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>> Adrienne: GOOD EVENING, I'M
ADRIENNE ARSENAULT.
ANDREW IS OFF.
TONIGHT, COVID CROWD CONTROL.
>> I DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WOULD
BE THIS CRAZY, BUT ABSOLUTELY
INSANE.
>> Adrienne: LONG WEEKENDERS
GET TOO OUTDEERS.
AND IN QUÉBEC, IT IS THE GROWING
INDOOR
GATHERINGS THAT DOCTORS ARE
CALLING DANGEROUS.
250 PEOPLE CAN GATHER INSIDE,
SOME WITH MASKS REMOVED.
>>> TROUBLE WITH CANADA'S NEW
COVID ALERT APP.
>> IT NEEDS TO WORK FOR ALL
CANADIANS.
>> Adrienne: WHY SO MANY SAY
THEY'RE SHUT OUT.
>>> THE SALMONELLA OUTBREAKS
WIDEN.
>> I JUST THREW EVERYTHING OUT.
>> Adrienne: WHY SOME ONIONS
ARE MAKING PEOPLE SICK.
>>> SPEAKING OUT AGAINST
BEIJING.
IS THERE NOT A CHANCE THAT YOU
COULD BE SPIRITED AWAY IN THE
MIDDLE OF A THE NIGHT TO A
PRISON IN MAINLAND CHINA?
>> YES, BUT WHAT CAN I DO, KEEP
QUIET?
>> Adrienne: HONG KONG'S MEDIA
TYCOON RISKING IT ALL TO
FIGHT CHINA'S NATIONAL SECURITY
LAW.
>>> THIS IS "THE NATIONAL."
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>>> MILLIONS OF PANDEMIC WEARY
CANADIANS ARE SAYING SO LONG TO
ANOTHER HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
HEADING INTO THE BREAK, HEALTH
OFFICIALS WARNED AGAIN ABOUT
OBSERVING SAFETY PROTOCOLS TO
PREVENT A COVID COMEBACK AND,
AGAIN, WE SEE THAT NOT EVERYONE
PLAYED BALL.
WE START OFF WITH STEPHANIE
MERCIER'S LOOK AT SOME
ALARMINGLY PACKED HOTSPOTS.
>> Reporter: A SUNNY LONG
WEEKEND MEANS PEOPLE FLOCKING TO
TREES AND NATURE.
TROUBLE IS THEY'RE ESCAPING TO
THE SAME PLACES AS EVERYONE
ELSE.
THIS ALBERTA TRAIL WAS OVERRUN.
>> I DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS
GOING TO BE THIS CRAZY BUT
ABSOLUTELY INSANE.
>> IT'S CRAZY THIS YEAR.
IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE
ACTUALLY COME AND DO THIS.
>> AS SOON AS YOU WENT DOWN TO
GO DO THE HIKE, IT WAS KIND OF
MADNESS DOWN THERE.
THERE'S WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE AND
IT WAS JUST SO UNCOMFORTABLE.
SO WE ENDED UP WALKING BACK UP
BECAUSE, I DON'T KNOW, SINCE
THERE'S A PANDEMIC GOING ON IT
FEELS WEIRD TO HIKE AROUND A
HUNDRED OTHER PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: ELSEWHERE IT WAS
BEACHES THAT WERE JAMMED.
IN AN EFFORT TO CONTROL THE
NUMBER
OF PEOPLE AT ANY GIVEN PLACE, A
LOT OF REGIONS HAVE BEEN CLOSING
PARKING LOTS AND TURNING PEOPLE
AWAY.
LIKE IN PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY,
ONTARIO, AND THE LOWER MAINLAND
OF B.C.
>> THE PARKING LOT WAS FULL SO
WE HAD TO TURN AROUND AND FIND
ANOTHER PARKING SPOT.
AND NOW WE'RE WAITING FOR THE
BUS.
>> WE'RE NOW TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO IN THE
MEANTIME SO THAT WE CAN GET
OURSELVES TO THE HIKE.
>> A CONFIRMINATION NUMBER?
>> Reporter: B.C. HAS STARTED
ISSUING DAY USE PASSES FOR SOME
POPULAR AREAS.
BUT SOME SUBURBAN MAYORS SAY
THAT'S JUST PUSHING PEOPLE TO
CROWD INTO SMALLER LOCAL PARKS.
>> WE OUGHT TO BE COORDINATING
TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR
FACILITIES ARE OPEN AND THAT WE
CAN SPREAD OUT THIS LARGE NUMBER
OF RESIDENTS THAT WANT TO FIND
THE PARK.
SPREAD THEM OUT MORE.
>> Reporter: TO THEIR POINT,
JUST A FEW KILOMETRES AWAY --
>> IT'S QUITE EMPTY.
>> YEAH, THERE USUALLY IS A LOT
MORE PEOPLE HERE I WOULD SAY.
QUITE A FEW BOATERS AS USUAL.
AND IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY
PLEASANT.
>> I SEE GOOD SOCIAL DISTANCE,
EVERYTHING IS VERY GOOD.
>> Reporter: SHOWING THERE IS
STILL ENOUGH OUTDOOR SPACE TO GO
AROUND SAFELY.
STEPHANIE MERCIER, CBC NEWS,
VANCOUVER.
>> Adrienne: NOW, THIS WAS NOT
A
LONG WEEKEND IN QUÉBEC, BUT SOME
MAY CELEBRATE THIS.
STARTING TODAY THE PROVINCE
ALLOWS PUBLIC GATHERINGS OF UP
TO 250 PEOPLE, EVEN INDOORS.
THAT'S UP FROM 50, WHICH IS
STILL THE RULE FOR MOST
PROVINCES.
BUT AS ANTONI NERESTANT SHOWS
US, SOME DOCTORS ARE SOUNDING
THE ALARM.
>> Reporter: PAT DUREPO SAYS
THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS SUCKED THE
LIFE OUT OF HIS RECEPTION HALL
BUSINESS.
ALMOST ALL OF HIS WEDDINGS HAVE
BEEN POSTPONED AND COSTING HIM
$800,000 IN LOST REVENUE.
>>> 2020 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE
YEAR, A BIG YEAR FOR THE WEDDING
INDUSTRY.
THE WHOLE WEDDING INDUSTRY WAS
EXPLODING THIS YEAR.
AND HERE YOU HAVE IT, IT'S A
DISASTER RIGHT NOW.
IT'S IN SHAMBLES.
>> Reporter: THE NEW RULE THAT
LETS UP TO 250 PEOPLE GATHER IN
INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACES
IS DESIGNED TO HELP VENUES LIKE
HIS TO RECOVER.
BUT A GROUP OF QUÉBEC DOCTORS IS
CALLING THE CHANGE DANGEROUS AND
UNNECESSARY.
BECAUSE DROPLETS CAN LINGER IN
ENCLOSED SPACES.
>> THE PROBLEM IS THAT IF YOU
HAVE PEOPLE SPREADING AN
INFECTION WITHIN A LARGE GROUP,
IT BECOMES AN EVENT WHERE
THERE'S JUST NOT JUST A FEW
PEOPLE INFECTED, BUT POSSIBLY A
LOT OF PEOPLE INFECTED AND IT
CAN JUST SPREAD WILDLY.
>> Reporter: THE NEW RULE
APPLIES TO VENUES LIKE THEATRES
AND CINEMAS AND TO AMATEUR
SPORTING EVENTS.
ALSO WORRYING FOR DOCTORS, ONCE
YOU'RE SEATED, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR
MASK OFF.
AND YOU ONLY NEED TO STAY A
METRE AND A HALF AWAY FROM
OTHERS, NOT THE USUAL TWO METRES
REQUIRED IN OTHER SETTINGS IN
QUÉBEC.
>> WE'D LOVE TO SEE IF THERE WAS
ANY SCIENCE OR ANY RATIONALE OR
WHAT THE SCIENCE OR RATIONALE IS
BEHIND THIS.
AND HOW WE'VE DECIDED TO GO FROM
50 ALL THE WAY TO 250 IN ONE
FELL SWOOP.
>> Reporter: DR. DAVID ZUCKER
HELPED
TO LAUNCH A PETITION AMONG
DOCTORS TO ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO
SCRAP THE PLAN.
BUT THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
HEALTH SAYS THAT THE RISK IS NOT
THE SAME AS PRIVATE GATHERINGS
THAT ARE STILL LIMITED TO 10
PEOPLE.
