Unknown Speaker 0:04 You're listening to Ryerson Broadcast News. Unknown Speaker 0:07 Today, Unknown Speaker 0:10 So this is how I see it. It's time for the next Liberal Premier. Unknown Speaker 0:15 McGuinty pirogues, Governor pirogues the legislature and shocks the province with his resignation. Unknown Speaker 0:21 in the wake of Amanda Todd's suicide Parliament considers new anti bullying tactics, Unknown Speaker 0:26 and later Canadian household debt hits a new high. Unknown Speaker 0:29 We take a closer look at what those numbers mean. Unknown Speaker 0:32 Good afternoon and welcome to Downtown Sound. I'm Alex Chippin. Unknown Speaker 0:36 And I'm Shannon Kuzicz. Your three o'clock news begins now. It was a shocker. Premier Dalton McGuinty announced he is stepping down as Ontario's Premier at a press conference last night. After nine years as Premier, McGuinty says it's time for a renewal in the Liberal Party. McGuinty denied speculation that he is resigning because of the gas plant controversy or financial scandals. He says he just wants to spend more time with his family. He has asked the party's president to call a leadership convention. He will continue to serve as premier until a new leader is elected. Samantha Louie has more about the choices for McGuinty's his future successor. Unknown Speaker 1:16 It seemed like just another day at Queen's Park. But events took an abrupt change yesterday with a surprise announcement from premier Dalton McGuinty. Unknown Speaker 1:25 After 16 years as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and after nine years as Premier,it's time for renewal. It's time for the next Liberal Premier. Unknown Speaker 1:41 But even as applause hailed the Liberal leader's departure question started on who will step up to take his place. Queen's Park bureau chief Rob Benzie of the Toronto Star weighs in on some of the possible top runners Unknown Speaker 1:57 Chris Bentley, the energy minister Kathleen Wynne, the Municipal Affairs Minister Deb Matthews, the Health Minister Eric Hoskins, Glen Murray, possibly Dwight Duncan, although he says he's not interested. They've been planning this. They're all very ambitious folks. And some of them have leadership campaigns that they've been working on quietly in the background for years. Unknown Speaker 2:17 But political scientists Lawrence Laduke of the University of Toronto thinks it's too soon to tell. He believes an election can be expected in the coming year. Unknown Speaker 2:28 The promulgation will end only when there's a new liberal leader. And then the new liberal liberal leader will meet the legislature and one of two things will happen, he or she will be defeated on a vote of confidence and there'll be an election or the new premier will meet the legislature and announced that he has visited the left hand of Governor and asked for an election. So if the if that happens in the spring is probably election in May or June. Unknown Speaker 2:56 There could be some more surprises in the days to come. Former health minister George Smitherman has already said he may run and some political experts think even former Attorney General Michael Bryan could throw his battered hat into the ring. Reporting for Downtown Sound. I'm Samantha Louie. Unknown Speaker 3:14 And we'll have more analysis on that story in the current affairs section of the program. In breaking news, David Potts, the Solicitor for the City of Oshawa, was abducted from his home last night driven around and then released Durham Police are now in a standoff with his suspected captor. They have surrounded an auto repair shop at Hopkins and Warren in Whitby. local business owners were told that there was a gunman in the building across the street. Police are saying this is not a hostage situation. Employees of nearby businesses were told to go home early this morning. Potts is now safe at home. Unknown Speaker 3:46 City Councilor Anna Binewell has been charged with impaired driving. Police say that officers pulled her over near Bathurst and Harvard shortly before 2am this morning. A staffer in her home Ward Ward 18 confirm news of the arrest by law says she can confirm that this was charged with impaired driving last night and says the situation is regrettable. She has been advised by legal counsel not to comment further on the charge. Unknown Speaker 4:12 The city's Park committee denied a plea for money from the Toronto botanical gardens at a meeting yesterday. The gardens requested a budget increase of 540%. It says a seven month parking lot renovation by the city crippled attendance last winter. Six of 23 staff have taken a voluntary 20% pay cut. Unknown Speaker 4:32 The Toronto Police announced yesterday that they are ending a two year hiring freeze. The Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair said that he has to hire to maintain staffing levels. He said he needs new recruits next summer. Blair is defying city budget Chief Mike Dell grants recommendation that Toronto Police Services should freeze their budget at more than $9 billion. Unknown Speaker 4:55 How activists are making a new accusation about the suicide death of Amanda Todd using videos send messages. The online activist group Anonymous as it knows who blackmail taught over the internet. The 15 year old committed suicide last week, after years of bullying that were detailed in a YouTube video she posted last month. Nicole Servenus has the