Police ramp up search for vulnerable 3-year-old boy | CTV News Toronto at Noon for July 26, 2024

[Music] there is an agonizing search for a three-year-old boy who's gone missing in a Miss Saga Park good afternoon the search has been going on since last night at Arendale park that is in the Dand Street and Miss Saga Road area in the South End of the city ctv's John musman is following the story in joins us live with the latest on this John well natle we're just outside the entrance to Aaron Park the search continues at this hour there is still no sign of this missing three-year-old boy but we can tell you all the police Roes emergency resources are here searching the river and the area Bush the search of the park began last night officers with flashlights cone Pathways and bushes for any signs of the missing three-year-old boy the credit River also runs through the park the nonverbal toddler named Zade Abdullah was last seen with his parents around 6:20 last night was there with his parents and at a moment of um in a moment that he was just gone access to the bark has been blocked off while emergency officials search authorities say the child's parents are in the park while the search is underway at one point police and paramedics were focused on an area in the river near the command post there is a concrete structure in the river that has collected a lot of wood and debris especially after the recent stormy wet weather in the past week and a half I know the these types of incidents do uh significantly impact uh not just the family and friends of young Zade Zade himself but also the community which uh we've had a lot of outpouring of support from the community and we do appreciate that the boy was wearing a yellow top with red writing and black pants he was barefoot at the time he disappeared just a few minutes ago the Toronto police uh mounted unit arrived on the scene so they'll be uh walking their hor through this park keep in mind this is a massive Urban Park in Miss Saga with the credit river running quite a way through this park so they're searching the riverbank the river itself all of the pathways and the tree wooded area it's huge search area so at this point it continues there's still no update from police and they continue looking reporting live I'm John Muslim and I'll send it back to you now to the soccer Scandal that started with allegations that the Canadian women's soccer organization was using drones to spy on the competition at the Paris games we are learning today from TSN that drones were being used by both the women and men's soccer teams for years and we're hearing from tsn's Rick weste head on the revelations that spying has been happening for years we've got reaction from Canada Soccer and a shocking admission that drones were used during a Copa America soccer tournament CTV Scott lighfoot is joining us live from the Toronto FC practice where TFC coach John Herdman has been asked about his his time as the former coach of the Canadian women's team Scott let's begin with what we know so far well Natalie this all started when a member of Team Canada staff was caught flying a drone over two of New Zealand's closed practice sessions before the start of the Olympic Games that led to two members of Team Canada staff being sent home the woman's coach voluntarily removed herself from coaching in the first game of the Olympics she was then removed from the Olympics altogether by Canadian Olympic officials as you mentioned tsn's Rick West head has done some intensive reporting that shows that this is not the first time Canadian soccer teams have relied on drones or spying to give themselves an onfield advantage here's some of what he learned I was told that uh Canada played the United States in Florida in a game in November 2019 and a drone was used to record a closed training session that the American men were having two years later we get to Tokyo and a source tells me that one of the Canadian coaches on The Women's National Team actually recorded two closed training sessions of the Japanese Team Canada Drew 1-1 with Japan in its first game in those Olympics and went on to win gold fast forward another year there's World Cup qualifying a Canadian game against Panama and one of the staffers or contractors with the uh Women's National program is actually caught trying to take a recording of a Panamanian uh closed practice so this is all happening as Canada get set to play in the Olympics now the head of CEO of kada soccer is asking FIFA the world soccer governing body not to punish the players for the actions of Staff but he also says he's learned about at least the attempted use of drones during the recent Copa America tournament here's what he told reporters the players themselves have have not been involved in any unethical Behavior Uh and frankly we ask FIFA to take that into consideration uh if contemp any further sanctions and as you mentioned we are here at the Toronto FC practice facility at downsby because just a few moments ago the head coach of Toronto FC spoke to the media John Herdman of course well known as a national team coach in this country a couple of moments ago I asked him if he had any knowledge about any such activities involving drones or spying during his time as coach can you say whether or not you had knowledge of or involvement in any type of drone use or spy during your time yeah I mean I come back to the question which is you know this isn't