CTV National News | Friday, Feb. 23, 2024: Pharmacare deal reached

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Tonight a political prescription for National pharmacare the NDP and the Liberals reach a deal the drug cost set to be covered this is a historic verse this is a big step forward and the push for a clear timeline travel turbulence the chaos as Link’s air suddenly shuts down they said

That it was cancelled also standing in solidarity with Ukraine on the eve of of a grim anniversary I live inside of War plus the climate of concern as warm weather shutters ski hills in BC and a Tipping Point on the moon and caught a foot in the surface and the and

The Lander has tipped like this the first image from a lunar lander on its side but still on its mission CTV national news with Heather buts good evening Canadians struggling under the weight of costly medications could soon see relief a new deal has been reached between the Liberals and

The NDP the first step towards a national pharmacare plan it’s set to offer people access to free diabetes drugs and birth control ctv’s Chief political correspondent vashi capelos joins us with the details Vash just how significant will this be for Canadians well Heather this agreement is potentially incredibly significant for

Canadians particularly the one in five Canadians who don’t have any drug coverage I’ll add a caveat to that though on the face of it it could be very significant but the devil will really be in the details what Mr Singh conveyed to me in an interview earlier

Today was that there was an agreement in principle that there is legislation that will be tabled this week that does a lot for Universal Single Payer pharmacare and the coverage of contraceptives and diabetes medication but here’s where it gets a bit tricky what kind of timelines

Are attached to that how soon could that coverage be coming to Canadians it sounds like from what Mr Sing told me it could be sooner rather than later when it comes to those medications for contraceptives and diabetes but there is no timeline from what I can Garner from

What he said on exactly how long it will take to implement a universal Single Payer pharmacare system I pushed him a bit on it here’s what he had to say we have laid out the foundation with this legislation which is what we wanted to do and I’m I’ve been very convinced that

If we really want to move forward the best way to do that is to elect more new new Democrats the Liberals have have dragged their feet the conservatives definitely don’t want this if this is something that matters to you we are the ones driving it so the framing as you

Hear there from uh the NDP is very much we’re going to get it introduced through uh the government but you’d have to elect us if you actually want to see it implemented so that’s a big difference in the degree to which it will impact Canadians we’ll definitely keep our eye

On the actual piece of legislation when it is tabled to see what those details are the other thing I would highlight just before I turn things back over to you Heather is that there are a number of provinces Quebec Alberta potentially New Brunswick as well who say that they

Aren’t sold on this idea and that they would look to potentially opt out if it does happen so that’ll be another big hurdle to clear as well Heather all right bashy thank you for this now to the latest turbulence in Canada’s airline industry passengers booked on Lynx air left struggling to figure out

Flights after the ultr low cost carrier announced it’s shutting down ttv’s Jeremy Chiron has more grounded for good Link’s air is abruptly halting operations now just days away from parking its planes passengers left scrambling we’re just here for a little little beach and sun and uh to visit family

And things have gone horribly arai Paul NE was set to fly home from Florida with his sick grandfather Tuesday that flight has been cancelled the new tickets a day later on an Air Canada flight costing them nearly double I tried to book a ticket and about 15 minutes later the

Price went up about $1,000 and it’s cost us $2,000 for three oneway tickets the Calgary base lowcost Airline which only launched in 2022 says flights are going ahead through the weekend but it’s fully seizing operations as of midnight Monday adding that passengers with existing bookings are advised to contact their

Credit card company to secure refunds for pre-booked travel quite often bankruptcy does not fall under chargebacks credit card providers they’re going to charge it back to lyx but if they’re bankrupt they’re not getting their money back in Toronto reports of issues with links flights already today they’re going to tax you

Out and then cancel your flight they’ve been doing that to all the flights today staff at Pearson offering help help to impacted Travelers the company has cited compounding Financial pressures associated with inflation fuel costs and exchange rates as some of the financial headwinds it couldn’t overcome a difficult environment for Airlines to