story. Unknown Speaker 5:15 Of course, it's heart wrenching to see young people committing suicide. We've seen that in the media. But the good thing about that is that the public is now more aware of the fact that bullying is intolerable. It's unacceptable. Unknown Speaker 5:30 The youngest member of parliament Danny Mna has proposed a nonpartisan committee to develop a federal anti bullying bill. The House of Commons debated the idea yesterday, after cyber bullying claimed the life of BC teen Amanda Todd. Matthew Johnson, Director of Education for the organization media smarts supports the proposal. He says the focus needs to be on teaching children the ethical use of digital media. Unknown Speaker 5:55 One of the key things is to teach empathy. So to think about how is the other person going to feel about this? And what are the possible consequences of what's going to happen because things we do online often can feel kind of remote, particularly if it's someone that we don't necessarily know but the distance that's provided to us by digital media can make us feel divorced from our actions. Unknown Speaker 6:19 Gail Anderson is the executive director of Ontario Public School Board Association. She thinks the only way to limit bullying is to provide programs for schools. Billy people need to really have an understanding of what they're seeing and what it means. Anderson's son was bullied as a child. She says now she sees how it has affected his self esteem as an adult. Toronto counselor Frank Degorgo recognizes the difficulties of preventing and catching cyber bullying. But he says teachers are responsible for monitoring the students. Unknown Speaker 6:52 Yeah, that may be more difficult to deal with, you know, because it doesn't, it isn't as readily apparent and it doesn't. It may not happen in the schools but it's still the the school setting is is a place to look for some some initial guidance. Unknown Speaker 7:10 Amanda's mother Carol Todd has said that she hoped her tragic message would serve as a learning tool for others. I'm Nicole Servenus for Downtown Sound. Unknown Speaker 7:21 XL Foods could reopen as soon as this week. The Alberta meat plant has been closed since September 27. After an e coli outbreak. 800 workers returned to the plant today to finish processing the remaining carcasses that have been tested negative for ecola. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will assess the plant within the week to decide if it can resume normal operations. Unknown Speaker 7:45 100 tons of iron sulfate have been dumped into the ocean off the coast of BC. And it wasn't an accident. The Haida salmon restoration Corporation deliberately introduced the chemical, the resulting plankton bloom has spread so far it can be seen from space, the company hoped the $2 million project would add nutrients and revive salmon populations, and it seems to be working. Still, the size of the bloom has oceanographers urging caution as the project continues. Unknown Speaker 8:12 Statistics Canada had some bad news yesterday. Canadians are more deeply in debt than we realized. Narrood Quarani investigates. Unknown Speaker 8:21 It's way worse than we thought. major revisions to statistic Canada's national balance sheets show that household debt in Canada has reached 163% of disposable income. That's a nine point rise from the previous figure. The new debt statistics are raising fears that Canada may be headed for a housing crisis, like the one in the United States. But Paul forli, assistant economist at Royal Bank of Canada says we're not there yet. Unknown Speaker 8:48 Here in Canada. I mean, the sense is, is that, you know, lending standards haven't curated to the extent that they did in the US that borders are being properly vetted, to make sure that they're able to service the debt that they're taking on. Unknown Speaker 9:08 Still people are worried. Paul Roll Arias has sworn off credit cards completely. Canadians are deeper in debt than previously thought. statistic Canada came to their new household debt figure by eliminating nonprofit institutions from the category for downtown sound. I'm Narood Quarni. Unknown Speaker 9:28 Quebec premier Pauline Marois blasted Stephen Harper's foreign policy record today during a speech in France. marwaha spoke for half an hour in front of French Foreign Policy specialists and Canada's ambassador to the UN. The speech also criticized France the host for using English at international meetings. Marwat leader of Quebec's Parti Quebecois who is on her first official visit to France. Unknown Speaker 9:52 Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are set to face off again tonight in round two of the US presidential debates. Obama hoping to rebound after a lackluster first debate. Many viewers criticize him for seeming withdrawn and too polite. tonight's debate will be presented in a town hall format that candidates will take unscripted questions from the audience. Both candidates will be hoping to connect with voters through the town hall debate which is notorious for making or breaking campaigns. Unknown Speaker 10:22 It's her fault. Yes, Hillary Clinton is taking all responsibility for Libyan embassy bombing in Benghazi last month. The State Department had turned down repeated requests for more security at the embassy. Clinton says that as head of security, it was her duty to protect American ambassadors abroad. She says