CTV National News | Sunday, March 25, 2024: Russia marks national day of mourning

Tonight Russia vowing Revenge a nation in mourning after a deadly shooting at a Moscow Concert Hall standing together in greef an agous failure on the part of the Russian government and Putin personally the president insisting a link to Ukraine as the death toll Rises doing in Alberta threats against

Prominent politicians I didn’t sign up for hate misogyny hostility On The Rise as trust in Canadian democracy Falls class creating a perfect path to the solar eclipse it’s very stressful but uh you know it’s fun soaring Sky High for a Celestial Event CTV national news with Heather butts good evening Russia is in mour after the death of more than 130 people following an attack on a concert hall in Moscow a rare silence over the city two days after gunmen opened fire crowds gathered to leave flowers some families still

Awaiting word on loved ones as Crews sift through the scene the death toll is rising as Vladimir Putin insists a link to Ukraine ctv’s Jeremy Chiron reports a candle lit in this Moscow Church by President Vladimir Putin as his country observes a national day of morning flowers and tributes piled up

Outside this Russian Concert Hall hundreds of mourners line these streets today after a terrorist attack here killed more than 130 people and left more than 100 wounded it is a tragedy that has affected our entire country this woman says it just doesn’t make sense the suspects arrested Friday were taken

To court today Isis has claimed responsibility for the worst massacre in Russia in years a couple weeks ago the US actually issued a terrorist warning for Moscow for its citizens I I believe it provided intelligence to the Russian Security Services saying it had solid information that Isis was planning

Something in Moscow and specifically against concert Halls so it looks like uh given that warning when the US knew and passed on it certainly seems credible that is state is uh is behind his attack the Kremlin claims the suspects were captured trying to escape to Ukraine keev has denied any

Involvement in Friday’s assault there is no whatsoever any evidence and in fact what we know to be the case is that Isis K is actually by all accounts responsible for what happened Cruz searched the rubble and what is left of the concert hall today tearing down walls so rescue crews and

Their dogs could get in I ran among the ambulances searched among the crews and asked questions but I couldn’t find anyone says Igor pogodayev whose wife was at the concert hall and is still missing moscow’s Department of Health said today it has started identifying the bodies of those

Killed but that process will take at least two weeks Heather Jeremy thank you Poland is demanding answers from the Kremlin saying a missile breached polish airspace during a massive aerial attack on Ukraine Sirens rang out across keev during the third major air strike on Ukraine in Just 4 days Ukraine says its defense systems destroyed 43 of the 57 missiles and drones launched by Russia during this latest attack a rise in anti-Semitism flagged by police as a growing problem since the

Escalation of the Israel Hamas War brought people together today in front of Ontario’s legis they’re calling on politicians across the country to double down on acts of hate in all forms ctv’s Tony Grace has more together we will raise our voices in every Province across Canada a collective pledge and never again Starts

Now from the newly formed Canadian women against anti-Semitism I get phone calls at home people threaten and come in it’s a reality today reality this is the life we’re living Advocates and allies urging all levels of government to step up because when one Community one minority

In this country is threatened we all are from synagogues to schools and restaurants many police forces in Canada have had more reports of hate crimes since the start of the Israel Hamas war in Toronto a 93% jump in overall hate crimes since October 7th with more than half of those reported this year

Anti-semitic in nature at the same time acts of islamophobia are believed to be underreported to police over the last few months we’ve just seen an alarming rise of islamophobia the National Council of Canadian Muslims receiving up to a dozen calls a day about incidents in schools workplaces and businesses

Urging faster action on new federal funding to ensure that our places of worship are are protected um in in in a preventative manner rather than a reactive manner at this anti-Semitism rally today the deputy conservative leader addressing the calls how do you balance what’s going on with hate

Against religious groups at this time of the Israel Hamas conflict look no matter who you are when you pray whether it’s Friday Saturday Sunday or not at all no matter what language you speak no matter what color you are you should feel safe doing whatever you want to do in this

