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00:00:00he sexy part of firefighting,
00:00:04there's a lot of other things that we need to consider with
00:00:10the ongoing threat that we're seeing from wildfires today,
00:00:16the federal government is considering whether to launch a
00:00:19national fleet of modern firefighting aircraft. It's one
00:00:22of the recommendations from a Senate report released in June.
00:00:26For now, the federal government says
00:00:28it's in close contact with the provinces and territories to
00:00:31coordinate efforts and identify the best ways to support one
00:00:35another in the face of the growing impacts of wildfires.
00:00:41If production at Dehaviland does not take off to meet
00:00:44growing demand, there is a risk foreign
00:00:46companies or countries could develop their own rival
00:00:49firefighting aircraft. Whether it's China, whether it's Russia,
00:00:53whether it's France, whether it's the UK,
00:00:55whether it's Greece, whoever they're going to,
00:00:58they're going to come out and they're going to move fast and
00:01:01furious.
00:01:05The warning comes at a time when the federal government
00:01:08wants to improve the national economy and bolster domestic
00:01:12manufacturing. For to havlin, that risk is real. We're always
00:01:15watching what our competitors are doing. We have the best
00:01:19aircraft, we have the best scooping
00:01:21aircraft in the world, bar none. We've had it for 60
00:01:24years, but having it for another 60
00:01:26years is not guaranteed. For now, as wildfires rage,
00:01:29the pressure continues to build on the company and the
00:01:33political leaders desperate for new super scoopers to arrive.
00:03:47WestJet has settled A lawsuit launched by more than 3400 of
00:03:50its female employees.
00:03:53It began more than 10 years ago when flight attendant Mandolina
00:03:57Lewis alleged she had been sexually assaulted by a WestJet
00:04:01pilot while on a layover to Hawaii. This has been like hell
00:04:04for me. Obviously, it's been a nightmare. More
00:04:07flight attendants came forward and the case became a class
00:04:11action alleging WestJet failed to maintain a safe workplace
00:04:15free from harassment. WestJet
00:04:18really made it difficult for us in this last decade. It's
00:04:22really a matter of
00:04:25fighting Goliath and and getting, you know,
00:04:28slivers of justice. Now, both sides say a judge has
00:04:31approved the settlement, which states WestJet will pay
00:04:35four and a half million dollars. Lewis and her lawyers say after
00:04:39legal fees and other costs, each claimant will receive an
00:04:43estimated 470 dollars. I'm glad this is over.
00:04:47I'm glad we set a legal precedent.
00:04:49I'm not glad with the number. I don't think it's enough. I
00:04:53don't think it's enough. In a statement,
00:04:55WestJet said it is pleased to have reached a mutually agreed
00:04:59upon settlement and that it is committed to strengthening our
00:05:03operations and training. According to the settlement,
00:05:06the airline will hire a third party to assess the prevalence
00:05:10of harassment in the workplace, and WestJet does not admit to
00:05:14any liability or wrongdoing. There's no structural change
00:05:18required, right? W jets not required
00:05:20to implement any training, I think. Not surprising,
00:05:23but also disappointing. Louis no longer works at WestJet,
00:05:27but she warns harassment of female flight attendants is
00:05:31deep rooted across the entire industry. There's an issue of
00:05:34fear. Speaking about this openly,
00:05:36I took it on because I knew what a huge problem it was.
00:05:42I did it for myself and I did it for other flight attendants.
00:05:45While this case is closed, it's a fight that may not be
00:05:49over. Nisha Patel, CBC News, Toronto.