Olympic Games it's the biggest event on the planet um you know it's uh a sportting event that has massive integrity and for me you know we have to make sure that those things are upheld always I've always gone into Olympic Games World Cups big events with Integrity in mind and the ability to compete at the highest level following the rules and processes so you know from my side as I say I'll help kind can sock where I can um with that review but I'm highly confident that in my time as a head coach at an Olympic Games or World Cup we've never been involved in any of those activities so Herdman said several times that he thinks it's important to keep the focus on the players especially the players who are about to or have just begun taking part in the Paris Olympics you heard him say there that he is willing to take part in any type of inquiry that can a soccer may have into this alleged Behavior but he says for now the focus should remain on the players this is a developing situation reporting live outside the TFC practice facility I'm Scott life up Nathan and Natalie back to you okay thank you Scott still to come Prince Harry has revealed what led to a rift with the royal family but first a look at the forecast and a live shot of the Rose it is busy especially for those who might be heading up North for the weekend the weekend looking good a lovely run of sun just a few clouds and light winds Saturday and Sunday but there will be a bit of humidity on Sunday let's talk about the satellite radar and show you what is there right now and you can see it's pretty much Clear uh throughout the day temperatures will rise and the high is 27 which is expected right now we're sitting at 22 in the karthas 24 in oshaa 22 in Hamilton and the rest of the day is looking great we'll give you a full recap and also look at the long range forecast a little bit later on in the show okay now to to the Wildfire destruction that has hit Jasper Alberta we're hearing about the massive scale of the fire that has burned homes and businesses in the landmark town to the ground ctv's Andrew Johnson has the details It's haunting homes and local landmarks in one of Canada's most treasured and beautiful national parks burned to the ground one of those houses belonged to the LeBlanc family our home burned to the ground our whole side of town which is the west side of town most of it is gone the premier summed up the Heartbreak of an entire Province and to those in Alberta and around the world who have experience the magic of Jasper the magic is not lost and it never will be Danielle Smith grew emotional after providing a grim estimate of the scope of Destruction in the town of Jasper 30 to 50% of structures burned the fire south of town began consuming buildings Wednesday night the day before Flames had still been 12 km away officials say its quick spread was fueled by high winds which whipped it into an inferno a 100 m high wall of flames that traveled 5 kilm in half an hour firefighters on the ground could do nothing to stop it and it was too dangerous for water bombers to fly any firefighter will tell you there's little to nothing you can do when you have a wall of flames coming out like that close to 25,000 people were ordered to get out out of the national park on Monday tourists seasonal staff and the people who call this town of just under 5,000 home lots of tears and and just shock and disbelief and sadness well-known businesses have also been lost including the Molen Lodge run by the same family since the 1960s Jasper's mayor is calling the destruction his worst nightmare the premier is promising to rebuild Alberta's government will provide the support needed to families and Community to recover and to rebuild stronger than ever there are some very important parts of Jasper that have survived critical infrastructure including the hospital schools and the wastewater treatment plant have all been saved key pieces of the rebuild Andrew Johnson CTV News meantime efforts of being organized to bring relief to fire stricken residents cgb's Beth Mell has been talking with global medic agency that helps in disasters around the world Beth Nathan Global medic here at Cloverdale Mall has kicked into high gear to help people affected by the wildfires in and around Jasper volunteers as you can see right here behind me are packing up boxes of food and Global medic says the need is going to be increasing in the n in the days ahead the team of global medic has also deployed firefighting equipment to actually help firefighters on the ground these are big boxes that can you can put water in and they go on the backs of fire trucks so it basically makes the firefighters more Nimble when they go into these forested areas rul Singh the founder and a paramedic showed me around today have a look and you want to have everybody deployed because the town's on fire you've got 13 people sitting there that can't fit in the trucks but by giving those skin units for their pickup trucks so we gave them two you can deploy everybody all hands on deck right and here here's an example of a kit right like I mean look these are these are the basics right toothbrush toothpaste soap deodorant shampoo I mean this is just just trying to get people some some some comfort we always pack food Aid right and the reason we do this is we you know we buy food in bulk right you kind of see kind of over your shoulder here we've got these massive big bags 50 lb