Country and acknowledging the Jewish observance of PM the Prime Minister saying in the face of rising anti-Semitism we will always stand with you against hate a recent Senate report made 13 recommendations on combating islamophobia while a conservative Senator is also pushing for a new National Summit on anti-Semitism Heather

Tony thank you on the eve of Greek Independence Day Celebrations took to the streets of Montreal prime minister Justin Trudeau walked in the parade with Greek Prime Minister kirakos mitsotakis in a sit-down interview with ctv’s question period he expressed interest in purchasing Canada’s liquefied natural

Gas if it were made available we are u a big entry point for LNG not just for the Greek market but also uh for the Balkans uh for Eastern Europe theoretically we could even Supply Ukraine the Greek leader held official meetings with Trudeau discussing the economy and the

Middle East it’s the first time a Greek Prime Minister has visited Canada in 40 years time threats against Canadian politicians have become increasingly normalized says a report from the RCMP and the security body that monitors Canadian elections extremist narratives fueled by personal Grievances and misinformation becoming more common it’s

Changing the political landscape with many calling for more action here’s ctv’s Colton pril accosted in hallways you doing in Alberta and targeted at campaign stops there’s a reason parliamentarians travel with security but a report from the federal task force that safeguards Canadian elections says threats against politicians are becoming increasingly

Normalized driven largely by disinformation and focus particular particularly on women fing scumbag pieces of I think there needs to be taken action against social media companies I think security agencies need to take it seriously and actually in many cases they’re going to have to provide more security it took a long

Time for that to happen in my case a June 2023 assessment by the security and intelligence threats to elections task force obtained by the Canadian press warns anti-authority narratives are influencing ideologically motivated violent extremists a recent RCMP report cautioned political polarization would likely increase fueled by Foreign interference much of this although not

Exclusively um is driven by our adversaries that are using social media as a force multiplier for these types of grievances ideologically motivated violent extremism was thrust into the spotlight after a mob stormed the US capital and protesters took over Parliament Hill for a long time we worried about you know violent extreme

Who might take bombs or weapons to to to Parliament now we’re worried about mobs of people armed with hockey sticks while the report says Canada isn’t at risk of Revolt there is little offered to counter anti-authority sentiments despite trust plummeting in the country’s democracy and the institutions

That allow it to function a price has to be attached to it to some degree that’s going to be continuing and very difficult thing to manage particularly now that we’re seeing AI producing the possibility of a very convincing deep fakes experts say Canada needs to do much more to prepare itself for an

Election campaign that will see foreign interference and disinformation campaigns run at an industrial scale Heather Colton PR and Ottawa for us thank you South of the Border now time is running out for Donald Trump to post a bond of nearly half a billion dollars as he tries to appeal a judgment for

Financial fraud Trump has just hours to come up with the money or risk having his bank account Frozen and some of its assets seized the deadline comes on the same day the former president will return to court in New York where a judge could set a start date for his

Looming criminal trial related to alleged hush money payments to adult filmstar Stormy Daniels as tenants across this country struggle to afford skyrocketing rent and face eviction some are refusing to pay and stay for free it’s creating a bitter battle with landlords now compounded by rent using delays in the court system as

Leverage ctv’s Caitlyn Wilson explains it’s costing us is our sanity our health and our ability to function on a day-to-day basis Veron Shanda is a property manager in Ottawa he sees firsthand the toll it takes on landlords when tenants don’t pay their rent we are seeing homeowners and landlords lose

Their properties we seen them going to significant debt just to hold on to the houses that’s because landlords are waiting months or longer for a hearing at the landlord and tenant board as their bills pile up we waste about one year going to a hearing that we know from the very

Start it will go in the landlord’s favor between 2022 and 2023 the board received more than 37,000 applications to evict tenants who failed to pay rent but that year only 7% were heard within its Target of 50 to 55 calendar days it’s small guys that are getting obliterated

