WEBVTT 00:00:00.066 --> 00:00:09.266 [Music] 00:00:09.266 --> 00:00:11.666 Coming up on Toronto Today. 00:00:11.666 --> 00:00:14.966 Rob Ford loses his seat as mayor. What 00:00:14.966 --> 00:00:16.766 next? 00:00:16.766 --> 00:00:19.266 Toronto celebrates the Argos Grey Cup 00:00:19.266 --> 00:00:22.366 win with a parade. 00:00:23.500 --> 00:00:31.900 Cairo protesters clash with the police. 00:00:34.700 --> 00:00:36.700 Happy Tuesday everyone and welcome to 00:00:36.700 --> 00:00:37.800 Toronto Today. 00:00:37.800 --> 00:00:41.100 I'm Sarah Warren and I'm Maria Saf. Today 00:00:41.100 --> 00:00:43.500 is quite a day for Toronto as mayor Rob 00:00:43.500 --> 00:00:46.300 Ford was removed from office yesterday. 00:00:46.300 --> 00:00:48.300 This has left many Torontonians 00:00:48.300 --> 00:00:50.200 wondering what the future will hold for 00:00:50.200 --> 00:00:51.166 the city. 00:00:51.166 --> 00:00:53.266 And on a lighter note, the streets of 00:00:53.266 --> 00:00:55.499 downtown are filled in celebration of 00:00:55.500 --> 00:00:58.366 the Argos victory. 00:00:58.366 --> 00:01:00.599 It's been over 24 hours since Toronto 00:01:00.600 --> 00:01:02.600 found out that it is without a mayor 00:01:02.600 --> 00:01:04.866 and many are still in shock. Even though 00:01:04.866 --> 00:01:05.966 it's likely that 00:01:05.966 --> 00:01:08.299 that he will soon be packing his bags. 00:01:08.300 --> 00:01:10.200 Mayor Rob Ford was hard at work this 00:01:10.200 --> 00:01:10.933 morning. 00:01:10.933 --> 00:01:12.933 Dana Roberts is at city hall with more 00:01:12.933 --> 00:01:14.599 on the impact that this will have on the 00:01:14.600 --> 00:01:16.300 city. 00:01:16.300 --> 00:01:18.366 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attended city 00:01:18.366 --> 00:01:20.299 council's routine meeting early this 00:01:20.300 --> 00:01:21.100 morning 00:01:21.100 --> 00:01:23.666 even though he lost his seat as mayor. 00:01:23.666 --> 00:01:25.566 Ford was found to have contravened the 00:01:25.566 --> 00:01:27.499 municipal conflict of interest act 00:01:27.500 --> 00:01:29.400 when he spoke and voted regarding his 00:01:29.400 --> 00:01:31.500 own failure to reimburse over three 00:01:31.500 --> 00:01:33.733 thousand dollars in donations to his 00:01:33.733 --> 00:01:35.499 private football foundation. 00:01:35.500 --> 00:01:37.500 Counselor Georgio Mameliti who resigned 00:01:37.500 --> 00:01:39.100 from Ford's executive committee, 00:01:39.100 --> 00:01:41.333 spoke in support of the mayor. I'm not 00:01:41.333 --> 00:01:42.533 going to pin it just 00:01:42.533 --> 00:01:45.666 on the mayor. I think politics has a huge 00:01:45.666 --> 00:01:48.299 role to play in this and I think that 00:01:48.300 --> 00:01:50.700 some people chose to take their fight 00:01:50.700 --> 00:01:51.900 into the courtroom 00:01:51.900 --> 00:01:54.700 and I think everyone's to blame. But what 00:01:54.700 --> 00:01:56.766 exactly does this mean for the city of 00:01:56.766 --> 00:01:57.799 Toronto? 00:01:57.800 --> 00:02:00.366 Politics professor Neil Tomlinson speaks 00:02:00.366 --> 00:02:02.199 about the significance of this story. 00:02:02.200 --> 00:02:04.300 Well it's pretty big deal. It's not very 00:02:04.300 --> 00:02:05.966 often that you see a mayor of a major 00:02:05.966 --> 00:02:07.332 city in Canada 00:02:07.333 --> 00:02:10.133 removed from office by a judge. The judge 00:02:10.133 --> 00:02:10.866 I don't think 00:02:10.866 --> 00:02:12.766 really had much choice in this matter. 00:02:12.766 --> 00:02:13.966 The 00:02:13.966 --> 00:02:16.599 case is very straightforward. 00:02:16.600 --> 00:02:18.200 The judgment is very straightforward, 00:02:18.200 --> 00:02:19.400 very, well written, very 00:02:19.400 --> 00:02:22.866 clear. And he basically said you know 00:02:22.866 --> 00:02:26.466 all he had to do was repay the $3100 00:02:26.466 --> 00:02:28.066 in the first place. That would have been 00:02:28.066 --> 00:02:29.666 the end of it. He didn't. 00:02:29.666 --> 00:02:31.799 All he had to do was abstain from 00:02:31.800 --> 00:02:33.566 voting. It would have passed anyway. The 00:02:33.566 --> 00:02:34.299 motion. 00:02:34.300 --> 00:02:37.666 He didn't do that either and 00:02:37.666 --> 00:02:40.132 so therefore he's in trouble downtown. 00:02:40.133 --> 00:02:42.699 Torontonians have mixed reactions. 00:02:42.700 --> 00:02:46.066 He is guilty, yes agreed. But it's too 00:02:46.066 --> 00:02:46.866 harsh. 00:02:46.866 --> 00:02:49.666 I think it's about time. I think rob ford 00:02:49.666 --> 00:02:50.599 has kind of 00:02:50.600 --> 00:02:52.533 disgraced the city, I'm hoping that there 00:02:52.533 --> 00:02:53.966 will be another by-election. I really 00:02:53.966 --> 00:02:54.766 believe in 00:02:54.766 --> 00:02:58.132 democracy and people's voice being heard. 00:02:58.133 --> 00:03:00.199 Mayor Rob Ford has been given two weeks 00:03:00.200 --> 00:03:01.566 to file his appeal. 00:03:01.566 --> 00:03:04.199 If that appeal is not granted he will be 00:03:04.200 --> 00:03:05.333 removed from office 00:03:05.333 --> 00:03:07.899 on December 10th. Reporting from city 00:03:07.900 --> 00:03:08.366 hall. 00:03:08.366 --> 00:03:11.799 Dana Roberts, Toronto Today. 00:03:11.800 --> 00:03:13.166 We've just learned that Ford's 00:03:13.166 --> 00:03:14.999 application for stay of decision, 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:17.400 will be heard on December 5th and today 00:03:17.400 --> 00:03:18.933 Mayor Ford will be holding a press 00:03:18.933 --> 00:03:20.133 conference today at 3:30. 00:03:20.133 --> 00:03:22.066 We'll have more on the Rob Ford 00:03:22.066 --> 00:03:24.199 controversy and what's next for the city 00:03:24.200 --> 00:03:26.300 later in the show. 00:03:26.300 --> 00:03:29.266 And now for our other big story. Two days 00:03:29.266 --> 00:03:31.166 after winning the Grey Cup, the Toronto 00:03:31.166 --> 00:03:33.399 Argonauts celebrated with a full out 00:03:33.400 --> 00:03:35.333 victory parade this morning. 00:03:35.333 --> 00:03:39.399 Harlan Namarovsky has more on this story. 00:03:39.400 --> 00:03:42.600 [Applause] 00:03:43.500 --> 00:03:45.566 The victory celebration has begun. 00:03:45.566 --> 00:03:47.166 Football fans all around this great 00:03:47.166 --> 00:03:48.999 nation have come to Toronto to cheer on 00:03:49.000 --> 00:03:50.766 the Argonauts. 