>> 250 PERSONS WHO ARE GOING TO
GO TO A SHOW, SIT IN A CHAIR,
SIT THERE SEPARATED BY 1.5
METRES.
I THINK THAT THE RISK THERE IS
VERY ACCEPTABLE.
>> Reporter: BUT IT'S THOSE
REMAINING SAFETY MEASURES THAT
MAKE GARIPPO DOUBT THAT HIS
WEDDING
BUSINESS IS COMING BACK SOON.
>> THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE A
FUNERAL, A FUNERAL.
THEY WANT TO HAVE A WEDDING.
>> Reporter: WILL 250 PEOPLE
WANT TO GATHER AT A WEDDING?
HE WONDERS.
WHEN DANCING AND MINGLING ARE
STILL NOT ALLOWED.
ANTONI NERESTANT, CBC NEWS,
MONTRÉAL.
>> Adrienne: NOT EVERY
PROVINCE REPORTED NEW COVID-19
NUMBERS TODAY.
BUT OF THOSE THAT DID, WE SEE A
DIP ACROSS THE BOARD WITH ONE
EXCEPTION.
SASKATCHEWAN REPORTED 17 NEW
CASES TODAY, JUST OVER TWICE AS
MANY AS SUNDAY.
MANITOBA SAW SEVEN NEW
INFECTIONS, LESS THAN HALF OF
THE DAY BEFORE.
QUÉBEC IS DOWN FOR THE THIRD DAY
IN A ROW WITH 123.
NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK
AND NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
ALL REPORTED NO NEW INFECTIONS
TODAY.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S NEW
AND NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
ALL REPORTED NO NEW INFECTIONS
TODAY.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S NEW
COVID ALERT APP HAS BEEN TOUTED
AS KEY TO KEEPING THOSE NUMBERS
DOWN.
DESIGNED TO PING YOU IF YOU'VE
BEEN NEAR ANYONE WHO HAS TESTED
POSITIVE, THIS APP HAS ALREADY
BEEN DOWNLOADED 1.2 MILLION
TIMES IN JUST FOUR DAYS.
BUT AS KAREN PAULS REPORTS,
THERE ARE PROBLEMS RIGHT OUT OF
THE GATE.
>> Reporter: GORDON PAYNE IS
TRYING TO DOWNLOAD THE NEW COVID
ALERT APP.
>> IT SAYS THAT I NEED A
DIFFERENT VERSION OF THE
OPERATING SYSTEM, THAT MY PHONE
CANNOT HANDLE.
>> Reporter: IT REQUIRES USERS
TO HAVE APPLE OR ANDROID PHONES
MADE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND
A RELATIVELY NEW OPERATING
SYSTEM.
PAYNE HAS AN iPHONE 6.
>> NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE ABILITY
OR THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO AFFORD
THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY THAT IS
REQUIRED TO RUN THIS SOFTWARE.
>> Reporter: THIS ONTARIO
N.D.P. LEGISLATOR SAYS THAT HER
PARENTS ALSO TRIED IN VAIN TO
DOWNLOAD THE APP ON THEIR OLDER
iPHONES.
NOW SHE AND OTHERS ARE RAISING
CONCERNS ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY FOR
OLDER CANADIANS AND MARGINALIZED
GROUPS.
SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO
COVID-19.
>> IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BUILD A
TECH TOOL THAT WORKS WELL FOR
WHITE CANADIANS OR AFFLUENT
CANADIANS.
IT NEEDS TO WORK FOR
ALL CANADIANS, OR THE GOVERNMENT
NEEDS TO BE REALLY, REALLY CLEAR
WHY THEY ARE NOT DOING SO.
>> Reporter: FOR NOW THE APP
IS ONLY LINKED TO THE ONTARIO
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
ATLANTIC CANADA WILL LIKELY BE
NEXT.
THIS MANITOBA RESTAURANT OWNER
HAS
BEEN TRYING TO FOLLOW WHAT HE
CALLS CONFUSING PUBLIC HEALTH
ORDERS.
>> WHEN YOU WALK AROUND THE
PATIO, YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE
TABLES AND CHAIRS ARE SPACED
OUT.
>> Reporter: HE KNOWS THAT HIS
INDUSTRY IS FRONTLINE, SO EVEN
THOUGH HE'SANT A FAN OF MORE
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, IF THE
COVID ALERT APP BECOMES
AVAILABLE, HE'LL LIKELY DOWNLOAD
IT.
>> TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY PEOPLE
THAT I'M WITH WHO, YOU KNOW,
COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY A
RESPIRATORY VIRUS ARE PROTECTED
NOW AND KEEPING THEM SAFE.
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE GORDON
PAYNE HAS ASKED THE ONTARIO
GOVERNMENT TO FIX THE DOWNLOAD
PROBLEM.
HE'S A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER AND
WILL SOON BE SURROUNDED BY
STUDENTS.
>> IF I COME INTO CONTACT WITH
THEM AND ONE OF THEM TESTS
POSITIVE, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO
KNOW THAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY
HEALTH AND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME.
>> Reporter: AT LEAST 65% OF
CANADIANS NEED TO USE THE APP
FOR IT TO BE EFFECTIVE.
AND THAT WON'T BE POSSIBLE
UNLESS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FINDS A WAY TO MAKE IT MORE
ACCESSIBLE.
KAREN PAULS, CBC NEWS, WINNIPEG.
>> Adrienne: A WARNING TODAY
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGINISATION AS WE APPROACH
700,000 DEATHS GLOBALLY FROM
COVID-19.
>> WE ALL HOPE TO HAVE A NUMBER
OF EFFECTIVE VACCINES THAT CAN
HELP TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM
INFECTION.
HOWEVER, THERE IS NO SILVER
BULLET AT THE MOMENT.
AND THERE MIGHT NEVER BE.
>> Adrienne: OFFICIALS ARE
TELLING COUNTRIES WITH SURGING
CASELOADS THAT THE WAY OUT
REQUIRES A SUSTAINED COMMITMENT
TO PUBLIC HEALTH BASICS --
TESTING, ISOLATING, TREATING AND
CONTACT TRACING.
SO AS THE WORLD ANXIOUSLY AWAITS
A VACCINE, A FEW CONTENDERS ARE
ALREADY IN THE THIRD STAGE OF
CLINICAL TRIALS.
CHRISTINE BIRAK EXPLAINS HOW A
TIMELINE THAT CAN NORMALLY TAKE
UP TO FIVE YEARS IS BEING
SQUEEZED INTO ABOUT 10 MONTHS.
>> Reporter: FOR A NEW VIRUS,
IT'S NEVER HAPPENED THIS FAST
BEFORE.
POTENTIAL VACCINES ARE ENTERING
FINAL PHASE THREE CLINICAL
TRIALS.
IT'S A PROCESS THAT USUALLY
TAKES YEARS, IF NOT DECADES.
SO HOW CAN IT BE HAPPENING IN
MONTHS?
AND WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY?
>> I BELIEVE THAT IT IS
POSSIBLE.
YOU JUST NEED TO PUT THE EFFORT
INTO IT.
>> Reporter: AND A LOT OF
MONEY?
>> A LOT OF MONEY.
>> Reporter: AT LAVAL
UNIVERSITY, GARY COPINGER IS
WORKING ON A POTENTIAL VACCINE.
HE SAYS NO ONE IS
SACRIFICING SAFETY, INSTEAD,
VACCINE DEVELOPMENT IS MAINLY
BEING SPED UP BY ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING, GLOBAL
COOPERATION, AND DESIGNING
FLEXIBLE CLINICAL TRIALS.
>> NOW EVERYTHING IS COMPRESSED.
PEOPLE ARE LINING UP THEIR PHASE
TWO AS THEY'RE DOING THEIR PHASE
ONE.
>> Reporter: PHASE ONE IS A
SAFETY TRIAL.
THE POTENTIAL VACCINE IS GIVEN
TO A SMALL NUMBER OF HEALTHY
VOLUNTEERS.
NORMALLY ONE PHASE ENDS BEFORE
ANOTHER STARTS.
BUT IF THE EARLY RESULTS SO THAT
THE VACCINE IS SAFE, HEALTH
REGULATORS CONTINUE TO MONITOR
IT AND ALLOW
PHASE TWO TO RUN AT THE SAME
TIME.