00:05:54A pro Alberta separation group has revealed the draft of her
00:05:57proposed Alberta Constitution, but it's been overshadowed by
00:06:01one of the speakers using a racial slur and introduced the
00:06:04new Alberta Bill of Rights. In the video posted live on August
00:06:0813th from Airdrie, Mitchell Vester of the Alberta
00:06:11Prosperity Project presents to a group off screen referring to
00:06:15a draft as the foundation of freedom. And this is an outline
00:06:18of what a constitution could look like for a new Alberta. He
00:06:22later introduces Ian Parkinson
00:06:24who was involved in that draft. Parkinson speaks on a portion
00:06:28of the presentation labeled as rights and freedoms. Every
00:06:33citizen has the right to life, liberty and security or to the
00:06:38person your own security. Not some flip flop towel.
00:06:42They did. Police officer who doesn't even speak Canadian.
00:06:47OK,
00:06:49That comment was then condemned by Albertans on both sides of
00:06:53the separation debate. The fact that a racist comment did draw
00:06:56warm applause from an audience of folks who were there to hear
00:06:59about the future of the province suggests that the
00:07:02movement has has some work to do. If they want to project
00:07:04themselves as being more inclusive than than the events
00:07:07on the 13th floor there
00:07:11by some of the language that was used,
00:07:14particularly the racist language and the derogatory
00:07:17language, it's nothing that reflects my
00:07:20values and I condemn it unequivocally. In 24 hours
00:07:23after the comment was made, Sylvester issued a statement
00:07:27saying there is room in the movement for strong opinions
00:07:31and disagreement, but not for disparaging
00:07:33people's articles of faith or cultural identity.
00:07:37Sylvester confirms Parkinson will no longer participate in
00:07:41the group's events. Travis McEwen, CBC News, Edmonton.
00:07:48Alberta schools were supposed to face new restrictions on
00:07:50what flags they can fly starting September 1st. Now
00:07:53those rules are on hold. The legislation passed last spring
00:07:56says schools can only display the Canadian and Alberta flags.
00:07:59This could mean no pride flags or flags representing other
00:08:03countries or communities. Schools would also have to play
00:08:06O Canada once a week and the education minister would get
00:08:09the power to name or rename any public school. All three
00:08:12changes were supposed to take effect in just a few weeks,
00:08:16but now the province is not yet. We are taking a thoughtful and measured
00:08:20approach to implementation to ensure these changes are
00:08:23introduced effectively and that education partners have the
00:08:26support they need to successfully transition to the
00:08:29new requirements. The Education Minister's Office says
00:08:32consultations are still underway. The opposition says
00:08:35the government is focused on the wrong priorities. NDP
00:08:38education critic Amanda Chapman says parents are worried about
00:08:41crowded classrooms and staffing, not the flags hanging in
00:08:45schools. What teachers want to do is to create a space
00:08:48where all students are going to feel comfortable in the
00:08:51classroom. Alberta Teachers Association president Jason
00:08:54Schilling says there shouldn't be limits on hanging flags from
00:08:58other nations, Indigenous communities or pride
00:09:01flags. We're going to see schools are safe and caring
00:09:04spaces for all students. Then we should be able to display
00:09:07flags that reflect every student that's in within that
00:09:10school, within that community. There's
00:09:13no new date for the flag, anthem or school naming rules,
00:09:16but other changes are still coming September 1st.
00:09:19They include a student code of conduct emphasizing an
00:09:23intolerance for violence and a rule preventing school
00:09:26divisions from taking official positions on political,
00:09:29social or ideological beliefs. Janet French, CBC News,
00:09:32Edmonton.
00:09:35Staffing shortages, funding cuts,
00:09:37crumbling infrastructure. Unions representing teachers
00:09:40and school support staff are making their concerns known in
00:09:44the run up to Quebec's provincial election. They say
00:09:47education should be a priority for politicians and they're
00:09:51making some demands. According to Quebec's Ministry of
00:09:54Education dashboard, there are currently 3132
00:09:57teacher vacancies in the province. That's an improvement
00:10:00from this time last year when more than 4000 positions needed
00:10:04to be filled.
