CTV National News | Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024: Deal deadline passes

tonight travel turbulence Air Canada passengers brace for interruptions undue stress undue frustration and major money problems Travelers left in limbo you worried about the flights getting changed absolutely yes the labor dispute between Air Canada and its Pilots down to the wire retail crime On The Rise violence against our staff members against our team members is on an all-time high grocery giant turning to technology to help keep employees safe we're going to pile up body cams in a store which is something we haven't done before it makes me feel free and happy risk and reward on the playground humans are primates so it makes sense that kids would want to climb why these iconic play structures may be critical to childhood development plus a Pioneer in her field she was way ahead of her time as far as what women were able to dude honoring Canada's first female forensic pathologist the Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan CTV national news with Heather buts good evening air travel in Canada could see some major disruptions in the very near future a tense time for passengers with Air Canada after 14 months of negotiations between the air line and its Pilots failed to reach a deal both sides now in a position to offer a 72-hour strike or lockout notice ctv's K Cali has more on how passengers are handling the turbulence among the hustle and bustle of Toronto's Pearson Airport concern continue to mount today in a place where time is already of the essence passengers were watching the clock a bit more closely are you worried about the flights getting changed absolutely yes a deadline for Air Canada and its Pilots to come to a new labor agreement if both sides can't reach a deal flight cancellations would begin Sunday we will start uh gradually celic flights over the 3 days and a full work stoppage could start as early as Wednesday some passengers not taking any chances they changed our air hander flight to today with United Airlines and changing their travel plans so we were supposed to fly out tomorrow and we changed to today because we thought we might get caught in something talks between the pilots Union and the airline have stalled over wages and working hours today little information shared publicly I can tell you that the discussions are going on the union also said there were continuing talks on their end the airline says it avoided flight cancellations leading up to Saturday night but also began grounding some of their planes and stopped the transport of some cargo items a potential stoppage would mean key items not being moved and that includes things like vaccines and medical supplies uh agriculture Parable food products and could cost the economy roughly $90 million per day and so A disruption in that service even a very short one could could be devastating as there's no other means of Transport that can really meet those stringent timelines for delivery Eric Canada says if a work stoppage begins and flights are cancelled even if both sides are able to reach a deal shortly after it could still take weeks until flights return to their normal schedule Heather all right KL thanks Lobster fishermen from across New Brunswick took their protest to the water and Warf drawing attention to what they say is in action by the federal government to protect critical issues in the industry we're on the water every day there's no enforcement there's a fair amount of a lot of illegal fishing itd be like taking all our CP officers off the road and our catches have dra 30% in the last 7 years since there's been an illegal summer fishery here more than 50 fishing boats joined the rally today demanding the department of fisheries and oceans provide better enforcement against illegal harvesting and support for a sustainable industry they issued a collective call for the Fisheries Minister Diane lautier to resign poachers are getting it down to a science now and without having DFO crews around that will catch the uh maybe even 40% of it now we don't have we're not having that taken care of in a statement the DFO says enforcement activities continue and we are working to address any reports of unauthorized fishing activity across the region including the Bay of Fundy protesters are expected to stay anchored until tomorrow they want the issues addressed before lobster season opens in the area in November a chapter of uncertainty for Halifax Libraries and striking staff has some clarity a tentative labor deal has been reached to end a nearly monthlong strike hundreds of workers say they have struggled to live on wages miles behind other libraries in Canada adding in some cases they were left to choose between paying rent or paying for groceries both Library workers and the board will vote on the deal RCMP and Alberta have captured Elijah strawberry the suspect in a brutal murder who's been on the run for weeks our investigators were in ois First Nation at a residence on matter and the major crimes unit was there uh working another file and ended up locating him hiding in the residence police say strawberry and another man who was already in custody allegedly shot and killed a father of two and wounded a man in a random attack last month near Calgary the 28-year-old eluded mounties despite numerous tips and a $10,000 reward retail theft is on the rise in Canada a crime that is most often violent as businesses struggle with the loss of Revenue and the risk to employees one grocery giant is trying something new a pilot project by lbla aims to address the issue with bodyw warn cameras CV's Jeremy Chiron has more on Safety and Security in stores it scenes like this retailers are increasingly faced with trying to find ways to stop stealing if you look at um shoplifting and uh organizing retail crime you know it's ballooned over the last call it 2 to 3 years now Canadian retail giant labl is trying something new we're going to Pilot body cams in a store which is something we haven't done before in La BLS our number one priority is keeping our colleagues and our customers safe the pilot project will see workers wear body cameras in four stores across two markets Calgary and Saskatoon which it says have seen the biggest jump in violent incidents violence against are St members or against our team members is on an all-time high and the trend isn't getting better it's getting worse according to recent data from the retail Council of Canada retailers have reported a 300% increase in thefts that involve violence over the last four years this security expert and former OPP commissioner says body cameras could have the same impact in retail as they do in law enforcement