the President would not have known about the decision. Clinton says she wants to end what she calls the political blame game. Unknown Speaker 10:46 These snatched more than $100 million worth of paintings from Rotterdam school style Museum in the Netherlands this morning is seven paintings were by artists including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Claude Monet. It is one of the Netherlands largest heists in years. Unknown Speaker 11:03 A supply company said today it has discovered underage interns working at one of its factories in China. electronics manufacturer Foxconn produces iPhones for Apple as well as assembling other products for Microsoft and Hewlett Packard. Some of the interns were as young as 14. China's minimum legal working age is 16. The company is investigating the intern schools to find out how the underage students ended up on the factory floor. Unknown Speaker 11:27 Think shotgun weddings are romantic? Well, so Harold Van Beek apparently. The Iowa jeweler is throwing in a free rifle to menu by engagement rings that cost more than $2,000. His reasoning he says he just wants to do something nice for guys who prefer hunting deer to hunting diamonds. The offer will be subject to Iowa gun laws, which prohibit gun sales to felons and addicts. Unknown Speaker 11:54 We have breaking news according to Robert Benzie of the Toronto Star, Dalton McGuinty is saying that if ministers want to run for leader, they must quit their positions in the cabinet. And back to our regular scheduled programming. Toronto is considering using its strict no touch rules for strip clubs. The proposed bylaw would allow dancers and patrons to shake hands, but all private areas would still be out of bounds. A spokesman for adult entertainment association of Canada said Toronto's current no touching rule is not realistic. He said a dancer can be charged just for topping a customer on the shoulder. Unknown Speaker 12:27 And that's your news this hour. Thanks for joining us. Unknown Speaker 12:32 And stay tuned for a real treat. Downtown Sounds current affairs Unknown Speaker 12:56 Hello and welcome to the current affairs segment of downtown sound. I'm Brian Boudreau. Unknown Speaker 13:00 And I'm Hayley Chan. Toronto had its socks rocks last night when Dalton McGuinty quit as premier. What's next for the Liberals and why is he leaving? Unknown Speaker 13:10 He also got the latest and all sports, entertainment and Business News. So stick around with downtown sound. All eyes are on Dalton McGuinty today, but what's going to happen to his party? His nine year dynasty is ending in a flurry of wage freezes and spending scandals. First enter now are two so the Queen's Park reporter for the Toronto Sun has some answers for us. She spoke with Hayley Chan earlier today. Unknown Speaker 13:34 Welcome Antonella. Unknown Speaker 13:35 Thank you. Unknown Speaker 13:35 What does this resignation mean for the Liberal Party? Unknown Speaker 13:39 the Liberal Party is now renewing itself. it's going into a new stage. It's losing a very steady hand at the helm in Dalton McGuinty. Obviously, he's been their their leader for three mandates. And really since 1996, there are some senior cabinet ministers though interested in his job. And they could certainly bring a fair bit of experience to the position. So we're we're looking ahead to a very turbulent time a very interesting time against sort of all that's going on in the legislature will have this leadership campaign. And we'll be looking to see who can sort of keep that liberal brand who can move the party forward. Also, who can make up some ground in the rural and areas where the liberals have lost all seats, and where they need to make up ground in order to if they hope to actually get another majority government. Unknown Speaker 14:34 And they are already a minority government. So do you think that whoever's going to be next to fill his shoes is going to go with a different direction or continue with what he's been doing with the wage freezes and the gas plant? Unknown Speaker 14:49 I think that's going to be a very strong debate within the liberals because they have been tortured over this issue of labor strife. I think down the road they'll they will A vigorous debate within the party about whether this is the right approach whether they want or with a public sector labour, or whether they want to take a more conciliatory approach. But I think they they're going to have to rethink some of the things that they've done that have proven to be difficult for them and problematic. So I think any new liberal leader is going to really wrestle with this whole issue. And I think the party is going to have to decide whether they want to go back to the brand they had at the beginning, or continue to sort of pursue this this more recent strategy of trying to bring costs under control. Unknown Speaker 15:31 So with all this change happening, and finding someone else was going to fill those shoes, do you think that they'll will be a new election? Unknown Speaker 15:41 Absolutely. I do think that I think that once a new leader gets into place and sets the new tone, I think they'll have to go for a new mandate. If anything's been made clear to the liberals, it's that they don't really enjoy governing in a minority situation, the New Democrats and the Tories have made sure that every mistake is is magnified. And I don't think that they will