bags of beans lentils rice you know different things then what we do is we put them into bins and the volunteers are out and they're repackaging them into smaller [Music] Banks Global medic says it plans to help tens of thousands of people during this disaster reporting live I'm Beth Mell now back to the desk thank you Beth now to France where the opening ceremony for the Paris games is just over an hour away the country's highspeed rail network has been hit by what is being called widespread and Criminal acts of vandalism French officials are condemning the attacks although they have not yet linked them to the games the head of the state-owned Railway says the attacks targeted signaling installations on major high-speed lines that link Paris to the rest of the country and that explosives were used to start fires the timing couldn't be worse here the disruptions are expected to affect a quarter of a million people in Paris alone today and they are expected to linger through the weekend Eurostar which runs the high-speed train service that connect France to the United Kingdom has also been forced to cancel or divert trains due to the coordinated attacks CTV Scott Hurst is covering the games today and joins us now with the latest on the start of the Olympics Scott what can you tell us about the opening ceremony today well Natalie first and foremost you mentioned that the incident with the trains could likely affect up to a quarter of a million people no doubt a lot of those people heading to the opening ceremony in Paris from other parts of the country so this will have a long long lasting effect for people who are looking to take in the Olympic Games and the opening ceremony is supposed to be quite a spectacle of course under a lot of uh security under a lot of law enforcement as well including we're learning from the RCMP members from Canada as well who are in France to help out with the security at the request of the French government we do know from the RCMP 20 law enforcement officers from seven different police agencies throughout Canada are in France dealing with the security the issue and we saw that firsthand today with the incident dealing with the trains now to the opening ceremony specifically it should be quite a spectical for the first time ever for an opening ceremony it won't be in an arena it won't be in a stadium enclosed in an area like that it'll be along the banks of the sen it'll be along the S with Spectators lining the banks of the S hundreds of thousands of them in fact with the athletes and the entertainers they'll be parading down the river on boat so it's expected to be quite respectful for those who then can make it and uh Canadian athletes of course will taking part in that with more than 300 athletes involved in these Olympic Games Natalie yeah should be quite the sight Scott what are the expectations for the Canadians at these games yeah so as I mentioned 337 athletes at this game if we look back to the last summer olympics Tokyo 2020 of course taking place in 2021 we won 24 medals at that at those games and so obviously we're always looking to do as well as we did last time potentially even better and we should start off with our flag bearers of course both reigning Olympic champion so we're hoping for more medals from ma Chiron and Andre Degrassi of course won three medals at the last Olympic Games we have lots of chances to win medals in the pool with names like summer Macintosh Maggie mcneel and Penny Alexia and here's one you've never heard of before break dancing of course is making its debut at the Olympics and Canada has a shot at the pod Podium athlete by the name of Phil wizard potentially even a shot at Gold so lots of expectations for Canadian athletes and hundreds of athletes taking part so once the games get underway in just about an hour's time of course there's been so many stories already there should be lots for Canadians to cheer about and Scott returning to the spying Scandal that has been plaguing the Canadian women's soccer team has there been any more Fallout on that yeah just to add to what Scott lighfoot had mentioned earlier there is an investigation now underway by soccer's governing body he mentioned the investigation now underway from Canada Soccer and an investigation that won't just be about the incident at hand here at the Paris 2024 Olympics an investigation from soccer Canada that appears to go back many years and also include the men's program and so that is where Canada Soccer is focusing its investigation soccer's governing body of course investigating the most recent incident as well so we'll have to wait and see from those two investigations whether there any more Fallout either in the immediate term or long term and whether Canada might face any sanctions or any more issues with the current women's team there there's been speculation and there's been a request by the New Zealand team for Canada to Forfeit its points from its match yesterday against New Zealand of course they won that Opening match 2 to one and there's been a request even before that match from the New Zealand program for Canada to Forfeit those points we haven't heard anything specifically about any more punishment for Team Canada in the immediate term and of course these investigations could take quite some time from Canada Soccer Natalie okay CTV Scott Hurst with the latest on the Paris 2024 games thank you Scott thanks a lot now to Washington where