Make money in Canada because of uh the regulatory environment that we have in Canada the number of competitors and the seasonality both WestJet and Air Canada say they’re taking measures to try and help affected passengers now transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez said says he’s been in touch with the company and

Expects them to refund Travelers whose fairs won’t be honored but Link’s Heir has filed for creditor protection Heather and hasn’t promised any refunds Jeremy thank you the mounties say they are actively managing an alarming Cyber attack targeting its networks a criminal investigation has been launched the force said in a statement there’s no

Impact on its operation and no known threat to the safety of Canadians the extent of the security breach is still being assessed to Ukraine now where people are preparing to mark 2 years since Russia’s full-scale military Invasion the impact of Russia’s war of aggression immense for those who have endured Relentless

Shelling in cities and fighting on the front lines ctv’s Heather Wright is in ke with more on how ukrainians are marking this somber Milestone Heather two years ago Heather many thought Russia would take control of Ukraine in a matter of weeks with the help of the International Community

Ukrainian resistance has proven to be strong but they have paid and continue to pay a high price in a war that shows no signs of ending fresh burial plots in ke’s military cemetery are a bitter Testament to the high cost of a war no one here wanted V’s husband ruslin was killed

Back in December during heavy fighting in bahmut she visits his grave with friends and food one of the many made a Widow by this grinding War We are brave we are courageous she says we are dying on our native lands but we really need help from the whole

World flags from around the world are here many of them civilians who signed up to fight a maple leaf is among them honoring two Canadians Cole Zeno and Kyle Porter they serve together and died together when they were hit by Russian shelling last spring on Saturday Ukraine will Mark the

2-year anniversary of Russia’s Invasion but for many this War Began long before so I live uh inside of War if I can say so inside of War for 10 years already when pro-russian forces entered Ukraine and took control of the dbas region in 2014 Serge and his wife were forced to

Flee their home in donet with only the bags they could carry I can tell you exactly three so two uh in my hand and one in my wife he doesn’t think he will ever go back to his home he doesn’t even know if it’s still standing towns and Villages throughout

The East have been destroyed in a war that has killed tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Odessa more casualties reported today a Russian drone strike killed three across the country in laiv the Danish Prime Minister joined Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski to pay tribute to soldiers killed in action

More fresh Graves for those lost in a war entering its third year today Ukrainian officials said they are investigating more than 122,000 suspected war crimes something Russia has repeatedly denied but Ukraine and Western allies say they have evidence of murder deportation and other crimes that date back to the beginning

Of the war Heather reporting from ke tonight ctv’s Heather Wright thank you Canada imposed a new round of sanctions today to try and damage Russia’s ability to wage its war in Ukraine Ottawa added 10 individuals including Vladimir Putin’s longtime Aid and 153 Russian entities to its sanctions list the

Announcement was made in coordination with the UK and the US which itself unveiled more than 500 sanctions its biggest since the War Began since the start of the war Canada has welcomed more than 200,000 ukrainians into the country many refugees found shelter and support from Canadians who opened up their homes CTV

Sarah Plowman on the family who fled conflict now determined to pay it forward far from the front lines donations are a form of defiance at Halifax’s Ukrainian store a donation center volunteers offer newcomers help and hope it’s my friends it’s my um new family in this this country everybody when Russia invaded

Ukraine families like the barakov left thinking they’d soon return two years later they live in Truro Nova Scotia two years ago I I didn’t speak English every day we we learnning learn English their first year in Canada the families lived with the sandison strangers who connected through Facebook we feel very

Blessed that uh this family landed in our backyard Roman was an entrepreneur in Ukraine and found work as a roofer Julia his wife was a midwife and is now a housekeeper at a nursing home they saved and recently bought a house all my family really happy for it in December

The brovs welcomed another Ukrainian family the civik live in the basement apartment we saw this uh how um Canadians people help my family uh we uh think maybe we will do it too but we don’t feel here like alone lonely we feel the support of these people back at the Ukrainian store