00:03:50.766 --> 00:03:52.932 It's a, it's a great feeling man. It's my 00:03:52.933 --> 00:03:54.533 hometown. I got all my boys, got my 00:03:54.533 --> 00:03:56.199 teammates here, got my coaches with me. So 00:03:56.700 --> 00:03:58.133 it couldn't be any better. Man it means 00:03:58.133 --> 00:03:58.999 we're back! To be in the city of 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:00.300 champions you know what I mean. They came 00:04:00.300 --> 00:04:01.666 out they supported us. 00:04:01.666 --> 00:04:02.932 We put the product to the field. Maybe we 00:04:02.933 --> 00:04:04.599 won this thing so keep supporting us. 00:04:04.600 --> 00:04:05.800 Toronto we keep doing that and keep on 00:04:05.800 --> 00:04:07.100 getting champions. 00:04:07.100 --> 00:04:08.700 It's not just the players who are happy 00:04:08.700 --> 00:04:11.266 about the win. The execs are happy too. 00:04:11.266 --> 00:04:13.099 The CFL is called the Canadian, it could be 00:04:13.100 --> 00:04:14.766 called a community football league. This 00:04:14.766 --> 00:04:17.099 is about community and about family 00:04:17.100 --> 00:04:18.700 and it's why our players are so 00:04:18.700 --> 00:04:20.366 accessible to the community. 00:04:20.366 --> 00:04:23.099 It's what makes us sets us apart from 00:04:23.100 --> 00:04:25.400 the NHL and the NBA and Major League 00:04:25.400 --> 00:04:26.700 Baseball. 00:04:26.700 --> 00:04:28.300 It's been great. The local organizing 00:04:28.300 --> 00:04:30.066 committee has done a phenomenal job. 00:04:30.066 --> 00:04:31.332 You know there were people who came into 00:04:31.333 --> 00:04:33.333 the city, but the excitement of the city. 00:04:33.333 --> 00:04:35.899 I'm happy for the Argos and happy for 00:04:35.900 --> 00:04:37.566 the people of Toronto. It's been a long 00:04:37.566 --> 00:04:38.766 time coming for them 00:04:38.766 --> 00:04:40.199 and it's great for football. It's 00:04:40.200 --> 00:04:41.900 great for the CFL. The Grey Cup has 00:04:41.900 --> 00:04:42.533 finally 00:04:42.533 --> 00:04:44.533 come home here in Toronto and right 00:04:44.533 --> 00:04:46.933 behind me here is the Grey Cup. 00:04:46.933 --> 00:04:49.399 This parade will last all the way until 00:04:49.400 --> 00:04:50.533 Nathan Philips Square. 00:04:50.533 --> 00:04:52.933 It started here at Yonge and Wellington 00:04:52.933 --> 00:04:54.366 and the parade continues. 00:04:54.366 --> 00:04:56.866 As it's a big win for Toronto. I'm Harlan 00:04:56.866 --> 00:05:00.599 Niemers reporting for Toronto Today. 00:05:01.400 --> 00:05:03.333 And we'll have more on Grey Cup 00:05:03.333 --> 00:05:07.566 celebrations later in sports. 00:05:08.066 --> 00:05:09.799 A funeral will be held today for an 00:05:09.800 --> 00:05:11.266 elementary school teacher 00:05:11.266 --> 00:05:13.166 who was killed in a hit-and-run accident 00:05:13.166 --> 00:05:16.366 last week. 35 year old Tom Sanson 00:05:16.366 --> 00:05:18.066 was riding his bike when he was struck 00:05:18.066 --> 00:05:20.132 by two vehicles on Lansdowne Avenue and 00:05:20.133 --> 00:05:22.066 Davenport Road last Friday. 00:05:22.066 --> 00:05:24.066 The driver of the first vehicle did not 00:05:24.066 --> 00:05:25.899 remain at the scene of the accident. 00:05:25.900 --> 00:05:28.600 Samson later died in hospital. 22 year 00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:29.966 old Miguel Oliveira 00:05:29.966 --> 00:05:31.566 is charged with failing to stop at the 00:05:31.566 --> 00:05:33.499 scene of an accident causing death. 00:05:33.500 --> 00:05:36.766 He was he was released on bail Monday. 00:05:36.766 --> 00:05:39.499 Ontario's Special Investigation units is 00:05:39.500 --> 00:05:41.900 being called to investigate an accident. 00:05:41.900 --> 00:05:43.733 An eight-year-old boy was hit by a 00:05:43.733 --> 00:05:45.666 police cruiser in Brampton. 00:05:45.666 --> 00:05:47.966 The young boy was struck by a pilgrim 00:05:47.966 --> 00:05:49.799 police cruiser on Monday. 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:52.066 He was later taken to Branson Civic 00:05:52.066 --> 00:05:55.099 hospital to be treated for a broken leg. 00:05:55.100 --> 00:05:57.166 Investigators are looking into the cause 00:05:57.166 --> 00:05:58.466 of the accident. 00:05:58.466 --> 00:06:00.299 Witnesses who were at the scene are 00:06:00.300 --> 00:06:03.733 asked to contact investigators. 00:06:03.733 --> 00:06:05.499 Charges won't be laid against a Durham 00:06:05.500 --> 00:06:06.933 regional police officer 00:06:06.933 --> 00:06:09.099 who shot a teenager holding an imitation 00:06:09.100 --> 00:06:10.700 firearm in July. 00:06:10.700 --> 00:06:12.766 The officer confronted the 17 year old 00:06:12.766 --> 00:06:14.766 suspect when he arrived in response to 00:06:14.766 --> 00:06:14.999 an 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:17.166 armed robbery call outside a veterinary 00:06:17.166 --> 00:06:18.066 clinic. 00:06:18.066 --> 00:06:20.132 The officer took fire when the teenager 00:06:20.133 --> 00:06:21.566 pulled out a fake gun. 00:06:21.566 --> 00:06:23.966 The boy shot was shot eight times. The 00:06:23.966 --> 00:06:25.666 Special Investigations Unit says the 00:06:25.666 --> 00:06:26.999 shooting was justified. 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:28.366 As there was no reason to believe the 00:06:28.366 --> 00:06:31.232 gun was not real. 00:06:32.300 --> 00:06:34.600 In international news, Gaza residents 00:06:34.600 --> 00:06:36.700 gathered today to show their support for 00:06:36.700 --> 00:06:38.466 Palestinian president 00:06:38.466 --> 00:06:41.566 Mahmoud Abbas Bitsui recognized 00:06:41.566 --> 00:06:45.166 as a U.N officer of server state. 00:06:45.166 --> 00:06:47.499 Residents say that a vote in their favor 00:06:47.500 --> 00:06:49.000 would help obtain rights for 00:06:49.000 --> 00:06:50.366 Palestinians. 00:06:50.366 --> 00:06:52.466 They say it is a positive thing for the 00:06:52.466 --> 00:06:53.966 Palestinian benefit. 00:06:53.966 --> 00:06:56.466 To get their rights all the Palestinian 00:06:56.466 --> 00:06:57.099 people. 00:06:57.100 --> 00:07:00.366 Young, old, children, and factions support 00:07:00.366 --> 00:07:01.732 the president to get out 00:07:01.733 --> 00:07:05.099 our rights back in Jerusalem. Religious 00:07:05.100 --> 00:07:06.866 and political representatives for 00:07:06.866 --> 00:07:09.666 Palestine also voiced their support. 00:07:09.666 --> 00:07:11.966 They say the step to go to the United 00:07:11.966 --> 00:07:14.299 Nations is to tell the whole world. 00:07:14.300 --> 00:07:16.533 Friends, neutrals, or those against their 00:07:16.533 --> 00:07:17.966 Palestinian rights 00:07:17.966 --> 00:07:19.566 to tell them that they have to be 00:07:19.566 --> 00:07:21.966 committed to have a Palestinian 00:07:21.966 --> 00:07:23.666 state and with the freedom of the 00:07:23.666 --> 00:07:26.066 Palestinian people who suffered a lot 00:07:26.066 --> 00:07:29.499 due to the occupation. Israel and the 00:07:29.500 --> 00:07:32.066 United States have objected the bid 00:07:32.066 --> 00:07:34.132 over concerns that Palestine would be 00:07:34.133 --> 00:07:35.966 admitted to the international criminal 00:07:35.966 --> 00:07:36.599 court 00:07:36.600 --> 00:07:39.100 where they would find complaints against 00:07:39.100 --> 00:07:39.900 Israel. 