US President Joe Biden has pushed the Israeli Prime Minister to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza the meeting occurred yesterday and the vice president now in the race for America's top political post also met with Benjamin Netanyahu ctv's Joy malvin reports the Democrats deao leader k Harris taking command welcome Mr Prime Minister and I look forward to our conversation we had lot talk about her husband and stepchildren are Jewish but Harris has taken a tougher stand with Israel in the past warning its prime minister the suffering in Gaza is unacceptable Israel has a right to defend itself and how it does so matters meeting earlier with President Joe Biden welcome back Mr Prime Minister the president pressing Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a peace deal a top priority for Biden in his remaining months in office and one that could Define his legacy I want to thank you for uh 50 years of public service and 50 years of support their relationship not an easy one Biden publicly threatened to hold back weapon shipments to Israel pushing Netanyahu to close the gaps in a peace deal with some compromise and some leadership on both sides here we believe that we can get this over the Finish Line money for is netanyahu's Congressional visit to Washington has sparked protests again calling him a war criminal and angry at the Biden Administration support for Israel both leaders met with American hostage families desperate for a deal we got absolute commitment from the Biden Administration and from prime minister Netanyahu that they understand the urgency the moment they come home these 115 The Killing ends the madness ends Joy malbin CTV News meanwhile kamla Harris received a high-profile endorsement today from Michelle and Barack Obama kamla hell hi hey there a hi you're both together oh it's good to hear you both I I I can't have this phone call without saying to my girl kamla I am proud of you this is going to be historic we call to say Michelle and I couldn't be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office oh my goodness Michelle Brock this means so much to me I looking forward to doing this with the two of you Doug and I both and um getting out there being on the road but most of all I just want to tell you the the words you have spoken and the friendship that you have given over all these years mean more than I can express the endorsement builds momentum for Harris as the likely Democratic Presidential nominee after Joe Biden ended his campaign here in Canada the Supreme Court says the crown breached two treaties with First Nations the High Court ruled a settlement must now be negotiated the Robinson treaty signed in 1850 gave a large piece of land in Ontario to the crown in return for annual payments to the anishinabi of lakes Huron and Superior the payments were supposed to increase over time but have stayed at $4 per person since 1875 the crown negotiated a settlement of 10 billion dollars with one group and now has six months to negotiate with the other Prince Harry has made some candid revelations in a new documentary The Duke of Sussex says his decision to fight the Tabloid press in court is a major reason for the rift with the rest of the royal family they made it very clear that this is something that needs to be done it would be nice if we you know did it as a family I I believe that again from a service standpoint and when you're in a public role that these are the things that we should be doing um for the greater good but you know I'm I'm doing this I'm doing this for my reasons in December a judge ruled that mirror group newspapers had gathered information about The Prince unlawfully and awarded him hundreds of thousands of dollars in Damages back here at home Toronto police were investigating a stabbing this morning in Scarboro that left a man with critical injuries police say this happened around 7:30 a.m. near Kennedy and Corvette Avenue between Eglington and St Clair there it's believed the victim was stabbed inside a building nearby and then walked into a restaurant to ask for help paramedics say he was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries another man was arrested at the scene but it's not yet clear What charges he might face we have new details in a quadruple shooting in Scaro that left two people dead police identified the victims of what they call a deadly gun battle in a Plaza parking lot ctv's Janice Golding has the details grief stricken friends and family arrive at a Scarboro Plaza late this afternoon bearing flowers for the deceased they create a makeshift memorial for two young people who were shot to death in a volley of gunfire early Wednesday morning 22-year-old Braden mccan was killed along with 23-year-old Sarah PR it's very sad very sad because it happened so close to home you know and uh to see the young person being two or four people feel so sad like you know how their parents there anybody can feel the relatives how they feel I can't imagine such Young Folks and it's just horrible in all there were four people shot just after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday and what police say bore all the Hallmarks of a gun battle more than 50 shell casings were found in the parking lot of the elmir road in burkdale Road strip mall police have not released how many people or groups were involved at this point but a handgun was retrieved at the scene while two of the victims