want to continue very long with a new leader under this situation, because what will happen, of course, to a new leader is once the opposition gets gets that that person, whether it's a man or a woman, they're going to try and make the Ornge scandal, the email scandal, the gas plant scandal, they're going to try and make that stick on the new leader. So it's really an interest of the new person to say, listen, times have changed. We've moved on. And let's let's get a fresh mandate from the voter. So I think you would be looking at an election sooner rather than later. Unknown Speaker 16:37 And the next election is scheduled for 2015. So they're really holding on Unknown Speaker 16:42 and Unknown Speaker 16:42 That is that is a number on paper. I just can't imagine them standing around till 2015. There's just the liberals are suffering too much damage under this minority structure. They will want to move on get a new mandate, try to get a majority government unless they're pulling numbers for some reason drop right off the charts. It would be best for them to get a new mandate. Whether the the premier McGuinty decides to run federally hard to imagine but you never say never. Unknown Speaker 17:12 Thank you very much Antonella for joining us. Unknown Speaker 17:15 Thank you. Unknown Speaker 17:18 While the liberals consider their future, many people have been left wondering why they never saw this coming. Why did McGuinty resign and why so suddenly? Brian Boudreaux turn to political expert for the answers. Unknown Speaker 17:31 With us today we have Nelson Wiseman. He's a politics professor at U of T and he specializes on political parties and the Canadian government. We're yet all surprised by McGuinty sudden move? Unknown Speaker 17:41 It's always a surprise to shock when a premier Prime Minister resigned, although on reflection, then one begins to see the logic of it. Often personal, often political, usually a mixture of both. Unknown Speaker 17:58 Do you think McGuinty he was feeling pressure within his own party to resign? Unknown Speaker 18:03 No, I don't think there was pressure within his own party to resign he got a vote of 86%. In terms of not having the leadership review had his party's Annual General Meeting just two three weeks ago. Unknown Speaker 18:18 Why now then? Unknown Speaker 18:19 I think there are a number of reasons why he resigned. Now, it's very unusual for someone to win four elections in a row. As Sean Shay recently discovered. He was I think, first elected in 1990. So it's not as if he hasn't had a short career. It's been 22 years. I think he's trying to save his legacy. He wants to vote as the note as the loser of an election. Like Sean said, he just did or Paul Martin did. And I think he wants to save his party. And the way you can do that, is by resigning, if someone new and someone new will come in and become Premier, that person can then have an election. And it'll be on their basis, not on the opposition's choosing, I think also very strategic was the promulgation of the house. This means that his party, and he himself can now not be embarrassed and have much longer by the opposition parties because the provincial legislature shut down and a new premier coming in, may not even open it and thus have an election before a budget comes down in which the opposition could defeat the government. Unknown Speaker 19:34 Many would agree with you that Mackenzie's track record is pretty strong, especially when it comes to schools. And the last year though, how would you say his agenda changed? Unknown Speaker 19:43 Well, his track record is open to debate. I think he will be remembered primarily, as you said for his commitment to education, especially early childhood education and the kindergarten program he introduced I don't know if things changed in the last year. years, things have changed in the past three years, which is that the government went very deeply into debt to try to find, fight off the economic and financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. other governments in Canada did the same thing. And now, the government feels that can't. I mean, the debt is very high as it is $15 billion this year. And I think it was more last year, the government wants to wind down that deficit. It's a deficit I'm talking about, but it's been running up the debt. And they're frightened that the bond rating agencies are going to downgrade Ontario bonds. So they just have to tighten the belt. And the reality is that public sector workers in the broader public sector, as well as in civil servants, I'm talking about teachers, nurses, doctors who get paid by the government professors to get paid by the government, social workers to get paid indirectly through those institutions, municipalities and so on. It he's tried just yet just last to tighten the belt all around. Unknown Speaker 21:10 We were talking about how has that done that did change a little bit, because of economic reasons. Would you say that that change and the agenda and a switch to minority government affected him and his decision perhaps, Unknown Speaker 21:24 Well, of course, the minority government affected his decision because he can't control the legislative agenda completely. Had there not been a minority, these revelations around the cost of relocating the gas plants wouldn't have come out. The opposition wouldn't have been able to make as much hay out of the air