CBC News: The National | Travel confusion, Booster shots, Justin Bieber

[Music] good evening i'm asha tomlinson ian is away tonight new measures to slow omicron spread confusion it's quite complicated ottawa's travel and testing rules still aren't up and running i didn't know until i arrived what would happen and with the variance spreading guidance on when you should get boosted parents of a school shooter are charged their son had access to a deadly weapon that they gave him is unconscionable they bought him the gun on black friday and that's not all bieber backlash the pop star slammed for performing in saudi arabia it comes down to the conscience of the artist from canada's covet hotspot to vaccine success we wanted to meet our community where they were how peel region turned things around this is the national traveling in a pandemic was already complicated the omicron variant hasn't made it any easier but days after ottawa announced tighter rules for travelers what actually happens when you get on the ground still seems up in the air the plan was that all travelers arriving on a direct flight from countries other than the u.s get a test and self-isolate until it comes back negative the hope to slow the variance spread but rafi bhuji canyon shows us that's still not happening for a lot of travelers four days after the government announced new rules for most international air travelers some returning passengers were still learning about them are you a little surprised to hear about it from me now a little bit i love it yeah to be honest yeah i didn't know until i arrived what would happen the flight attendants on the plane didn't know what would happen until i arrived the government says the rules aren't complicated there's an evolving situation and that there are always new information and we can always as a government continue to communicate the government's effort to communicate a series of diagrams vaccinated travelers not flying in direct from the us need to get tested on arrival and quarantine until it comes back negative but right now many aren't testing or isolating some will be tested in spaces like this one at the ottawa airport it's not up and running yet but airports say it would be impossible to test everyone on site we're all collectively struggling to understand how we can operationalize this in a way that will keep travelers flowing uh you know keep everybody safe um uh and avoid those uh those uh log jams at airports ottawa says there will be take-home tests for some too but admits it will take time to implement we will not be able to test every targeted traveler overnight it will take a few days until the necessary infrastructure space and human resources are in place as the holidays approach and people make more travel plans the federal government is warning the rules may change again rafi muji kanye cbc news ottawa the federal body that advises provinces on vaccines has issued the widest push for third doses yet as some parts of canada head into a dicey holiday season ontario alone reported more than one thousand cases its highest one day in six months and if we compare average daily new cases from a month ago in both ontario and quebec they've roughly doubled vicodopia shows us how the guidance on third doses could shore up canada's defenses against covet vaccinations give us a strong antibody response to protect us from infection but falling levels may leave canada vulnerable to another covet 19 resurgence so the national advisory committee on immunization says people 50 and up should get a booster and for adults under that age they could also get one depending on local conditions we don't want to wait too long because if we wait to get the actual data on you know increasing hospitalizations and other lagging indicators then it'll be too late some provinces haven't waited they're already giving boosters to younger age groups experts say two shots still do a good job at protecting people from severe illness but a third could stop people from even getting infected what this will reduce is carriers of sars kobe 2 that are circulating in the population and i think that's a key for helping to control the pandemic widespread boosters are now supported by new data from the uk the study used several vaccines as boosters in people 30 and up including the four used in canada in almost all cases boosters gave people a higher level of immunity from the coronavirus including the alpha and delta variants though less effective for people 70 and up the third dose can first of all give you a much higher antibody level the study's lead author says half doses of pfizer also worked just as well now for global vaccine supply that is brilliant because it means that we might be able to immunize two three or even four times as many people with the same amount of vaccine but clearly you can't just make those decisions up one study and even more doses may be needed down the road today pei announced some immunocompromised people should get a fourth shot province's concerned about rising cases and the unknowns of omicron are taking every precaution vicodoppia cbc news toronto today the world health organization stressed again that while concern over omicron is warranted panic is not we need to be prepared and cautious this is something we've been saying from the beginning of the pandemic not panic we have tools we know what to do we know what works so that's the basic message from canadian health officials too as omicron cases hit at least 16 across four provinces so far including an ontario child under 12 who'd recently returned from southern africa the variant has also been