died from their injuries two other people underw went emergency surgery Janice Golding CTV News and we can tell you the surviving victims remained in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries in staying in scarbo homicide investigators announced two arrests linked to a deadly restaurant Fire last month on June 22nd emergency crews responded to the fire at Kennedy and Lawrence inside they found the body of 26-year-old O'Brian Todd police quickly alleged the fire was deliberately set this week they say they arrested 20 2-year-old Shiloh Norton on charges including manslaughter and arson a 16-year-old was also arrested on similar charges but he can't be identified under the youth criminal justice act as Toronto commuters wonder when the Eglington crossed on LRT will get a firm opening date transit officials tell CTV news they are still unable to provide one the East West line was originally slated to open in 2020 but has faced years of delays linked to the pandemic and other complications metr link says that is working through it and testing and commissioning phase to identify and deal with any issues so the future line five runs safely and reliably the provincial agency says it is also securing occupancy permits testing trains and training TTC staff as for an opening date officials suggested one will be shared with the public when they are confident key Milestones are being met meanwhile there's some welcome news for Transit users who rely on the Spina replacement bus the 510 bus is offered operating while work takes place on spana street car infrastructure as a result ride times have soared and buses are frequently bunched up in traffic especially on the southern parts of the route now Toronto City Council has okayed the creation of a buson lane on southbound Spadina from Richmond to Lakeshore the TTC says it will install the lane in the coming days and stop diverting buses during the afternoon Rush there are also a few Subway closures to warn you about this weekend line one trains will not be running between Shephard West and St Clair West stations due to track work on line two trains will not stop at Pape station all of Saturday and Sunday to allow for work on the future Ontario line shuttle buses will replace subway service for both closures and there's also an important advisory for GO train riders who rely on the stov Ville line starting tonight at 11:30 trains will be replaced by buses along the entire route from old Elm go to Union Station those replacement buses will serve all stops outside the TTC service area Metro Link says commuters within the city can take local Transit well lots of sunshine on this Friday and the trend will continue over the weekend if you plan on heading to the cottage you're in for a stellar weekend Sunny warm not much humidity either the only issue might be traffic if you're heading out today so prepare for it we'll check on the long range forecast after the break weather is brought to you by the presler law firm injury lawyers you don't pay unless they win welcome back well it is a fabulous Friday weatherwise today and we've got nothing but sunny skies ahead for the weekends yeah things are nice and clear there's really nothing to report in terms of you know systems on the way which is great fantastic and um I'm already noticing the traffic building up people heading to the cottage the weather is just great and no rain until what next week Tuesday so I mean look at the city lots happening especially at City Hall there's events we know that there's the beaches Jazz Festival this weekend next weekend of course is the big caribana or Caribbean Carnival parade make that as for the satellite radar system you'll see there's really nothing going on there there's the cottage forecast we're going to move on to our next shot here satellite radar no clouds just a few spotty showers to the north but really nothing for us to even talk about uh right now we're around seasonal 25 degrees in Toronto 25 in Kingston 23 in Windsor temperatures are still Rising the is expected to be 27 in Toronto 26 in waterl and 27 in Hamilton and the humidity not even that far off so not very humid and the temperatures just gradually rising over the the day and again no clouds lots of sunshine overnight we're around normal 10 in petoro 16 in Toronto 15 in agar fall so maybe a light jacket if you're out late but might not even be necessary and looking at that long range forecast the Run of Sun is going to continue for a few days for today the high 27 degrees is going to feel like 30 pretty much the same story tomorrow just a few clouds in a light Breeze the high 28 Sunday there's going to be a little bit of humidity it's going to be sunny the high 30 is going to feel like 34 so that's going to be a hot one and that hot Trend continues 30 is right across the board for next week Monday and then Tuesday there is the chance of showers again the high 30 so it's not going to be a wash out the same story on Wednesday the high is expected to be 30° and then to start the month on Thursday it's going to be really hot as we wind down July and begin August so 30s across the board just remember that if you like the hot weather this is good but remember to stay hydrated we'll give you a recap of the forecast later on in the show August already wow well reinforcements are being deployed from across the country and around the world to help in the fight against the wildfires in Alberta