ambulance service fiasco. So in a minority government situation, the opposition parties control the committees of the legislature, and they can use those committees to embarrass the government over and above attacking the government and questioning the government challenging the government in question period. So in that sense, you know, making teas hold on power was tenuous to begin with and the conventional wisdom at Queen's Park and in the media was that he was keen his government were going to be defeated next spring anyways, in the budget. Unknown Speaker 22:19 Well, that was definitely a surprising move. But we really appreciate you taking the time to speak with us. You'd brought some really great insight. Thank you so much bye Unknown Speaker 22:27 Bye. Unknown Speaker 22:29 Coming up today in entertainment news, Jason St. Jacques has a review of the film Looper and tour announcements from the Tragically Hip and the Rolling Stones. And our very own Dylan Ricola checks out Toronto's improv scene. Unknown Speaker 22:54 Future time travel outlawed, used only in secret by the largest criminal organizations. When they need someone gone, and they want to erase any trace of the target ever existed they use specialized assassins like me. Unknown Speaker 23:10 These people are called loopers. And so it was the movie. It stars Joseph Gordon Levitt is Joe and Bruce Willis as Joe 30 years in the future. Now pay attention. Young Joe's soon realizes that his future self has been sent back in time for him to kill. But older Joe escapes and all hell breaks loose looper. Like many other time traveling movies thrives on paradoxes. If this happens in the present, then that will happen in the future. But what if the president action changes? Then what happens? This is the must see film of the week. There are many questions to be asked. So make sure you bring someone with you, because afterwards, you're going to need to talk. I give this film eight downtown sounds out of 10 and TV news comedy duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host next year's Golden Globes. The former SNL actresses will host the show on January 13. Taking the spotlight that was gripped for the last three years by Ricky Gervais and music news the Tragically Hip are busy at work, announcing a Canadian tour for their 13th studio album. Now for Plan A. The hit play Toronto at the Air Canada Centre on February 14. And the Rolling Stones celebrate 50 years of music and drug abuse with shows in the UK and New Jersey. Toronto zone rushes playing at the ACC tonight for their second hometown show of the week and streetlight manifesto is at the sound Academy. And finally, the big city improv festival is at the comedy bar this week. Dylan Ricola checks out the action. Unknown Speaker 24:52 It may sound like they know what they're doing. But everything at the Comedy Bar this week is unscripted. The big city improv festival made its official debut in Toronto last night. Comedy troops from all over North America will be performing this week in cramped rooms full of encouraging audiences. Unknown Speaker 25:09 What I decided to do instead of having a baby Unknown Speaker 25:14 Executive producer, Adrienne Gagnon, it's excited to showcase world class improv in Toronto. Unknown Speaker 25:20 I just thought that there was like a serious lack of a good improv festival in this city. There have been some in the past and I just didn't I just thought that we had a lot more. Toronto has an amazing improv scene I thought we had we could showcase it a lot better with a really well run festivals. Unknown Speaker 25:35 As well as giving local troops a place to showcase their acts. Gagnon is also bringing in some heavy hitters from the improv world. She's hoping that will pack the bluer street comedy venue this year. Unknown Speaker 25:47 The Colin Mockery command on a Wednesday, we've got Paul Brittain, who is on Saturday live for two years. He's coming on that weekend. So we're just we're just really trying to provide like great comedy for for people to come and watch. Unknown Speaker 25:59 The Big City improv festival is running every night until Saturday. Tickets are available at the door. For downtown sound. I'm Dylan ricola. Unknown Speaker 26:07 That's it for entertainment today. I'm Jason St. Jaques for Downtown Sound. Unknown Speaker 26:19 The NHL lockout might have most hockey fans in withdrawal but some hockey addicts are not complaining. Lucy Scrunchie has more. Unknown Speaker 26:29 The Rings a public hockey arena North York is a mecca for men and women who love to play hockey as a hobby. The Hitmen are a part of a men's recreational league in Toronto. Every Monday they meet at the rings to face other local teams. At their games, each player leaves behind his job title and becomes a Hitman. But you shouldn't be fooled by their intimidating name. The players on the team proudly wear blindingly bright turquoise jerseys. Unknown Speaker 26:56 While waiting to get on the ice, they complain about their day at work or talk about stress at home. But they can't talk about last night's NHL game. That's because a four week lockout has canceled the regular season. It may come as a surprise but no hockey is not a big deal for the Hitmen. Unknown Speaker 27:13 I thought I would miss it but I really don't miss to the Leafs sucks, or am I missing too much right now with the Leafs. But you know what? No, it doesn't really