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Tonight, compensation for botched birth.
And there's no place like home. Two bear cubs return to the wild.
Good evening. Pierre Granger calls it justice done.
But he says all the money in the world won't cure his daughter Joelle.
She was born with severe mental and physical disabilities.
The result, a court found, of negligence by two nurses at the Ottawa General Hospital.
And as Newsday's June Tois reports, today a judge awarded the Aylmer family damages in the amount of $4 million.
Seven-year-old Joelle Granger, seen here in a home video, is a quadriplegic and must be fed by a tube through her stomach.
Joelle was born this way due to the negligence of nurses at the Ottawa General Hospital who assisted at her birth.
Damages for past care rendered by them, future care, house renovations required because of the disability.
Lorraine's past income loss, some future income loss.
Today, Joelle's parents were awarded $4 million in damages.
It's just comforting to know that there is justice.
We're just a small little couple that we fought in court.
And we're just satisfied that justice was done.
We were forced to feed her during the night through a feeding pump.
And this gives her a lot of reflux because she's lying down in her bed.
So that's why she wakes up and she's gagging and coughing.
Joelle suffered irreversible damage from a lack of oxygen and blood to her brain.
Her heart rate fell dramatically in the two hours before she was born.
The judge in the case found that two nurses in charge that night were negligent in informing doctors that something was wrong.
He said a novice nurse should not have been monitoring the labor.
She was to be seriously supervised. And she wasn't seriously supervised.
For Lorraine Barrette, who has had to care for her daughter, the money is a relief.
But she says it won't take away the pain.
We've done without her for seven years because we had no choice.
But now it will be nice to get the things that we need to care for her.
We love her very much.
The Ottawa General Hospital is not commenting today, but its lawyers say they're reviewing the settlement.
They have 30 days to appeal.
June Chua, CBC News, Ottawa.
An Ottawa doctor says he will sue the Ontario Health Ministry unless he gets an apology.
The government recently canceled its approval of Dr. Jerry Posen's application to provide dialysis service in eastern Ontario.
Posen was going to set up the services in Cornwall and Ottawa-Carlton.
He was going to use equipment and training provided by an American company called National Medical Care.
But the ministry canceled the contract after it was learned that the American firm was under investigation for insurance fraud.
Posen says the province has damaged his reputation.
He's also trying to overturn the government's decision not to approve his proposal.
An RCMP officer and another man have been shot to death in a small town near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
Police were called to a domestic dispute around noon today.
It appears the mount he was shot when he approached a man to talk to him.
The suspect was then shot by backup officers.
Police have not identified either victim.
It appears that this is a member of the RCMP.
Now, I cannot confirm anything right now.
I'm getting confirmation and as soon as I get confirmation I'll pass that on.
What are the circumstances of the shooting?
I cannot tell you. I don't know the circumstances right now. I have not been briefed.
Latest information we have now is that the mount he was a 29-year veteran of the force.
The federal government has introduced a bill to tighten controls on human reproduction.
The new law will ban paying for a surrogate mother.
It will also prohibit the sale of human sperm, eggs or embryos.
As the CBC's Ron Charles reports, the bill was drafted after years of debate on new reproductive technologies.
The government's goal? Eliminate all commercial transactions in the creation of human life.
There are infertility clinics across Canada that buy sperm and eggs to help infertile couples have babies.
And many couples pay surrogate mothers to bear children for them.
But the legislation tabled today will ban the buying or selling of human eggs, sperm and embryos,
as well as paying for a surrogate mother.
Also outlawed will be sex selection for non-medical purposes,
using sperm or eggs from a cadaver or a fetus for fertilization, and the cloning of human embryos.
Canada's largest infertility clinic is concerned about the effects of this much regulation.
If there is a proven medical technology and treatment available, then it should be accessible to all Canadians.
Now it's fine to protect their health issues, to make sure there's no unethical standards being practiced.
But that's like trying to fix a problem when there isn't a problem, because to my knowledge, this isn't a problem.
Eggs, sperm and embryos can still be donated as long as there's no exchange of money involved.
It's the same thing for surrogate motherhood.
This specialist says the exchange of money demeans and exploits some of the most vulnerable people in society, poor women.
If no money takes place and it's voluntary, like we have blood donors, we have kidney donors, we have all sorts of donors,
then of course there's no abuse and there's nobody being taken advantage of.
If the legislation is passed, it will provide for some very serious penalties for breaking the new laws.
Up to a $500,000 fine and 10 years in jail for the most serious offenses.
Ron Charles, CBC News, Ottawa.
Health officials report more people have now become sick by eating strawberries from California.
68 people in the Toronto area have been infected by the parasite on the U.S. strawberries.
That's double the number we had reported just at 6 o'clock last night.
The parasite causes prolonged diarrhea, fatigue, abdominal pain, muscle aches, fever and loss of appetite.
The symptoms can last as long as six weeks. The parasite is not found on Canadian strawberries.
Thousands of women are in Ottawa this weekend for a rally.
It's called the March Against Poverty and they're here to present a list of demands to the government.
The CBC's Julie Van Dusen has more.
For Red and Robots! For Jobs! And Justice! For Red and Robots!
They're streaming in from across the country. Some have been on the road for weeks.
I think it's a real rebirth of the women's movement because I haven't felt this kind of energy in the women's movement since the early 80s.
Their slogan? Red and Roses. Red for jobs, roses for dignity.