PHASE TWO AND PHASE THREE CAN
OVERLAP AS WELL.
>> WE'RE SPENDING WAY MORE MONEY
THAN WE WOULD SPEND ON A REGULAR
DEVELOPMENT TRACK.
>> Reporter: REGULATORS
WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING HEALTH
CANADA, ARE ALSO WORKING
TOGETHER TO OVERSEE THE VAST
AMOUNTS OF DATA FROM THOSE
TRIALS.
RESULTING IN A MUCH FASTER
REVIEW TIME THAN THE STANDARD
300 DAYS.
IF A VACCINE PROVES SAFE AND
EFFECTIVE IN GETTING THE IMMUNE
SYSTEM TO FIGHT THIS
CORONAVIRUS, THOSE CHANGES ALONE
COULD SHAVE YEARS OFF THE
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
BUT COMPANIES ARE ALSO BANKING
ON THAT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.
>> MEANING TO INVEST IN
MANUFACTURING AND LET'S HAVE THE
DOSES READY.
AND IF THE VACCINE IS A GOOD
CANDIDATE, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO
BACK TO DO MANUFACTURING.
WE ALREADY HAVE THE DOSES
AVAILABLE.
>> Reporter: IT'S NEVER BEEN
DONE BEFORE, BUT LEADING
COVID-19 VACCINE CONTENDERS ARE
NOW PRODUCING THEIR VACCINE.
>> SO EVEN THOUGH IT IS A LOT OF
INVESTMENT TO MANUFACTURE AT
RISK, IT IS COMPRESSING
TIMELINES.
>> Reporter: SAFETY CHECKS ARE
BAKED IN, BUT WHEN A VACCINE
FAILS AND MOST OF THEM DO, IT IS
EXPENSIVE.
OUTSIDE A PANDEMIC, IT'S A RISK
THAT FEW COMPANIES WOULD EVER
TAKE.
CHRISTINE BIRAK, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: ANOTHER HEALTH
WARNING FOR YOU TONIGHT.
A SALMONELLA OUTBREAK THAT
STARTED IN THE UNITED STATES IS
GETTING BIGGER, AND IT'S LED TO
A WIDE
RECALL OF ONIONS HERE IN CANADA.
AT LEAST 120 PEOPLE IN SEVEN
PROVINCES ARE SICK, AND 17 WERE
SENT TO HOSPITAL.
SUSANA da SILVA HAS THE
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: BETTER SAFE THAN
SORRY IS THE MINDSET OF THIS
SMALL GROCER WAITING TO CONFIRM
FROM THEIR SUPPLIER THAT THESE
ONIONS ARE SAFE.
>> THEY SAID THAT IF YOU HAVE
ANY ONIONS TO JUST
BRING THEM IN THE BACK AND YOU
HAVE TO THROW THEM OUT.
>> Reporter: A SALMONELLA
OUTBREAK LINKED TO SOME
CALIFORNIA RED ONIONS IS
RECALLING ALL VARIETIES OF
ONIONS FROM THE SAME COMPANY.
>> I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND
CHECKED AND, OF COURSE, THERE IS
NO STICKERS ON
ANYTHING, SO I JUST THREW
EVERYTHING OUT, JUST TO BE ON
THE SAFE SIDE.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE BEGAN
GETTING SICK IN THE MIDDLE OF
JUNE, 120 CASES IN CANADA SO
FAR, 17 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
HOSPITALIZED.
IN THE UNITED STATES THERE ARE
CLOSE TO 400 CASES.
THE ONIONS HAVE BEEN SOLD ACROSS
CANADA UNDER THE NAMES IMPERIAL
FRESH AND ONIONS 52, TENDER
LOVING CARE AND THOMPSON
INTERNATIONAL.
BUT IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, WHEN YOU
GET YOUR ONIONS HOME YOU TAKE
THEM OUT OF THE BAG AND PUT THEM
IN YOUR HANDY ONION BOX.
AND SOME OF THEM WERE ALSO SOLD
IN BULK WHICH MAY MEAN THAT YOU
HAVE NO IDEA WHERE YOUR ONION
COMES FROM.
SO OFFICIALS SAY, WHEN IN DOUBT,
THROW THEM OUT.
>> AND I THINK THE BIG RISK IS
THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T
ASSOCIATE ONIONS WITH SALMONELLA
IS THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A CUTTING
BOARD, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'LL PEEL
THE ONION, CUT IT UP AND THEN
THEY'LL PUT SOMETHING DOWN ON
THAT CUTTING BOARD.
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA THE
SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION IS
STILL UNKNOWN BUT EXPERTS SAY
LIKELY FROM THE SOIL OR
CONTAMINATED WATER AS THE STATE
DEALS WITH DROUGHTS, WATER IS
BEING BROUGHT IN FROM FURTHER
AWAY.
>> THERE'S LESS INVESTMENT IN
FOOD SAFETY IN THE UNITED STATES
THAN A FEW YEARS AGO.
AND TALK ABOUT COVID
RIGHT NOW, AND FARMERS ARE UNDER
A LOT OF PRESSURE TO PRODUCE.
>> Reporter: IN VANCOUVER THIS
GROCER GOT CONFIRMATION THAT
THESE ONIONS WERE GROWN IN
WASHINGTON AND ITS SUPPLIER SAYS
THAT THEY'RE SAFE.
BUT THAT ISN'T ENOUGH TO
CONVINCE EVERYONE TO PICK THEM
UP.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO HOLD OFF ON
BUYING ONIONS FOR A WHILE?
>> PROBABLY FOR A WHILE UNTIL I
HEAR MORE FROM THE NEWS.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE ADVISING
THOSE ORDERING FROM RESTAURANTS
TO CHECK WHERE ITS ONIONS ARE
FROM.
SUSANA da SILVA, CBC NEWS,
VANCOUVER.
>> Adrienne: NEWFOUNDLAND AND
LABRADOR IS GETTING A NEW
LEADER.
>> I KNOW THAT TOGETHER WE CAN
EMBRACE A COMMON GOAL OF WORKING
TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE.
>> Adrienne: ANDREW FUREY IS
NOW PREMIER-DESIGNATE AFTER
WINNING THE PROVINCIAL LIBERAL
LEADERSHIP RACE TODAY.
HE'S NEVER HELD ELECTED OFFICE
SO HE
DOESN'T HAVE A SEAT IN THE
LEGISLATURE.
FUREY, HOWEVER, DID HAVE THE
BACKING OF THE OUTGOING PREMIER
DWIGHT BALL WHO ANNOUNCED HIS
RESIGNATION IN FEBRUARY AMID
GROWING SCANDALS WITHIN HIS
CAUCUS.
>>> THE FAMILY OF A MISSING NOVA
SCOTIA BOY IS NOW OFFERING A
$15,000 REWARD.
THEY ARE PLEADING FOR ANY
INFORMATION THAT COULD LOCATE
DYLAN EHLER.
THE 3-YEAR-OLD WAS PLAYING IN
HIS GRANDMOTHER'S YARD IN TRURO
WHEN HE DISAPPEARED ON MAY THE
SIXTH.
THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH
BUT ONLY HIS BOOTS WERE FOUND.
HIS PARENTS BELIEVE THAT THEIR
SON WAS KIDNAPPED.
INVESTIGATORS HAVE SAID THEY
DON'T BELIEVE THAT
THERE WAS ANY FOUL PLAY.
>>> IN TORONTO TODAY, SOME
PARENTS OF BLACK STUDENTS AND
THEIR SUPPORTERS TOOK TO THE
STREETS.
THEY SAY THAT ONTARIO MUST DO A
LOT MORE THAN IT ALREADY HAS TO
HELP THOSE KIDS ACHIEVE THEIR
POTENTIAL.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON SHOWS US
WHAT THEY WANT.
>> Reporter: THE HEAT ON A
HOLIDAY MONDAY ISN'T STOPPING
STEPHANIE BRAMBRIDGE, FIGHTING,
SHE SAYS, IS WHAT SHE'S USED TO.
>> THREE SUSPENSIONS FROM
OCTOBER TO MARCH.
>> Reporter: TO MAKE SURE THAT
HER 11-YEAR-OLD SON IS TREATED
FAIRLY BY THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
>> ONE OF THE SUSPENSIONS WAS
FOR HIM AND ANOTHER STUDENT
GETTING INTO A FIGHT.