bother me that much. They gotto do what they got to do, right? They everybody wants their money and stuff. So it's a business thing right now and there's not much I can really do about it.yet. Unknown Speaker 27:29 I'll be 100% honest, that actually hasn't really bothered me all that much. And that I guess it's a combination of I have I watch football as my sort of supplement for hockey even though it's only on once a week. But the team I support hasn't really played that well in the past few years. So like I think it'll be all honestly the Leafs just haven't really been playing that well. And a fact that I'm missing out on watching them play doesn't really bother me all that much. And it's all it's all do money and contracts. And it's not stuff I know a lot about. All I know is that they're not playing and it's about money. And if they can't figure it out, then too bad for them. Wherever they figure it out. Go ahead, start playing again. Unknown Speaker 28:04 I like to watch it when it's on. But I have lots of other things to do. You know, not sitting there staring at a blank screen blank TV screen. Unknown Speaker 28:12 Where's the hockey game? Like I'm you know, so it'd be back, but I'll survive if it doesn't come back. Unknown Speaker 28:21 They'd rather play hockey than watch it. Nothing could stop them from getting on the ice. Not even if the Rings locked out the amateur players. Unknown Speaker 28:32 I would be devastated. I I'd probably try and find some other avenues. I'm sure we would play you know, even if we just had to go in formally and rent the ice or whatever we would play it but yeah, no, I would need to have my fix for sure. Unknown Speaker 28:45 I definitely find another means of playing like it because nothing different with my hockey, I'm Canadian. Unknown Speaker 28:49 Playing hockey is their escape and a way to catch up with each other. Unknown Speaker 28:53 You become an adult and you sit in a cubicle all day. I mean, you don't really get an opportunity to be competitive and get that out of your system. So it's it's, I look forward to it every every week and it's the high point of my week. So I made time for it. For sure. Unknown Speaker 29:08 I'm so caught up in our work life family, you know, whatever the case is, but for the majority of the guys, especially everybody on our team now, hockey's what we'd love to do this is where we get away from family distraction or work distractions everything so there's I'll always find time for hockey and winter time I play twice a week Mondays and Tuesdays so I'll find the if I could play five days a week I would. Unknown Speaker 29:34 No matter what the hit men are on the ice every Monday night. Unknown Speaker 29:37 It's tough like I'm out of gas tonight so you got to find the balance when you're in a men's league and you work in the day and all that but it's it's important to because it's it's good to socialize and see your friends and make some time for that because if you don't then the week gets pretty boring and you need to it's good for fitness too. So Unknown Speaker 29:59 And of course it's a chance for the hitmen to live out their childhood dreams. Unknown Speaker 30:03 Of course every kid dies as a kid growing up and then you realize at a certain point it's not happening. So you move to your other dreams but hockey's always in the back burner and you get to relive your your dreams and your hopes every Monday night at the Rinks or Rico or Maple Leaf Gardens. Unknown Speaker 30:21 Always want to be on the Leafs you don't play with Doug Gilmore, so they introduced me ladies and gentlemen and now the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs number 11. Oh Mark Dantonio and the car would just go crazy right and I come up with the hands up in the air. You know? Ya, it'd be amazing. Unknown Speaker 30:39 For RBN news, I'm Lucy Scrunchie. Unknown Speaker 30:45 In sports, Canada's men's soccer team has a crucial matchup against Honduras. The Yankees are in tough against the Tigers in game three of ALCS tonight, and Angela Hoyos travels to Regent Park to learn about a hockey program for underprivileged kids. Unknown Speaker 31:11 As men's soccer team is definitely on the rise, with a win or tie in San Pedro Sula today against Honduras. The boys can clinch a spot in the final stage of World Cup qualifying. You can watch the game live on Sportsnet at 4pm. Baseball playoffs continue to knit with the Bronx bombers heading into Detroit for game three of the ALCS. The Yankees are looking to claw back into the series after losing the first two games in New York. Without Captain Derek Jeter and with the team slugger slumping. They're up against Tigers Ace Justin Verlander. Good luck. Last year's MVP is coming off an absolute gem striking out 11 in a complete game show against the Oakland A's to clinch the divisional Championship Series. It sucks to be a San Diego Chargers fan right now. And the NFL is Monday night are the bolts became the first team in NFL history to put up 24 points before half and still lose the game by double digits. Future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning led the rally with over 300 yards passing and three touchdowns. The Denver Broncos stormed back in a huge divisional game to win 3524 and in local sports the Leafs are preparing for a matchup in Washington tomorrow night. Hold on wait a second. You better believe it the NHL lockout saga reaches day 