ctv's Judy Tren reports on who's on the ground who's on the way and from where the Flames come fast and furious 176 wildfires are burning in Alberta 54 are out of control one of the blazes likely caused by lightning strikes is consuming the town of jaser officials say it couldn't be stopped it doesn't matter what the preparation is when you're talking 100 meter firewall and you're talking a fire that's moving you know 5 kmet in a matter of 30 minutes because Jasper is both a national park and a municipality Parks Canada is working with the town in centralized command to direct resources to where they're needed Jasper we will continue to stand by you 1,900 firefighters are currently in Alberta battling the blazes on the ground and from the air in a tweet prime minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government is helping and mobilizing every necessary resource available the Department of National Defense is sending logistic support and planes to help transport evacuees and Equipment it has not been asked to send troops yet but that could change what we try to do is making sure that the right resources is going to the right place help is also coming from other provinces Ontario has sent 300 Rangers to western Canada it's also sending equipment we have sent four helicopters one bird dog aircraft that goes along with the two CL 415 water bombers uh the associated staff including pilots and aircraft maintenance Engineers Judy Tren CTV News Ottawa it is a summer Staple in the city one of Canada's largest free jazz festivals will be taking over Queen Street again [Music] tonight several bands performed along Queen Street last night as part of the Beach's International jazz festival the event is taking place between Woodbine and Beach Avenues also it features food trucks and vendors the street festival is running from 7: to 11:00 p.m. through through Saturday Queen Street is closed in both directions and street cars will divert around queen during the closure we've got more news after the break stay with [Music] us criminal companies are setting up shop here in Canada to launch elaborate pyramid schemes around the world ctv's Adrien gobrial is part of a team of journalists who have been working on this investigation it looks much like any other office building in Markham Ontario but in one shared space our investigation reveals it's the location used for 97 money service companies and there's little evidence any of them ever did business here or that they were even actual tenants my name is Adrian go I'm with CTV national news inside a manager whose identity were protecting alleges that there's a list of criminal companies who've listed this unit as the registered business address fraudulent people know that business centers are easy prey because they can use that address and it's a legitimate registered business address but they're not paying to use it but we can't keep track of the people that are using it one company using the address metaverse foreign exchange also known as MTF it had the veneer of a legitimate online trading platform it was even registered with Canada's money laundering Watchdog fin Trak multiple MTF transactions went through binance a global cryptocurrency exchange company in a statement to CTV News binance writes that during the initial phase of MTF the app managed to gain a rating of 4.1 out of five on the Google Play Store with over 24,000 reviews and that the MTF application was even made available on the Apple App Store in August of 2023 the Canadian company's platform went offline leaving hundreds of thousands of investors in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the dark an estimate of more than2 billion US vanished government lobbyist Sasha Caldera believes Canada is years behind other countries when it comes to anti-money laundering legislation we've had this back door open where you can incorporate as easily as possible and you can skirt beneficial ownership laws by being a foreign company so this has to stop and we need to shut this down new regulations have given fin Trak the power to do criminal background checks we track down Finance Minister Chris je Freeland at an event in Markham of all places how do you believe these criminal MSP corporations who are stealing hundreds of millions of dollars reflect on our country I think your question is an important one I think we do have more work to do here in Canada both in terms of ensuring that we have the tools we need to crack down on fraud and moneya laundering money service business insiders we spoke with say that the companies we've uncovered here in Canada are run by International organized crime groups Adrian goel CTV News Toronto the summer concert season is well underway with many acts touring the GTA a major concert set for next week had to change his lineup due to an illness and a ctv's pat forign reports some fans who bought tickets are surprised they're not allowed to get a [Music] [Applause] refund sisters Anne and Nancy Wilson make up the band heart which has been active since the 1970s and sold over 50 million records worldwide I I wanted to see Hart very very badly I I'd never seen him in in in all these years Paul Lee of Toronto is a huge fan and bought tickets to see them as part of the summer stadium tour which also features de leopard and journey heart but unfortunately lead singer Anne Wilson had to cancel her involvement in the concert as well as other upcoming