BUT THE STUDENT HAD PUSHED HIM
FIRST WHILE A GROUP OF KIDS WERE
BASICALLY SURROUNDING HIM AND
JOSTLING HIM.
>> Reporter: ONTARIO RECENTLY
DROPPED TWO POLICIES THAT WERE
FOUND TO HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT
ON BLACK STUDENTS.
>> WE WILL REFORM SUSPENSIONS
FOR THE PRIMARY GRADES
KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE THREE.
AND STARTING NEXT YEAR WE'LL
BEGIN PHASING OUT THE PRACTISE
OF SCREENING FOR GRADE NINE
STUDENTS.
>> Reporter: BUT THESE
PROTESTERS SAY THAT STEERING
BLACK STUDENTS AWAY FROM BRIGHT
FUTURES REALLY STARTS IN
KINDERGARTEN.
AND THAT HAS TO STOP.
>> OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING
ENCOURAGED TO LEAVE THE FRENCH
IMMERSION PROGRAMME WITH.
THEY'RE IN GRADE FOUR OR FIVE
THEY ARE TOLD THAT THEY HAVE A
LEARNING DISABILITY WITHOUT
BEING TESTED.
JUST BECAUSE MY TWO CHILDREN
WENT THROUGH THAT.
>> Reporter: THEY WANT
INCLUSION OF THE BLACK CANADIAN
EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE
CURRICULUM AND ACCOUNTABILITY
AND TRAINING FOR TEACHER BIAS
AND RACISM.
IN AN EMAIL TO CBC NEWS, A
SPOKESWOMAN FOR ONTARIO MINISTER
STEPHEN
LECCE SAYS THAT HE REMAINS
COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH
RACIALIZED FAMILIES TO DRIVE
FURTHER PROGRESS AND EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL ONTARIO
STUDENTS.
>> BEING YOUNG AND BLACK --
>> Reporter: SOME PROTESTERS
DID NOTICE LECCE TOOK ACTION
WHEN SYSTEMIC RACISM WAS ALLEGED
AT A MAJOR SCHOOL BOARD.
>> HE'S LISTENING.
HE'S LISTENING, HE'S LEARNING.
>> Reporter: DO YOU THINK THAT
THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO
RESPOND TO THIS?
>> JUST FOR ME, FOR MYSELF?
NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
>> Reporter: NO MATTER WHAT
HAPPENS THESE PARENTS AND
STUDENTS SAY THEY'RE DONE
STAYING QUIET.
EITHER DEMANDS OR NOT MET,
ANYTHING FROM MORE PROTESTS TO
MASS WALKOUTS ARE ON THE TABLE.
DEANA SUMANAC-JOHNSON, CBC NEWS,
TORONTO.
>> Adrienne: TONIGHT AN
INTERVIEW WITH A MAN DETERMINED
TO FIGHT BEIJING AND SAVE HONG
KONG.
IS THERE NOT A CHANCE THAT YOU
COULD BE SPIRITED AWAY IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO A PRISON
IN MAINLAND CHINA?
>> YES, BUT WHAT CAN I DO, JUST
KEEP QUIET?
>> Adrienne: AHEAD TONIGHT,
MEDIA
TYCOON JIMMY LAI WITH A WARNING
THAT HONG KONG MIGHT BE
FINISHED.
>>> WHAT IS REALLY BEHIND DONALD
TRUMP'S DEMAND TO STOP MAIL-IN
BALLOTS FOR THE ELECTION.
>> President Donald Trump:
WILL THEY GET STOLEN FROM
MAILBOXES AS THEY'RE PUT IN BY
THE MAILMAN?
>> THERE'S ZERO EVIDENCE.
>> Adrienne: AND HE JUST
WANTED SOMETHING TO SELL ONLINE,
BUT HE ENDED UP REUNITING WITH
THE WOMAN WHO HELPED TO CHANGE
HIS LIFE.
>> BY ANY CHANCE DID YOU TEACH
1997 KINDERGARTEN AT MY PUBLIC
>> Adrienne: THE 2020 U.S.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS SHAPING
UP TO BE LIKE NO OTHER.
THE STRUGGLING INCUMBENT IS
SEEMINGLY INTENT ON ATTACKING
THE WHOLE PROCESS, EVEN SAYING
AS MUCH TODAY.
>> President Donald Trump: THE
UNIVERSAL MAIL-IN BALLOTS IS
GOING TO BE A GREAT
EMBARRASSMENT TO OUR COUNTRY.
>> Adrienne: BUT AMID A RAGING
PANDEMIC, THE DEMAND FOR MAIL-IN
BALLOTS IS GROWING, DESPITE
DONALD TRUMP'S EFFORTS TO
POLITICIZE IT.
KATIE SIMPSON EXPLAINS.
>> President Donald Trump: I'M
VERY WORRIED ABOUT MAIL-IN
VOTING BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT'S
SUBJECT TO TREMENDOUS FRAUD AND
BEING RIGGED.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE RIGGED,
THERE'S GOING TO BE A TERRIBLE
SITUATION.
IT'S GOING TO LEAD TO TOTAL
ELECTION FRAUD.
>> Reporter: CUE THE
PRESIDENT, THE PANDEMIC IS NOT
REASON ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE WAY
THAT AMERICANS VOTE, CLAIMING
THAT ELECTION RESULTS WILL BE
COMPROMISED IF THE MAIL-IN
BALLOTS ARE WIDELY USED.
>> President Donald Trump:
WILL THEY BE STOLEN FROM
MAILBOXES AS THEY GET PUT IN BY
THE MAILMAN?
WILL THEY BE FORGED?
WHO IS SIGNING THEM, WHO IS
SIGNING THEM?
WILL THEY BE COUNTERFEITED,
MAYBE BY THE MILLIONS BY FOREIGN
POWERS?
>> Reporter: 34 STATES AND THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CURRENTLY
ALLOW SOME FORM OF VOTING BY
MAIL.
AND WITH COVID, MORE STATES ARE
DEBATING THEIR OPTIONS.
>> THERE IS ZERO EVIDENCE TO
BACK UP THE IDEA THAT MAIL-IN
BALLOTS ARE SOMEHOW COMPROMISED.
THEY'RE NOT.
>> Reporter: IT IS WIDELY
BELIEVED THAT TRUMP SEES MAIL-IN
VOTING AS A BENEFIT TO DEMOCRATS
BY MAKING IT EASIER FOR MORE
PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.
IN PAST ELECTIONS, DEMOCRATS
HAVE
FARED BETTER WHEN THE TURNOUT IS
STRONG.
THOUGH IN THESE UNPRECEDENTED
TIMES, TRUMP'S RHETORIC MAY
ACTUALLY HURT REPUBLICANS.
>> IF THEY HAVE A LARGE CHUNK OF
THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE THE ELDERLY
WHO MOST LIKELY DO NOT WANT TO
GO TO A POLL, TO PHYSICALLY GO
TO A POLL TO EXPOSE THEMSELVES
TO COVID, WELL, IT MAKES ALL THE
SENSE IN THE WORLD THEY'D WANT
TO HAVE ACCESS TO A MAIL-IN
BALLOT.
>> Reporter: IN FLORIDA,
SENIOR CITIZENS MAKE UP 21% OF
THE VOTE.
AHEAD OF NEXT MONTH'S PRIMARY,
ELECTION ORGANIZERS SAY THAT
THERE IS REAL FEAR OF EXPOSURE
FOR VOTERS AND STAFF.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN WORKERS WHO
ARE IN THAT VULNERABLE CATEGORY
WHERE THEY'RE OVER 60 OR 65.
AND, THEREFORE, NOT AS
COMFORTABLE AND NOT ABLE TO
WORK.
>> Reporter: BY ATTACKING THE
PROCESS, TRUMP IS ALREADY SOWING
DOUBT ABOUT THE CREDIBILITY OF
THE RESULTS, GIVING HIM AN
EXCUSE IF HE LOSES THE ELECTION.
HE'S ALREADY PUBLICLY WARNED
HE'S NOT SURE IF HE WILL ACCEPT
THE OUTCOME IN NOVEMBER.
KATIE SIMPSON, CBC NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
>> Adrienne: STAYING IN THE
UNITED STATES, HURRICANE ISAIAS
IS ON TRACK TO HIT THE
CAROLINAS.
TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
WARNINGS ARE IN PLACE ALL THE
WAY FROM FLORIDA TO MAINE,
AFFECTING MORE THAN A HUNDRED
MILLION PEOPLE.
FORECASTED TO REACH EASTERN
CANADA MID-WEEK AS A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
>>> AND CREWS IN CALIFORNIA
CONTINUE TO BATTLE A MASSIVE
WILDFIRE JUST EAST OF LOS
ANGELES.
THE APPLE FIRE, AS IT'S KNOWN,
SPARKED FRIDAY AND HAS SINCE
GROWN TO MORE THAN 8,000
HECTARES, FORCING THOUSANDS TO
EVACUATE.
MORE THAN 1,300 FIREFIGHTERS ARE
WORKING TO CONTAIN THIS ONE.
>>> AND TWO YEARS AFTER A DEADLY
COLLAPSE, A NEW BRIDGE IN GENOA,
ITALY, REOPENED TODAY.
POLITICAL LEADERS ATTENDED THE
EVENT WHICH HONOURED THE 43
PEOPLE KILLED IN AUGUST OF 2018.
MANY RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS
DECLINED AN INVITATION, HOWEVER,
SAYING THEY WANT THOSE
RESPONSIBLE TO BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE.
IT'S BELIEVED THAT YEARS OF
NEGLECT LED TO THAT COLLAPSE.
>>> NEXT, A RARE CONVERSATION
WITH A MAN DETERMINED TO FIGHT
BEIJING.
IS EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE SAYING
HERE, SIR, ACTUALLY A VIOLATION
OF THE NEW SECURITY LAW?
>> YES.
>> Adrienne: AND THAT DOESN'T
WORRY YOU?
>> NO, BUT WHAT CAN I DO, JUST
KEEP QUIET?
>> Adrienne: HONG KONG MEDIA
TYCOON JIMMY LAI AND WHY HE'S
RISKING SPEAKING OUT AND WHAT HE
SAYS THAT CANADIANS NEED TO
KNOW.
>>> AND, LATER, THE PUSH TO DO
MORE TO CARE FOR
>> Adrienne: HONG KONG IS IN
TROUBLE, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE
NEW COVID OUTBREAK THAT
THREATENS A LOCKDOWN MORE SEVERE
THAN THE FIRST, BUT BECAUSE OF
ANOTHER EXESSENTIAL CRISIS.
ITS LONG-AWAITED ELECTION IS
POSTPONED FOR A YEAR, SEEN AS
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO
SILENCE DISSENT.
THAT IS ON THE HEELS OF A NEW
SECURITY LAW IMPOSED BY BEIJING
THIS SUMMER.
IT'S SO STRICT THAT SOME
OUTSPOKEN SOULS ARE DECLARING
THAT HONG KONG IS DEAD.
NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE
YOU LIVE, IF YOU OPENLY
CRITICISE THE GOVERNMENT OR
SUGGEST FREEDOM OR INDEPENDENCE,
YOU COULD VERY WELL BE ARRESTED
IF YOU EVER SET FOOT IN HONG
KONG.
THE FIGHT FOR ITS FUTURE IS
GETTING MORE DANGEROUS.
(*)
WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS
A HONG KONGER WITH A WAY.
BLANK SHEETS HELD UP IN PROTEST
THIS SUMMER, SAYING NOTHING BUT
MEANING EVERYTHING AFTER BEIJING
IMPOSED ITS NATIONAL SECURITY
LAW BANNING CERTAIN SLOGANS OF
PROTEST.
CLEVER, BUT ONLY FLEETINGLY
EFFECTIVE.
SCARED ACTIVISTS NOW SCRAMBLE TO
ERASE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
THOSE WHO CAN ARE LEAVING HONG
KONG.
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE ARRESTS
UNDER THE NEW HARSH LAW HAVE
STARTED.
OPPOSITION FIGURES AND SOME
STUDENT ACTIVISTS LIKE TONY
CHUNG WHO WAS PICKED UP
SEEMINGLY FOR A FACEBOOK POST
ABOUT INDEPENDENCE.
BUT SO THE FEAR GOES, HE WON'T
BE THE LAST.
>> IT'S VERY SAD, PEOPLE ARE
PANICKED.
>> Adrienne: HONG KONG MEDIA
TYCOON JIMMY LAI, LONG A
SUPPORTER OF THE PROTEST
MOVEMENT, ACCEPTS THAT HE IS
WATCHED EVERY DAY.
>> I'M FOLLOWED, I'M FOLLOWED
JUST THIS MORNING.
MY DRIVER TOLD ME, YOU KNOW,
THAT ON THE LEFT SIDE HE'S THERE
EVERY DAY AND TRYING TO SEE WHAT
TIME I LEAVE HOME AND ALL OF
THAT.
>> Adrienne: YOU DON'T SOUND
SCARED BY THAT.
>> I CAN'T BE SCARED.
IF I'M SCARED, WHAT CAN I DO?
I CANNOT SAY ANYTHING, I CANNOT
DO ANYTHING.
BECAUSE THE MOST SCARY THING
THAT THE C.C.P. CAN DO IS TO PUT
FEAR INTO YOU, TO SUBDUE YOU.
(*)
>> Adrienne: THIS IS A MAN WHO
WALKS HIS TALK, AND NOT JUST AS
THE OWNER OF APPLE DAILY, A
MEDIA OUTLET OPENLY CRITICAL OF
THE C.C.P., THE CHINESE
COMMUNITYIST PARTY AND HONG
KONG'S LEADERSHIP.
LAST SUMMER WHEN HONG KONG
STREETS WERE PLACES OF PROMISE
AND MOMENTUM, AND THE WORLD WAS
WATCHING, JIMMY LAI WAS FRONT
AND CENTRE.
BOTH ORGANIZING AND
PARTICIPATING IN SOME OF THE
PROTESTS DESIGNED TO PUSH IN
PART FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS.
THAT'S AMONG THE REASONS WHY HE
WAS ARRESTED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
IT DIDN'T SILENCE HIM THOUGH.
>> IF YOU SAY ANYTHING WRONG OR
HURT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT, IN
A WAY THAT YOU CAUSE HOSTILITY
TO THE C.C.P., YOU'RE LIABLE FOR
THE CRIME OF SUBVERSION.
>> Adrienne: WOULD YOU HAVE
BELIEVED IT LAST YEAR IF SOMEONE
HAD SAID TO YOU THAT ONE YEAR
FROM
NOW THE NATIONAL SECURITY LAW
WOULD BE IN PLACE?
>> NO, NO, NOBODY EXPECTED THAT.
THIS RUSH OF IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE NATIONAL SECURITY LAW IS
ACTUALLY A BLUNDER THAT C.C.P.
HASN'T THOUGHT IT THROUGH.
IT'S HURTING ITS ECONOMY AT A
TIME WHEN CHINA'S
ECONOMY IS IN DIRE SITUATION.
>> Adrienne: IS EVERYTHING
THAT YOU'RE SAYING HERE, SIR,
ACTUALLY A VIOLATION OF THE NEW
SECURITY LAW?
>> YES.
>> Adrienne: AND THAT DOESN'T
WORRY YOU?
>> NO.
>> Adrienne: IS THERE NOT A
CHANCE THAT YOU COULD BE
SPIRITED AWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE NIGHT TO A PRISON IN
MAINLAND CHINA?
>> YES.
BUT WHAT CAN I DO, JUST KEEP
QUIET?
(*)
>> Adrienne: AND SO HE'S
STAYING PUT, HAS TOLD HIS FAMILY
THEY CAN LEAVE IF THEY NEED TO.
HAS TOLD HIS STAFF AT THE
NEWSPAPER THAT HE DOESN'T WANT
THEM TO BE MARTYRS, BUT THEY
SHOULD DO WHAT THEY FEEL IS
RIGHT.
SO THE CRITICISM OF BEIJING GOES
ON.
BUT HONG KONG, HE SUGGESTS, WILL
EFFECTIVELY BE FINISHED IF THE
REST OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING
COUNTRIES LIKE CANADA, DON'T
SPEAK UP.
>> IF WE ARE COMPLACENT AND WE
JUST LET THEM DO WHATEVER, THE
WORLD ONE DAY WILL HAVE TO BE
CHANGED TO THE IMAGE OF CHINA.
HOW MISTAKEN WE HAVE BEEN
THINKING THAT WHEN CHINA GROWS
RICHER WILL BE MORE LIKE US.