30 today. And just in case you're wondering, the Players Association came to meetings today with a proposal and reports are saying that things look optimistic. While the lockout keeping NHL is off the ice, the kids of Regent Park are getting an opportunity to lace up their skates. Angela hoyles has more on that story. Unknown Speaker 32:42 They say the best game you can name is the good old hockey game. But the cost can keep underprivileged kids and Regent Park off the ice. So the heroes organization puts in time and money to help kids score big at the Moss Park arena. Norm Flynn is the president of Heroes. Unknown Speaker 32:57 Hockey is an expensive sport. I mean, if you're playing soccer in a ball and a pair of runners, maybe 50 bucks, 100 bucks. That's still expensive. But when you play hockey with equipment, with ice time with instruction, you're looking into the 1000s and a lot of children really can't afford it. I mean, they're you know, the parents are worried about you know, paying for the hydro. Unknown Speaker 33:20 Norm Flint founded Heroes in 1999. Today, the organization helps more than 500 kids across Canada play hockey, here are a few of them. Unknown Speaker 33:30 And we do some warm ups and then we do some stretch and then we do some drills. And then we play a game after after the drills. And then after that we talk about our character traits. And then we are done and we're ready to go home. Unknown Speaker 33:46 It's not about making them NHL players. It's about building self confidence in them and we use hockey as a catalyst to invite positive behaviour and build confidence. Unknown Speaker 33:56 The Regent Park students say they've learned valuable skills like teamwork, discipline and perseverance. Unknown Speaker 34:02 When I'm playing hockey, I have fun. And I enjoy hockey. It's my favorite sport. Unknown Speaker 34:09 I just can't wait to skate next week. The funnest part coming here is to skate and play hockey. Playing with your friends. Unknown Speaker 34:17 After all these years Norm gets just as excited as the kids starting each game with a shouted pep talk. Unknown Speaker 34:24 You girls give up. You never give up, do you? Okay, that's good because you will be successful if you did not give up. Unknown Speaker 34:31 For Downtown Sound, 'm Angela Hoyos at Moss Park arena. Unknown Speaker 34:35 Thanks, Angela. That's all for sports this week. Take care. Unknown Speaker 34:48 So often in sports, you hear that there must be a winner and a loser. But why? What if we didn't play that way? That's the question being asked right now by Sport Canada, a federal agency responsible for funding country sports leagues, according to sport Canada, kits are better off playing in leagues that don't keep score and instead focus on participation. But many parents disagree. Wes Murray explores the idea of non competitive leagues. Unknown Speaker 35:26 If you've ever been involved in organized sports, you may recognize sounds like these. Unfortunately, some parents take their kids sports a bit too seriously. This is one of the few reasons why sports Canada is making a strong push for non competitive leagues for kids. Many hockey rink yet softball and basketball leagues have already converted. The Ontario Soccer Association has also said about the 2014 season, it would like all leagues for kids under 13 to be non competitive. What exactly does this mean? No keeping score is during games, no standings, no champions. Yes. He shoots he scores, but it doesn't matter. How did the parents feel about all of this? I went to a soccer practice for kids under eight to find out. Unknown Speaker 36:13 I think that life throws you curveballs and part of sport is learning how to deal with those curveballs. And it's, it's just part of life. I think you're robbing kids of that experience. Unknown Speaker 36:25 I mean, it's good. I think, I think for the most part, kids should be playing sports for the fun of it. Winning, you know, isn't the most important thing. It's about, you know, developing skills in their chosen sport and just having fun and meeting new friends Unknown Speaker 36:41 From the way I was brought up and in a way, especially with sport, and then into business. And then all school in business, you got to you got to be competitive, and you got to play to win, right? Unknown Speaker 36:49 I guess there's pros and cons. The pros, I guess is you're not putting pressure on the kids to, you know, to win Unknown Speaker 36:59 If the coaches are teaching them. The skills of adapting to losing and adapting to winning and adapting to playing as a team. I think that's more beneficial than having non competitive sports Unknown Speaker 37:10 Parents, I think it's just, it's part of us to breed into our kids if they enjoy something to be the best they can be. And I think part of that is having a game where there's a score, you keep scoring, there's a competitive spirit to it. Unknown Speaker 37:23 The majority of the parents I talked to thought that non competitive leagues take something valuable away from their kids, and I tend to agree with them. After all, success is typically defined by competition, and sports can offer a healthy stage for our inherent competitive nature. For the record, the guys running the soccer practice seem to agree during a scrimmage for the girls. I couldn't help but notice. They kept score. But there is no doubt a point at which good old