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00:02:08White nationalist groups in Canada are coming out of the
00:02:11shadows
00:02:14and they're building their combat skills. These new groups
00:02:17are part of a global movement calling themselves active clubs
00:02:20in Canada. They have links to terrorist groups and extremist
00:02:24militia like organizations
00:02:26and they try to hide where they are. They blur their faces and
00:02:29hide their surroundings. We dug through their social media
00:02:32channels and investigated hundreds of videos and images
00:02:35posted by these groups to reveal who they are and where
00:02:38they train.
00:02:42Well let's go see what this travesties are.
00:02:48If you've never heard of an active club,
00:02:50it might seem harmless. Who doesn't want to be active,
00:02:53right? In reality, they recruit white people to
00:02:56tribe and train. Basically their fascist fight clubs and
00:02:59they're on the rise around the world. In Canada this movement
00:03:03overlaps with violent terror groups. Take Atomwaffen
00:03:06Division, it was a neo Nazi group linked
00:03:08to multiple murders in the US. It was listed as a terrorist
00:03:12entity in Canada in 2021. That's when many former members
00:03:15joined active clubs.
00:03:17And as we're about to show you, there's a bit of a theme here.
00:03:20This is probably one of the fastest growing far right
00:03:23extremist threats in Canada. Now,
00:03:25these groups say they're not looking for fist fights in the
00:03:28streets, yet they often refer to a
00:03:30looming global conflict and a time when civility will be
00:03:33unnecessary. These are people that in many cases are training
00:03:37for what they believe is to be an upcoming race war. The
00:03:40potential for violence and the potential for something
00:03:43catastrophic to happen is extremely high.
00:03:48One of the main groups behind this mask demonstration in
00:03:52Toronto is Nationalist 13, or NS-13, based out of Hamilton,
00:03:56ON. Members are open about their views. In this video from
00:04:00NS-13's Telegram channel, 1 of their members poses with a
00:04:03Nazi lighter on Hitler's birthday. The group called him
00:04:07one of the greatest men to ever live,
00:04:09saying one day we will see his vision come true. So in a post
00:04:13like this, even though there may be no mention
00:04:17of the Jewish people when they're referring to Jews,
00:04:20and in this particular case, anti-Semitism would clearly
00:04:23fall within the scope of the Criminal Code prohibition. So
00:04:27you think this is hate speech? Yeah,
00:04:29I think a lot of what's said in the post that you provided me
00:04:33with would would constitute hate speech under the Criminal
00:04:36Code. And these stickers that they put up in Hamilton's parks
00:04:40say National Socialists, Nazis. And here's where we find
00:04:43another link to a terrorist group. The Canadian Proud Boys
00:04:47expanded in 2021 after they were designated a terrorist
00:04:51entity following the January 6th US Capitol Riot.
00:04:55This is Brandon Lapointe. We find him wearing a Proud Boy
00:04:58shirt in multiple images. He's now a prominent member of MS13.
00:05:03Heavy matches, tattoos, rings, and his shorts. In this image
00:05:07posted by the group, we locate where they've been in
00:05:10Hamilton and city parks like Myrtle Park. Here
00:05:14you can see that this building matches exactly. We went to
00:05:17this location and every other to confirm ourselves. They've
00:05:21been sparring in broad daylight, like in this video from Gage
00:05:24Park in Hamilton.
00:05:26You could see the bathroom here and Dome here. Match the
00:05:30sketchbook. Oh well, shoot. And that's even closer
00:05:33towards the Children's Garden specifically.
00:05:37Ah, that's really upsetting to see.
00:05:39Yeah, I think that's a serious public
00:05:42safety concern. The rise of extremist organizing is a
00:05:45national security threat. So public parks are one thing,
00:05:48but we also find them in privately owned gyms,
00:05:51which they try to hide by obscuring the images they share.