00:10:06But unions say neither your accounts for the shortage of
00:10:09support staff, technical aides for specialized
00:10:12education or administrative positions. We have a lot of
00:10:16vacant positions, so we need the money to hire
00:10:19people and we need stability. If you say to especially the
00:10:23support staff, they don't have all full time
00:10:27jobs, so we need stability to attract
00:10:29them. Only three,
00:10:33it's not on the could be on the registry. The unions are asking
00:10:37for more stable funding across all levels of education from
00:10:40kindergarten to university and for the next government to
00:10:44invest in the public school system and to stop subsidizing
00:10:47private schools. Parents are also speaking up. The
00:10:50association representing English parents in Quebec says
00:10:53the consequences of staff shortages and funding cuts on
00:10:57students are considerable. We've noticed teachers that are
00:11:00missing. We notice a teachers that are not
00:11:04qualified to teach that are there, you know,
00:11:06teaching but that don't necessarily have the skills.
00:11:10We've seen the impact on mental health, on students, stress,
00:11:13anxiety and we've seen parents trying their best and really
00:11:17being at their wits end. Karakas says parents want to
00:11:20know how these issues will be addressed in the upcoming
00:11:23school year and beyond. Her association has sent a list of
00:11:27questions to every political party with a deadline of
00:11:30September to answer. She says their responses will be posted
00:11:34online help inform voters in the upcoming election.
00:13:39It's a common sight on summer nights,
00:13:42kids and teens racing around on E scooters hitting 40 to 60
00:13:46kilometers or more. This 12 year old boy was left with a
00:13:50fractured skull after crashing without a helmet. There was a
00:13:54possibility he would not make it. Crystal Dunkley's son Sean
00:13:58was in a coma for a week last summer and spent more than a
00:14:02month in hospital. He eventually made a full recovery
00:14:05and now reminds others to wear a helmet. He has tried to turn
00:14:09a tragedy. This is something
00:14:13positive.
00:14:15Canadian doctors say more kids are getting seriously injured,
00:14:20even dying, in E scooter accidents. A new
00:14:23survey of pediatricians suggests there were 10 deaths,
00:14:2612 ICU admissions and 26 hospitalizations lasting more
00:14:30than two days, all linked to E scooter crashes
00:14:34in just one year. These devices are often marketed as toys,
00:14:38and I will tell you they're anything but toys.
00:14:42Sick Kids in Toronto is among the hospitals seeing a spike in
00:14:46injuries from two dozen cases in 2023 to more than 100 last
00:14:50year. And this year we're likely on target for more than
00:14:53that. So we're just seeing a complete exponential rise in
00:14:57the number of kids we're seeing in any injury. And so it
00:15:00follows that more severe injuries will also increase
00:15:03that kind of this a similar rate. E scooters are illegal
00:15:07for most Canadians under 16, but we're not seeing
00:15:10enforcement of age. We're not seeing enforcement
00:15:13of double riding. Helmet wear is not enforced.
00:15:18The 18 year old son of former Canadian Prime Minister Justin
00:15:22Trudeau skipped any head protection for a back to school
00:15:26E scooter ad this week. I would say this is the Rolls Royce of
00:15:30scooters. Prompting his mom to ask where's your helmet?
00:15:34Xavier Trudeau quickly posted an apology,
00:15:36saying safety is the most important thing. With a
00:15:40patchwork of local bylaws across much of the country,
00:15:43doctors worry more young riders will remain at risk. Lauren
00:15:47Pelley, CBC News, Toronto.
00:15:51Women and Gender Equality Minister Leila Evans announced
00:15:55a boost in the province's fertility subsidy program. We
00:15:58as a government are committed to the residence of
00:16:02Newfoundland Labrador who want to have a family and this is
00:16:06the path forward. It's so, so important for us. That bombs
00:16:10the funding from $20 000 to $29, 000,
00:16:12and this extra $9000 covers services like IVF,
00:16:15frozen embryo transfers and donor egg cycles,
00:16:18among others. In Budget
00:16:2126 we've increased the fertility services
00:16:27subsidy and we increased it by 1.8 million and what that does
00:16:31is allow each patient to have access to a up to twenty $29,
00:16:36000. Advocates and doctors have long pushed to improve
00:16:41fertility services and make them more accessible. Fertility
00:16:45specialists Dr. Sean and Doctor Deanna Murphy took it upon
00:16:50themselves to open a full service IVF clinic in the
00:16:54province. Dr. Deanna Murphy says
00:16:57this new funding is a major step towards making that happen.