00:07:39.900 --> 00:07:43.100 The vote will take place on Thursday. 00:07:43.100 --> 00:07:45.400 Former Palestinian leader Yasser 00:07:45.400 --> 00:07:47.666 Arafat's body was dug up last night from 00:07:47.666 --> 00:07:49.266 his concrete mausoleum 00:07:49.266 --> 00:07:51.666 in Ramallah in the west bank. He was 00:07:51.666 --> 00:07:53.666 reburied after murder investigators 00:07:53.666 --> 00:07:54.766 collected samples 00:07:54.766 --> 00:07:56.999 to see if he was poisoned. The samples 00:07:57.000 --> 00:07:58.133 will be shipped overseas 00:07:58.133 --> 00:08:00.466 to be tested for poisons in a process 00:08:00.466 --> 00:08:02.199 that will take about nine months 00:08:02.200 --> 00:08:05.900 Arafat died in 2004 at the age of 75. 00:08:05.900 --> 00:08:08.200 The Taliban has claimed responsibility 00:08:08.200 --> 00:08:10.133 for a failed attempt to assassinate 00:08:10.133 --> 00:08:11.899 Pakistani 00:08:11.900 --> 00:08:15.166 Hamid Mir. The high-profile news anchor 00:08:15.166 --> 00:08:17.099 covered the Taliban shooting of the 00:08:17.100 --> 00:08:18.366 15-year-old girl, 00:08:18.366 --> 00:08:22.466 Malala Yusuf Zai. Yusuf Zai was shot in 00:08:22.466 --> 00:08:24.599 the head for speaking out about girls 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:25.800 education. 00:08:25.800 --> 00:08:28.300 Mir says the attempt was a message to 00:08:28.300 --> 00:08:29.166 journalists 00:08:29.166 --> 00:08:31.732 to keep them from speaking the truth but 00:08:31.733 --> 00:08:32.866 Mir says 00:08:32.866 --> 00:08:36.199 he will not deter. Protests continue in 00:08:36.200 --> 00:08:38.300 Cairo today as demonstrators gather to 00:08:38.300 --> 00:08:39.500 protest the decree 00:08:39.500 --> 00:08:41.333 that increases the powers of Egyptian 00:08:41.333 --> 00:08:44.099 president Muhammad Mercy. 00:08:44.100 --> 00:08:46.533 370 people have been injured and one 00:08:46.533 --> 00:08:48.299 person has died since the decree was 00:08:48.300 --> 00:08:49.800 issued last Thursday. 00:08:49.800 --> 00:08:51.900 The protests have been largely peaceful 00:08:51.900 --> 00:08:54.200 but have escalated as demonstrators, 00:08:54.200 --> 00:08:56.066 mostly young men, threw stones at 00:08:56.066 --> 00:08:57.966 authorities today who responded with 00:08:57.966 --> 00:08:58.766 tear gas. 00:08:58.766 --> 00:09:00.932 Demonstrators has have also set fire to 00:09:00.933 --> 00:09:02.866 a car outside of Terrar Square. 00:09:02.866 --> 00:09:04.766 The ruling Islamist party tried to 00:09:04.766 --> 00:09:06.599 defuse the situation yesterday. 00:09:06.600 --> 00:09:08.700 With Merci supporting a compromise over 00:09:08.700 --> 00:09:10.200 his extended powers, 00:09:10.200 --> 00:09:11.966 they also cancelled their own protest 00:09:11.966 --> 00:09:13.666 that was scheduled for today 00:09:13.666 --> 00:09:15.399 but the moves could be too little too 00:09:15.400 --> 00:09:17.800 late as the crisis has already exposed 00:09:17.800 --> 00:09:19.400 the rift between the Islamists 00:09:19.400 --> 00:09:21.733 and the liberal opposition. Now we return 00:09:21.733 --> 00:09:25.799 home and join Becky Milden with sports. 00:09:25.800 --> 00:09:29.166 Hi Becky. Thanks Sarah. With the NHL 00:09:29.166 --> 00:09:30.932 lockout in full swing 00:09:30.933 --> 00:09:32.999 and Toronto sports in a lul, the Argos 00:09:33.000 --> 00:09:34.766 big win on Sunday has given the city 00:09:34.766 --> 00:09:36.299 something to cheer about. 00:09:36.300 --> 00:09:37.966 But are the new fans intruding on some 00:09:37.966 --> 00:09:39.399 already developed territory? 00:09:39.400 --> 00:09:42.900 Sydney Poulos has the report. 00:09:43.400 --> 00:09:45.266 After playing in front of small crowds 00:09:45.266 --> 00:09:47.499 all season, the Toronto Argonauts won the 00:09:47.500 --> 00:09:49.333 Grey Cup on Sunday in front of a sold 00:09:49.333 --> 00:09:50.466 out stadium. 00:09:50.466 --> 00:09:52.199 Fans came out in big numbers today to 00:09:52.200 --> 00:09:54.066 cheer on the double blue at the victory 00:09:54.066 --> 00:09:55.966 parade at Yonge and Wellington. 00:09:55.966 --> 00:09:57.666 And the Argos couldn't be happier for 00:09:57.666 --> 00:09:58.599 the support. 00:09:58.600 --> 00:10:00.300 [Music] 00:10:00.300 --> 00:10:02.866 The fans are great. I think now that we 00:10:02.866 --> 00:10:04.699 brought the Grey Cup home to Toronto 00:10:04.700 --> 00:10:06.066 we're going to have the best fans in the 00:10:06.066 --> 00:10:07.966 CFL. 00:10:07.966 --> 00:10:09.566 Sports fans are notorious for not 00:10:09.566 --> 00:10:11.099 accepting bandwagoners 00:10:11.100 --> 00:10:13.566 but Argos superfans like Tim O'brien are 00:10:13.566 --> 00:10:14.766 a little different. 00:10:14.766 --> 00:10:16.366 You know what there's always going to be 00:10:16.366 --> 00:10:17.799 bandwagon people at the end of any 00:10:17.800 --> 00:10:18.933 season for any sport 00:10:18.933 --> 00:10:19.799 and you know what they're just as 00:10:19.800 --> 00:10:22.366 welcome as the die hards. Might as well. 00:10:22.366 --> 00:10:25.266 Sarah for everybody as a former 00:10:25.266 --> 00:10:26.766 bandwagoner herself, 00:10:26.766 --> 00:10:29.166 Allison James hopes the win will promote 00:10:29.166 --> 00:10:31.966 higher attendance for next season. New 00:10:31.966 --> 00:10:33.899 friends now have been created 00:10:33.900 --> 00:10:35.800 because the last one is so amazing the 00:10:35.800 --> 00:10:37.500 play and everything I think most people 00:10:37.500 --> 00:10:38.933 who are skeptical probably not going to 00:10:38.933 --> 00:10:40.699 be on board for sure. 00:10:40.700 --> 00:10:42.066 There's no doubt about it, that the 00:10:42.066 --> 00:10:43.899 Toronto Argonauts big win on Sunday 00:10:43.900 --> 00:10:45.666 created a whole bunch of new fans. 00:10:45.666 --> 00:10:47.499 Luckily for the new fans, the old fans 00:10:47.500 --> 00:10:49.566 are welcoming them with open arms. 00:10:49.566 --> 00:10:51.399 For those who want to continue to follow 00:10:51.400 --> 00:10:53.400 Argonauts football, they can do so 00:10:53.400 --> 00:10:55.500 in the spring. For Toronto Today, I'm 00:10:55.500 --> 00:10:58.366 Sydney Poulos. 00:10:58.366 --> 00:11:00.299 The Argos have earned as much as 10 00:11:00.300 --> 00:11:02.200 million in profit as the host of this 00:11:02.200 --> 00:11:03.400 year's Grey Cup. 00:11:03.400 --> 00:11:04.933 What made this year different is that 00:11:04.933 --> 00:11:07.666 the Argos and the CFL received 9.5 00:11:07.666 --> 00:11:09.499 million dollars from the federal and 00:11:09.500 --> 00:11:11.266 provincial governments. 