00:05:55Nationalists 13 have a ton of pictures at this gym,
00:05:58with members often sparring or posing in the boxing ring. In
00:06:02another photo from the gym, this MS13 member is wearing a
00:06:06will to raise shirt. Will terrorize
00:06:08the clothing brand that markets itself to active clubs. There
00:06:11aren't many clues visible in these videos,
00:06:14but we spot this one in this video. You can see the edge of
00:06:17this boxing glove deckle here. It matches up with this
00:06:20promotional video for Amazing Fitness,
00:06:23a popular and family owned gym in downtown Hamilton. The ring
00:06:26and the windows match 2 an upstairs in the weightlifting
00:06:29section. This portion of the wall matches exactly the area
00:06:33behind the Man and the Will to Rise shirt. Remember Brandon
00:06:36Lapointe, the MS13 member we identify
00:06:38here? He is at Amazing Fitness
00:06:44so we drive to the gym to share our findings. The manager says
00:06:48he had no idea this was happening. A few days later he
00:06:51sends an e-mail and tells us we have no affiliation whatsoever
00:06:55with these individuals or ideology and we categorically
00:06:58reject any form of hate or discrimination. The fact that
00:07:02the gym owner doesn't know that they were training doesn't
00:07:05surprise me at all. It just goes to show how manipulative
00:07:09these groups are that they are going to lie about what they're
00:07:12doing.
00:07:16Now let's switch gears for a second. Besides nationalist 13,
00:07:20there's a new group called second sons. Second sons
00:07:23doesn't call themselves an active club,
00:07:25but they have the same MO. It's an offshoot of Diagon,
00:07:28a group that's on the radar of Canadian law enforcement,
00:07:31which considers them an extremist militia like
00:07:34organization and second sons, a nationalist 13. They actually
00:07:38know each other. This is Alex friend help,
00:07:40prominent member of Diagon and now second son. We're doing a
00:07:44createspace with the guys from Nationalist 13. Rent is also an
00:07:48open white supremacist. It's very simple. No Jews,
00:07:52no Jews. Here's friend posing at a gym that we identify as
00:07:56Hammer BJJ by matching up the wall padding and light switch
00:08:00with images from social media.
00:08:10We drive there too, to talk to the owner. This is
00:08:13Rob Barrow, the owner of Hammer BJ,
00:08:16and he says he had no idea this happened at his school. I don't
00:08:20affiliate myself with with any sort of white supremacy groups
00:08:24or any sort of supremacy from any faction, any race,
00:08:28any culture. I have a a firm policy that I don't want that
00:08:32those types of behaviors or those types of
00:08:35energies in this place. I'm trying to protect that and
00:08:38trying to foster into something good for the kids of the
00:08:41community that can come here and and better their life. This
00:08:44is something we're seeing happen across the martial arts
00:08:47community is just kind of insidious, gross of
00:08:50far right influence within it and to see something that is so
00:08:54positive to me and many other people being Co opted like this,
00:08:58it's not something I like to see. Second Sons also posted a
00:09:02photo that they say is from Hamilton,
00:09:04but that's not accurate. This photo is actually from Niagara,
00:09:08from this Brazilian jujitsu Joe Niagara. BJ. Well, again,
00:09:11we go and share our findings. They told us they didn't know
00:09:15Second Sons had been training there and now that they know,
00:09:19they're not welcome there anymore.
00:14:09Every fall, millions roll up their sleeves
00:14:11for a flu shot, but Americans will soon have a
00:14:14new option. The FDA has now approved Modernas mRNA flu
00:14:18vaccine for adults aged 50 and older. I am so excited about
00:14:23the potential for M RNA vaccines. She says a recent
00:14:26study found M RNA flu vaccines are 27 to 35% more effective at
00:14:31preventing influenza than the traditional flu shots. The M
00:14:35RNA vaccines seem to be very protective in people
00:14:39who are older, who have comorbidities and
00:14:41people who are immunocompromised. M RNA
00:14:43vaccines are easier and faster to make,
00:14:46which means more ability to adapt to new strains of the flu
00:14:49virus. Most flu vaccine is still grown in chicken eggs,
00:14:53and this takes months to do. And the farther ahead you have
00:14:56to plan to grow it, your risk of a mismatch in
00:14:59strains is going to be higher. Maderna has applied for
00:15:03approval in Europe, Australia and here in Canada,
00:15:06where it's under review. I'm hopeful that that helped.
00:15:09That will be quite optimistic about it. Jill Premoli's two
00:15:13year old son Jude died from influenza BA decade ago despite
00:15:17being vaccinated. While she says no vaccine is perfect,
00:15:20she now campaigns to promote the flu shot. We're not
00:15:23vaccinating against diseases because they're uncomfortable
00:15:27or inconvenient. We vaccinate because diseases kill people.