found in at least nine u.s states and dozens of countries around the world since its discovery in south africa last week now there's still a lot we don't know about omicron like whether it will make people sicker than delta or how effective vaccines will be against it one thing we know for sure it's on the move in south africa where overall covet cases are shooting up dramatically and as sasha petracek explains there's concern about its ability to reinfect at the johannesburg lab where scientists first noticed omicron the race is on to find out more about the startling new variant it was a bit disturbing because we you know made us worry that we were dealing with something new and because it coincided with an increase in positivity rates a huge increase seen most dramatically in crowded goteng province that includes johannesburg there were 11 500 new cases yesterday in that area alone that's driven a national surge which saw south africa's daily numbers go from about 300 in mid-november into the thousands last week to more than sixteen thousand cases now three quarters of these are infections by omicron the fast-moving variant is even reinfecting some of those who've had coveted and recovered one south african study says it's happening three times more than seen before it also appears that omicron is more transmissible that's measured by viruses so-called r-value with a high number being more dangerous the original covid was about two and a half the delta variant five omicron is more than six that's led to busier vaccination centers in a country where only about a quarter are fully vaccinated but it's not clear yet how much protection that gives against omicron so the advice from the world health organization now it's very recommendable that vaccine manufacturers already start planning ahead and plan for the likelihood of having to adjust the vaccine the existing vaccine that's good in the meantime hospitals are filling up in south africa though doctors say most cases involving omicron remain mild sasha petrosic cbc news toronto a new development tonight in a deadly high school shooting near detroit while the 15 year old suspect is facing several charges including murder now his parents are as well a rarity in these cases they're charged with involuntary manslaughter susan ormiston explains why the morning of the massacre the accused shooter had a drawing at school showing a gun and bullets with the words blood everywhere and quote the thoughts won't stop help me his parents james and jennifer crumley were urgently called to the school presented with the note and according to the michigan prosecutor did nothing both failed to ask their son if he had his gun with him or where his gun was located and failed to inspect his backpack the parents left and ethan crumbly 15 years old was sent back to class the notion that a parent could read those words and also know that their son had access to a deadly weapon that they gave him is unconscionable and i think it's criminal hours later four students were dead eight others injured the shooter surrendered i have tremendous compassion and empathy for parents who have children who are struggling and at risk for whatever reason but the facts of this case are so egregious the timeline is chilling four days before the shooting ethan with his dad went to buy the gun ethan posted just got my new beauty today his mother posted mom and sunday testing out his new christmas present a day before the tragedy a teacher flagged he was on his phone searching for ammunition his mom texted him l-o-l i'm not mad at you you have to learn not to get caught after the shooting started jennifer texted him ethan don't do it you have to worry about your kid every day parents are also furious the school allowed the teen back to class yes this student did have contact with our front office and yes his parents were on campus november 30th no discipline was warranted police are still searching for the parents who'd left town for their safety according to their lawyers susan how is the community responding to this tragedy well grieving naturally but there's anger too there were big red flags here at home at school prosecutors saying of course this student should never have been sent back to class lawsuits could come against the school district and she lamented michigan's quote woefully inadequate gun laws there's no safe storage requirement and they allow children to go into gun stores and to practice at shooting ranges with their parents enough is enough she concluded senior correspondent susan ormiston in washington thank you disappointing job news out of the u.s growth has slowed considerably the smallest gain since december twenty twenty just over two hundred thousand new jobs were created in november compare that to october when nearly five hundred fifty thousand new positions were added economists say growth is especially slow in the service and tourism sectors still feeling the effects of the delta wave canada meanwhile exceeded expectations adding 154 000 new jobs in november and the unemployment rate dropped to a pandemic low of just 6 percent as jacqueline hansen reports it's great for job seekers but hiring is a whole other story erica albert lost her job during the second wave of covin the finance company she worked for downsized well there were many many scary moments finding a new position as an office manager mid pandemic wasn't easy with covid and lockdowns office managers often need to be in an office so i decided that i was going to reassess a little further so she wrote a book and despite its title she took her time searching for her dream job