is a deterence factor number one when people see that camera hanging in front of the chest the employee they may be less likely to be verbally abusive or violent in any way and if they do become violent then there's a recording of it retailers across the board have increased measures to deter thieves more stores are scanning receipts using security gates at self checkouts and even requiring scanning membership cards on the way in and more security cameras and more checks and balances I mean that's the sad reality of the situation that we are in uh theft is on the increase and it comes at a cost Canadian retailers alone lose billions a year from theft BL blah says the body cam pilot project will last 3 months in hopes it will decrease violent encounters but the company says it has no plans beyond the trial run German channel CTV News Ottawa photo radar is in the spotlight in Alberta a controversial practice some drivers see as a cash grab others as a safety necessity now the province is planning to pump the brakes and reduce the number of speed cameras to align with the rest of Canada C's Kathy Lee on why some are concerned it will put more pressure on City budgets when it comes to photo radar drivers are split that's just a a a money thing people are not paying attention I don't know where their minds are but it's certainly not on driving it's a cash cow a cash cow is what the Alberta Government calls them Banning them from Calgary and Edmonton ring roads last year and in a memo obtained by CTV News there will be more changes including Banning photo radar on provincial highways and Roads that connect to them restricting photo radar to playgrounds schools and construction zones and eliminating speed cameras at intersections we and Calgary have run a program like this there for a long long time based on you know the objectives of reducing speed which reduces collisions we know that uh and not on Revenue but revenue is a concern specifically how City budgets will be impacted last year Calgary collected more than 27 million in violations from photo radar locations Edmonton collected around $29 million I'd be interested to know what the provincial government is going to do to keep the Police Service whole when they are actually going to be collecting less than fine Revenue Alberta has 2200 photo radar locations and it's looking to reduce that number to bring it in line with other provinces the transportation Ministry says Ontario with the second highest number has just over 650 parachute a national charity dedicated to injury prevention is against the move we know that speed cameras are effective in reducing the number of collisions anywhere between 16 and 54% uh and the number of injury collisions from 22 to 31% the government will finalize the list of approved photo radar locations by the end of the year Kathy Lee CTV News Calgary there is a risk and reward when kids kids head to the playground and it's critical to childhood development the monkey bars weren't just created for fun researchers say they're linked to a biological Instinct ctv's Christina Talia on the new report highlighting the benefits of this type of play at this Toronto playground 8-year-old Carver's favorite activity is testing his limits reaching from bar to bar my favorite part is these monkey bars here it makes me feel free and happy and this kind of adventurous or risky play traces back to our ancestors it's a biological need says this Anthropologist it's any play that tests boundaries that um has kids get out of their comfort zone new research out of us-based Dartmouth College Echoes a recent report from the Canadian Pediatric Society that the benefits of risky play like jumping from a height or climbing far outweighs the risks of getting hurt experts link this kind of play to building resilience confidence and other life skills pela fuseli is the president of parachute a national charity that focuses on injury prevention there's physical aspects to it there's cognitive or mental aspects to it there's social interactions that are so important the new Dartmouth College research focuses specifically on monkey bars marking more than 100 years since its invention the guy that invented them was was quite in tune to this idea that humans are primates that primates explore and play our ancestors explored and play the monkey bars were a particular structure that emerged from this pattern of thinking Maryland's John's Hopkins University reports the most serious playground injuries are caused by Falls from monkey bars more than 80% of injuries on on playgrounds now are fractures so they heal and a January report from the Canadian Pediatric Society cites research that children are less likely to be injured while engaging in unstructured activities than when playing an organized sport kids for the most part are pretty resilient when it comes to injuries and that you see all these benefits that come from it and risky play is vital to children with disabilities too the Canadian Pediatric Society points to how it contributes to their self-esteem sense of autonomy and how it reduces social exclusion Christina tanelli CTV News Tom coming up staying Vigilant in the vineyard everybody kind of you know has their antenna up about this particular insect Growers anxious about an invasive insect plus celebrating a major [Music] Milestone thousands of MERS gathered in Uganda today for the funeral of an Olympic Athlete murdered by her ex partner it is not true that we did not know even in the local community 33-year-old Rebecca chagi died last week after her former boyfriend set her on fire the marathon runner was also a member of uganda's armed forces many athletes and family members delivered eulogies condemning domestic violence in Kenya the spotted Lantern fly is an invasive species causing havoc in the US it has many on this side of the Border watching closely as it poses a threat to Canadian Industries officials are urging vigilance as they track North ctv's Heather Wright has more this is our Vineyard here a little more than 20 kilometers from the shore of Lake Ontario Matt CA checks on his Vines at 20 Deep Winery in Upstate New York we'll just kind of take a walk through the vineyard um see what we can see CA is looking at the grapes pulling leaves and checking for the spotted Lantern fly right now in our particular industry everybody kind of you know has their antenna up about this particular insect the insect is an invasive species spotted in the fingerlakes region earlier this summer after wreaking havoc on crops in at least 17 US states it's not yet in Canada but given how destructive the insect is officials say they are ready to act if or when it shows up they really like to swarm and for