00:15:31The FDA's approval comes one year after the US health
00:15:34secretary announced a wind down of M RNA vaccine development.
00:15:38Earlier this year,
00:15:40the FDA refused to review Modernas application,
00:15:43but after public pressure, it reversed its decision. Doing
00:15:47good, rigorous science still can
00:15:49overcome misinformation and political myth. Like experts
00:15:53say, public health officials will
00:15:56have to provide clear messaging on the benefits of M RNA
00:16:00technology so people can make informed choices on how to
00:16:04protect themselves. Karen Pauls, CBC News, Winnipeg.
00:20:18The rain was basically the water was up to here,
00:20:20the rain had finished, everything was covered. And
00:20:24Bill Rittelmeyer still has water on his Ontario vineyard.
00:20:28But it's a far cry from last week after an unprecedented
00:20:31amount of rain dumped over and over on the Niagara Region.
00:20:36It's where about 3/4 of Canada's wine is made,
00:20:39leaving vineyards and communities soaked. I drove in
00:20:42this way and I was creating a wave because I was driving over
00:20:47water
00:20:48an absurd amount. Not good for the vines. Rittelmeyer has been
00:20:52preparing for moments like this, though,
00:20:54focusing on soil quality to handle all kinds of extreme
00:20:58weather. What we have to do is get away from the old ideas on
00:21:01how to grow grapes and start to realize that we need to expect
00:21:05this kind of weather, wild weather in every direction.
00:21:09Global weirding, as I like to refer to it.
00:21:12Still, this is uncharted territory,
00:21:15according to officials. We saw scenes of, you know,
00:21:18water pouring off of the escarpment and bursting through
00:21:22windows and basements. It was terrifying.
00:21:26Share of the Grape Growers of Ontario says growers are
00:21:30resilient. But we've had a few sleepless nights and adapting
00:21:33to the changing climate comes at a cost. If no one buys our
00:21:37product then it's very difficult to reinvest. So it it
00:21:40might seem very, very little to the consumer,
00:21:43but it makes a huge difference. This is the Chardonnay now.
00:21:46It's a waiting game. I'm seeing just a little bit of mildew
00:21:50starting on a couple of them that worries me. Are the roots
00:21:53drowning
00:21:55what that means for his crop until harvest in the fall?
00:21:58And we're trying to get things dry.
00:22:00Tough job, especially with more rain in
00:22:03the forecast. She and Jordan, CBC News,
00:22:05Niagara on the Lake Ontario.
00:22:10A heat advisory has been issued into Saturday and now includes
00:22:13most of the province. With temperatures into the high 30s
00:22:16and feeling hotter with the humidity,
00:22:18officials are warning people to stay hydrated and look out for
00:22:22early signs of heat exhaustion, and that is especially true for
00:22:25seniors and people living outside. So our critical point
00:22:29is really if it doesn't come down at night
00:22:32to the teens, then we get really concerned.
00:22:34Warren Maddox, executive director of the
00:22:37Fredericton Homeless Shelters, says when it's this hot,
00:22:40people living outside are vulnerable to heat exhaustion
00:22:43and dehydration. He says cooling centres like the
00:22:46shelters or public spaces such as libraries can help people
00:22:50survive heat waves. With the heating centre in the winter
00:22:53time, you can come in in 20 minutes,
00:22:55heat up, you're good to go. Cooling
00:22:58centres take a lot longer because you're driving. When
00:23:01you walk into a cooling,
00:23:02are you driving the heat inwards to your core and you
00:23:06gotta wait longer for that to cool down,
00:23:08otherwise you're just making things worse when you walk back
00:23:11out in the heat. He says a donation of bottled water
00:23:15dropped off at a shelter is always appreciated. What I'm
00:23:18observing is seniors are trying to cuddle into air conditioning
00:23:22places. Higher temperatures also bring risks to seniors,
00:23:25according to Cecile Cassista, the executive director for the
00:23:29Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents Rights.
00:23:32She warns that many of the seniors she works with don't drink enough water,
00:23:36dress in heavier clothing and sometimes have trouble keeping
00:23:39their living spaces cool without air conditioning. It is
00:23:42important that they do limit it. You know,
00:23:44the heat in their in their facilities,
00:23:47particularly in the small apartments and where there's no
00:23:50breeze coming in. So they need to make sure the first thing in
00:23:53the morning to make sure that their blinds are down so that
00:23:56the rooms are not heating up.