something local with the flexibility to work from home that finally came i actually just started on monday yay statistics canada says more than 8 in 10 women aged 25 to 54 are now working that is a record high and most of the jobs they gained in november were full time i think this is the effect of the newly implemented flexible arrangements this economist says there are also other factors behind the jump in new jobs for both men and women including the end of crb in october plus we're finally seeing the effect of the reopening economy of people's demand for goods and services being met every sector right now is looking for talent this recruiter says it has become a candidate's market so much so that while companies are optimistic about the economic recovery they're also worried about whether or not they'll be able to compete in a market that is looking for talent all at the same time that competition is driving up some wages statscan says wage growth overall is just keeping up with inflation but new hires are getting paid even more meanwhile albert is looking forward to her first paycheck in nearly a year it's definitely going to be a lot more than what e.i offers i'll say that and a new

start that she hopes was worth the wait jaclyn hansen cbc news toronto bc's health minister responded today to concerns about a new policy that allows 9-1-1 operators to put some callers on hold while they wait for an ambulance we're responding by meeting the need by adding dispatchers 30 already with another 35 coming and more after that to meet the dispatch needs on the ambulance side because that's critical the minister says the possibility of being put on hold is only for those with non-life-threatening illnesses critics say this measure even if temporary puts callers at risk some people in abbotsford bc got news they were anxiously waiting for they're finally allowed back home after being forced to flee because of flooding the city lifted some evacuation orders in the heart-hit sumas prairie region as katie nicholson shows us in neighboring chilliwack the painstaking process of cleanup has already started and his floor got all soaked doug jewell walks through his soggy mildewing basement but then the water like it comes right up it soaks right into this stuff right yeah it's just pumping and pumping and pumping and draining jewel's home was flooded not once but twice in the last three weeks i felt like it was like a war i was fighting and it was hopefully just trying to stay on top of it right and now that it's subsided a bit it just takes a little more off your chest you're just ah fine i can breathe for a minute breathe and then rip out carpet and drywall seal the leaking foundation and tally the damage not far away follow the blue hose pumping gallons of water outside and it will lead you here to peggy malcolm's basement this is groundwater but it's also overland it's becoming overland because our storm system has become overwhelmed across the province flood ravaged homes farms drowned in several feet of murky water and highways ripped apart the price tag for repairs it is fair to say that it will be very significantly expensive to rebuild our infrastructure and to build it to a higher more resilient standard between insurance claims decimated infrastructure and the unanticipated costs of a choked supply chain a final tally could take years the fort mcmurray wildfire is currently canada's most costly disaster with some estimates at 10 billion dollars at least one expert says the bc floods could come close or top that this will be one of the largest losses in canadian history we're talking about billions of dollars and counting as even today there were new evacuation orders and on this chilliwack street new sandbag dikes pushing water into a new and unwelcome neighborhood pond feature katie nicholson cbc news vancouver now some of the structures that were supposed to keep waters from flooding properties have completely failed that includes some of the 178 orphan dikes that have been left to age without government oversight as brady strachan tells us people are demanding answers a small river runs through bev greenwell's hayfield east of princeton taking all the highway fencing two weeks ago an aging dike along the river gave way rushing water has been eroding her property ever since the hayfields of mass is covered in debris logs and trees and trees with roots we found half a boat that'll all have to be removed the dike was built long before greenwell bought the property two decades ago it's known as an orphan dike not managed or maintained by any level of government and greenwell says she's not able to build it up to protect her land what we would like to but the bureaucracy for touching a dam or a dike or anything near water it gets pretty thick there are more than 175 orphan dikes in bc many built several decades ago under emergency flood conditions a recent report found many of them have degraded over time and no longer offer reliable flood protection that's the issue 40 minutes away near the village of caramias the recent floods brought water pouring over the dikes and into this trailer park you see the same over and over and over again in the meantime we're losing integrity on these orphan dikes the mayor says he's been lobbying for help from the province for a decade this isn't going to go away so you can invest your money and prevent the loss of life and assets or you can keep doing what you've been doing for the last yeah 50 years really and wait until some catastrophe happens the province says it's aware of the issue and is hinted at changes to common legislation next year