
HAVE BEEN
LOOKING FORWARD TO GRADUATION
AND PROM WHEN WE HAD KIND OF A
SNEAK
PEEK OF IT AT IN GRADE EIGHT.
AND I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
REAL DEAL.
WE'RE STARTING A NEW CHAPTER IN
YOUR LIFE AND YOU'RE GOING OFF
TO UNIVERSITY.
AND SO IT'S DEFINITELY
DISAPPOINTING YOU DON'T GET TO
CELEBRATE THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
>> I'M HAPPY WITH THE CHOICES
THAT ARE BEING MADE.
I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD DO
IT UNTIL WE'RE ABSOLUTELY
CERTAIN THAT IT'S SAFE TO DO IT.
>> Ian: ARSHIA?
>> YEAH, AS BOTH OF THEM SAID,
IT'S SAD THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING
THAT EXPERIENCE.
JUST AS MADISON SAID, WITH THE
SNEAK PEEK, I WAS ACTUALLY SIT
SETTING UP FOR DINNER/DANCE LAST
YEAR AND I THOUGHT, OH, MY GOD,
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE WITH ALL OF
MY
CLASSMATES AND TO GET THAT
CLOSURE.
BUT THEN AGAIN, I MEAN, I'M
GRATEFUL THAT I HAVE TIME TO BE
WITH MY FAMILY AND TO BE AT HOME
WHERE DIAGNOSE AS AROUND THE
WORLD PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING
THAT.
SO I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR WHERE I
AM AT RIGHT NOW.
>> Ian: SO THIS IS THE TIME OF
THE YEAR WHEN STUDENTS WOULD BE
THINKING ABOUT -- ESPECIALLY FOR
YOU GUYS -- THINKING ABOUT FALL
AND UNIVERSITY.
ARSHIA, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE
RIGHT NOW?
>> WELL, ACTUALLY, I'M QUITE
NERVOUS ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE HERE WE ARE FINISHING UP
OUR LAST SEMESTER OF HIGH SCHOOL
ONLINE.
AND, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT
GETTING THAT -- I KNOW THAT
TEACHERS ARE GOING TO DO A LOT
OF FINAL EXAMS, UNIVERSITY
EXAMS AND WE WERE GOING TO TAKE
A BUNCH OF A.P. EXAMS AS WELL
AND THAT GOT MOVED ONLINE.
SO IT'S TOTALLY NOT THE SAME
THING.
IT WAS LIKE ONE OR TWO QUESTIONS
FOR 45 MINUTES THAT DETERMINED
YOUR WHOLE YEAR'S KNOWLEDGE.
SO IT WAS -- IT'S THE BEST THEY
CAN DO, I GUESS.
AND SO I'M NERVOUS FOR
UNIVERSITY BECAUSE I FEEL THAT
ACADEMICALLY I'M NOT AS
PREPARED.
>> Ian: NOW, LOGAN, YOU KNOW
WHAT UNIVERSITY YOU'RE GOING TO, 
MOUNT A, THE ONE THAT I WENT TO
A LONG,
LONG TIME AGO NEAR AMHERST.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN RESIDENCE,
BUT STILL
A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY, RIGHT?
>> AND AS A MATH MAJOR THEY ARE
DOING A BLEND OF ONLINE AND
IN-PERSON CLASSES.
AS A MATH MAJOR, I DON'T REALLY
HAVE TO BE THERE IN PERSON SO I
THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF
ONLINE WORK WHICH IS
UNFORTUNATE, BUT FORTUNATE AT
THE SAME TIME.
I'M SCARED, I'M NERVOUS, I'M
HOPEFUL.
BUT I DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE
YET.
>> Ian: MADIS OP, YOU HAVE
APPLIED TO A LOT OF UNIVERSITIES
AND YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO A
LOT OF UNIVERSITIES AND THEY'RE
ALL AWAY.
ARE YOU HOPING --
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IN
RESIDENCE SOMEWHERE IN THE FALL?
>> IT'S MY DREAM TO GO TO LIVE
IN RESIDENCE AND GET THAT
FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE OF HAVING
A ROOMMATE AND BEING WITH
EVERYONE ON YOUR FLOOR AND
HANGING OUT.