00:17:01Ultimate goal for us would be to offer to treatment here in
00:17:04Newfoundland and traveling for IVF treatment is still quite
00:17:08stressful being away from your support system,
00:17:10but I think it's a great step forward in allowing the the
00:17:14treatments to come here. Long time fertility advocate Lydon
00:17:17Willan says the increase is a good step,
00:17:19but more still needs to be done. I think having the money up
00:17:23front for a lot of people would make a big difference. Again,
00:17:27applying for money
00:17:28to get back in a few months, it's not accessible to the
00:17:31majority of people who are the age that they want to have kids.
00:17:34We definitely need IVF and the fertility services here. It
00:17:38just seems like it's being pushed further and further. You
00:17:41can say you're committing, but until we actually see like
00:17:44a date to be opened, I won't fully believe it that
00:17:47it'll be accessible soon. Minister Evans says that the
00:17:50province is still committed to working with doctors to
00:17:53establish a full service IVF clinic in the province and that
00:17:57this investment will help in making that
00:17:59happen. Max Bacco, CBC News, St. John's.
00:18:05And I walked for an hour and a half just to like,
00:18:06regulate it. Sharika Sadaf says after the mental health
00:18:10challenges she experienced with her first born baby,
00:18:13she wanted to take steps to ensure she was better supported
00:18:16during her second pregnancy. I let them know that I had
00:18:20postpartum depression before and I was actually very,
00:18:23very scared about what would happen this time. And they
00:18:26immediately told me about the perinatal mental health program.
00:18:30And within a week I got a referral. Michael Garron
00:18:33Hospital
00:18:35says its Women's Reproductive Mental Health Program provides
00:18:37mental health supports to pregnant women both at the
00:18:41hospital and now in the community. They say the
00:18:44Midwives Clinic of East York Don Mills has become the first
00:18:47midwifery clinic in the province to offer access to an
00:18:51on-site psychiatrist. Sadaf said for her,
00:18:53it made a world of difference. We came up with a game plan
00:18:57about what to do during postpartum and I've, I've, I've,
00:19:01I feel so, so much better. I wish I had this kind of
00:19:05report back during my first pregnancy. Staff say the
00:19:07program has lowered wait times for an initial appointment from
00:19:116 to 9 months to only 27 days on average,
00:19:13with appointments reserved every week for those who need
00:19:16care sooner, keeping them out of emergency
00:19:19departments. The recipe for anxiety is like fear plus the
00:19:22unknown, and that's the perinatal year.
00:19:25It's like the most vulnerable time in a person's life for
00:19:28mental health, one of the most. When I speak
00:19:31first see people in the office around 12 to 16 weeks,
00:19:34I asked them
00:19:35with their health history and that includes a health
00:19:38screening tool for mental health and based on the score
00:19:42for that or just based on my conversation with the client,
00:19:45we'll decide who's an appropriate referrals. And
00:19:49there's a rising need for this type of support. Experts say
00:19:53perinatal mood and anxiety disorders affect up to 20% of
00:19:56pregnant women, but the majority of them remain
00:19:59untreated, undiagnosed, unscreened and. Perinatal mood
00:20:03and anxiety disorders can affect
00:20:06maternal
00:20:08health, obstetric outcome, infants development and the
00:20:12whole family well-being staff say by integrating mental
00:20:16healthcare into the community, the goal is to lower stigma and
00:20:21increase the likelihood that pregnant women get the mental
00:20:26health support they need when they need it. So patients come
00:20:30to one clinic and they receive both medical perinatal and
00:20:35psychiatric care. They feel more comfortable and
00:20:38at ease when they are in a community setting compared to
00:20:42hospitals. This should be available to every mother
00:20:46because it really changes the game and once a mother starts
00:20:51enjoying their motherhood, only then a child enjoys their
00:20:55childhood. Italia Ricci. CBC News Toronto.