and obviously the issue of orphan dikes is is of significant importance but at an estimated cost of more than 800 million dollars to upgrade bc's orphaned dikes there's no telling how long land owners and communities will have to live with the failing flood barriers brady strachan cbc news princeton british columbia justin bieber is facing growing calls to cancel a controversial performance this weekend next should the canadian pop star visit saudi arabia or take a stand against human rights abuses if you're getting five million dollars 10 million dollars from one show that is a difficult thing to say no to it was once one of canada's covet hot spots how ontario's peel region turned things around we knew we had to do something and barbados braces for what omicron could mean for tourism with this new variants coming out we're all kind of now holding on a sun destination on edge we're back in two [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] they work to steal from high-end clothing stores often using weapons and physical force officials in california say 14 arrests were made in connection to a series of brazen smash and grabbed thefts last month all of the suspects have been released though with several meeting no bail criteria a policy aimed at reducing overcrowding in jails during the pandemic u.s president joe biden says preparations are underway as concerns grow over a russian buildup of troops on the ukrainian border what i am doing is putting together what i believe to be will be the most comprehensive and meaningful set of initiatives to make it very very difficult for mr putin to to go ahead and do what people are worried he may do ukraine has accused russia of placing some 100 000 troops near its border a call is expected to take place between biden and putin next week canadian pop star justin bieber has found himself in the middle of a human rights battle this weekend bieber hits the stage in saudi arabia but critics say that's helping whitewash a regime with blood on its hands deanna sumanak johnson explains justin bieber has managed to sidestep political controversy until now the canadian pop star is performing at the saudi arabian grand prix event this weekend a planned human rights groups are urging him to abandon we know that the saudi government brings in global celebrities in these sort of large-scale spectacles as a way to deflect attention from its deplorable human rights record another powerful critic the fiance of jamal khashoggi a journalist slain by the agents of the saudi government saudi arabia is working to change its image on the world stage including major investments in its entertainment industry just a brace of races left this weekend it's formula one next week it's hosting the red sea international film festival entertainers you know i mean if you're getting five million dollars 10 million dollars for one show that is a difficult thing to say no to and it comes down to the conscience of the artist would bruce springsteen play in saudi arabia i doubt it not that he thinks this appearance will rock the faith of the so-called beliebers i'm not certain how much justin bieber fans know or frankly care um you know as callous as that may sound there's no indication from justin bieber or his team that he'll reconsider though some other high-profile participants say they're using their appearance to put a spotlight on the saudis human rights record others have chosen for us to be here so we have to make sure that they we have to put apply the pressure on them to make sure that they are doing right by the people as for bieber many say a powerful way to show his contrition would be to donate the money he earned to a human rights charity [Music] diana suenack johnson cbc news toronto when we come back how one of canada's coveted 19 hot spots regained control over the virus and he said raj you know peel is on fire we've got to do something here next we'll go beyond the headlines with three canadians who helped make it happen and later concerns over the omicron variant hit the sunny shores of barbados this is unfortunately the crisis that we feared that was peel regen medical officer of health dr lawrence lowe back in april when the diverse populous region near toronto was a nationwide covet hotspot with a 22 test positivity rate and hundreds of people in icus today it is a very different situation peel region has a high vaccination rate and about one-tenth of the coveted cases it did a year ago so how did they do it a huge effort by regional health officials and a grassroots campaign turned things around dramatically mass sticky l'oreal this video advocating masking is one example part of a community-led push to inform people about covet protocols and advocate for vaccination joining us now are three of the people behind that effort dr hashim khan is co-chair of the canadian muslim kova 19 task force urs here is that organization's outreach lead and dr raj grewal is the co-founder of the south asian coven 19 task force we will start with you dr gray wall let's talk about this initiative and why it's so important to you thanks asha for the question well you know what it was about a year ago and uh you know dr hashem khan who's on this call right now he reached out to my wife and i and this is back in november 2020 around the volley uh when code positivity rates in my hometown were well over 20 and he said raj you know peel is on fire we've got to do something here and uh and you know this is where my mom and dad still live uh you know like i said i'm from there south asians make about a third of the population of the peel region but we're making up