AND HOW WRONG WE HAVE BEEN.
>> Adrienne: THE MORE VOICES
IN HONG KONG THAT GO QUIET, THE
MORE HIS STANDS OUT.
HE SAYS HIS CHIEF WORRY IS FOR
THE YOUNG.
THEY GREW UP IN A HONG KONG OF
FREE EXPRESSION AND NOW FACE AN
INCREASINGLY CONSTRAINED FUTURE
UNDER CHINESE CONTROL.
MULTIPLE NATIONS, INCLUDING
CANADA, HAVE CANCELLED
EXTRADITION TREATIES WITH HONG
KONG.
GO FURTHER, HE SAYS, OFFER
POLITICAL ASYLUM TO YOUNG
ACTIVISTS AND THEN KEEP PUSHING.
>> THE LEVERAGE IS THAT YOU'RE
UNITED WITH ALL OF THE COUNTRIES
IN THE WEST.
THIS IS LEVERAGE.
ALL THE OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE TO
BE UNITED TOGETHER TO HAVE THE
LEVERAGE.
>> Adrienne: CANADA ISN'T JUST
ANY OTHER COUNTRY TO JIMMY LAI.
HIS TIES HERE ARE STRONG.
HIS TWIN SISTER AND MOTHER HAVE
LIVED IN ONTARIO.
HIS FAMILY BUYING AND BUILDING
BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, SO HE
WORRIES ABOUT CANADIANS TOO.
>> MY WIFE IS A CANADIAN.
I THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO
CONSIDER YOU'LL BE MORE CAUTIOUS
OF WHAT YOU DO, WHAT YOU SAY, IF
YOU WANT TO FEEL YOU KNOW, TO
COME TO HONG KONG AND HAVE THE
BUSINESS WITH HONG KONG, YOU
HAVE TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS.
YOU JUST CAN'T DO THE SAME AS
YOU DID BEFORE.
THIS IS NOT THE SAME.
(*)
>> Adrienne: NO, IT'S NOT THE
SAME HONG KONG.
AND FOR ALL OF
HIS BRAVERY, MAKE NO MISTAKE,
THERE ARE MOMENTS THAT HE IS
AFRAID AND DESPERATELY SAD.
YOUR SISTER IN THE
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE MUST BE VERY
WORRIED ABOUT YOU?
>> WELL -- WELL, IT HAS TO GO
ON.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TALK TO
YOUR PEOPLE.
>> Adrienne: THANK YOU.
(*)
>> Adrienne: JIMMY LAI'S TRIAL
IS COMING UP.
HE COULD FACE 25 YEARS IN JAIL.
>>> TIME FOR A QUICK BREAK.
UP NEXT, A CANADIAN IDEA THAT
COULD CHANGE HEALTH CARE AROUND
THE WORLD.
(*)
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
>> HELLO?
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO!
>> Adrienne: WE TAKE A RIDE
ALONG WITH PARAMEDICS MAKING
HOUSE CALLS, A VIRTUAL TRIAGE TO
KEEP PATIENTS OUT OF THE E.R.
>> Adrienne: WELCOME BACK.
COVID-19 HAS FORCED US TO TAKE A
HARD LOOK AT OUR HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM.
IN SOME AREAS IT'S PUSHED IT TO
THE BRINK, BUT IT'S ALSO SPARKED
SOME REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS LIKE
THE ONE WE FIRST SHOWED YOU IN
MAY.
PARAMEDICS IN ONE ONTARIO COUNTY
ARE USING A VIRTUAL TRIAGE
SYSTEM THAT HELPS TO TAKE THE
PRESSURE OFF HOSPITALS.
THEY INVITED US ALONG FOR A
RIDE-ALONG.
>> SHORT OF BREATH, COVID-19
SCREEN IS POSITIVE.
OVER.
[SIRENS]
>> Adrienne: THERE ARE STILL
THE EMERGENCIES NOW.
THE INEVITABLE WRENCHING CALLS
THAT END THE WAY YOU MIGHT
EXPECT, WITH A PANIC, TERRIFYING
TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL.
BUT THIS IS NOT ABOUT THAT.
>> HI, STEPHANIE CALLING FROM
THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS
PROGRAMME.
HOW ARE YOU?
YOU'RE WAITING FOR ME?
PERFECT.
BECAUSE I'M COMING OUT.
(*)
>> Adrienne: THIS IS ABOUT A
COVID ERA EXPERIMENT WITH
PARAMEDICS.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
>> HELLO?
HELLO?
I GOT SOME FRIENDS WITH ME
TODAY.
IS THAT OKAY?
WE'RE ALL IN MASKS.
LOOK AT YOU WITH THE HEATING PAD
ON YOUR ARM.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> Adrienne: AND THIS POSSIBLY
IS A PEEK INTO THE FUTURE.
>> OKAY, AND YOUR BLOOD WORK...
>> Adrienne: PARAMEDIC HOUSE
CALLS FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T SEE
FAMILY DOCTORS NOW AND DON'T
NEED OR WANT AN E.R.
>> YOU'RE NOT FEELING DIZZY OR A
COUGH OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH?
>> JUST BORED.
IS THAT A SICKNESS -- BORED?
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD RIGHT
NOW, RIGHT?
IT'S SO DIFFICULT.
EVERYBODY IS KIND OF FACING THE
SAME STUFF.
>> Adrienne: RENFREW COUNTY
PARAMEDIC STEPHANIE ROSE FILMED
BY HER COLLEAGUE TAKING A LITTLE
BLOOD AND ADMINISTERING A LITTLE
SHOT FOR ANNETTE.
>> I SAW THAT AND I THOUGHT,
WELL, YOU KNOW, HOW NICE IS
THAT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO AND SIT IN
THE EMERGENCY FOR FOUR HOURS.
>> FOR SOMETHING THAT CAN BE
FIXED PRETTY EASILY.
>> YOU'RE SO MUCH MORE
COMFORTABLE AT HOME INSTEAD OF
LAYING ON A STRETCHER FOR HOURS.
>> WE WILL GET OUT OF YOUR HAIR.
>> Adrienne: COMMUNITY
PARAMEDICS COUNTRY WIDE HAVE
LONG DONE
OUTREACH WORK A BIT LIKE THIS.
BUT WHEN COVID STARTED ITS MARCH
AROUND THE GLOBE, MIKE NOLAN
STARTED THINKING BIGGER.
WHAT IF THERE WAS A BETTER WAY
TO DELIVER HEALTH CARE?
HE THINKS THAT HE'S FOUND IT AND
THINKS THAT HE'S NOW DOING IT.
>> EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO A
FAMILY PHYSICIAN 24 HOURS A DAY,
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT WE
CAN'T HELP OVER THE PHONE OR
OVER A VIDEO CONFERENCE, THE
PARAMEDICS ARE IN THEIR HOMES
THAT SAME DAY MAKING SURE THEY
HAVE EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED TO
STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY.
AND THE REMAINDER,
UNFORTUNATELY, WEREN'T ABLE TO
GET AHOLD OF THEIR
FAMILY DOCTOR --
>> Adrienne: IMAGINING NEW
WAYS TO CARE FOR PEOPLE AT HOME
WAS BREWING FOR A WHILE FOR
NOLAN BUT KICKED INTO ACTION THE
WEEK THAT THE PANDEMIC WAS
DECLARED.
HE WORKED WITH TECH TEAMS,
PARAMEDICS AND DOCTORS,
INCLUDING JONATHAN FITZSIMON TO
HAVE V-TECH, A VIRTUAL CARE
CENTRE.
>> THE PATIENT CALLS AND TALKS
TO THE RECEPTIONIST AND THEY
TAKE THE DETAILS AND WE HAVE A
SCHEDULE AND AS SOON AS THE
PATIENT IS BOOKED IN, I CALL
THEM.
12 DAYS FROM OUR FIRST
CONVERSATION TO GETTING APPROVAL
FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO
GOING LIVE.
THAT'S UNHEARD OF IN HEALTH
CARE.
>> Adrienne: BECAUSE
EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH
MONEY AND POLITICAL WILL.
BOTH OF THOSE MAY COME TO AN
END?
>> YEAH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT, THERE IS A RISK THAT THE
FUNDING FOR THIS ENDS.
THAT TAP COULD BE TURNED OFF AS
QUICKLY AS IT WAS TURNED ON.