We need to put a face on poverty to show the government that poverty exists out here in Canada
and it's time to say no to the right wing.
They're fed up with the broken promises and cuts to social programs.
The childcare I think was a scam when Noidax were announced that they never had any intention to bring it in.
They've stolen from the UI fund.
Single mothers are the most impoverished group in society.
That means children are suffering as well, says this Edmonton mother of two.
People that work for five dollars an hour can no longer work for five dollars an hour.
We need to start pulling together to start demanding that our minimum wage get increased.
At the same time that this tense city has sprung up, the largest women's organization in the country is meeting to choose a new president.
The outgoing leader of the National Action Committee, Sunera Tabani, says Canadian women are bitter at the Christian government.
But they're wiser.
We have to make democracy mean something in this country.
It's not just empty promises that a prime minister can make and break them two years later.
And the women's movement is standing up and saying we hold our prime minister accountable.
Tomorrow the women will take their march to Parliament Hill.
I want the government to start paying attention and to start taking our demands seriously instead of saying a token yes and then blowing us off.
On Monday they meet politicians face to face to talk about broken promises and the next election.
Julie Van Dusen, CBC News, Ottawa.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps is counting on this being the final weekend of her self-imposed political exile.
Copps is running in the by-election in the riding of Hamilton East.
The vote is on Monday.
The by-election was called when Copps resigned over her promise that a liberal government would kill the GST.
The CBC's Havard Gould looks at the final days of the campaign.
There she is.
The last time Sheila Copps faced the voters she took more than two-thirds of all the ballots cast.
But Copps and her machine are taking no chances.
Henin, Christian.
In an example of the extraordinary effort, the wife of the prime minister dropped into Hamilton today and made a very pointed endorsement.
I'm delighted to be here for Sheila.
Jean is very eager for her to return to Parliament and to Cabinet.
The other lady is what we're going to talk to, that's the people at home.
Copps is running in a crowded field and all the fire is concentrated on her, the GST and her resignation.
This whole by-election is a sham. It's a form of resignation.
And we shouldn't have to put in a position of this nature that's costing us a half million dollars.
We're going to go in and see Sheila here.
Hamilton East has become a national battleground with national figures such as Deborah Gray of the Reform Party busy campaigning.
And inside, Copps' own campaign headquarters.
We're wanting to do with Sheila's pension that she doesn't have to do.
That's what they want to do.
I've been surprised by the strength of the personal attack against me in terms of people from the outside or the virulence of it.
Education and health care in this country should be a right, it's not a privilege.
The NDP campaign stays away from political stunts and personal attacks and there are signs it may be stronger than people expect.
There's some anger out there but I stay away from that on the doorstep. I don't talk about Sheila and the resignations.
Most observers expect Copps will win Monday.
While her support has slipped and her raw vote total is going to go way down, the people that are still with her are incredibly solid.
There's a lot of loyalty.
The loyalty is there but there is also some backlash.
You worked for Sheila Copps last time?
Oh yeah.
And this time?
Not too sure.
I have to really think hard.
And that's why Sheila Copps is running so hard.
Havre Gould, CBC News, Hamilton.
Train engineers call it Idiot Alley, a stretch of rail track between Ottawa and Alexandria that has the dubious distinction of being one of the worst for crossing accidents.
Last year in Canada hundreds of people were injured and dozens were killed in vehicle accidents with trains.
Today Via Rail took the media on a tour of Idiot Alley.
Newsday's Chris Goldrick was along for the ride.
The Via 630 bound for Montreal crosses here at Anderson Road southeast of Ottawa shortly after 10 o'clock each morning.
Here it's moving at more than 100 kilometers an hour.
Bob Clark often arrives at this crossing just before or after the 630 comes through.
Even when the signal isn't sounding, he checks for trains. Several years ago that may have saved his life.
I had an experience years ago when I put on the brakes and the train went through. Just suddenly they scare me.
But some drivers seem fearless. Many ignore signals, don't pay attention and just don't see them.
Recently in Gloucester a woman died after her van was hit by a Via train coming from Montreal.
Train speeds should be 80 miles an hour as we enter this crossing.
Today journalists were given a tour of a section of the Montreal-Ottawa route engineers call the stretch between Ottawa and Castleman Idiot Alley.
That's because each day along here several drivers ignore signals and try to beat the train across the tracks.
Randy Allen, an engineer with 21 years experience, has been involved in several accidents which he could do nothing to prevent.
It's a very helpless feeling. All you can do is put the train in the emergency and hope it stops, hope for the best.
If you hit them you hope they live. Unfortunately it usually ends in a tragic result.
On this trip police set up a trap.
An officer watched from the engine car ready to radio to patrol cars along the route if anyone was spotted breaking the law.
The trip was recorded on video. Only minutes after leaving Ottawa a van ran a signal at Anderson Road.
We did have an unmarked unit at that location. As of yet I don't know if that vehicle has been stopped.
But I'm pretty sure that it has been and if the driver probably has been given a ticket for that offense.
Last year in Canada 55 people died in rail accidents. Almost 350 were injured.
Engineer Randy Allen wishes he could talk to people he sees risking their lives at level crossings.
I would say give your head a shake. I'd just say you probably have a family.
I think they prefer to see you alive than dead. And I have a family and I prefer to go home to my family feeling good about myself and not carry any extra baggage with me.
Allen points out drivers usually only have to wait about 45 seconds for a train to pass.
He says that's not a long time when it's a matter of life and death.