I JUST FEEL LIKE EVERYONE HAS
TOLD ME ABOUT THEIR FIRST-YEAR
EXPERIENCE AND HOW THEY MAKE NEW
FRIENDS AND EVERYONE GETS TO
KNOW EACH OTHER.
I JUST FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOT GOING
TO GET THAT EXPERIENCE.
THERE'S A LOT OF UNIVERSITIES
THAT I HAVE HEARD BACK FROM ARE
SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO BE
COMPLETELY ONLINE OR THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO DO ONLY FIVE
PEOPLE ON THE FLOOR.
WHICH I FEEL THAT REALLY LIMITS
THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT YOU
MEET.
I FEEL THAT RUINS FIRST-YEAR
EXPERIENCE OF UNIVERSITY.
SO IT MAKES ME QUESTION, LIKE,
WHETHER I ACTUALLY WANT TO GO
NEXT YEAR OR DEFER FOR A YEAR
BECAUSE I WANT THAT FIRST-YEAR
EXPERIENCE.
>> YEAH, IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE
EXPERIENCE IN MY OPINION.
LIKE, THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO MOST IS MEETING ALL
OF THE PEOPLE.
WHICH, WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT WILL
LOOK LIKE.
I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE.
>> Ian: ONE LAST THING AND LET
ME START WITH YOU ARSHIA, FOR
THOSE OF US WATCHING WHO ARE NOT
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2020,
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO US?
WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE TO BE A
MEMBER OF THIS YEAR'S GRADUATING
CLASS?
>> I MEAN, THE CLASS OF 2020 --
WHEN IT FIRST STARTED OFF I WAS
SUPER EXCITED.
LIKE, JUST BEING PART OF STUDENT
COUNCIL AS PRESIDENT, AND BEING
PART OF ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT
CLUBS.
AND THE YEAR WAS STARTING ALL
REALLY GREAT.
EVERYONE KEPT SAYING, HEY, THE
CLASS OF 2020, THAT'S SO
PERFECT.
AND HERE WE ARE.
BUT I THINK ONE THING THAT I
TELL EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS STILL
IN HIGH SCHOOL AND WHO IS
PLANNING ON GRADUATING IS TO
JUST LIVE IN THE MOMENT.
AND TO REALLY HAVE EXPERIENCES
AND TO BE ABLE TO BALANCE YOUR
STUDY AND SOCIAL LIFE.
I MEAN, I HAD TROUBLE DOING
THAT.
AND I WISH THAT I DID BETTER
WITH THAT.
BECAUSE I KEPT PUTTING OFF
HAVING FUN UNTIL, LIKE JUNE --
AND JUNE NEVER HAPPENED LIKE IN
SCHOOL.
SO IT'S KIND OF UNFORTUNATE.
SO JUST LIVE IN THE MOMENT AND
HAVE FUN AND BALANCE YOUR WORK
AND SOCIAL LIFE.
>> Ian: MADISON?
>> YEAH, I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH
ARSHIA.
I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
OUR
CLASS TOOK THINGS FOR GRANTED
THAT THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE MORE
TIME.
YOU'LL GET A GRADUATION AND
YOU'LL GET A PROM.
SO I WOULD TELL PEOPLE TO LIVE
IN THE MOMENT AS WELL.
TAKE EVERYTHING IN, LIKE, DON'T
TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED.
EVEN IF YOU'RE IN GRADE NINE,
LIVE FOR EVERY MOMENT BECAUSE
YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT CAN BE
TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU ALL OF A
SUDDEN.
LIKE I KNOW FOR US
BEFORE WE LEFT FOR SPRING BREAK
AND WE WERE LIKE SEE YOU IN A
WEEK AND WE'LL BE BACK AT SCHOOL
AND SO MUCH WORK.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE PROM AND
GRADUATION AND WE'LL BE SO BUSY.
BUT WE NEVER ACTUALLY GOT TO
THAT POINT.
>> Ian: LOGAN?
>> MAKE SURE THAT WE STICK
TOGETHER.
WE'RE ONLY GOING TO GET THROUGH
THIS TOGETHER.
WE'VE GOT TO LISTEN TO EACH
OTHER, HELP EACH OTHER OUT.
I KNOW THAT A LOT OF US ARE
STICKING TOGETHER ACADEMICALLY.
OUR TEACHERS ARE BEING SUPER
HELPFUL.
WE'RE STICKING TOGETHER AS A
CLASS.