00:11:11.266 --> 00:11:12.932 The money was used to fund the Grey Cup 00:11:12.933 --> 00:11:14.866 celebrations around the city. 00:11:14.866 --> 00:11:16.932 Some experts say the money was well 00:11:16.933 --> 00:11:19.666 spent bringing in tourists and revenue. 00:11:19.666 --> 00:11:21.566 Previous hosts have earned between three 00:11:21.566 --> 00:11:23.099 and four million dollars. 00:11:23.100 --> 00:11:24.933 when the Argos last hosted the Grey Cup 00:11:24.933 --> 00:11:26.933 in 2007 they received two hundred 00:11:26.933 --> 00:11:28.599 thousand dollars from the province and 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:29.333 nothing from 00:11:29.333 --> 00:11:32.066 from the federal government. More NHL 00:11:32.066 --> 00:11:33.399 lockout news today. 00:11:33.400 --> 00:11:35.966 The NHL and the NHL players association 00:11:35.966 --> 00:11:37.799 have agreed to allow mediators to guide 00:11:37.800 --> 00:11:39.333 future bargaining talks. 00:11:39.333 --> 00:11:40.999 Neither side is forced to go along with 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:43.166 suggestions made by the mediators. 00:11:43.166 --> 00:11:44.699 The league and the union will meet 00:11:44.700 --> 00:11:46.766 separately with mediators tomorrow. 00:11:46.766 --> 00:11:48.866 The two sides have managed to agree on a 00:11:48.866 --> 00:11:50.699 50 50 split of revenues 00:11:50.700 --> 00:11:52.366 but cannot agree on the amount of 00:11:52.366 --> 00:11:53.966 additional payments the league will need 00:11:53.966 --> 00:11:56.199 to make. 00:11:56.200 --> 00:11:58.366 Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is 00:11:58.366 --> 00:11:59.732 wasting no time 00:11:59.733 --> 00:12:02.199 naming a coaching staff. Gibbons filled 00:12:02.200 --> 00:12:04.133 five of the positions yesterday. 00:12:04.133 --> 00:12:05.966 Pete Walker will serve as the pitching 00:12:05.966 --> 00:12:08.132 coach, Louis Riviera will move to third 00:12:08.133 --> 00:12:10.066 base and Dwayne Murphy will act as 00:12:10.066 --> 00:12:12.199 the first base and outfield coach. The 00:12:12.200 --> 00:12:14.200 two newcomers to the staff are Demarlo 00:12:14.200 --> 00:12:16.533 Hale as bench coach and Chad Mathola as 00:12:16.533 --> 00:12:17.399 hitting coach. 00:12:17.400 --> 00:12:19.500 The Jays still need to find a bullpen 00:12:19.500 --> 00:12:21.566 coach to replace Walker. 00:12:21.566 --> 00:12:23.499 Tonight the Raptors match up against 00:12:23.500 --> 00:12:25.166 against the Rockets in Houston. 00:12:25.166 --> 00:12:27.266 Tonight will be Kyle Lowry's homecoming 00:12:27.266 --> 00:12:29.899 to Houston after coming to Toronto. 00:12:29.900 --> 00:12:31.900 The team is looking for a win tonight to 00:12:31.900 --> 00:12:33.900 break their four-game losing streak. 00:12:33.900 --> 00:12:36.900 The Raptors are in second last place 00:12:36.900 --> 00:12:39.266 overall. More football action tonight at 00:12:39.266 --> 00:12:40.466 the Rogers Centre. 00:12:40.466 --> 00:12:42.599 Rob Ford is expected to coach the Don 00:12:42.600 --> 00:12:44.300 Bosco Eagles in the school's 00:12:44.300 --> 00:12:46.600 first metro bowl. The team will play the 00:12:46.600 --> 00:12:49.000 Huron Heights Warriors from Newmarket. 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:50.933 The winner will be crowned the king of 00:12:50.933 --> 00:12:53.333 high school football in the GTA. 00:12:53.333 --> 00:12:55.799 That's it for sports, back to you Maria.-- 00:12:55.800 --> 00:12:56.766 Thanks. 00:12:56.766 --> 00:12:59.899 And now back to Mayor Rob Ford. With the 00:12:59.900 --> 00:13:01.966 possibility of an upcoming mayoral 00:13:01.966 --> 00:13:02.466 change 00:13:02.466 --> 00:13:04.599 the city has their opinions on what they 00:13:04.600 --> 00:13:06.366 think should happen next. 00:13:06.366 --> 00:13:07.966 While we don't know what's ahead for 00:13:07.966 --> 00:13:09.966 Toronto, people are hoping for a 00:13:09.966 --> 00:13:10.866 difference. 00:13:10.866 --> 00:13:14.532 Jamie Webster has the story. 00:13:14.866 --> 00:13:16.532 With mayor Rob Ford being removed from 00:13:16.533 --> 00:13:18.533 office, people are weighing in on what 00:13:18.533 --> 00:13:20.533 they want next. 00:13:20.533 --> 00:13:22.299 I would probably look for someone 00:13:22.300 --> 00:13:23.666 completely different than 00:13:23.666 --> 00:13:26.299 mayor Ford. I never really supported him 00:13:26.300 --> 00:13:27.900 in his career and his choices. 00:13:27.900 --> 00:13:29.566 Especially with the whole football thing 00:13:29.566 --> 00:13:31.266 and his own kind of agenda. 00:13:31.266 --> 00:13:33.966 I didn't kind of appreciate what he was 00:13:33.966 --> 00:13:35.099 doing so i'm definitely looking for 00:13:35.100 --> 00:13:35.666 someone 00:13:35.666 --> 00:13:37.732 more responsible who you know takes the 00:13:37.733 --> 00:13:39.266 fun seriously of Toronto. 00:13:39.266 --> 00:13:41.099 I guess I don't know. I didn't really 00:13:41.100 --> 00:13:42.866 have much of an opinion of Rob Ford. I 00:13:42.866 --> 00:13:45.099 just didn't really like him that much. I 00:13:45.100 --> 00:13:47.666 felt like he didn't , I don't know, 00:13:47.666 --> 00:13:49.399 didn't feel really taken care of 00:13:49.400 --> 00:13:51.966 by him. I think someone that cares about 00:13:51.966 --> 00:13:54.199 cyclists that can put in more bike lanes 00:13:54.200 --> 00:13:55.900 in the city. Someone who cares about 00:13:55.900 --> 00:13:57.666 people in lower income housing that 00:13:57.666 --> 00:13:59.966 isn't going to sell off public housing 00:13:59.966 --> 00:14:03.499 and someone who isn't Rob Ford. 00:14:03.500 --> 00:14:06.066 I'm glad he's gone. The city is hoping 00:14:06.066 --> 00:14:07.166 for someone who will focus their 00:14:07.166 --> 00:14:08.466 attention on transit, 00:14:08.466 --> 00:14:10.299 bike lanes, and other issues that Ford 00:14:10.300 --> 00:14:13.333 seem to have neglected. 00:14:13.333 --> 00:14:14.933 John Shields believes that the new mayor 00:14:14.933 --> 00:14:16.533 needs a change in attitude. 00:14:16.533 --> 00:14:18.133 And be more willing to communicate with 00:14:18.133 --> 00:14:19.799 the city. 00:14:19.800 --> 00:14:22.700 Well first of all I think the new mayor 00:14:22.700 --> 00:14:23.900 needs to be able to 00:14:23.900 --> 00:14:27.800 listen to people and 00:14:27.800 --> 00:14:30.600 take good advice and follow 00:14:30.600 --> 00:14:31.566 procedures. 