Chris Goldrick, CBC News Gloucester.
Coming up later on Newsday, digging into the perennial garden at an Elmer woman's plant to make sure that there are lots of plants to go around.
And a review of Jim Carrey's new movie, The Cable Guy. We'll also have these stories.
Hi Mark Van Dusen. These two bear cubs were captured last fall and now they're about to be released back into the wild.
And while that is good, some people think this whole situation could have been avoided by public education and a different approach by authorities.
In other words, teach people how to coexist with wildlife and not to panic when in fact there's no need to panic.
And sports qualifying begins at the Canadian Grand Prix. A huge cut is projected at the US Open and if last night's game was any indication, the Rough Riders still have lots of work to do. Ian?
Thanks Dan. With a weekend as gorgeous as the one we've got coming up, what's one thing you'd love to be doing? We'll get out in the water and do a little sailing.
We're down at the Nepean Sailing Club. They've got their big one design, Regatta the 6th annual. We'll talk about that.
We'll talk about what is going to be just a glorious summer. All of that in just a couple of minutes. Fair winds and good sailing. We'll be right back.
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Thieves are stealing millions of dollars worth of bicycles in Ottawa, Carleton.
Now cyclists and politicians are demanding the police do more to combat this seasonal crime wave.
To have that kind of sort of criminal activity trivialized when it's a $6 million problem is just not right.
A special report on bicycle theft, Monday on Newsday.
Make sure you join us for that on Monday.
Now, you know, in fairness now to Dean Black, from time to time in the winter months and the snowstorms,
we do get a little bit of grief about him having to go outside.
When we have to send you outside in the snowstorm and the blizzard, we sometimes hear that you're not too excited about doing that,
but I don't hear you complaining tonight.
Yeah, well, you know, this time of year, Peter and Trisha, you've got the best job in the world.
We're outside, we've got the sunshine, I'm surrounded by all sorts of friendly people down here.
The Nepean Sailing Club, they've got their big Midland Wallwind One Design Regatta this weekend.
And what I'm finding out is that the public is absolutely welcome.
We're next door to Andy Hayden Park in the midst of Nepean days.
So if you're doing anything tomorrow in this neck of the woods, drop on by, catch part of the regatta.
There's going to be six classes, over 150 boats, raising money for the Canadian Olympic Sailing Team.
This is going to be one of the best weekends in terms of sailing that you're going to ever come across in these parts.
We've got a pretty good forecast in terms of wind, just enough to keep the boats moving, everyone's happy.
We've got sunshine, we've got lower levels of humidity. What else can you ask for?
Let's get some of these weather numbers coming at you here.
The relative humidity has been dropping.
That much I can tell you, it's still a little more humid than it's going to be over the weekend.
We're sitting at 27 degrees right now, well above the normal, which is about 23.
The humidity has been dropping fairly steadily through the day.
We're now down to 36 percent.
That breeze out of the west at 17, good news for the sailors, I suppose, and the barometric pressure is rising.
Let's take a look around our viewing region.
Sunshine, a couple of cloudy periods, nothing showing up on radar.
Temperatures are reflecting the strong mid-June sunshine.
We're up at 26, 27 degrees.
Let's take a look at the satellite sequence.
This will take us back about 15 hours, with Ottawa showing up at the yellow star.
We had some clouds kicking around through part of the morning, maybe even a stray shower.
That all blows out of the way.
Thunderstorms flaring up where the cold front is pushing into the humid air.
Check the temperatures on the east coast, 31 Washington, 30 humid degrees in Boston.
But check out the rest of Ontario, 26 in Geraldton, 26 in Sudbury.
Low levels of humidity, nice warm sunshine.
That is ours to enjoy this weekend.
I want you to keep your eyes over Lake Superior and see if you can see any clouds over the last 24 hours.
Not much in the way of storminess over the upper Great Lakes.
Now what that means is that's where our weather is coming from.
That's the flow of the jet stream. It's going to take that right across here.
So don't look for much in the way of clouds.
Temperatures across this great country of ours continue to be rather cool out west.
17 degrees, last check in Vancouver, 19 Edmonton and Calgary.
The rest of us warming up rather nicely.
Winnipeg getting close to 30 degrees. I wouldn't be surprised if they make it there.
Let's put this ahead into motion.
One thing that has me a little bit concerned is that trough,
that dashed blue line that you see sweeping across our region.
Whenever I see those, I never put the probability of precipitation at zero,
because I've been outside when they said zero percent chance of rain,
and it's been raining mainly due to those troughs.
But I'm pretty confident we're going to have a pretty great weekend.
Here's a look at the forecast for you.
Well, clear skies overnight tonight.
The low temperature falling all the way down to 14.
Won't that feel nice for sleeping compared to, in contrast to the nights we've endured lately?
Tomorrow, sunshine, high temperature of about 25, 26 degrees.
Much the same story on Sunday.
So pleasantly warm in the afternoon, pleasantly cool at night.
Temperatures will get down to about 13 degrees.
Just can't ask for a better weather than that.
And Monday rolls along back to sunshine with a couple of cloudy periods,
and there is the slightest chance of a shower on Monday,
although it's so slight I didn't even put it into the diagram there.
But this is going to be an absolutely delightful weekend.
If you're anywhere near the west end of Nepean,
come on down to Nepean Sailing Club and check it out.
Perhaps help out with raising money for the Canadian Olympic Sailing Team.
We'll have a little bit more for you a little later in the show.