I KNOW THAT A LOT OF US ARE
TALKING IN GROUP CHATS, AND
SENDING NOTES AND HELPING TUTOR
ALMOST, LIKE, I'M REALLY PROUD
OF US AS A CLASS THAT WE'VE
HELPED EACH OTHER THROUGH IT.
>> Ian: WELL, ALL THREE OF YOU
ARE SO IMPRESSIVE AND I KNOW
THAT YOU'RE HIGH ACHIEVERS.
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE FEELING A
LITTLE BIT ANXIOUS, BUT I WISH
YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'LL KEEP
YOUR ZOOM ADDRESSES AND MAYBE WE
CAN HAVE THIS CHAT IN A YEAR'S
TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
>> Ian: "THE MOMENT" IS NEXT.
BUT FIRST A TALE OF QUARANTINE
MEETS CHOIR COMING OUT OF NOVA
SCOTIA.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
AND WELCOME TO OUR VIRTUAL
SPRING CONCERT.
>> Ian: WITH IN-PERSON PRACTISE
OFF-LIMITS, YOU MIGHT THINK THAT
THE ANNAPOLIS VALLEY HONOUR
CHOIR'S FINAL CONCERT OF THE
YEAR WAS A NO GO.
OF COURSE -- YOU'D BE WRONG.
(*)
(singing).
(*)
>> Ian: THEY TOOK THE SHOW
ONLINE ON SATURDAY.
STITCHING TOGETHER DOZENS OF
INDIVIDUAL VIDEOS IN PART TO
RAISE FUNDS, RAISE SPIRITS, AND
SAY THANK YOU.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE
THIS SONG TO ALL OF OUR
FRONTLINE WORKERS, HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS, FIRST RESPONDERS
AND RCMP.
(*)
(singing)
(*)
>> Ian: THEIRS IS A MISSION LIKE
NONE OTHER AND THIS WEEKEND
CANADIAN FORCES MEMBERS SERVING
IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES IN
QUÉBEC GOT A PRETTY
ONE-OF-A-KIND THANK YOU AS WELL.
THEY WERE SALUTED BY VETERANS OF
THE VAN DOOS REGIMENT FOR THE
WORK ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE
FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.
TONIGHT THAT THANKS IS OUR
"MOMENT."
[HORNS HONKING]
THIS WAS NO SUBTLE
THANK YOU.
THE VAN DOOS VETERANS, ABOUT 40
IN TOTAL, ARRIVED ON MOTORCYCLES
TO THREE LONG-TERM CARE HOMES IN
MONTRÉAL.
(*)
"O CANADA" WAS POURING THROUGH
THE LOUD SPEAKERS.
APPLAUDING AND SALUTING HEALTH
CARE WORKERS AND THE CANADIAN
FORCE MEMBERS WORKING ALONGSIDE
THEM.
ABOUT A THOUSAND SOLDIERS ARE
WORKING IN LONG-TERM CARE HOMES
RIGHT NOW IN QUÉBEC AND ONTARIO
AND THERE IS RISK.
AT LEAST 28 HAVE CAUGHT THE
VIRUS.
[Cheers and Applause]
>> FOR US IT'S LIKE ANY OF US
WOULD HAVE DONE AND COULD HAVE
DONE THE SAME THING AS THEY'RE
DOING RIGHT NOW.
SOME OF THEM AND MOST PEOPLE
HERE HAVE SERVED OUTSIDE THE
COUNTRY, OVERSEAS.
AND WE SEE THAT RIGHT NOW AS A
MISSION, THE SAME THING AS WHEN
WE WERE DEPLOYED OVERSEAS.
>> Ian: SO THE VAN DOOS, THE
ENGLISH NICKNAME FOR THE ROYAL
22nd REGIMENT WITH A STORIED
MILITARY HISTORY THROUGH TWO
WORLD WARS AND OTHER OVERSEAS
DEPLOYMENTS, REALLY FITTING THEY
WOULD TAKE THE TIME.
THAT REGIMENT OF ALL, THAT WOULD
TAKE THE TIME TO SALUTE WHAT THE
ARMED FORCES MEMBERS ARE DOING
TODAY, A MUCH DIFFERENT KIND OF
BATTLE.
>>> THAT IS "THE NATIONAL" FOR
SUNDAY, MAY 24th.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
GOOD NIGHT.
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