00:23:08Inundated with donations of used clothes,
00:23:11charity thrift stores are having to send more and more to
00:23:15the landfill. Clothes really shouldn't go in the dumpster,
00:23:18but there's just so many clothes being generated now
00:23:22with fast fashion. OK, so at this store in suburban
00:23:25Halifax, this is a fraction of donations
00:23:28waiting to be sorted. The store manager says she used to be
00:23:32able to sell the excess to other charities. They would
00:23:35sell some to for profit stores like Value Village
00:23:39and some might be exported to another country. But six months
00:23:42ago the charities stopped buying because there's just too
00:23:45much in the work that I've done nationally. We've seen it coast
00:23:49to coast. This used clothing expert says the same problem is
00:23:52hitting charity thrift stores across Canada. Through the
00:23:55system that we have created, I think it's worked really well
00:23:59for many, many years. The real problem is
00:24:01just that we need to turn off the tap ultimately.
00:24:05The National Diabetes Trust collects used clothing from
00:24:09donation bins. Until recently, it would also buy from charity
00:24:13thrift stores, but it stopped doing that in
00:24:16Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Nova
00:24:19Scotia, citing changing market
00:24:21conditions that have affected inventory levels and processing
00:24:25capacity. Another big player, Value Village,
00:24:30is shifting away from buying from charities. The thrift
00:24:33giant would not do an interview, but in its annual reports,
00:24:37it says half its stock used to be bought from charities. Now
00:24:42nearly 80% comes through direct donations. One used clothing
00:24:46exporter says pressure is mounting on the international
00:24:50used clothing market. Under pressure. Also in a really thin
00:24:54margined, you know, it's a low value commodity.
00:24:57Bethel says inflation
00:24:59in global unrest are driving up the cost of exporting used
00:25:02clothes. Plus, some countries are adding taxes
00:25:05to try to slow the stream. Genge says the only real
00:25:09solution is policy. It's legislation,
00:25:11it's regulation that needs to come into play to to address
00:25:15that.
00:25:17We'd like to see more textile recycling and for manufacturers
00:25:21of new clothes to face the burden of disposal. Taryn Grant,
00:25:25CBC News, Halifax.
00:25:29Get a look at these young fashionistas.
00:25:32It's Fashion Camp at the Richard Robinson Design Academy,
00:25:37a perfect fit for youngsters who dream of becoming style
00:25:41icons. It's so fun to be creative and fashion is just my
00:25:45thing, you know? I really like very sparkly
00:25:48things, playing with materials, coming up with their own
00:25:52designs. It's all part of fashion camp. I've always just
00:25:57really, I have been, I've always just really like,
00:26:00love fashion. I've always take time to pick out my outfits
00:26:05and I love to dress over the top. Any accessories I can add,
00:26:08I just add them. Trust me, she loves fashion. Loving
00:26:12fashion came early for these trendsetters. Drawing clothes,
00:26:16designing them, I've always like had a thing
00:26:19for like creating them. Like when I was younger I used to
00:26:23take like old clothes and stuff and make them into clothes for
00:26:27my stuffed animals and stuff. This atelier is set up for ages
00:26:317 to 10A hands on introduction to fashion design,
00:26:34sewing skills and fashion drawing. Today they're making
00:26:38masks
00:26:39with colour sequins and fringes and who better to lead them
00:26:42into the magical world of fashion than a teacher dressed
00:26:46as a fairy? For me, fashion is about like play and
00:26:50trying different things and dressing up like a fairy and
00:26:54just do as much as you possibly can and the breadth of your
00:26:58imagination and I want to show the kids how to do that through
00:27:02these skills. Sewing machines are buzzing at the cap for 11
00:27:06to 15 year olds and designs are more cutting edge. I made
00:27:10a skirt. It's an eighth line skirt with an asymmetrical
00:27:14hemline. As you can see, some of these style mavens are
00:27:18learning. It makes good dollars and cents to be able to sew. I
00:27:22love going out and buying clothes,
00:27:24but of course it cost. So if I am able to learn how to sew and
00:27:28make my own clothes, then that would be much easier.