Have yourselves a great weekend.
Let's go back inside.
All right. Thanks very much, Ian.
A young bear just spent his first night in the bush
since his rescue last fall at a local golf course.
Last November, Newsday brought you the story of how the cub was stranded
when his mother was captured and taken away.
The cub and one other spent the winter at the Ottawa Carlton Wildlife Centre.
Now they are back where they belong.
Sounds like a happy ending, but as Newsday's Mark Van Dusen tells us tonight,
some wildlife officials would prefer it if they never had to tell a story like this one again.
We brought up some extra meat that we had and so on for them and some apples and stuff.
These two bear cubs are about to be released back into the bush,
but they've taken a long and bumpy road to get here.
This wildlife rescuer believes it wouldn't have to happen at all
if only humans would learn to grin and bear it.
They're not the great big black hairy kind of carnivores that people sort of perceive them to be.
Most of our homes back on green space of one sort or another
and they're wildlife corridors.
And what we find that these black bears, as they migrate looking for food,
they follow these wildlife corridors.
And so they're just passing through.
And if they're left alone, they'll go back out into the more undeveloped areas again.
Just appeared on our doorstep.
For the cub nicknamed Pokey, the saga began last fall
when he showed up to share the cat food at a golf club's office door.
There was no sign of Mama who apparently had been captured after scaring the neighbours.
So the Ottawa Carlton Wildlife Centre and the National Capital Commission
had no choice but to bear nap Baby.
It's an ordeal that could be avoided if people would take a few precautions
when they spot a bear.
Most of all, don't panic.
Leave the animals alone. Observe them from afar.
Don't try to approach them.
Leave garbage out after dark because bears being nocturnal are going to be poking around
looking for garbage if there isn't any other food supply.
Somebody got thrown off there. Yeah, they are ready.
But are they ready for this?
Pokey and his buddy are now big enough to do some real damage.
So to move them from the wildlife shelter on Corkstown Road,
it's safety first with a couple of well-aimed tranquilizer darts.
Okay.
George, we want to put something in his eyes to keep his eyes moist.
Am I okay to do that?
Can we turn him over? Is it that hard to do him over?
They're weighed, tagged, and two hours later they're in prime bear country, home free.
Isn't that wonderful?
Good.
Well, obviously the smaller and more cautious of the two was a little bit reluctant,
but I think he was just very wary.
He wanted to make sure this was going to be a safe location.
Maybe he realized as a spring bear hunt he had a couple more days to go.
To Donna Dubruig, today's cooperative effort between the Wildlife Centre, the NCC,
and the Ministry of Natural Resources is the way it should work.
But she says capture and release should only be used as a last resort,
an alternative to shooting a bear.
She hopes for a change in public attitudes,
so next time a bear wanders into suburbia, you'll simply look and let it be.
Mark Van Dusen, CBC News, Ottawa.
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Canada's economy is showing signs of life.
The inflation rate was up slightly in May.
The annual rate was 1.5 percent last month, compared with 1.4 percent in March and April.
In the financial markets, the TSE was down 39 points.
In New York, the Dow Jones was also down 8.5 points.
Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar was up 0.17 cents.
It closed the day at 73.28 cents in U.S. funds.
Still to come tonight, the Ryder's fail the first preseason test,
but insist this is a better team than last year's.
And we'll have our weekly arts and entertainment calendar.
But up next, an adoption agency for plants.
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Well these days we recycle paper, cars, garbage, even clothes.
But who would ever think the trend would reach plants?
An Elmer woman is out to prove it works.
Jocelyn Voyer thinks too many perennials are perishing, and she started a campaign and a company to recycle them.
Tonight on Digging In News Days, Cori O'Kelly has the story of what may be Canada's first adoption agency for plants.
Landscape consultant Jocelyn Voyer heading off for another day at the office.
A pretty big office covering dozens of cities and towns around the national capital.
Jocelyn takes daily pilgrimages to save people's surplus perennials.
I'm always seeing people that are throwing them out as I do my consultations, and other people that need them.
And I saw myself starting to save the perennials. So I thought, geez, I can do this. I can recycle them.
So she started her own company in Elmer, Recycled Perennials.
Give her a day's notice, she'll pick up your plants and give them a new home.
Oh it's still these. Great. And sedum and hostas. I'll put these in my car.
For six weeks now she's been doing just that, collecting unwanted plants from around Ottawa and finding them homes with other gardeners.
Well, everybody loves the idea. My goal is to let more and more and more people know,
because I'm sure there are hundreds of gardens out there that need some perennials pulled out.
Most people don't know that after four or five years they can and should do that.
Now we can see in this one, we hardly have any flower stems, flower buds at all.
It's all leaves. Almost all leaves, yes. So you can easily go in with a shovel and just clean them up,
get whatever your shovel can take and then pull it out and then move a few feet out and pull a clump out again.
Back in Elmer, she's on another pick up. But this one's a little different.
And this rose bush here is being crowded.
This man's lilies and irises are choking each other.
So Jocelyn and assistant Janice Obrey have been told to dig out as many as they need.
I'm pleased to see the flowers being put to good use with somebody else.
I'm pleased to have people take what I don't need.
Usually Jocelyn just picks up plants, but this dig in offer was just too good to refuse.
There are perennials with a path and they belong to the community, to the whole of the Ottawa community.
And they come from home onto another home. So it's a bit like an adoption agency.
And can you imagine plants with their own family tree?