shows as she undergos treatment for cancer she told her fans she hopes to be back on tour next year see C after heart dropped out the promoter for the Toronto show added the band cheap trick to take their place I was very angry I the way I was looking at it uh basically uh Ticket Master was trying to pull a cheap trick on me leay says while he wishes Anne Wilson well he is on a fixed income and wants his money back for the $140 tickets it's unfair it's unfair and all I'm asking for is a refund sometimes when for whatever reason one of the Bands can't attend and has to cancel it's a promoter's worst nightmare music industry expert Eric Alper says a promoter would have to issue refunds if a headliner cancels a show but says for an opening act they only need to find a comparable band to fill the spots because the show show is still going on the show is still happening and in their eyes they're putting together something of value as well Ticket Masters website says opening acts are subject to change or cancellation at any time without notice no refund will be owed if an opening act or Festival performer is changed or cancelled still after we reached out to Ticket Master on Lee's behalf he was given a full refund I just want to say thank you very much to CTV News Pat forign you guys handle the situation great and uh I'm grateful Pat foren CTV News some people who live with disabilities say accessing Lake Ontario is no easy feet especially since the closure of Ontario Place and one man has taken his water-based rehab regimen to a downtown Fountain it was an unusual saon University Avenue I have to use these fountains it's my only choice it's kind of silly when you think about it call it physiotherapy as well as protest Steve man is a professor at the University of Toronto he's recovering from a back injury and was told to try water balling as therapy his first thought was Lake Ontario but there's nowhere I can get my ball in because they've closed Ontario Place there's four wheelchair wraps at beaches but those ramps don't go all the way into the water man says public pools won't allow access and without the former access at Ontario Place Lake access is next to Impossible Toronto is the biggest city on the great lake so we should be a role model of stewardship for freshwater access but there is nowhere in the city of Toronto where someone with disabilities can launch a kayak or an exercise ball uh into the water and so he has come here to this Fountain it's really good for the spine if anybody body has back injuries a lot of times I get up in the morning I can't stand up I need my Walker but then if I can get the right spinal stability exercises man who ran for mayor in the last election on a platform that included improving access to the lake and keeping Ontario Place public hopes by taking his rehab routine to public spaces it might encourage the public and elected officials to think about ensuring access to the water for all there are a lot of people with disabilities who can't any longer get into the water water and it's it's a real crime because Lake Ontario uh should be accessible to people in Toronto and yet it isn't until then you may see him water balling wherever he can around the city Toronto is officially preparing to roll out the red carpet for Taylor Swift City council's authorized some special changes to the downtown Corp for the singer visit this fall I'll be your host this evening my name is Taylor and welcome to the AAS tour Taylor Swift's AAS tour takes over the Rogers Center for six soldout shows spread across two weeks in November for that entire month the route between Nathan Phillips Square and the venue will be renamed Taylor Swift way the change will come with special temporary street signs Deputy Mayor Jennifer mckelvie says the sign cost will be paid for by a private company and then go to a good cause we want everybody to know that the signs will be donated to the Daily breed food bank so that they can be auctioned off in support of their organization we know Taylor donates to food banks in the city she's touring in this is our way to follow her lead the motion also authorized turning the Toronto sign red and taking a closer look at the anticipated economic impact of Swift's visit as City officials say they're ready for it councilors approved the motion 21 votes 21 Marvel's latest superhero flick is already making waves at the weekend box office as Hollywood insiders predict it's just getting started my entire world is right here in this picture and I have no idea how to save it alone deadline reports Deadpool and Wolverine brought in 38.5 million Us in Thursday night previews across North America that was set an alltime record for an R-rated film figures from Quorum suggests the movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman could earn 1990 to $219 million for the weekend and that would set the best opening of 2024 and since Barbie debuted last year year get Toronto's top stories breaking news alerts and watch live download the CTV News app stocks Rose in morning trading and cada small cap Shares are getting some love here is Andre BAL of BNN Bloomberg with the latest in business hello there happy Friday here are your business headlines a low US inflation number helped to lift stocks today but America's Tech heavy NASDAQ Composite is still down more than 7% since July 10th shares in 3M soared almost 20% as the new CEO Bill Brown vowed to revive