whatever reason on gra vines in particular that feeding Behavior really weakens the vine um so that can impact the fruit but it can also just kill the vine outright in Pennsylvania Vineyards hit hardest have lost as much as 90% of their crops for Ontario grape Growers vigilance is key to protect an industry with an estimated economic impact of more than5 billion we're hoping with the monitoring system we have that we will be able to act very fast in terms of isolating and dealing with it the key is spread if it starts to spread and you lose control we're in a worse situation than we could be Canada has the benefit of looking to the United States which has been dealing with this invasive species for more than a decade so far containment efforts have worked to slow its migration with officials urging everyone to be vigilant and follow a simple Mantra See It squish it report it Heather W CTV News Toronto still ahead the Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan honoring a trailblazing forensic pathologist renowned for solving Canadian [Music] crime disappointment for fans of Jane's Addiction when a concert in Boston ended early after an onstage [Applause] [Music] scuffle you can see lead singer Perry farell lunges at guitarist Dave Navaro before being dragged off stage frell's wife took to social media to explain that he had been frustrated about his voice being drowned out by the band in the days leading up to the incident adding he later broke down and cried China is Raising its retirement age to address its shrinking population and aging Workforce the country boast some of the youngest retirement ages in the world's major economies the retirement age for men will rise to 63 years and for women between 55 and 58 depending on their jobs well retirement could come early for whoever Cashes in the record Lotto Max jackpot in Ontario that's the winning jingle a lucky winner is hoping to hear since Friday the 13th proved to be unlucky Tuesday's draw is a whopping $80 million if someone manages to take home the grand prize they will be in A League of Their Own banking the biggest jackpot to ever be awarded in Canada the country's first female forensic pathologist found her calling making sense of crime a pioner in the field Dr Francis McGill helped police crack difficult cases earning the nickname the Sherlock homes of Saskatchewan with Ottawa now recognizing her as a person of National Historic significance ctv's Allison Bamford has the story Dr Miguel testified that she had received the remains of a badly burned human body her name relatively unknown her contributions to forensics unmatched I can find articles where she's called the Sherlock Holmes the Saskatchewan Dr Francis McGill is recognized as Canada's first female forensic pathologist she was way ahead of her time as far as what women were able to do here's your house party Mna Peterson wrote the book on Mill who trained as a doctor in Manitoba she came to Saskatchewan in 1918 taking no time to rise to the top of her field so within 3 4 years she actually got promoted to be the head of uh the province before having a forensic lab of their own the RCMP consulted Mill's expertise getting her to crack hundreds of cases of sudden or suspicious deaths that's how she got her reputation if a case was intriguing enough she gave it a name like the deserted Shack murder the South popper case and the straw stack murders that was just her way she loved murder mysteries if she wasn't reading one she was living it in the 1936 bran muffin case Mill proved a woman accidentally murdered her grandparents while trying to poison her her father it's just so amazing like it's beyond what people imagine because it's a true story you know 65 years after her death Ottawa is recognizing Mill as a person of National Historic significance her second major title in 1946 Migel was named honorary surgeon to the RCMP the only woman to hold that title other than Queen Elizabeth II it paved the way for women in to com to the RCMP to be accepted as troops to Mark the recent honor Peterson plans to publish a new edition of her book in the fall with even more cases Allison Bamford CTV News Regina after the break aging gracefully a BC senior looking back on a Century of life and love we leave you tonight with a grand celebration of a century a wise BC woman has greeted every setback along life's long winding road with a smile and prayer for better days ahead while ringing in her 100th birthday she also shared a secret of her greatest life lesson here CV's Adam sawatsky as Hilda dudd turns 100 she's looking back on a defining memory from her childhood 12 years old I think I was to this sculpture Hilda made of her younger self growing up without anything during the dirty 30s but wanting for nothing and I felt this moment of complete Bliss and I thought I just love the whole world and just wanted to wrap it around me two years later Hilda had to quit school to take a job at the post office to help support her family a government job with a pension a year later the world was at War she lost friends her home was destroyed by a bomb but Hilda never lost hope we were all knew we were going to win Mr Churchill had told us that so Hilda stayed calm and carried on before being swept off her feet by a member of the Canadian Air Force named Lou he said I knew you were the girl I was going to marry he proposed a week later 6 months after that they both said I do it was long as you love each other willing to face anything really Hilda had to wait in Wales for Lou to complete his service before the war bride moved to Saskatchewan and the couple started a family in a house with no electricity or water but well we've coped with enough differences all through the war you get to know how to cope with problems and thanks to their resilience and hard work the couple and their four children ended up making countless happy memories together before Lou recently died at 105 after 78 years together yeah he was a great guy to to be married to happy bir well Hilda couldn't be happier to be celebrating a century with her friends and family that's grown to include six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren She also couldn't be more grateful for this little girl who's still a part of her I've never forgotten that moment who first taught her what she's learned life is all about to embrace every moment with love well the main thing in life is love there has to be love in your life Adam swasi CTV News some good advice there that is our newscast for this Saturday night I'm Heather Bots for all of us at CTV national news thank you for watching good night and I'll see you again tomorrow CTV national news Canada's number one newscast oh [Music]