00:14:31.566 --> 00:14:34.299 And rules I mean. I think the problem 00:14:34.300 --> 00:14:35.000 with the 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:37.666 current mayor is that he's got the 00:14:37.666 --> 00:14:38.699 attitude that 00:14:38.700 --> 00:14:41.100 only he has the right answers. I think 00:14:41.100 --> 00:14:42.933 leadership over the next 10 years is 00:14:42.933 --> 00:14:45.166 going to be very critical 00:14:45.166 --> 00:14:48.132 in terms of the future of the city 00:14:48.133 --> 00:14:50.933 especially around issues of transit. 00:14:50.933 --> 00:14:52.766 Regardless of who the new mayor is one 00:14:52.766 --> 00:14:54.599 thinks for certain he or she is going to 00:14:54.600 --> 00:14:55.966 have to start listening to the people 00:14:55.966 --> 00:14:56.999 but for now 00:14:57.000 --> 00:14:59.000 the public is simply asking for a Ford 00:14:59.000 --> 00:15:00.200 free future. 00:15:00.200 --> 00:15:04.133 For Toronto Today, I'm Jamie Webster. 00:15:04.133 --> 00:15:05.899 He's the Grinch who stole two million 00:15:05.900 --> 00:15:08.066 dollars worth of donated toys. 00:15:08.066 --> 00:15:09.799 A man was charged on Monday after 00:15:09.800 --> 00:15:11.733 Salvation Army warehouses in North York 00:15:11.733 --> 00:15:12.599 and Brampton 00:15:12.600 --> 00:15:14.600 were raided by police and found toys 00:15:14.600 --> 00:15:18.200 missing. Christina Dunn has more. 00:15:18.200 --> 00:15:20.366 The discovery of more than two million 00:15:20.366 --> 00:15:22.366 dollars worth of stolen toys 00:15:22.366 --> 00:15:25.399 has led to an arrest former Salvation 00:15:25.400 --> 00:15:26.766 Army executive 00:15:26.766 --> 00:15:30.599 director. Mr David Rennie, 51 years of age 00:15:30.600 --> 00:15:31.966 of Toronto, 00:15:31.966 --> 00:15:35.899 has been charged with theft possession 00:15:35.900 --> 00:15:39.100 and breach of trust related offenses. 00:15:39.100 --> 00:15:41.666 Despite the incident the organization is 00:15:41.666 --> 00:15:44.199 planning to move forward. 00:15:44.200 --> 00:15:46.200 The ministry of this particular facility 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:47.566 has gone 00:15:47.566 --> 00:15:50.132 uninhibited since the 00:15:50.133 --> 00:15:51.666 investigation took place. It's business 00:15:51.666 --> 00:15:53.266 as usual for the Salvation Army. 00:15:53.266 --> 00:15:55.332 Anyone in need this Christmas will be 00:15:55.333 --> 00:15:57.666 helped by the Salvation Army. 00:15:57.666 --> 00:15:59.899 Further arrests are anticipated in this 00:15:59.900 --> 00:16:01.333 ongoing investigation. 00:16:01.333 --> 00:16:05.333 For Toronto Today, I'm Christina Dunn. 00:16:07.000 --> 00:16:09.566 a united nations report has revealed 00:16:09.566 --> 00:16:11.566 that thawing permafrost covering 00:16:11.566 --> 00:16:13.266 almost a quarter of the northern 00:16:13.266 --> 00:16:15.566 hemisphere could speed up the rate of 00:16:15.566 --> 00:16:16.999 global warming. 00:16:17.000 --> 00:16:19.400 Permafrost contains large stores of 00:16:19.400 --> 00:16:21.166 frozen organic matter 00:16:21.166 --> 00:16:23.166 which is if thought and the release and 00:16:23.166 --> 00:16:24.932 released into the atmosphere will 00:16:24.933 --> 00:16:25.666 amplify 00:16:25.666 --> 00:16:28.132 current global warming causing higher 00:16:28.133 --> 00:16:28.933 temperatures. 00:16:28.933 --> 00:16:31.799 Around the world this discovery comes in 00:16:31.800 --> 00:16:34.200 the second day of negotiations with a 00:16:34.200 --> 00:16:36.200 focus on the Kyoto protocol 00:16:36.200 --> 00:16:39.733 which expires this year. Officials say 00:16:39.733 --> 00:16:41.666 that a 20 year old beauty queen is one 00:16:41.666 --> 00:16:43.266 of the confirmed killed in a gun 00:16:43.266 --> 00:16:44.699 shootout that took place in northern 00:16:44.700 --> 00:16:45.733 Mexico. 00:16:45.733 --> 00:16:47.399 The gun battle took place between 00:16:47.400 --> 00:16:49.400 soldiers an alleged gang of drug 00:16:49.400 --> 00:16:51.000 traffickers. Over the weekend 00:16:51.000 --> 00:16:53.666 the body of Maria Susanna Flores-Gomez 00:16:53.666 --> 00:16:55.399 was found at the scene Saturday. 00:16:55.400 --> 00:16:57.100 Officials say she was traveling with the 00:16:57.100 --> 00:16:59.100 drug traffickers but know if she had any 00:16:59.100 --> 00:17:01.800 involvement in the shootout. 00:17:01.800 --> 00:17:04.133 According to a report from an economic 00:17:04.133 --> 00:17:06.133 think tank, Europe's debt crisis 00:17:06.133 --> 00:17:08.066 is the biggest threat to the global 00:17:08.066 --> 00:17:09.166 economy. 00:17:09.166 --> 00:17:11.499 The Paris-based organization warns that 00:17:11.500 --> 00:17:13.400 if the current financial situation 00:17:13.400 --> 00:17:14.466 escalates, 00:17:14.466 --> 00:17:16.999 Europe and the US could be thrown into 00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:18.066 a deep recession 00:17:18.066 --> 00:17:20.599 spanning to the next two years. To 00:17:20.600 --> 00:17:22.533 prevent this from happening, the report 00:17:22.533 --> 00:17:22.999 urged 00:17:23.000 --> 00:17:26.066 Eurozone and US policymakers to make 00:17:26.066 --> 00:17:28.466 tackling their fiscal crisis a top 00:17:28.466 --> 00:17:30.299 priority. 00:17:30.300 --> 00:17:32.533 Now amidst all the news on Ford and the 00:17:32.533 --> 00:17:34.599 Argos there has been an unusual headline 00:17:34.600 --> 00:17:36.466 about the world's sexiest man. 00:17:36.466 --> 00:17:40.066 Reporter Jen Che has more. 00:17:40.766 --> 00:17:42.932 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was 00:17:42.933 --> 00:17:45.166 named sexiest man alive 00:17:45.166 --> 00:17:47.566 by the Onion. I'm pretty sure anyone 00:17:47.566 --> 00:17:48.199 reading this 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:51.266 had to do a double take as I did. The 00:17:51.266 --> 00:17:52.132 Onion described 00:17:52.133 --> 00:17:55.166 29 year old Kim as a heartthrob who was 00:17:55.166 --> 00:17:57.966 every woman's dream come true. According 00:17:57.966 --> 00:17:58.999 to the Onion, 00:17:59.000 --> 00:18:01.166 the hunk has a rare ability to be 00:18:01.166 --> 00:18:02.932 completely adorable 00:18:02.933 --> 00:18:06.199 and macho at the same time. Not only does 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:06.766 he have 00:18:06.766 --> 00:18:08.932 impeccable fashion sense with a chic 00:18:08.933 --> 00:18:09.799 haircut, 00:18:09.800 --> 00:18:12.200 The leader is apparently masking an 00:18:12.200 --> 00:18:13.500 unmistakable 00:18:13.500 --> 00:18:16.200 cute and cuddly side. Of course this was 00:18:16.200 --> 00:18:17.500 meant to be funny. 00:18:17.500 --> 00:18:20.200 It showed up on the onion two weeks ago 00:18:20.200 --> 00:18:20.700 so 00:18:20.700 --> 00:18:22.533 how did it end up on my newsfeed this 00:18:22.533 --> 00:18:23.799 morning? 