People ask me who they're from and I have a whole list of my donors and what they gave and when and so on.
It's hot out so the roots have to be repotted as soon as possible so they're not damaged.
The important is to respect the size of the roots and not to crush them.
But I want to have enough soil there to help it stay upright.
Now if any of this had been in bloom, I would have cut the blooms off
to give the roots a chance to develop.
Jocelyn sells her mature plants for between six and eight dollars,
about half what you'd pay at a nursery if you could get anything this big.
I just want to cover whatever it's costing me to pick them up, pot them up, get the pots.
And for people to get a value. It's emotional.
People, you know, when they get rid of the perennials, they're emotional about it.
It's something special to them.
And that's why we promise to treat them right, pick them up within 24 hours.
We know they're live things. We know that they need to be done up right away.
And we respect that.
At the rate plants are being donated for recycling,
Jocelyn expects to expand her unique business next year.
For Digging In in Elmer, Quebec, I'm Corey O'Kelly, CBC News.
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Still to come tonight, all eyes were on Joc Villeneuve and today's Grand Prix practice run.
But up next, the Manatek Fringe Festival highlights our local entertainment calendar.
And Jim Carrey is back on the big screen in the Cable Guy.
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I love my dad and I love saving money.
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And this seven-drawer tool cabinet, only $199.99.
Canadian Tire didn't invent Father's Day.
But with savings like these...
They made it better.
Canadian Tire. Every day, low prices. Made better.
I love my dad and I love saving money.
So I really love Canadian Tire's Father's Day sale.
I just bought my dad's Bimo Auto Polish and Liquid Cream Wax.
Just $24.99 each.
I saved $20 on this Wendt Polisher and Waxer.
It was only $54.99.
Canadian Tire didn't invent Father's Day.
But with savings like these...
They made it better.
Canadian Tire. Every day, low prices. Made better.
Shell has asked me to tell you about some of the barriers they've broken for gasoline performance.
They were the first to blend gasoline for better mileage.
They were also the first to introduce a unique spark enhancing formula.
Today they're introducing Formula Shell Gold.
It's designed to clean up your engine for better performance...
And power.
Formula Shell Gold. Helping you go further.
This week's entertainment scene has a big stage musical, an exhibit of figurative paintings and a little spirit of the West.
But first our entertainment reporter, Liana Verucci, heads south to check out the Fringe.
I'm here in beautiful downtown Manatec at the Manatec Tea Room with Rick.
Now Rick, it's a little quiet here today but starting tomorrow it's going to be a bit different.
A lot different. Tomorrow the Manatec Fringe Festival starts.
Nine days of exciting theatre. Everything from music, comedy, dance, drama and children's shows.
It's going to be an amazing time and it starts with our gala opening night with Radio Free Vestibule, The Arrogant Worms, Denny Grignol and Lauren Elliott.
Great. So nine days in Manatec of theatre, comedy, kids stuff. Everything you could want and how much is it?
Six dollars is the top ticket price and the cheapest thing is of course free.
Great. Thanks Rick.
And at Galerie Outre Equivoc, the art of Ian Baines.
Influenced by Spanish painter Fernando Botero, these figurative paintings will be on display until the end of the month at the Cumberland Street Gallery.
Since I was a young boy I played the silver ball.
Ottawa native Tylee Ross may have moved on to Broadway but the show must go on and it is.
Tommy moves from Toronto's Elgin Theatre to our NAC to start its two and a half week run next Thursday.
And on the film scene...
Oh no. Stop. Stop.
He's a single father with a new baby and to say he's got a lot to learn is a bit of an understatement.
The movie is called Jack and Sarah and it's the story of how Jack comes to terms and to love his new daughter.
It's playing at the Mayfair until next Tuesday.
And on the music scene...
Look at my right.
There are still tickets available for next Tuesday's performance by 70's rock group Chicago.
And it's really just sinking. I'm going on to run.
And Celtic folk group Spirit of the West head east to play Barrymore's next Thursday night.
I'm Leanna Verucci on the scene for Newsday.
Jim Carrey's latest movie is opening today. It's called The Cable Guy and it comes complete with the usual weird Carrey antics.
But a warning. This movie is both more and less than most Carrey fans will expect.
With his review here's Tom New.
By now about two thirds of the world knows who Jim Carrey is. He's the rubber faced Canadian kid who earns big American dollars acting goofy.
Now believe it or not there are some people including some critics who have had their fill of Jim Carrey.
They think that Carrey's movies are loud, obnoxious and moronic. Where did they get an idea like that?
Cable Guy! Let's do this.
Slip the Cable Guy 50 bucks. He'll give you all the movie channels for free.
This is the loud obnoxious moronic Cable Guy and I'm referring to the character, not the movie.
He's the king of coax and installer of the multi-channel universe including pay-per-view.
You're offering me a bribe. What you have just done is illegal.
And in this state if convicted you could be fined up to five thousand dollars or spend six months in a correctional facility.
Oh, oh please. No, that was dumb. I'm just, I was just making conversation. Forget it.
I'm just jerking your chin.
As you can see this bird is a little bit odd. You might even call him a boob.
You see Chip Douglas as he's known wants to make friends. A lot.
If you become one of his preferred customers he gets to hang out with you. Even if you preferred he didn't.
This is Chip Douglas, my Cable Guy. We met about a week ago in a routine installation.
I feel like I've known him my whole life. Really? That's sweet.