half of the cases um and so south asians were being disproportionately affected by copper 19 due to the essential workers they didn't have that option to work from home and they came from multi-generational families uh you know one person got coping 19 in the home they all did so there was that lack of cultural sensitive information also being available so we knew we had to do something and dr khan you came up with an approach specifically for your community what was different about it i think what we saw was the pandemic doesn't affect it's not just a medical problem or a health problem it's communities and there's spiritual aspects to it as well so what our task force has been doing is we've tried to have a holistic approach to vaccine roll-ups as well where we have faith leaders as well as community representatives along with health care providers and physicians and collaboratively working together we came up with a strategy where first of all we reviewed the contents of all the vaccines made sure that they were permissible and halal and came up with statements with organizations to endorse vaccinations as a social responsibility for all muslims as our responsible to all canadians as well as well as our own individual responsibility as well and then we had faith leaders as vaccination champions along with muslim health care workers so people who look like the community members as well who are getting vaccinated to inspire confidence we want to inspire confidence and hope before hesitancy actually set in and beyond that you know we wanted to create safe spaces so we promoted and supported mosques as vaccination clinics and sites and we had access and channels where people could ask their questions and we would answer them and distribute the answers online along with to 500 mosques across the country erz you're the outreach lead of course at the canadian muslim task force on the ground as you talk to folks did you encounter a lot of vaccine hesitancy and how were you able to overcome that well there wasn't a whole lot of presidency however because it was that we had launched at the economic center during the month of ramadan uh people were fasting and people had some people had concerns around getting vaccines um getting their vaccines during their fact and people didn't want to break their facts it's very important to the community uh so we had to have uh faith leaders community leaders champion uh that uh host uh thurmans uh in regards to that while making calls uh you know some people did express if this was okay if it was halal and we said that yes there were imams and uh who said that there's no uh there is no issue with having a vaccine while you're fasting you know aside from making phone calls text messages we also went to the doors to talk to people we didn't want to miss anyone from the community the brenton islamic center was in a hot spot one of the hot spots and so we wanted to make sure the community knew that the mosque was a vaccine clinic which set a great example um as a leader in the community to also say that it's okay to get vaccines during ramadan and you know while at the doors we also you know had volunteers that spoke various languages so just in case somebody needed to feel a little bit more comfortable speaking in their language that also helped as well yeah you touched all bases covered all ground uh dr greywall your organization had great success connecting with the south asian community through social channels social media and the like what did you do to reach out to people so um we created you know social media infographics in multiple languages uh from our task force we created videos acting out reliable or relatable skits uh that review really resonated with our community um i started making uh you know videos in punjabi on how to book a kova test because our community wasn't booking tests or they that was one of the barriers uh so thanks mom for teaching me punjabi as a kid because that really came in handy um you know and how do we get this information out we got it uh out through uh non-traditional channels our community was using uh whatsapp uh to get information the uncles and aunties and my community appeal were using whatsapp so we decided to uh one day i woke up one morning and said you know what we're gonna make the south asian covet task force whatsapp channel and and we got international students we got essential workers we got epic media leaders to join our channel uh and and you know we were able to get information in return you know these communities these these individuals they felt empowered to share their own stories and become community role models and partners with us i mean for example during the vaccine campaign at the vaccine clinic we had an uber driver you know i was filming him and he was talking about how important it was for him to protect him and his family uh the international health student who who wanted to tell me on video that you know look i didn't have to pay for the vaccine please come and get your shot uh so we really empowered them to be role models and you also brought the vaccines to local temples how did that go so absolutely and we've been doing this in september we wanted to meet our community where they were and then you know they were you know some of them were at the temples you know the community free kitchen and the gurdwaras and so we've been vaccinating at the temples and have had tremendous success at vaccinator community at the temples dr khan can you talk to me about just seeing this you know overwhelming support and the initiative and see where it's gone over the last few months to a year