They’re the ones that are going bankrupt not the big operators so the issues at the LTB have a dramatic impact this Toronto landlord estimates he loses $5 to $30,000 each year in unpaid rent and he recently started this petition calling on the Ontario government to implement automatic evictions I don’t

Believe that there’s any adjudication process required it should Simply Be here’s an order you need to move out he believes the change would help alleviate the backlog create more rental units and incentivize more landlords to enter the market but tenant Advocates don’t agree saying it’s simply part of the risk that

Comes with renting out a property they say speeding up the process could mean fewer rights for tenants CTV News reached out to the ministry of Housing and the Landlord and Tenant board for comment but did not hear back in time for deadline Caitlyn Wilson CTV News Ottawa Canada’s healthare system is

Suffering uffing from an acute shortage of doctors with medical centers in rural communities facing serious staffing issues One newfinland hospital looking for a new oncologist is offering a huge signing bonus still no takers ctv’s Garrett Barry on what that means for patients it’s a brand new hospital with

Brand new equipment after years of political debate in the province the doors are almost ready to open at this Corner Brook Hospital there’s just one problem not enough doctors right now the reality is we have we’re in a bit of a trough in terms of Supply uh we only

Graduate about 20 to 25 radiation oncologist per year in Canada only one in Atlantic Canada per year typically think Grand seduction the 2013 movie about a fishing Village going to Great Lengths to attract to doctor this for real but in the real world newon Labrador deals with cold hard cash for

These two jobs there’s a base salary of more than $260,000 bonuses by the provincial government could boost that figure to more than $500,000 in the first year that still might not be enough we’re recruiting against competitors in Ontario BC Alberta and the remuneration out there is actually much higher again so um it

Is a factor the hospital is set to open in June but in the cornerbrook area some wonder if cancer patients will still have to travel the 688 km trip to get to St John’s for treatment I had a family member that was in St John for five

Weeks I spent five weeks with him uh it’s not nice you’re living out your house C money to live in St John’s in a hotel plus you got a home back in corner that got to be taken care of and you’re away from your family critics say health

Officials had a lot of time to get ready for this this should been ongoing last four five six years starting starting when they’re in mid school to to to entice him to come to cornerbook these jobs come with a big payday but candidates are in high demand there’s

Job postings in Alberta that would pay these doctors as much as $464,000 a year a sign of a big bidding war that threatens to leave small and Rural hospitals behind G Perry CTV News St Johns coming up a sweet season facing uncertainty we have had a surge in

Demand and exports in terms of maple syrup in the last 3 to 4 years tapping into reserves and the plan to avoid a sappy end in plus a clever workaround to catch a total Eclipse a billion doll industry for a familiar household staple maple syrup is at risk Canada has been forced to tap into its reserves to make up for shortages with some concerned it’s running dangerously low ctv’s KL carali reports on the warming Winters disrupting the flow of Canada’s Liquid

Gold here at this maple syrup Farm just outside Toronto an unusually warm winter is stirring up trouble so we’ve seen quite an earlier uh sap running this year mild temperatures for the second straight winter means another early start to tapping trees a lot of people even backyard uh producers weren’t ready at

The time when the the sap was flowing it’s a problem at many Maple Farms across Quebec and Ontario milder weather lower sugar in the sap that warm spells all those things are are kind of they’re pushing down on production all of this coming at a time when the entire

Country’s maple syrup reserves are extremely low the reserves in place to make sure there’s always a consistent supply of maple syrup to export a few years ago it held over a 100 million pound of syrup but this past year less than 7 million pounds a low that hasn’t

Been seen in 15 years we have had a surge in demand and exports in terms of maple syrup in the last 3 to four years and during that time span we have had more problem producing maple syrup trouble caused by those less than ideal weather conditions but there is

Confidence that this year even with the mild winter and early start to the season producers will be able to add to the reserves there’s really no need to panic right now but now keeping a close watch on what the future of Canadian maple syrup production looks like with climate