(*)
>> Adrienne: SO A PUSH TO
UNDERSTAND IF THIS WORKS, 2,500
PATIENTS CARED FOR THIS WAY
SINCE MID-MARCH.
THE BULK OF THE CALLS FROM
PEOPLE
WHO DON'T HAVE FAMILY DOCTORS.
>> JUST LOOKING TO CHECK IN --
>> Adrienne: WITH PHYSICIAN
SHORTAGES HERE, THE ROLE FOR
PARAMEDICS COULD OFFER AN
ANSWER.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING, MAN?
HERE, THESE ARE FOR YOU.
>> Reporter: IT CERTAINLY DID
FOR KEN AND DENISE GROVES.
BOTH TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19.
BOTH ABLE TO RECOVER AT HOME,
THANKS
TO PARAMEDIC MATT ROUSSEL.
>> I WANTED TO SEE HOW YOU'RE
DOING.
>> I'M DOING VERY WELL, THANK
YOU.
>> YOU LOOK A LOT BETTER.
>> I FEEL A LOT BETTER.
I THINK THAT YOU SAVED MY LIFE.
>> NO, I WAS NOT WORRIED -- I
WAS CONCERNED, WE'LL PUT IT THAT
WAY WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU.
>> I WAS CONCERNED TOO BECAUSE I
SURELY DIDN'T FEEL VERY WELL.
>> Adrienne: DROPPING OFF
MEDICATION FOR DENISE WHO IS
STILL TESTING POSITIVE, AND JUST
CHECKING IN WITH KEN WHO IS NOW
COVID-FREE AND ENORMOUSLY
RELIEVED.
HE DID YOU A REAL SOLID?
>> HE DID ME A REAL SOLID.
I THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE KICKED
THE BUCKET IF HE DIDN'T HELP.
I COULDN'T GET OFF THE COUCH,
THEY HAD TO HELP ME INTO THE
BED.
I WAS RIGHT DONE.
AND I'M SURE GLAD THAT I GOT AN
I.V. PUT INTO ME IN BED AND THAT
DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH PARAMEDICS
TOO OFTEN WHEN THEY COME AND
GIVE YOU AN I.V. AND TAKE YOUR
BLOOD.
SO IT WAS GREAT.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO ANYWHERE.
>> TAKE CARE.
>> Adrienne: WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SEE THIS REPRESENT A NEW TYPE OF
HEALTH CARE IN CANADA?
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
YEP.
I THINK THAT IT WILL -- IT'S
PROGRESSING TO THIS POINT NOW
AND COVID JUST DIDN'T GIVE US
ANOTHER CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING
ELSE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE, WE HAD
TO DO THIS.
>> Adrienne: OTHER COUNTIES,
OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOW CURIOUS
ABOUT DUPLICATING THE PROGRAMME.
TAKE A SPIN THROUGH HIS
PARAMEDIC WHATSAPP GROUP AND
YOU WILL SEE CHANGES HELPING AT
A BREAKNECK PACE.
SENDING TIPS TO THOSE JUST
STARTING.
INCLUDING ADVICE FROM SPAIN IN
WRAPPING THE INSIDE OF
AMBULANCES IN PLASTIC TO MAKE
THEM SAFER AND EASIER TO
DISINFECT.
IT'S ALREADY PUT INTO ACTION IN
RENFREW COUNTY.
>> IT IS, I THINK, THE CALL TO
ACTION OF OUR GENERATION.
THERE IS NO GOING BACK.
THERE IS NO SENSE OF NORMAL
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY IN
THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT WAS
ENTIRELY HAPPY WITH IT.
>> Adrienne: BUT CAN YOU PULL
THIS OFF IN A TIME WHEN COVID
GOES AWAY AND EVERYONE GOES BACK
TO WORK AND THE ROADS ARE BUSY
AGAIN AND THE SCHOOLS ARE FULL?
>> WE CAN ABSOLUTELY CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE THIS LEVEL OF SERVICE
FOR BOTH COVID AND NON-COVID
PATIENTS GOING FORWARD, RIGHT?
COVID WILL BE REPLACED BY THE
FLU OR THE SECOND WAVE OR THE
THIRD WAVE.
>> Adrienne: THAT CONFIDENCE
WILL GET TESTED, AND IT'S NOT
CLEAR HOW THIS WOULD WORK IN A
CITY, BUT COVID HAS CUT THROUGH
THE RED TAPE.
SO NOW THEY LEAP IN WHERE
NEEDED.
A LAST STOP OF THE DAY AT A
SENIORS' RESIDENCE THAT IS SO
FAR COVID FREE.
THE "WE MISS YOU" SIGNS
EVERYWHERE A REMINDER THAT BEING
SAFE ISN'T ALWAYS BEING WHOLE.
A FEW MORE RESIDENTS HERE NEED
COVID SWABS.
PARAMEDICS ARE METICULOUS WITH
THEIR P.P.E. AND, AGAIN, WEARING
CAMERAS.
>> YOU READY?
>> YEP.
>> Adrienne: JOURNALISTS ARE
CERTAINLY NOT ABLE TO HEAD
INSIDE.
IN A PLACE WITH NO VISITORS, THE
PARAMEDICS ARE KIND COMPANY.
>> HI, JOAN.
>> HELLO.
>> Adrienne: THIS IS JOAN
WALSH.
SHE'S MERCIFULLY IN REALLY GOOD
HEALTH, VERY MUCH MISSED
BY HER BIG FAMILY AND WILLING TO
COME TO THE WINDOW FOR A CHAT.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> OH, I'M DOING FINE.
I'M A BIG READER.
SO I'M READING BOOKS.
I'VE GOT EIGHT CHILDREN.
FIVE SONS IN THE VALLEY AND
THREE DAUGHTERS.
>> Adrienne: BOY, THEY MUST
ALL WANT TO HUG YOU.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT
TO SAY TO YOUR CHILDREN OR YOUR
FAMILY?
>> I JUST TELL THEM ALL THE TIME
I LOVE THEM.
AND THEY TELL ME THAT TOO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
>> Adrienne: THAT'S ALL THERE
IS AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S
ALL THAT MATTERS, RIGHT?
>> YEP.
>> KEEP YOURSELF SAFE, OKAY,
JOAN?
>> I WILL.
>> ALL RIGHT, MY DEAR.
>> Adrienne: THE LITTLE THINGS
ARE THE BIG THINGS NOW.
CARE THAT TAKES ITS TIME.
PARAMEDICS WHO GO OUT OF THEIR
WAY AND PEOPLE IMAGINING THAT
WHEN WE'RE ALL OUT OF THIS,
MAYBE WE WILL HAVE BUILT
SOMETHING BETTER.
THERE ARE NEARLY 9,000 COVID-19
RELATED DEATHS IN CANADA.
WE'VE BEEN TAKING YOU THROUGH
THE STORIES BEHIND THE NUMBERS
IN A SPECIAL PROJECT CALLED
"LIVES REMEMBERED."
TONIGHT WE HEAR FROM A FRIEND OF
WILMA MORRISON.
>> I AM A FRIEND TO WILMA
MORRISON WHO DIED OF COVID-19.
SHE DIED ON 3-20-20 AT THE AGE
OF 93 YEARS.
SHE WAS A MENTOR, A TEACHER AND
SHE WAS A GREAT HISTORIAN.
GROWING UP AS A BLACK PERSON IN
CANADA, SHE NEVER REALLY FELT
QUITE ACCEPTED.
SHE LEFT HIGH SCHOOL AND
THAT WAS IN 1947 AND ATTEMPTED
TO GO INTO THE
TEACHERS' COLLEGE BUT THAT NEVER
HAPPENED.
NEXT SHE WANTED TO BECOME A
NURSE BUT IT WAS THE SAME STORY,
THEY WEREN'T ACCEPTING BLACK
PEOPLE.
SO IN 1998 SHE GOT INTO SCHOOL
WILMA WAS A SELFLESS WOMAN WHO
FOUGHT PASSIONATELY FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF BLACK HISTORY IN
CANADA.
SHE SINGLE-HANDEDLY FOUGHT FOR
THE PRESERVATION OF THE CHURCH
RIGHT BEHIND ME AND MADE SURE
THAT THE CHURCH WAS KNOWN
AS A NATIONAL HERITAGE SITE.
THE CHURCH IS THE ONLY EVIDENCE
OF BLACK PEOPLE BEING AROUND
HERE FOR OVER 200 YEARS.