00:24:03>> Reporter: IN 2028, IT'S GAME ON. GAME ON. ARCTIC WINTER GAMES ARE BACK ON
00:24:06ARCTIC WINTER GAMES ARE BACK ON TRACK FOR ITS TRADITIONAL TRACK FOR ITS TRADITIONAL TWO-YEAR CYCLE. TWO-YEAR CYCLE. IT'S A DEVELOPMENT BEING
00:24:10IT'S A DEVELOPMENT BEING WELCOMED BEFORE AT GAMES WELCOMED BEFORE AT GAMES COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED WILL TAKE
00:24:13COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED WILL TAKE PLACE EVERY THREE YEARS. PLACE EVERY THREE YEARS. BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY SAID WERE
00:24:17BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY SAID WERE SCHEDULING DIFFICULTIES AND NO
00:24:19SCHEDULING DIFFICULTIES AND NO SUITABLE HOST CITY EMERGING.
00:24:22SUITABLE HOST CITY EMERGING. FOR 2028 WE'LL SEE THE GAMES
00:24:24FOR 2028 WE'LL SEE THE GAMES HELD IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA.
00:24:29HELD IN FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. FAIRBANKS WAS CLOSESSEN BECAUSE
00:24:30FAIRBANKS WAS CLOSESSEN BECAUSE IT HAS VENUES AND VOLUNTEERS.
00:24:34IT HAS VENUES AND VOLUNTEERS. THESE THRILLED COACHES AND THESE THRILLED COACHES AND ATHLETES CAN COMPETE.
00:24:37ATHLETES CAN COMPETE. >> GOING BACK TO TWO YEARS, >> GOING BACK TO TWO YEARS, PEOPLE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
00:24:40PEOPLE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. THEY HAVE PLANNED FOR DECADES THEY HAVE PLANNED FOR DECADES AROUND THAT SCHEDULE.
00:24:42AROUND THAT SCHEDULE. NOW WE'RE BACK ON TRACK.
00:24:46NOW WE'RE BACK ON TRACK. >> Reporter: SCOTT SCHUETZ IS >> Reporter: SCOTT SCHUETZ IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A NONPROFIT THAT SUPPORTS
00:24:50A NONPROFIT THAT SUPPORTS TERRITORIAL SPORT ORGANISATIONS. TERRITORIAL SPORT ORGANISATIONS. HE SAYS THE RETURN TO THE
00:24:53HE SAYS THE RETURN TO THE TWO-YEAR CYCLE IS GOOD THEWS FOR TWO-YEAR CYCLE IS GOOD THEWS FOR ATHLETES. ATHLETES. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY COMPETE IN
00:24:57THAT'S BECAUSE THEY COMPETE IN AGE BRACKETS.
00:24:58AGE BRACKETS. SOME WERE AFRAID THAT THREE-YEAR
00:25:02SOME WERE AFRAID THAT THREE-YEAR CYCLE WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO CYCLE WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO PARTICIPATE ANYMORE.
00:25:05PARTICIPATE ANYMORE. >> THEY NOW HAVE A CHANCE.
00:25:11EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT THAT. >> Reporter: ASKER IF THE KEY >> Reporter: ASKER IF THE KEY ORGANIZER, SHE SAYS THERE'S
00:25:15ORGANIZER, SHE SAYS THERE'S BUILDING EXCITEMENT IN THE HOST BUILDING EXCITEMENT IN THE HOST CITY.
00:25:17CITY. >> RUMORS HAVE BEEN CIRCULATING. >> RUMORS HAVE BEEN CIRCULATING. NOTHING WAS FOR SURE UNTIL NOTHING WAS FOR SURE UNTIL YESTERDAY.
00:25:21YESTERDAY. NOW IT'S KIND OF THIS EXPLOSION
00:25:22NOW IT'S KIND OF THIS EXPLOSION OF ALL RIGHT, NOW WE CAN START OF ALL RIGHT, NOW WE CAN START PREPARING.