00:27:32Others are giving their imagination free range. I made
00:27:35this McDonald's
00:27:38fry and it has this very long fry. This is my favorite
00:27:41projects that I've made.
00:27:44I'm just gonna put it on. You look just like a banana. Thank
00:27:48you. They're learning that anything is possible,
00:27:51from trendy hats to baby doll dresses to a rainbow bouquet of
00:27:54flowers. There's not really any rules with fashion. You can
00:27:58create anything, combine any textures,
00:28:00any colours, and people can still, like,
00:28:03get the concept and the idea. And I think that's really
00:28:06interesting. All you need are some of these skills. Yeah.
00:28:10Exactly. Sandra Abma, CBC News, Ottawa.
00:28:15If you're ready to find the love of your life,
00:28:17Love is blind. It's the dating reality show that's become a
00:28:21cultural phenomenon worldwide. Now it's setting its sights on
00:28:26Canada, calling for people to apply it
00:28:28right away. The original US show is 10 seasons in all,
00:28:32built around one question. Is love really blind?
00:28:36Single strangers are paired up in separate pods. They talk,
00:28:40they date, some even get engaged. All this
00:28:43before seeing each other.
00:28:45Now it's Canada's turn. It's just like the toughest place to
00:28:48date. And I'm like, thank God it finally came here.
00:28:51The show has had plenty of spinoffs. There's Love is Blind,
00:28:55Brazil, Mexico and Japan, to name a few. But having a
00:28:58Canadian version of a US romance reality series comes
00:29:01with its challenges, says this executive producer
00:29:04who worked on The Bachelor Canada. As a Canadian producer
00:29:08is you're often not working with the same budget and
00:29:11support. There's a different culture here, even if you expect,
00:29:15In my experience, I haven't seen the same level
00:29:18as I would in an American version. But Canadians on US
00:29:22dating shows do bring the drama. They've been on shows from Too
00:29:26Hot to Handle to Perfect Match and The Bachelorette. The
00:29:30timing is right for more, says this pop culture writer.
00:29:33Canada is very clearly having a moment in media and in pop
00:29:37culture. You know, we have a former Prime Minister
00:29:40who's dating an international pop star. We have shows like
00:29:44Heated Rivalry
00:29:46that have become really successful. It's also, you know,
00:29:49makes sense that now would be the time with all of this going
00:29:54on that Netflix would finally make the foray into Canada for
00:29:58For love is blind. But is love truly blind and does it last?
00:30:02In all, 55 couples came together on the
00:30:05US show, but only a handful, 8 remained together. Still,
00:30:09romantics don't seem fazed. I really hope I get I get to be
00:30:13part of it. No word yet on When
00:30:16Love Is Blind Canada will begin filming. Mahdi Gebrselassie,
00:30:20CBC News, Toronto.
00:30:30Hi, I'm Michelle Gaub. Communities
00:30:32across Canada are facing a deeply complex and growing drug
00:30:35crisis, one that continues to evolve
00:30:38and touch the lives of people in every region of the country.
00:30:41Over the next hour, we'll take a closer look at
00:30:44stories revealing how this crisis is shaping our
00:30:48healthcare system, straining housing,
00:30:50challenging policing, and impacting families. We
00:30:53begin by examining some of the underlying causes and the far
00:30:57reaching consequences of a crisis with no easy solution.