right yeah i mean i mean we you know this time last year that you know vaccines were around the corner and now a year later we have vaccines and we're now at a stage where 90 of us have received at least one dose and 85 have received two doses so i think it really speaks to how everyone's sort of working together there's public health there's governments there's lots of community organizations on the ground they're all collaboratively working to try and get as many people vaccinated as possible and meeting people where they're at and you know with whatever medium that they need and with whatever trusted voices that they need to have their questions answered erza you know you went to great lengths to get people to virtual town halls to inform people about vaccination can you talk to me a little bit about that we had town halls in various languages um engaged with uh key people uh representing those backgrounds various backgrounds so urgi town hall bengali town hall arabic town hall we had um you know reached to ethnic media as well to help us promote our you know our campaign to keep the community safe whatsapp seems to be where it's at dr graywall i want to leave it with you the final word what can the rest of the country learn from this work and i understand you started a nationwide campaign and in fact you've got the shirt there that says this is our shot and that grew out of your work in peel i absolutely did you know um you know i think what we've learned is that in order to help people uh you've got to meet them where they're at and uh i think dr khan also talked about that and to understand their needs um and and that's to how to gain their trust you know we've got to empower communities to role model um we know that every voice counts and then when we work with our communities together we can make impactful changes and that's what the whole principle behind this is our shot is about such a pleasure speaking to all of you thanks so much thank you thanks for having me kudos to them after a long pandemic canadians are returning to sun destinations like barbados but the concern is that may not last now with this new 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cbc listen download today welcome back the global tourism industry was just starting to regain some footing after months upon months of losses it's been especially difficult in countries like barbados that relies on tourism for much of its income but with the new omicron variant spreading now they're gearing up for an uncertain holiday season thomas digg reports from bridgetown like this cave tour in the heart of barbados the pandemic here has been one long bumpy ride it can be scary and hard to see what's ahead and the ride isn't over yet not with that new variant canadians have long been coming to the caribbean to escape stress now they come to escape covet or so they hope we'll deal with whatever we're told to do and way back and it was worth it this eco adventure park is welcoming tourists again the scenery wild as ever it's winter back home so it's good to like get somewhere with like sun and sea and like warmth beckoning visitors back to barbados means breathing life into this island's battered economy these beaches normally attract more than a million tourists a year but the pandemic decimated the industry now as sun seekers return many here wonder what the new variant will mean for the holiday season and beyond during the pandemic on this small island wesley gittins saw upwards of 20 restaurants shut their doors his managed to stay open now with his new variants coming out we're all kind of now holding on because you don't know what's going to happen after dunno we sent back to what they were doing before back the quarantine coming on the island three two one go last year as the island struggled to attract tourists barbados offered visas to have remote workers come wait out the pandemic here the begg family from toronto said why not and so it was really i guess pretty good marketing on behalf of barbados to understand that there was a different way to attract foreigners to the country we're planning on going home for christmas we have our flight booked and we'll see what the government's recommending and then make our decision based on that for barbados the fear is further restrictions would scare tourists away yet again canadians already need a pcr test to get here another one to fly home and now a third test on arrival in canada kathy and rod jones can't tell how long it will take them to get back to truro nova scotia just finding out what protocols we have to go through when we arrive in toronto we're very grateful that we were able to come now i think until we know a little more about the new variant we'll probably stay closer to home it's a delicate dance with the government keen to keep tourists happy barbados is just getting over its worst wave of infections and to curb the spread they imposed a curfew but no lockdown it was different weeks like about two months ago it was really dead nearly half of barbadians aren't yet fully vaccinated those shots are widely available and some here are lining up for second doses and boosters the uptake has been better than in other caribbean nations but it's not been a resounding success my title is covered 19 public advisor so the government hired a new pandemic point person former journalist david ellis kobe has highlighted to us the fact that we are a country whose eggs are in one basket the tourism basket that's why it is so difficult for us to lock down this economy right now help is on the way in those orange t-shirts crews going door to door asking