00:18:23.800 --> 00:18:26.533 Apparently the people's daily in China 00:18:26.533 --> 00:18:29.333 thought it was real. It ran a 55 00:18:29.333 --> 00:18:32.199 page commemorating Kim's new title with 00:18:32.200 --> 00:18:33.266 photos. 00:18:33.266 --> 00:18:35.332 They even cited the Onions flattering 00:18:35.333 --> 00:18:36.366 quotes. 00:18:36.366 --> 00:18:38.766 The mere fact that people's daily China 00:18:38.766 --> 00:18:40.199 ran such a spread 00:18:40.200 --> 00:18:43.166 pretty much boggles my mind. I mean I 00:18:43.166 --> 00:18:45.166 understand that sexy can be very 00:18:45.166 --> 00:18:46.066 relative 00:18:46.066 --> 00:18:47.966 but did these reporters seriously 00:18:47.966 --> 00:18:51.166 believe Kim could beat out Ryan Gosling. 00:18:51.166 --> 00:18:53.099 To be fair my Korean grandmother 00:18:53.100 --> 00:18:55.100 describes Kim's plump physique 00:18:55.100 --> 00:18:57.966 as having much fortune so for those who 00:18:57.966 --> 00:19:00.066 are still in that ancient Asian culture 00:19:00.066 --> 00:19:00.932 mindset 00:19:00.933 --> 00:19:03.733 we should cut them some slack. Otherwise 00:19:03.733 --> 00:19:05.799 the closest resemblance to a sexy 00:19:05.800 --> 00:19:08.133 celebrity figure I could see 00:19:08.133 --> 00:19:10.599 none other than dancing devi Psy who 00:19:10.600 --> 00:19:12.866 could pass as not too far off from Ryan 00:19:12.866 --> 00:19:14.299 Gosling. 00:19:14.300 --> 00:19:16.866 The Onion calls itself America's finest 00:19:16.866 --> 00:19:18.199 news source. 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:20.600 Probably not after north Koreans learn 00:19:20.600 --> 00:19:22.466 about satire. 00:19:22.466 --> 00:19:24.599 All in all, this incident is a great 00:19:24.600 --> 00:19:25.500 example 00:19:25.500 --> 00:19:27.733 of how internationally transferred news 00:19:27.733 --> 00:19:31.799 can get a little lost in translation. 00:19:32.133 --> 00:19:34.699 A new test to detect breast cancer is 00:19:34.700 --> 00:19:37.333 causing controversy across the country. 00:19:37.333 --> 00:19:39.499 The diagnostic test is called 00:19:39.500 --> 00:19:40.700 thermography. 00:19:40.700 --> 00:19:43.100 It uses a heat sensitive camera to take 00:19:43.100 --> 00:19:44.700 pictures of the body. 00:19:44.700 --> 00:19:47.266 A CBC news investigation has discovered 00:19:47.266 --> 00:19:49.332 that dozens of medical clinics across 00:19:49.333 --> 00:19:50.199 the country 00:19:50.200 --> 00:19:52.600 are offering the tests that experts are 00:19:52.600 --> 00:19:53.800 calling useless. 00:19:53.800 --> 00:19:55.966 The Canadian cancer society says that 00:19:55.966 --> 00:19:56.932 the test 00:19:56.933 --> 00:19:59.733 fails to test breast cancer and can 00:19:59.733 --> 00:20:01.733 generate false positives. 00:20:01.733 --> 00:20:03.566 Health Canada says that it's up to 00:20:03.566 --> 00:20:06.199 provinces to take action against clinics 00:20:06.200 --> 00:20:09.400 making misleading claims. The makers of 00:20:09.400 --> 00:20:11.266 Banana Boat sunscreen have announced 00:20:11.266 --> 00:20:13.166 that they are recalling more products. 00:20:13.166 --> 00:20:15.399 This new recall includes two continuous 00:20:15.400 --> 00:20:16.600 spray sunscreens, 00:20:16.600 --> 00:20:18.066 both of which have been recalled because 00:20:18.066 --> 00:20:20.132 they pose a fire risk according to 00:20:20.133 --> 00:20:20.933 Health Canada. 00:20:20.933 --> 00:20:22.766 The sunscreen can catch on fire and 00:20:22.766 --> 00:20:24.532 ignite a user's skin if not properly 00:20:24.533 --> 00:20:25.266 dried. 00:20:25.266 --> 00:20:27.266 A new statement from the department says 00:20:27.266 --> 00:20:28.532 that consumers should check their 00:20:28.533 --> 00:20:30.299 sunscreen products to see if they are 00:20:30.300 --> 00:20:32.133 affected by the recall. 00:20:32.133 --> 00:20:34.299 A new study from the Canadian medical 00:20:34.300 --> 00:20:35.666 association 00:20:35.666 --> 00:20:38.299 journal reveals that combining common 00:20:38.300 --> 00:20:39.800 drugs and grapefruit 00:20:39.800 --> 00:20:42.700 could cause overdose. The fruit has been 00:20:42.700 --> 00:20:43.733 found to suppress 00:20:43.733 --> 00:20:46.199 an important enzyme which reduces the 00:20:46.200 --> 00:20:48.200 absorption of the medication in the 00:20:48.200 --> 00:20:49.333 bloodstream. 00:20:49.333 --> 00:20:51.799 There's currently a list of 44 different 00:20:51.800 --> 00:20:53.500 commonly prescribed drugs 00:20:53.500 --> 00:20:55.400 that could cause kidney failure, 00:20:55.400 --> 00:20:56.866 respiratory failure, 00:20:56.866 --> 00:20:58.866 and even death when mixed with grape 00:20:58.866 --> 00:21:00.366 juice. 00:21:00.366 --> 00:21:02.366 A new study suggests that more money for 00:21:02.366 --> 00:21:04.532 early childhood development education 00:21:04.533 --> 00:21:06.766 could help the economy. The analysis 00:21:06.766 --> 00:21:08.366 released by TD economics 00:21:08.366 --> 00:21:09.799 say that for every dollar invested 00:21:09.800 --> 00:21:11.566 educating kids there would be more 00:21:11.566 --> 00:21:13.732 there would be three times the return. 00:21:13.733 --> 00:21:15.399 The increase in government spending 00:21:15.400 --> 00:21:16.066 would benefit 00:21:16.066 --> 00:21:17.899 children and allow parents to return to 00:21:17.900 --> 00:21:19.800 work between parental leave and their 00:21:19.800 --> 00:21:21.566 child starting kindergarten. 00:21:21.566 --> 00:21:23.799 However the report also notes that the 00:21:23.800 --> 00:21:25.800 investment probably won't happen anytime 00:21:25.800 --> 00:21:27.800 soon as most governments are struggling 00:21:27.800 --> 00:21:29.666 to balance their budgets. 00:21:29.666 --> 00:21:31.799 In entertainment news, there seems to be 00:21:31.800 --> 00:21:33.900 more controversy surrounding the hit 00:21:33.900 --> 00:21:34.366 show 00:21:34.366 --> 00:21:37.266 Two and a Half Men and no it doesn't 00:21:37.266 --> 00:21:37.732 involve 00:21:37.733 --> 00:21:40.766 Charlie Sheen. 19 year old Angus T. Jones 00:21:40.766 --> 00:21:41.399 who plays 00:21:41.400 --> 00:21:44.066 Jake on the CBS comedy is featured in a 00:21:44.066 --> 00:21:46.599 video posted by a Christian church. 00:21:46.600 --> 00:21:49.266 Slamming the show in the video jones 00:21:49.266 --> 00:21:50.132 calls the show 00:21:50.133 --> 00:21:54.366 filth and urges people not to watch it. 00:21:54.366 --> 00:21:55.399 Two and a Half Men. If you're 00:21:55.400 --> 00:21:57.333 watching man please stop watching 00:21:57.333 --> 00:21:58.699 tonight man. 00:21:58.700 --> 00:22:00.466 I'm on to Two and Half men and I don't want to be 00:22:00.466 --> 00:22:02.866 knowing it please stop watching it. 00:22:02.866 --> 00:22:06.866 Can you stop filling your head with filth. 