invention at the industrial giant the simple fact is our products are aging he said investors have been selling big tech stocks in favor of smaller shares on Toronto's small cap index is up just over 11% this year versus a gain of just over 8% for The Benchmark composite Bloomberg says the federal government is like to stall the sale of the newly expanded Trans Mountain Oil pipeline until after a national election next year the pipeline which moves crude from Alberta to the West Coast for export to Global markets was bought by the government in 2018 at about $34 billion the Project's expansion costs several times more than initial estimates and major oil companies have objected to covering the bill and finally Apple shares fell to their lowest since July 1st the company has been losing ground in China's smartphone market to local companies such as Huawei weak sales have squeezed Apple out of the top five handset makers in the country for the first time in four years retailers and apple itself have resorted to deep discounts as the Chinese economy struggles that's the latest in business I'm Andrew Bell of BNN Bloomberg investors are bracing for stormy seas when it comes to parts of the leisure travel market like cruises Royal Caribbean said it would pay out a dividend of 40 cents per share to let stockholders share in some of the recent windfall from strong travel demand Royal Caribbean also said booking interest is remaining steady into next year that being said the company shares slid around 7% today on concerns Revenue growth might drop as prices rise it's been a frustrating day for many Scotia Bank clients as the bank confirmed direct deposits aren't processing correctly thirdparty website down detector saw a surge in outage reports affecting scoia Bank starting overnight this morning several customers took the social media to say their paychecks hadn't arrived in their accounts the bank later acknowledged it was dealing with a technical issue impacting inbound payments and apologized for the inconvenience scosi Bank said it was working to resolve the outage as soon as possible some sad news from the Toronto Zoo Zoo where a 2-year-old giraffe has died this is video of May 2 a messiah giraffe shortly after he was born in 2022 the zoo says meu stopped breathing while under general anesthesia during a neutering procedure which was done to allow him to remain alongside his mother and sister instead of being isolated the zoo says that staff had prepared for the procedure for months and are heartbroken an necropsy will be performed to determine the cause of death you're watching CTV News stay with us we have breaking news out of Ontario Superior Court relating to the Redevelopment of Ontario Place a group opposed to the rebuild had filed a constitutional challenge against a law that declared the province immune from civil and criminal liability related to the massive project but a judge today ruled the act in question does not Merit being struck down the province had paused construction while the court proceedings played out we will have reaction and more details on the story on CTV News at 5: and 6:00 now to the story of a woman who came dangerously close to a grizzly bear it's an incredible story and what's amazing is how she survived here's CTV Sarah Plowman it was along this Trail where Vanessa Shaw and her dog Luna faced three grizzly bears I was right beside them and it was just it was too close there was she tried to give them space Luna got off leash as the dog chased away two Bears the other attacked her when the bear had taken me down with my head in its mouth my first thought was just kind of protect your vitals um so I went straight into the fetal position the bear released her she hid behind a tree it charged again Luna distracted it if it wasn't for my dog barking the bear was going to come finish the job Shaw headed to the highway called her husband in 911 bloodied and injured so I have puncture wounds all up in my arm um I have a broken bone I have a lot of nerve damage in that area um and then my tricep was torn into places the nearby Campground was evacuated Three Bears euthanized by conservation officers my Saving Grace was from Walmart a plastic hair clip like this a top her head that she says snapped in the Bear's mouth that that's when the bear Let Her Go Shaw believes it was stunned it just shattered in the Bear's mouth she spent weeks in hospital but holds no hard feelings like I don't blame the Bears for what happened I don't blame my dog or myself it was wrong place wrong time and um like again it could happened to anybody Sarah Plowman CTV News frederickton a special charity swim will take place this weekend across Lake msca racing a awareness of the power of organ donation the annual 30 kmet swim has raised more than $100,000 over 9 years to send children to Camp Cavita which is for children who have received organ transplants and those with organ failure taking part will be Jefferson Hall who received a liver transplant in 2020 but that's not all he will be swimming alongside Tim Marshall the living donor Who provided him with the life-saving gift great weekend for a swim and that is CTV News at noon remember you can get Toronto's breaking news all day long on CP24 at our website CTV newws toronto.ca for all of us here at CTV news thank you for watching I'm Natalie Johnson and I'm Nathan Dow be sure to join us later for CTV News at 5 and 6 take care [Music]