Generosity is on display support for Ukraine takes many forms here it’s as simple as something to wear or a place to sit Sarah Plowman CTV News Halifax in the Middle East Israel’s prime minister presented his cabinet with a post-war vision for Gaza under the plan Israel would control security there

Indefinitely Hamas could not return to power and gaza’s border with Egypt would be cut off to prevent militants from smuggling in weapons Palestinian officials say it’s doomed to fail for those seeking asylum in Canada there is growing concern they may not be getting supports quickly enough there are renewed calls for Action following

The death of an asylum Seeker outside a Toronto area shelter the second death at the facility in 3 months ctv’s Beth mcdonell has more with the hope of a better future Delina gig’s New Life in Canada ended just days after she arrived the 46-year-old Kenyan Widow and mother of

Four left her children back home and struggled finding a place to stay it is very devastating to our community that we are going to be sending them her remains community members say Saturday G was brought to this Miss Saga Shelter by a Good Samaritan and in freezing temperatures waited between 1: and 8:00

P.m. before being let in the lobby police say paramedics were called Sunday she then suffered a cardiac event and died in hospital it’s a terrible coincidence that she died under these circumstances brampton’s mayor a member of Peele region Council says with no overflow beds available for giigi she

Stayed in the shelter Lobby overnight we got some federal funding 10 million towards this surge in our shelter capacity um I found out yesterday we’re now at 400% capacity this is not a problem that is restricted to Toronto and Montreal you know this is the doorsteps at Pearson right now the

Influx of Asylum claimant has been putting extreme pressure on the GTA’s shelter system for months in November a man from Nigeria camping outside the same shelter also died to our leaders of Canada we’ve been shouting and we’ve been protesting asking you to step up to the plate brampton’s mayor says in a country

As prosperous as Canada Asylum claimants shouldn’t be falling through the Crocs and he’s meeting with the federal immigration and Refugee Minister on Monday to find Solutions Heather Beth thank you the sparse snow pack in BC is a cause for concern for ski resorts around Metro Vancouver temporary

Closures have become all too common and the dis disal snow season maybe a glimpse of the future ctv’s BC bureau chief Andrew Johnson has more February on Mount Seymour is supposed to look and sound something like this not today hikers have the place to themselves the lifts locked off every

Run closed um honestly shocked like obviously it’s a ski hill so you’d expect tons and tons of snow temporary closures have been common this season on the lower mainland’s Northshore mountains a across the province the snow pack is down 40% going forward experts who study climate change expect this will be the

New normal by about 2050 the year that we had is going to be the average year if it’s going to be an elino year um well you might want to maybe not buy a season pass those are ominous words for A2 billion industry in BC tourism for

The amount of money brings into the economy for employment um this could have a serious dent on uh on BC he predicts resorts at lower elevations will need to heavily promote summer attractions and get creative simply to survive the poor conditions on mountains surrounding Metro Vancouver have

Actually provided a boost to resorts in other areas of BC big white near Colona in the interior just had one of its busiest weekends in years many here making the 5H hour drive from the big city local mountains is uh snowboarding on rock and grass so we’re out here

Where there some snow decades from now it’s a migration that may become mandatory there’s always winners and losers right so the winners of course will be uh Resorts where there will still be snow Resorts now facing less competition and able to charge more for what could become a much more exclusive

Pastime Andrew Johnson SE TV news North Vancouver coming up the latest mission on the moon it was a quite a spicy 7-Day Mission a lunar lander on its side plus who’s at your door companies extorting customers a W5 Investigation there is a massive problem that starts with a simple knock on the door companies allegedly renting home equipment for much more than it would cost to buy outright then they use the home as collateral w5’s John Woodward on the tens of thousands of Ontario homes being held hostage lamel rickets bought

A water softener from a door-to-door Salesman in 2017 and I believe they took advantage of his spirit and his kindness his daughter Diana says it was worth about $1,000 to buy outright but over the 10-year contract he signed it would cost him $8,000 ,000 they totally took advantage on the