00:22:06.866 --> 00:22:09.099 Jones has been on the show since he was 00:22:09.100 --> 00:22:10.300 10 years old 00:22:10.300 --> 00:22:12.600 and all the stars have have contracts 00:22:12.600 --> 00:22:13.400 that run 00:22:13.400 --> 00:22:16.533 through the end of the season. It seems 00:22:16.533 --> 00:22:18.366 there's still a lot of Twitter chatter 00:22:18.366 --> 00:22:19.566 about Justin Bieber 00:22:19.566 --> 00:22:21.666 after he attended two events in the span 00:22:21.666 --> 00:22:23.666 of three days this past weekend. 00:22:23.666 --> 00:22:25.399 Bieber was first slammed for his rather 00:22:25.400 --> 00:22:27.166 sloppy ensemble when meeting the prime 00:22:27.166 --> 00:22:27.799 minister 00:22:27.800 --> 00:22:30.366 to receive a diamond jubilee medal and 00:22:30.366 --> 00:22:32.132 it only gets worse for the biebs. 00:22:32.133 --> 00:22:33.666 Football fans booed the singer's 00:22:33.666 --> 00:22:35.732 performance during the 100th Grey Cup 00:22:35.733 --> 00:22:37.333 halftime show on Sunday. 00:22:37.333 --> 00:22:38.999 Many people angrily took to twitter 00:22:39.000 --> 00:22:40.766 accusing him of lip-syncing. 00:22:40.766 --> 00:22:42.932 It seems that these days Canada is full 00:22:42.933 --> 00:22:45.099 of non-believers. 00:22:45.100 --> 00:22:47.400 And everyone seems to be a fan of Psy's 00:22:47.400 --> 00:22:49.500 hit single Gangnam style 00:22:49.500 --> 00:22:52.366 these days - even the most unsuspecting. A 00:22:52.366 --> 00:22:52.932 group of 00:22:52.933 --> 00:22:55.399 inmates in a Bangkok prison busted a 00:22:55.400 --> 00:22:56.766 move to a hit behind 00:22:56.766 --> 00:22:59.799 barbed wire and bars today. 70 00:22:59.800 --> 00:23:01.900 inmates put on a show for the media and 00:23:01.900 --> 00:23:03.966 corrections department executives 00:23:03.966 --> 00:23:06.599 after after competing in a gangnam style 00:23:06.600 --> 00:23:08.533 dance contest last week. 00:23:08.533 --> 00:23:11.499 This is yet another party of the popular 00:23:11.500 --> 00:23:11.966 song 00:23:11.966 --> 00:23:14.066 which became the most watched youtube 00:23:14.066 --> 00:23:14.999 video ever. 00:23:15.000 --> 00:23:18.200 This month Psy will perform in Thailand 00:23:18.200 --> 00:23:20.200 tomorrow night. 00:23:20.200 --> 00:23:22.200 Now that the holiday season is in full 00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:24.133 swing we take a look at the tension 00:23:24.133 --> 00:23:25.166 between the commercial 00:23:25.166 --> 00:23:27.732 and fantastical elements of Christmas. At 00:23:27.733 --> 00:23:28.699 the middle of it all 00:23:28.700 --> 00:23:30.700 is the main man of both retailers and 00:23:30.700 --> 00:23:32.366 children at this time of year, 00:23:32.366 --> 00:23:34.699 Santa Claus. Is Saint Nick just a way to 00:23:34.700 --> 00:23:36.200 sell to frantic shoppers 00:23:36.200 --> 00:23:37.900 or is Santa an essential part of the 00:23:37.900 --> 00:23:39.566 magical holiday spirit? 00:23:39.566 --> 00:23:43.399 Nicole Brockbank has more with the story. 00:23:45.733 --> 00:23:47.399 The appearance of the Bay's Christmas 00:23:47.400 --> 00:23:49.666 window display is a sure sign that the 00:23:49.666 --> 00:23:51.732 holidays are underway in Toronto. 00:23:51.733 --> 00:23:53.499 Even though they're revealed in early 00:23:53.500 --> 00:23:54.466 November. 00:23:54.466 --> 00:23:56.932 [Music] 00:23:56.933 --> 00:23:58.933 The commercialization of Christmas is 00:23:58.933 --> 00:24:00.933 nothing new dating back at least as far 00:24:00.933 --> 00:24:02.766 as Toronto's first Santa Claus parade in 00:24:02.766 --> 00:24:03.799 1905. 00:24:03.800 --> 00:24:05.566 That was run by Eaton's downtown 00:24:05.566 --> 00:24:06.866 department store. 00:24:06.866 --> 00:24:08.466 Now over a hundred years later the 00:24:08.466 --> 00:24:10.699 tradition carries on sponsored by other 00:24:10.700 --> 00:24:12.466 corporations with floats bearing their 00:24:12.466 --> 00:24:13.732 names. 00:24:13.733 --> 00:24:15.666 The parade may have changed but the 00:24:15.666 --> 00:24:19.899 anchor remains the same. 00:24:22.466 --> 00:24:24.299 Since his first trip up Yonge street, 00:24:24.300 --> 00:24:26.300 Santa Claus has been the icon of gift 00:24:26.300 --> 00:24:28.066 giving for Christmas. 00:24:28.066 --> 00:24:30.132 But why is it that Santa stayed with us 00:24:30.133 --> 00:24:32.866 despite his obvious commercialization. 00:24:32.866 --> 00:24:35.499 Ryerson marketing professor Helene Moore 00:24:35.500 --> 00:24:38.533 explains the Santa phenomenon. 00:24:38.533 --> 00:24:42.299 Santa the symbol for pleasure indulge 00:24:42.300 --> 00:24:44.766 like, have your your glass of wine in 00:24:44.766 --> 00:24:46.532 this case it's a glass of milk. 00:24:46.533 --> 00:24:48.599 But we represent like this is as an 00:24:48.600 --> 00:24:50.066 image for us as 00:24:50.066 --> 00:24:53.399 as consumers to to represent 00:24:53.400 --> 00:24:56.466 the indulgent you know side of 00:24:56.466 --> 00:24:59.566 life. Really related to what people 00:24:59.566 --> 00:25:01.399 do and like to do during the holidays. 00:25:01.400 --> 00:25:03.500 He's a big representation of that. I 00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:04.200 think. 00:25:04.200 --> 00:25:06.533 Radio Television Arts student Will Nowak 00:25:06.533 --> 00:25:08.299 is counting on that association. 00:25:08.300 --> 00:25:09.966 He's taking pictures of St. Nick to 00:25:09.966 --> 00:25:11.899 raise money for a children's tv show 00:25:11.900 --> 00:25:12.533 pilot. 00:25:12.533 --> 00:25:14.299 Novak isn't shy about the intention 00:25:14.300 --> 00:25:16.533 behind what he calls operation ho. 00:25:16.533 --> 00:25:18.199 We heard this was a very successful 00:25:18.200 --> 00:25:20.700 marketing approach in the past. 00:25:20.700 --> 00:25:23.100 Honestly plus we think it's fun to dress 00:25:23.100 --> 00:25:24.766 up. Look at this - we we love doing this 00:25:24.766 --> 00:25:26.532 sort of thing. We love dressing up. A chance 00:25:26.533 --> 00:25:28.699 to act and you know be you - know take 00:25:28.700 --> 00:25:30.466 take a couple hours and you know not be 00:25:30.466 --> 00:25:32.066 too serious and just you know just have 00:25:32.066 --> 00:25:34.066 a good time. 00:25:34.066 --> 00:25:35.799 Change your Facebook profile picture 00:25:35.800 --> 00:25:37.266 with Santa. 00:25:37.266 --> 00:25:40.299 Merry Christmas. I think we're right up 00:25:40.300 --> 00:25:42.600 there with Eaton Centre. 00:25:42.600 --> 00:25:45.733 If not better but Nowak isn't the only 00:25:45.733 --> 00:25:48.066 one playing Santa this early. 