Jim Carrey of course is the Cable Guy. Matthew Broderick is his unwilling new friend and this is not the movie you probably expect.
Yes, it's funny in places and Carrey goes over the top.
But that happens mostly in the trailer, the commercials for the flick and we all know how they lie.
This is a darker Jim Carrey, more disturbing and certainly more disturbed.
I gave you free cable. What have you ever done for me?
Anything you want, just name it quickly. Tomorrow night we hang out.
Fine, anything you want.
God bless you. You're too good to me. You really are.
Jim Carrey is going to lose fans with this movie because it takes a little more thought than is normal for his yuckfests.
But is it worth seeing? Yes it is because despite its odd, disconcerting mix of laughs and what amounts to mental illness,
despite its uneven nature there are comic gems sprinkled about. Janine Garofalo for instance.
Welcome to Medieval Time. How will be your serving lunch, Melinda?
Might I fetch you something from the barkeep?
The Cable Guy was directed by actor Ben Stiller who is still getting his chops down.
He's obviously given leeway to his high profile star, probably a good thing.
In spite of a more complex character and less than sunny story, there's still a lot of Ace Ventura lurking about.
One, two, three.
When the truth is found to be lying.
Rabid Carrey fans should be warned, you've seen the comic high points in the trailer.
He kudos to a very well paid star for trying something a little different when he knows it will affect the box office as it will.
Uneven, occasionally brilliant, occasionally moronic, weird movie.
The Cable Guy rates six out of ten.
Lucky for me the cable is just fine in my head.
When we come back the links in the loggers are in action at home tonight and it's clear from last night's effort that the Rough Riders have a lot of work to do.
And the Formula One drivers get a feel for the Montreal Circuit. Sports is next.
What do you do with the money you save at Speedy's 40th Anniversary Brake Event?
It's happening now with $40 savings on top quality brake work.
Plus, you can win your brake job free.
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Speedy for brakes, Speedy for savings. Guaranteed.
I love my dad and I love saving money.
So I really love Canadian Tire's Father's Day sale.
I bought this 56 piece Mastercraft socket set for $29.99.
A $35 savings.
This Mastercraft tool chest was only $109.99.
And this seven drawer tool cabinet only $199.99.
Canadian Tire didn't invent Father's Day.
But with savings like these...
They made it better.
Canadian Tire. Every day low prices. Made better.
It's coming to KFC.
Uh oh.
The Shaq Ball. An official spalding basketball with Shaq's handprint.
Now just $6.99 with any purchase.
Including the Big Shaq Mega Meal.
It's only at KFC for a limited time. So hurry in or you'll miss the ball.
I gotta ease up.
In the Italian spirit of never leaving the table hungry...
Abundance.
Comes the Olive Garden's new Chicken Pasta Abundance at just $11.95.
Grilled Herb Chicken, Cannelloni and Fettuccine Alfredo just $11.95 at the Olive Garden in Canada.
Mange.
Enjoy the great outdoors with Cottage Country.
This week we meet families who enjoy summer at the Cottage in the nude.
Mexican Pepper Steaks at the Barbecue.
We're ready to roll.
You gotta have a lot of food if you're having a party.
Now you want to make these steaks really wild.
Keep out the bugs with an easy to build screened porch.
And Cottage Country's best outhouses.
Escape the city life. This weekend on Cottage Country.
Dan Seguin joins us now with our sports report.
And for auto racing fans this is the weekend.
Especially with Jacques Villeneuve in Montreal.
And the stage is set for Sunday's big race in Montreal.
CBC's coverage of the Canadian Grand Prix begins tomorrow at 5.
But the race itself is set for 12.30 on Sunday.
All eyes of course will be on Jacques Villeneuve.
Looking to become the second Canadian to win this race.
His father did it back in 1978.
As Bob Babinski reports, he'll have to do a lot better on Sunday
than he did in this afternoon's first practice run to get there.
Jean Alizy looks ready to defend his title here in Montreal.
He had the fastest lap.
It took him one minute 22.49 seconds.
That over a four and a half kilometer loop.
His Benetton teammate Gerhard Berger was the second fastest.
Eight one hundredths of a second behind.
Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher had the third best time.
Today's results don't affect Sunday's race.
So Jacques Villeneuve fans don't have to worry about his result.
The eighth best time.
Afterwards Villeneuve was asked about his day on the track.
Fairly happy.
The new straight line is a good change I think.
And the car is running fairly strong.
It was warmer this afternoon and we were concentrating on the race setup.
And I'm actually pretty happy with the way things are going.
After training Villeneuve was swarmed by the media.
He says all the attention he's getting this week isn't affecting his performance.
Once you're inside the race car you don't even think about stuff like that.
Villeneuve may block out the fans but they're certainly fixed on him.
Some of them were here when his late father won the race in 1982.
He doesn't drive like his father.
He's a little bit more smooth, not quite as erratic,
and letting it all hang out like his dad did but he'll do fine.
I'm a lot more impressed with his control and his mental abilities.
It doesn't seem like he drives from the seat of his pants like his dad did.
The real pressure on Villeneuve begins tomorrow.
Official qualifying will determine who starts where.
And the closer Villeneuve gets to the pole position,
the better his chance of reaching the podium on Sunday.
Bob Ibbinski, CBC Sports, Montreal.
Perfect weather conditions greeted golfers today for round two of the US Open
in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
This is cut day at the Open and right now a record number of golfers
are expected to make it into the final two rounds of this tournament.