questions to better understand vaccine hesitancy when you find information about kobe do you think it's easy to understand it as fears linger around omicron the best way of dealing with this is to treat it as if it is already in barbados and that is why we are putting a lot more emphasis on sticking to the protocols mostly everyone here is wearing masks even out in the hot sun hand sanitizer and temperature checks are mandatory and they are everywhere on this island the decorations are up and hopes are high the holidays are approaching but the virus is still spreading thomas dagg cbc news bridgetown barbados when we come back why parks canada wants your photos if you can contribute to you know awesome research in five or six seconds that feels good how a simple snap could help track climate change there's a lot to do and not a lot of time to do it you're a genius i'm so proud of you join me for cbc's daily news podcast front burner every weekday front burner takes you deep into the story shaping canada and the world subscribe wherever you get your podcasts welcome back well away from city cores parks canada is inviting citizens to help them keep watch on changing coastlines and all they need is a smartphone to snap so-called coasties at national parks kayla hounsell shows us how it works on prince edward island awesome view eh lindsay and ryan stonus are visiting pei from ontario they were expecting the wind but not this why don't you try it it's being called a coastie like a selfie only the photo is of the coast you put your phone in the cradle so that everyone is taking the exact same picture snap the shot and use a qr code to upload it or share it on social media cool and it probably took five or six seconds so if you can contribute to you know awesome research in five or six seconds that feels good it's parks canada's take on a global initiative called coast snap started in australia in 2017 to track coastal erosion taking coasties might sound a little goofy but researchers say there's real science to be gleaned here our coastlines are where we expect to see some of the greatest changes in the coming years it'll allow scientists to study everything from dune erosion and vegetation structure to storm surge and ice cover even rip current locations and as climate change is a priority for parks canada to understand this is one of those opportunities that visitors have to directly engage with building our understanding of this important issue taking repeat photos like this will not only help scientists monitor the changing coastline it'll also help them do something about it if they know how much erosion is taking place they can better plan how to care for vulnerable species like bank swallows and piping plover the more photographs that we have the more that we're able to document when and how things are changing the better the university of windsor is leading the research and already analyzing the photos we lay them over top of each other and so you start to create a map and what we've done is we've surveyed this beach in and by starting with that baseline are able to then track how the system changes the program is up and running in five national parks prince edward island fundy and kujabaquack in new brunswick sable island in nova scotia and point peely in ontario more parks will join the program next year well i think it's just a matter of we want to enjoy these spaces as long as we can and it's important to do every little piece that we can to help the stonuses determined to enjoy outdoor space no matter the weather were happy to participate in the complex fight to preserve canada's dramatic and vulnerable coastline kayla hounsell cbc news brackley beach prince edward island up next imagine donating your kidney to a total stranger how about one you met through a billboard that's why when i saw dave's billboard and it was my blood type i thought okay well this is it meet the generous donor and the recipient in our moment stay with us not exactly the type of ad you see every day dan needs a kidney donor but it worked calgary's dave mathers found a match thanks to an anonymous donor today marks one month since his surgery this life-changing moment between two strangers is our moment tonight we advertised uh put it up in the billboard in august september and the transplant team notifies you that you have a donor that's about all they tell you you're crossing your fingers hoping it's all legit and we thought that the transplant would have way earlier kovid just kept slowing it down it was hard to fully enjoy it because you know we didn't know nancy and there's so many things that could potentially go wrong but trust me i was bubbling inside anticipation i've always been a blood donor well for a long time so i was used to doing that and i always thought like if the opportunity ever came up that you know someone needed something else from me i would donate so that's why when i saw dave's billboard and it was my blood type i thought okay well this is it it was unbelievable to actually meet them and then see dave and finally like it felt really real what can you say about someone that saved your life i mean you know it's it's just unreal it really is unreal and a little bit of the back story here dave's wife applied to be an organ donor in 2019 but wasn't eligible neither was his daughter and that's why they decided to take the search wider amazing stuff he is doing quite well feeling great and celebrated by walking seven kilometers just this week that is the national for december 3rd i'm asha tomlinson good night [Music] you

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