00:25:48.066 --> 00:25:51.566 Santa has to sit in malls for months now 00:25:51.566 --> 00:25:54.366 to take pictures. I was in Miami last 00:25:54.366 --> 00:25:54.932 weekend. 00:25:54.933 --> 00:25:57.899 He was there mid-November sitting in the 00:25:57.900 --> 00:25:58.766 mall. 00:25:58.766 --> 00:26:00.466 Though the modern Santa with his 00:26:00.466 --> 00:26:01.899 reindeer and elves, 00:26:01.900 --> 00:26:04.133 might drive sales, it's Santa's like 00:26:04.133 --> 00:26:05.899 Dennis Cheele that turn a shallow 00:26:05.900 --> 00:26:08.366 strategy into a genuine experience. 00:26:08.366 --> 00:26:10.199 As far as I'm concerned if you're going 00:26:10.200 --> 00:26:12.600 to portray Santa, 00:26:12.600 --> 00:26:15.966 do it right from head to toe. 00:26:15.966 --> 00:26:20.499 Do it right - hello. 00:26:21.566 --> 00:26:23.099 [Music] 00:26:23.100 --> 00:26:25.000 Have a good everybody! 00:26:25.000 --> 00:26:26.200 [Music] 00:26:26.200 --> 00:26:31.066 When a child looks at Santa 00:26:31.166 --> 00:26:35.899 they're very unforgiving 00:26:35.900 --> 00:26:38.933 because they first see Santa 00:26:38.933 --> 00:26:42.699 and then they see the suit. 00:26:42.700 --> 00:26:45.733 the person what you're saying 00:26:45.733 --> 00:26:48.299 How you're saying it and then the suit 00:26:48.300 --> 00:26:50.133 again, 00:26:50.133 --> 00:26:55.066 so if all the things don't properly mesh 00:26:55.500 --> 00:26:58.933 you're not Santa and children will let 00:26:58.933 --> 00:27:00.299 you know. 00:27:00.300 --> 00:27:02.133 And the last thing you want to do is 00:27:02.133 --> 00:27:03.966 destroy someone's dream 00:27:03.966 --> 00:27:08.766 of Santa? Does he eat all the cookies 00:27:08.766 --> 00:27:12.366 left out for Saint Nick. I think that 00:27:12.366 --> 00:27:14.932 Christmas ,the holiday period, is a period 00:27:14.933 --> 00:27:16.366 when people likes to 00:27:16.366 --> 00:27:18.699 you know, disconnect from the reality and 00:27:18.700 --> 00:27:20.600 Santa Claus is a magic man. 00:27:20.600 --> 00:27:23.333 So it all, everybody's happy to integrate 00:27:23.333 --> 00:27:24.766 that as part of their 00:27:24.766 --> 00:27:27.266 holiday season and you know selling 00:27:27.266 --> 00:27:29.399 that to the kid and the dreaming factor 00:27:29.400 --> 00:27:31.400 and the fact that we need to disconnect 00:27:31.400 --> 00:27:33.266 from this crazy world 00:27:33.266 --> 00:27:36.932 nowadays that we keep him alive. 00:27:37.100 --> 00:27:40.200 For Chill Santa's not just for kids last 00:27:40.200 --> 00:27:41.900 year he visited a senior's home 00:27:41.900 --> 00:27:45.333 where his presence made a difference. 00:27:45.333 --> 00:27:50.199 There was one gentleman that 00:27:51.566 --> 00:27:53.732 just kind of that attitude. I said George 00:27:53.733 --> 00:27:55.666 church, church sit down, sit down. 00:27:55.666 --> 00:27:58.766 And the staff kind of went when I 00:27:58.766 --> 00:28:00.366 touched him he sat down and said 00:28:00.366 --> 00:28:02.066 started talking. If you heard me doing 00:28:02.066 --> 00:28:03.099 how are things going. What are you 00:28:03.100 --> 00:28:05.666 looking at for Christmas? 00:28:05.666 --> 00:28:07.266 Staff kind of looked like, oh what's 00:28:07.266 --> 00:28:10.132 going on and then he started talking 00:28:10.133 --> 00:28:13.399 and a couple of the staff were like 00:28:14.600 --> 00:28:16.866 okay what do you want for Christmas? Well 00:28:16.866 --> 00:28:18.066 I don't really know 00:28:18.066 --> 00:28:20.299 because... okay well I'll try to bring you 00:28:20.300 --> 00:28:23.000 something nice. 00:28:23.666 --> 00:28:24.999 But we'll have a present for you - don't 00:28:25.000 --> 00:28:26.700 you worry. 00:28:26.700 --> 00:28:29.266 The nurse was like, this which 00:28:29.266 --> 00:28:30.999 meant nap time. 00:28:31.000 --> 00:28:33.000 So George, where you go I know you have 00:28:33.000 --> 00:28:34.466 to go to your room. You've got things to 00:28:34.466 --> 00:28:35.966 do thank you very much for talking with 00:28:35.966 --> 00:28:37.266 me. 00:28:37.266 --> 00:28:40.132 And he says bye-bye Santa. Haven't saw in 00:28:40.133 --> 00:28:41.899 a long time. 00:28:41.900 --> 00:28:46.600 and all the nurses were just wide-eyed. 00:28:46.866 --> 00:28:49.166 I found out later that I was the first 00:28:49.166 --> 00:28:51.666 person that he had spoken to 00:28:51.666 --> 00:28:55.099 in several years and the main reason 00:28:55.100 --> 00:28:58.866 was you're not talking to a person 00:28:58.866 --> 00:29:02.066 talking to an idea, 00:29:02.066 --> 00:29:05.332 a concept a spirit, 00:29:05.333 --> 00:29:07.166 that he could remember when he was 00:29:07.166 --> 00:29:08.932 younger that brought him things and did 00:29:08.933 --> 00:29:12.999 something worthwhile. 00:29:13.000 --> 00:29:14.600 I had to sit down after they told me 00:29:14.600 --> 00:29:16.733 that. 00:29:18.100 --> 00:29:20.866 [Music] 00:29:20.866 --> 00:29:22.766 As long as retailers use Santa as a 00:29:22.766 --> 00:29:24.532 marketing tool, people will continue to 00:29:24.533 --> 00:29:26.533 connect him with a commercial Christmas. 00:29:26.533 --> 00:29:28.699 However this tool only works because of 00:29:28.700 --> 00:29:30.700 individuals like Dennis Cheele who allow 00:29:30.700 --> 00:29:32.866 all of us to forget the man and remember 00:29:32.866 --> 00:29:34.466 the magic at this time of year. 00:29:34.466 --> 00:29:36.766 For Toronto Today, I'm Nicole Brockbank, 00:29:36.766 --> 00:29:39.632 happy holidays. 00:29:39.800 --> 00:29:42.300 The New York Times released its book 00:29:42.300 --> 00:29:43.100 list for 00:29:43.100 --> 00:29:46.700 the 100 most notable books of the 2012. 00:29:46.700 --> 00:29:49.566 Today its non-fiction picks for this 00:29:49.566 --> 00:29:50.066 year 00:29:50.066 --> 00:29:52.199 indicate a fascination with America's 00:29:52.200 --> 00:29:53.400 first family 00:29:53.400 --> 00:29:55.666 with a biography of president Barack 00:29:55.666 --> 00:29:56.532 Obama 00:29:56.533 --> 00:29:59.566 nnd two books on the first lady the list. 00:29:59.566 --> 00:30:01.966 Includes both fiction and non-fiction 00:30:01.966 --> 00:30:02.699 titles 00:30:02.700 --> 00:30:04.766 and comes out just in time for the 00:30:04.766 --> 00:30:07.566 holiday season. 00:30:07.566 --> 00:30:09.499 And that's it for Toronto Today. I'm 00:30:09.500 --> 00:30:11.900 Sarah Warren and I'm Maria Asaf and 00:30:11.900 --> 00:30:13.966 thanks for tuning in for our very last 00:30:13.966 --> 00:30:15.666 newscast of the semester. 00:30:15.666 --> 00:30:17.966 We hope you enjoyed it. Take care and 00:30:17.966 --> 00:30:23.866 happy holidays. 00:30:26.933 --> 00:30:30.033 [Applause]