WILMA WAS OF THE OPINION THAT IF
WE
DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE COMING
FROM, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO
KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO.
I SEE WILMA AS THE WOMAN OF OUR
ERA.
THEY BROUGHT THE PEOPLE FROM THE
STATES TO CANADA, BUT WILMA TOLD
THE STORY OF THE PEOPLE.
FOR SOMEBODY TO COME FROM SUCH A
HUMBLE BACKGROUND AND TO MAKE
SOMETHING OUT OF THEMSELVES,
THAT'S A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.
WILMA WILL BE REALLY, REALLY
MISSED.
THE BIG QUESTION NOW IS WHO IS
GOING TO STEP INTO HER SHOES.
BECAUSE SHE'S LEFT HUGE SHOES TO
BE FILLED.
(*)
>> Adrienne: WE GATHERED MORE
STORIES OF PEOPLE LOST TO
COVID-19 ON OUR WEBSITE.
YOU CAN FIND THEM AT
CBC.CA/REMEMBERED.
>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, A NEW
IDEA
FOR ALBERTA'S ORPHANED
GRIZZLIES.
NEXT, A LOOK AT WHY
REHABILITATING THE BEARS IS SUCH
A CONTROVERSIAL IDEA.
>> I'M JOSH BLOCH.
TOMORROW ON CBC'S DAILY NEWS
PODCAST "FRONTBURNER," HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENTS HAVE GROWN ACROSS
CANADA DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT
WHY ADVOCATES SEE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR LASTING CHANGE
IN CANADA'S HOUSING CRISIS.
SUBSCRIBE WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR
PODCASTS.
>> Adrienne: WELCOME BACK.
AN ALBERTA WILDLIFE FACILITY IS
EMBARKING ON A PRETTY
CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT.
IT WANTS TO REHABILITATE
ORPHANED GRIZZLY CUBS AND SEND
THEM BACK INTO THE WILD.
THE PROVINCE CURRENTLY DOESN'T
ALLOW THIS PRACTISE AS THEY ARE
EASILY HABITUATED TO HUMANS AND
THAT CAN LEAD TO SOME DANGEROUS
ENCOUNTERS.
BUT OTHERS SAY THAT IT'S WORTH A
TRY.
>> Reporter: LUNCHTIME AT THE
COCHRANE ECOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.
ORPHANED WILDLIFE HAVE BEEN
RAISED HERE AND RELEASED BACK
INTO THE WILD SINCE THE EARLY
1970s.
BLACK BEAR CUBS HAVE BEEN PART
OF THE PROGRAMME SINCE THE MID
1980s, BUT NOT GRIZZLIES.
SO THE INSTITUTE IS BUILDING A
FOUR-ACRE FENCED IN CLOSURE IN
THE MIDDLE OF ITS PROPERTY.
THE IDEA IS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE
CARE OF GRIZZLY ORPHANS AND THEN
REINTRODUCE THEM INTO THEIR
NATURAL HABITAT.
ALL TO BOLSTER ALBERTA'S
THREATENED GRIZZLY POPULATION.
>> BEARS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT
FOR THE HEALTH OF THE ECOSYSTEM
WHERE THEY OCCUR.
AND TO LOSE THEM AND THERE'S
LESS THAN 700 ESTIMATED GRIZZLY
BEARS IN ALBERTA.
>> Reporter: CURRENTLY
ORPHANED GRIZZLIES IN ALBERTA
ARE SENT TO ZOOS, EUTHANIZED, OR
LEFT TO LET NATURE DECIDE THEIR
FATE.
GORDON STENHOUSE HAS BEEN
STUDYING GRIZZLIES FOR DECADES.
HE SAYS THAT THERE'S SIMPLY A
LACK OF DATA ABOUT SUCCESSFUL
RELEASE.
>> THE REAL CHALLENGE IS THAT
WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO RAISE ANIMALS
IN CAPTIVITY, IT'S VERY
DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO
AVOID ASSOCIATING THE PRESENCE
OF HUMANS AND BEING AROUND
HUMANS WITH FOOD.
>> Reporter: A PILOT PROJECT
IN B.C. HAS BEEN MET WITH MIXED
AND UNKNOWN RESULTS.
PARTIALLY BECAUSE MANY OF THE
RELEASED GRIZZLIES KEEP SLIPPING
THEIR G.P.S. COLLARS.
THIS YEAR THESE TWO ARE STAYING
ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
>> AVOIDING HUMANS AND EVEN
SETTLEMENTS.
SO FAR THEY HAVEN'T MADE ANY
MOVES TOWARDS
HOMES OR ANY TOWNS OR ANYTHING.
SO THAT'S GOOD.
>> Reporter: THE COCHRANE
ECOLOGICAL INSTITUTE WOULD LIKE
THE CHANCE TO TRY IT IN ALBERTA.
>> WE WANT TO DO A STUDY TO SEE
IF IT DOES WORK OR IT DOESN'T.
>> Reporter: UNTIL THEY GET
GOVERNMENT PERMISSION THE
GRIZZLY ENCLOSURES WILL DOUBLE
AS A TEMPORARY HOME FOR OTHER
RESCUED WILDLIFE.
CAROLYN DUNN, CBC NEWS,
COCHRANE, ALBERTA.
>> Adrienne: NEXT, A CHANCE
MEETING AFTER 23 YEARS.
THEY WEREN'T TRYING TO REUNITE,
BUT THIS STUDENT AND HIS
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER ENDED UP
FINDING EACH OTHER AGAIN.
THAT'S NEXT IN OUR "MOMENT."
[foot tapping]
[groaning]
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>> Adrienne: TWO DECADES AGO
NASHAT CASSIM WAS JUST 5 YEARS
OLD WHEN HE CAME TO CANADA FROM
SRI LANKA.
SOME OF THE FIRST PEOPLE HE MET
WERE HIS KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS.
HE SAYS THAT THOSE TEACHERS JUST
CHANGED HIS LIFE.
AND 23 YEARS LATER IN AN ALMOST
SERENDIPITOUS WAY, HE FOUND ONE
OF THEM, AND THAT REUNION IS OUR
"MOMENT."
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>> MY FAMILY HAD JUST COME TO
CANADA, SO I WAS ABOUT TO START
JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN.
I WAS 5 YEARS OLD.
AND RIGHT BEFORE I
WAS TO START MY TWO KINDERGARTEN
TEACHERS CAME TO THE HOUSE AND
DID A HOME VISIT.
MY FIRST MEMORIES OF CANADA WERE
OF THOSE TWO TEACHERS AND HOW
WARM
AND FRIENDLY THERE WAS.
AND FAST FORWARD 23 YEARS AND I
HAD MY MOM ASKING ME TO SELL A
FLOWER STAND POSTED ON FACEBOOK
MARKETPLACE.
AND I GOT A MESSAGE FROM A WOMAN
NAMED
KAREN.
AND I CLICKED ON HER FACEBOOK
PROFILE OUT OF CURIOSITY.
>> I GOT THIS MESSAGE SAYING,
MISS AYOTTE, DID
YOU EVER WORK IN THE
KINDERGARTEN AT THE SCHOOL IN
1997?
I SAID, WELL I CERTAINLY DID.
>> SO I SEND HER A CLASS PHOTO
THAT I HAD FROM 1997 AND I
CIRCLE MYSELF AND I SAY I'M
GOING TO BRING YOU THAT FLOWER
STAND AND I'M GOING TO GIVE IT
TO YOU FOR FREE.
I MET HER AT THE MAIN SUBWAY
STATION AND I WAS HOLDING THE
FLOWER STAND.
I WAS SO EXCITED TO MEET HER.
>> HE WAS SO SWEET.
>> JUST SOME, YOU KNOW,
SERENDIPITOUS EVENT ON FACEBOOK,
IT STILL FEELS UNREAL TO ME.
>> Adrienne: OKAY, THIS IS A
STORY THAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW.
IT TURNS OUT THAT HOME VISIT WAS
SOMETHING THAT THE TORONTO
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD DID AT THE 
TIME JUST TO HELP KIDS TO GET
TO KNOW HIS TEACHERS.
CLEARLY SHE STUCK WITH HIM AND
HE'S NOW DOING HIS RESIDENCY IN
PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO.
>>> THAT IS "THE NATIONAL" FOR
AUGUST 3rd.
GOOD NIGHT.
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