00:25:26PREPARING. >> Reporter: THE GAME'S >> Reporter: THE GAME'S COMMITTEE SAID MORE DETAILS COMMITTEE SAID MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE BIG EVENT WILL BE
00:25:31ABOUT THE BIG EVENT WILL BE RELEASED IN COMING
00:25:37We are here in the village where Pride festivities are
00:25:41wrapping up with the parade this weekend. The festival
00:25:44marking a milestone 20 years of giving a space and a voice to 2
00:25:48S LGBTQ plus communities. He Genome Montiero is the interim
00:25:52director of Fayette Mohel. Thank you so much for being
00:25:56here. Thank you, thank you. So how has the
00:25:59festival been going so far? You know,
00:26:01the 20th anniversary. We wanted to reconnect with our roots,
00:26:05so we created more spaces for the communities,
00:26:08for a local artist, etc. And I think the success of
00:26:11this edition is not
00:26:14only attendance, it's also the success of a
00:26:17large consultation and a large work with our communities. And
00:26:20all the communities are here. So we are really happy. Yeah.
00:26:24Because I know it's been 20 years, and we saw this festival go very,
00:26:28very mainstream. So in one place,
00:26:30it's a great thing that the whole city is celebrating. But
00:26:33at the same time, you wanted to get back to the
00:26:36grassroots and really embrace some of the diversity and the
00:26:39diverse voices within the community. Exactly. Because,
00:26:42you know, Pride is not just a festival,
00:26:45is also a protest. And we have the responsibility to continue
00:26:48to protest
00:26:50and also be very inclusive with all the communities and because
00:26:53we wanted to acknowledge the fights of all the communities
00:26:57and we want to be the platform that they deserve. OK,
00:27:00so now let's talk about this weekend. What's in store this
00:27:04weekend? We know there's the parade.
00:27:07This weekend is really bringing people together. We have the
00:27:11community days is 2 major days for the local communities
00:27:14groups. It's a very good way to give visibility to groups,
00:27:18but also a good opportunity for members of our community to
00:27:22find resources and
00:27:24have discussion now and in a good way because it's very,
00:27:27it's also a celebration of all the work of community groups.
00:27:36We have the parade. Parade is not just a celebration,
00:27:39is also way to protest. So we are really happy to bring back
00:27:43the parade in Montreal. And also we have three major shows
00:27:46at the Olympics stadium, but also in the village. We
00:27:49have our special anniversary show tomorrow at the other peak
00:27:53stage. I'm looking forward to that.
00:27:56Noticed that there are police cars down the road. Talk to me
00:28:01about security in light of that attack in Berlin at Berlin
00:28:05Pride. This attack, remind us why pride exists,
00:28:09but also remind us that the security should protect our
00:28:13community priorities, one of our top priority each
00:28:17year, every year, but this year is very special.
00:28:20We add more infrastructures, we add more, add more agents,
00:28:25we add more prevention also because I think protection is a
00:28:29good way to
00:28:31sed rate with when I'm wondering what is going through
00:28:35your mind because on one hand, this is the time to celebrate
00:28:39and give space to 2 S LGBTQ plus communities. But at the
00:28:43same time, we are seeing attacks against
00:28:46these communities online. Those recent attacks in in Berlin.
00:28:51What goes through your mind during this whole week of
00:28:55festivities? I think, you know, we should respond with with
00:28:59love to the hate because our communities still targeted by
00:29:04an attack on the social
00:29:05me just, but also in the real life. And
00:29:08we have to continue to fight. We have to continue to create
00:29:12spaces for visibility. And I think if you have the morale is
00:29:15not just a festival, it's also a way to celebrate
00:29:18and be the platform for these communities. Every year we have
00:29:22almost 100, 000 people. They are here in
00:29:24the village to just find resources,
00:29:26have discussions. So it's just a major event for we want to
00:29:30continue to be present in the village because it's really
00:29:34important to be here. We want to grow,
00:29:36but with the communities. And Speaking of the village,
00:29:39how do you
00:29:41feel about the iconic rainbow balls coming back?
00:29:44The village is not just a neighbor,
00:29:47but for us is also a big symbol, a Bing symbol. So I think all
00:29:52the investments in the village is also investment for Howard
00:29:56Community. So we,
00:29:59I'm very happy with this news and also it's international
00:30:03symbol for our colour and our colour for diversity. So we're
00:30:07really happy. International symbol. Indiana Montiero,
00:30:10thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you.
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