Change mixing up and already delicate process Kamel kurali CTV News Toronto still ahead no more soggy straws The Invention that’s in the Pipeline you’ve likely experienced it the Soggy truth about paper straws after sitting in your drink for too long now one Regina researcher is looking to fix the problem developing a biodegradable version that lasts longer and is better suited for the environment ctv’s Allison bford has

More yeah I don’t really like it when it gets soy it’s a catch 22 paper straws are better for the environment but consumer reviews couldn’t be much worse they get really mushy in between while you’re drinking don’t like them not one bit Canadians use about 16 million

Straws every day and usually they don’t last longer than the ice in your drink you can’t really enjoy your drink cuz you’re getting little chunks but inside this University of Regina research lab a possible solution our whole idea is trying to make a straw that you can suck

Through that doesn’t suck Denise sing’s research funded through the provincial government and Canada agriculture partnership started before plas straws were banned in the country initially looking for ways to repurpose agricultural waste like flax straw that farmers can’t use I would like to see a more sustainable future from it these

Straws dyed to differentiate each batch contain a mixture of pulped fibers starch and Beeswax testing shows the prototypes can last longer in water and biodegrade faster than the average paper straw and little rough on the sides some are more promising than others but Within These hundreds of straws they

Think there’s a winner I’ll call it my secret formula the next step is to gather consumer feedback there are other biodegradable straws out there made from bamboo and even wheat stocks but stilling says the market is big enough for competitors and she hopes her smallscale lab production can reach the

Commercial industry Allison Bamford CTV News Regina musicians from across Canada are being recognized at the Juno Awards pop Duo tan and Sarah claiming the humanitarian award using their speech to take aim at the Alberta Government threats like the Alberta government’s attempt to prevent trans youth from accessing vital

Care the pair calling out what they described as quote discrimination that threatens the well-being of the lgbtq2s plus Community another Canadian golden Triumph in Nova Scotia this one on the ice at the world women’s curling Championship no time on the clock to go through any options and that’s it Canada the hom

Empire will rule the world Canada dethroned the defending champions from Switzerland capturing their first world Crown since 2018 the Canadians dominated the field losing only once the entire tournament congratulations after the break preparing for the solar eclipse the last time there had been an eclipse in this part of new Bron we I

Fact most of the province was a 932 more than a thousand years ago forget the glasses we’re turning to a flying telescope for a clear View as many Canadians get their glass glass is ready for the upcoming solar eclipse one group in New Brunswick is preparing to capture it with a perfect view CTV Sarah Plowman has the story it’s topped with a solar telescope wired together with computers and cameras this

Is our quote live video camera which is looking uh horizontally the flying telescope sits in David Hunter’s kitchen but on April 8th will attach to a balloon and Fly Above the Clouds to capture the moment the moon completely blocks the Sun and dream it back to

Earth it will be even better than just staying on the ground though because we’ll have a very high up panoramic view of things and we hope to see the uh the shadow of the Moon his aha moment came before the pandemic when the retired medical physicist realized his hometown

Of Florenceville Bristol New Brunswick is in the direct path of the next total solar eclipse and the last time there had been an eclipse in this part of New Brunswick or in fact most of the province was a 930 2 more than a thousand years ago so clouds don’t ruin

It volunteers have spent countless hours aiming higher the balloon born telescope can fly up to 30 kilometers in the air special cameras can track the sun sending the images onto YouTube for all to see it’s just interesting but it’s very stressful but uh you know it’s fun after flawed attempts and Lessons

Learned the volunteer team is ready to go I think the the biggest thing is uh how you can get a team of people together and and get something done too much wind rain or snow could cause trouble the focus now is on the wha ifs the big flying the ointment of course is

The weather Hunter says some have questioned why he’s worked so much on this I consider our circumstances very fortuitous here uh and the total solar eclipse exemplifies that to me welcoming a community and the world on board for a once in a-lifetime Project Sarah Plowman CTV News florenville Bristol New

Brunswick such dedication for a perfect view that is our show for this Sunday night I’m Heather Bots for all of us at CTV national news thank you for watching good Night

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