Paperwork you can see a squiggly shaky signature of my dad lamel passed away almost 6 years ago but the contract lived on in the form of another $10,000 hold on her dad’s property which threw a wrench into their plans to sell the house he’s not the only person who

Signed contracts with a web of companies and ended up with what’s called a notice of security interest or nosi on their property a no is a dollar amount with no limit registered by the company as collateral for the equipment being rented I was filled with regret Peter

Fam is among those joining a proposed class action suit that alleges several Ontario companies now Under the Umbrella of the simply group are extorting customers into paying out these nosies before they can sell or refinance their home you’re paying like $30,000 for something that’s worth like

3 or 4,000 the simply group’s former CEO Lawrence kker has said in legal documents he was not responsible for the terms in these contracts in a written statement to W5 the company says we firmly believe in serving our customers with transparency accountability and compliance with industry standards in

All of our practices former customers say these companies are taking advantage of vulnerable homeowners and the people responsible haven’t come to their Justice they need I need Justice the Ontario government says it’s looking at changing the rules something these customers say can’t come soon enough John Woodward CTV News air

Ontario and you can see the full W5 investigation tomorrow night who’s at your door airs on Saturday at 700 p.m. on CTV still ahead a league apart what you’re doing there you shouldn’t be doing that the unsolicited advice from a stranger to someone playing like a pro When it comes to golf it seems Everyone’s an expert ready to chime in with a tip or two like this okay a Ranger at the driving range keeps interrupting with unsolicited advice then even takes credit for her swing see how much better that was yeah thank you I don’t think that

Little did he know Georgia ball is actually a PGA Pro she laughed it off and thanked the man for his pointers and a fitting Discovery in the year of the dragon the remains of a 240 mil million year- old Marine reptile that resembles the mythical Chinese

Dragon have been found in China the 16t complete fossil has allowed scientists to depict the strange prehistoric creature in its entirety for the very first time it is time for a short break coming up a moon landing the latest leap for private space Flights an American spacecraft on the moon the first since the Apollo era is said to be alive and well though it’s not perfect landing on its side still officials are optimistic about its abilities ctv’s comml crali now with what this means for the future of space exploration this is the first image from

The US spacecraft odyss fired back down to earth the picture also it was a quite a spicy 7-Day Mission sending a surge of relief proof the unmanned vessel is okay after a shaky landing and caught a foot in the surface and the and the Lander has tipped like this and we believe this

Is the surf the the orientation of the Lander on the moon still coming close to its targeted sight near the moon’s South Pole it’s now communicating with plenty of power technology performed flawlessly um better than expected performance it’s an autonomous Nova SE class lunar lander named adus it’s the first time a lunar

Lander has been created by a private company intuitive machines allowing the United States to return to the moon for the first time in over 50 years one of the nice things about a commercial Lander is that it kind of opens things up they may have a little more

Flexibility for other payloads that they want to consider and so it lets people be more creative but right before touchdown the Landers navigation system failed the team resorted to a backup plan NASA’s laser Landing system what followed was several tense minutes and we are transmitting so congratulations IM am team then a muted

Reaction when the lunar lander only sent back a weaker than expected signal there was a tense moment where we did not have regular Communications but our dead at uh radio and ground operations crew found the signal and with NASA planning to send astronauts to the Moon in 2026 what this

Little vessel finds could be a new dawn for us space exploration K kurali CTV News Toronto that’s our show for this Friday I’m Heather Butz for all of us at CTV national news thank you for watching good night and I’ll see you again tomorrow N

The Liberals and NDP reach deal on pharmacare ahead of March 1 deadline; low-cost airline Lynx Air will cease operations.

1:07 Pharmacare deal reached
3:28 Lynx Air to cease operations
6:01 Ukraine invasion anniversary
9:24 Ukrainians pay it forward
11:47 Migrant dies outside shelter
13:49 The search for snow in B.C.
20:30 Lander survives Moon landing

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