Greg Norman with the round of the day follows up a 73 yesterday with a sizzling 66 today,
highlighted by this eagle two on the par 4th-16th hole.
Watch him suck it back.
Norman looking for his first grand slam win on US soil and he is at one under par.
Payne Stewart, a co-leader at minus three as the day began,
took over sole possession of the lead with this birdie putt on the fifth hole.
He wound up with a 71 today and is at two under.
Neil Lancaster burned it up on the backside.
He tied his own open record with a 6-29 finish.
This was the most spectacular of his four birdies.
Lancaster in the hunt at plus one.
And a couple of other great shots today.
Collin Montgomery, he's in at two over par,
but here on the third hole a par three comes with inches,
literally, of making the hole and one.
And Tiger Woods, we saw him explode yesterday in the back nine.
Good round for him today.
Shot a 69, gets the birdie right here on the 17th hole,
and he's back in it after shooting 69 today.
He's at five over par.
Here we see the leaderboard.
Payne Stewart in with the 71 is the leader,
sole possession in the first place at two under.
Greg Norman, Ernie Ailes, and Woody Offen in at one under par.
Another half dozen golfers are even right now.
Corey Pavin, the defending champion, is at plus three.
Jack Nichols with a 74 today at plus six.
He'll make the cut as well.
Over 100 golfers are projected to make the cut,
and that will be a U.S. Open record.
Well, it wasn't the start Jim Gilstrap was looking for,
but today he and the rest of the Ottawa Rough Riders are saying
there's no need to panic.
Despite six turnovers and a 38-7 shellacking
at the hands of the Alouettes in Montreal last night,
the riders insist they have the talent to compete
once the real season begins.
Mobi Choudhury reports.
The Ottawa Rough Riders say they are a better team
than they were a year ago, but last night the Montreal Alouettes
appeared to move the ball almost at will,
scoring 21st half points.
The riders, on the other hand, had trouble holding on to the ball
the few times they did get it.
Each of the turnovers occur in a different manner,
a different way.
You've got to secure the football.
You have to hold on to it, and any time that happens,
that breaks the continuity of a drive,
and it goes over to the other team.
Six times the ball went to the other team,
and in the end the Alouettes made Ottawa pay for its mistakes.
Three ex-riders came back to haunt their old team.
Nigel Williams, Kerry Brown, and Jock Climie
all scored touchdowns for Montreal.
What I feel is we just lack the intensity that we needed to go into the game,
and we just have to come together as a group instead of as individuals.
We can't afford stupid penalties, obviously.
The holding penalties and things,
you're going to have a couple of those throughout the ball game,
but you need to minimize that, and that's using proper technique.
You can't turn the ball over.
If you turn the ball over, you're going to get beat.
We turned the ball over several times last night,
and that's going to happen early in preseason when you start getting hit around.
The riders insist they're going in the right direction.
Coaches were pleased with what they saw.
The only changes they feel they have to make are cutting back on turnovers
and taking fewer penalties.
Our offensive line protected pretty well,
and so therefore I think offensively we're on our way.
Defensively we played very hard the whole game.
The riders have less than one week to prepare for their next test.
On Wednesday night, Doug Flutie and the Toronto Argonauts
bring their act to Franklair Stadium.
Bobie Cholstery, CBC Sports.
The Outer Lynx are back home to kick off a seven-game homestand tonight.
The Toledo Mudhens are in town for a 7-0-5 start.
Ben Rivera puts his 0-6 record on the line against Toledo's Clint Sadowski.
He's 4-2, one of the best ERAs in the league at just over 2.
One game in the majors this afternoon.
Chicago at home to San Diego in the first inning.
Mark Newfield with the error in the outfield.
Luis Gonzalez ends up at second base.
Ryan Sandberg comes around to score,
and that was just about all that Steve Traxel needed.
The Cubs added two more in the fourth and the fifth.
They win it going away.
5-1 was the final score.
The Padres have now dropped eight in a row.
Tonight the Montreal Expos open up a weekend series in Cincinnati
with Pedro Martinez going up against Mark Portugal.
In the American League, the Blue Jays continue their series in California.
Juan Guzman lost the opener to Chuck Finley last night by a score of 6-4.
It was a trade made on the National Hockey League today.
The Toronto Maple Leafs dealt defenseman Todd Gill
to the San Jose Sharks for forward Jamie Baker and a fifth-round drop choice.
Baker, a Nepean native, spent one year here with the Ottawa Senators
before signing on as a free agent with San Jose.
At the Carell Centre tonight, the Ottawa Loggers put their 2-1 record on the line
as they play host to the Montreal Roadrunners.
The Loggers are led by forward slash assistant coach Chris Palmer,
who's off to a great start with 11 points in three games.
I think we have put a bit of balance on our team right now.
A lot of guys can score, and it just happened to be me the first few games,
and things are going well.
Game time tonight is 7.30.
Well, can the Sonics do it again?
They face elimination again tonight as the NBA final resumes in Chicago,
where the Bulls have lost just once all year.
Michael Jordan and company were humbled in Seattle on Wednesday,
but he says that won't happen again tonight.
We want to get it done.
We were a game away, and we've got the next game to get it done,
and I think if you consider that a hurry, that's a hurry.
I'd rather get it over with.
It's going to be a tough game.
We just need to stay close in the first half
and pretty much stay close in the second half and win in the fourth quarter.
It's all us. It's all up to us.
I don't care what the Sonics do.
It's up to the Bulls to play their game, and we can play an elevated game.
That one is a 9 o'clock start.
The Bulls are favored by 5.
The European Soccer Championship saw its first major upset today
with Italy falling 2-1 to the Czech Republic.
This is the first goal of the game scored by Pavel Nedved.
Italy will draw even on the goal here by Kaziragi,
but the Czechs regain the lead and then held on.
Italy missing a glorious chance right here in the dying moments.
2-1 was the final, a real shocker.
Earlier things were rough for Turkey up against Portugal,
and I mean that literally.
Look at the shot this guy takes below the belt.
Turkey eliminated from the second round with a 1-0 loss.
The game's only goal coming from Fernando Coutu.
1-0 the final score.
Portugal goes to the top of the D Group standings.
That's our look at sports.
Alright, thanks, Dan.
When we come back, the best dog gone skateboarder in Halifax,
maybe anywhere in Canada.
I'll tell you what we mean coming up after the break.
And Ian will recap the weekend weather forecast.
Hi, I'm Jen.
And I'm Andrea.
We're here at Jennifer and School,
one of the four Nepean outdoor pools which are opening this weekend.
We hope you come out and enjoy this first swim.
You're watching CBC Newsday, and we'll be right back.
The game was determining the best value among economy cars.
One really rose to the occasion.
A car standardly equipped with a Bosch engine management system.
Four-wheel fully independent suspension.
Front and rear crumple zones.
And a one-piece side body panel, just like Mercedes.
Rising above the rest is Car Guide's best buy among economy cars.
The 9-6 accent from Hyundai, a tough car to beat.
Oh, Furtin.
You know, if you don't take care of your car,
you won't be seeing too much of summer.
So get to Midas first.
Right now, they'll give your car a lube oil and filter,
inspect the cooling system, check all fluids,
rotate your tires, set tire pressure,
and check all lights, hoses, and belts.
All for just $34.95.
Plus, you'll get a free written inspection of your brakes.
It's the way it should be. Midas.
I think it's clearing up.
You missed it.
Sorry, I couldn't wait.
Why?
Because it was Harvey's Gourmet Barbecue Hamburger.
Al, picture this.
A charbroiled Harvey's hamburger, cooked to perfection.
Al.
Topped with fresh lettuce, juicy tomatoes,
and tangy barbecue sauce, just a buck 79.
Al.
What?
You've got some sauce on your face.
I know.
Harvey's Gourmet Barbecue Hamburger, for a short time, just a dollar 79.
Other side, Al.
Oh, I can't believe you're back so soon.
Tell me about it.
Harvey's not my idea of fun.
You in pain?
Not now.
My doctor gave me Tylenol, extra strength.
Oh, and Tylenol works on that kind of pain?
Here I am.
More than aspirin, more than ibuprofen.
From post-surgical pain to headaches,
doctors recommend Tylenol the most.
Good run, huh?
Yeah, not bad.
It's not over.
Oh, man.
Tylenol, the strength you want from the name you trust.
Well, it being Friday and all, we would like to, you know,
try and end the week for you in something a little lighter,
maybe something that will give you a little chuckle heading into the weekend.
We have a story now about a dog named Charlotte, the fastest dog on four wheels.
Look at her go.
This is in Point Pleasant Park in Halifax.
See the way that she changes paws there, one or the other?
They're almost seamless.
She's a three-year-old and she's been doing this almost, you know,
shortly after birth.
Apparently she's gone through four skateboards.
This is number five because she has the nasty habit of chewing them up
and chewing them to pieces.
Her owner actually thinks she's trying to chew, eat the skateboard,
but unfortunately the skateboard keeps getting away on it.
There you go.
So they now designed her last skateboard, now has these plastic runners on the end
so that she can't chew it apart, but apparently she's a big hit down there
in Point Pleasant Park.
She's better than my kids.
I wonder if we're going to see her on David Letterman one of these nights.
On the Stupid Patrick.
Yeah, Stupid Patrick.
She'd be a natural.
Let's get a recap of the weekend forecast.
Yeah, I think I'll train my dog to do a little skateboarding.
It looks like a lot of fun.
Hey, what a beautiful evening we've got going on out here.
We're at the Pian San Club.
We've got the big Midland Lawland One Design Regatta this weekend.
Come on down and check it out.
It's going to be a load of fundraising money for the Canadian Olympic Sailing Club.
Let's take a look at the details here.
Beautiful weather to go along with this too.
We've got clear skies, comfortable levels of humidity,
and comfortable temperatures.
14 will be the low tomorrow.
You've got to get outside.
Just promise me one thing, you'll put a lot of sunscreen on
because the sun is going to be beating down.
We've got a high, what they call tanning index, 25 degrees tomorrow.
Sunday rolls along.
Father's Day, sunshine galore, 24 degrees.
It's going to be fantastic.
Slightest chance of a shower on Monday.
Back to sun on Tuesday.
Hey, it's summer.
Get outside and enjoy it.
Have yourselves a great weekend.
Let's go back inside.
Thanks very much, Ian.
We hope you'll join us again on Monday.
We'll have a special report on bike theft and what you can do to prevent it.
There's more news tonight here on CBC Ottawa.
The national will be on at 9 p.m. before the Blue Jays game.
Newsday final has been preempted.
And we'll leave you now with pictures of the students from Caram Deck
Public School in Carleton Place celebrating Canada Day a little early.
Happy Father's Day.
Happy Father's Day to everyone.
Good night.
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