playing to win becomes unhealthy. The problem with sports that focus on winning instead of participation is that some troubling behaviors can become acceptable, or even honorable. Sociologist, Dr. Nicole Neverson explains the problem further. Unknown Speaker 38:01 How should we say physical sports now and we see this in hockey, definitely see it in football. What we're seeing is that there seems to be this expectation that the participants in those sports will be rough, they'll be able to tackle they'll be able to be brutal, they'll be able to be strong, etc. But there isn't a lot of how should we say background knowledge put into learning how to tackle appropriately without injuring the person that you're tackling, or learning how to body check in such a way where you're not body checking to punish your body checking as a tool of the game to perhaps, how should we say work a particular strategy. Unknown Speaker 38:41 Making winning less of a focus is an attempt to get rid of these problems helping young people stay active longer, and concentrate on education, safety and development. It might also help parents stay under control. Unknown Speaker 38:57 So what can we learn from all this? Well, like all things, the answer to healthy competition probably lies in the mean between two extremes. non competitive leagues may ultimately do more harm than good. But perhaps the current sports culture of pressure and physical sacrifice is just as harmful. Perhaps we should start to consider that the way in which we win is equally as important as the result itself. To win well win safely, win respectfully, and even win beautifully is after all, more fun than just winning. Perhaps it takes a village to raise a good athlete. I'm not sure. But personally, I think the best solution is to just let the kids decide. One dad at the soccer practice helped me get a sense of what that might sound like. Unknown Speaker 39:35 Not keep sport or keep score. Unknown Speaker 39:38 Keeps like keep score. Unknown Speaker 39:41 Don't keep score, keep score. Unknown Speaker 39:44 Keeps Unknown Speaker 39:44 Keep score? Why? Unknown Speaker 39:48 You know what, which team has the more scores, which team Unknown Speaker 39:53 That makes you play better? keep score? Yes. Unknown Speaker 39:57 I like scoring Like I like. Unknown Speaker 40:05 Like their parents, some will be more adamant than others. For the Downtown Sound I'm Wes Murray. Unknown Speaker 40:12 It's been a day of surprise announcements here and that trend continues in the world of business. With all the news on jobs, cuts and resignations. Here's Wes Murray and the business news. Unknown Speaker 40:29 Today the CEO of a major bank steps down, Loblaws cuts jobs, and the Globe and Mail makes you pay. I'm Wes Murray, and this is the day's Business News. Some potential bad news if you work at loblaws. Today, the company is cutting about 700 jobs. Most of the cuts will be the management and administrative positions at the Toronto head office. The grocery retailer says the cuts will lower prices and increase efficiency. Blah blah says notices will begin going out immediately. Dalton McGuinty isn't the only one surprising people by stepping down these days. The head of one of the largest banks has also just resigned. The CEO of Citi group Vikram Pandit made the decision earlier today. Strangely, his announcement comes just one day after the bank posted a strong quarterly earnings report and it will also leave his seat on the board of directors. His replacement is Michael Corbat, who previously headed the bank's Europe Middle East and Africa division. Citi group's Chief Operating Officer john havens also resigned as part of the decision. Citigroup is currently the third largest bank in the world with assets of $1.9 trillion. Some more surprise news is coming from right here at home. The move to create Canada's largest private sector union has taken a big step forward. Yesterday the communications energy and paperworks Union voted 90% in favor of merging with the Canadian auto workers. In a strange twist, the partners say they would go beyond organizing workplaces and start to recruit students, seniors and the unemployed. The new amalgamated Union would represent 320,000 people across 20 Industries from the get go. If you'd like the Globe and Mail Online, well, you're going to have to pay for it. Canada's largest national paper has announced who will introduce a metered paywall to help monetize its online services. Lucy Scrunchie has the story in this week's Business Report. Unknown Speaker 42:16 Starting on Monday, the Globe and Mail will start charging online users fees to access its online content. If you want to read the paper on your smartphone, tablet or computer, you have to pay a $20 monthly fee. The price of weekend editions will be an additional $5 a month. Ryerson journalism professor Anne McNeily says the globe was following a trend among newspapers. Unknown Speaker 42:36 No, I'm not surprised in the least more and more papers are turning to this. The New York Times announced it a while ago and the Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. So I don't think it's a surprise at all. Unknown Speaker 42:49 This is the Globe's second attempt at putting a price on its online content. Several years ago it tried charging for premium content but stopped up at the system slow traffic to their site. But McNeily says this time the Globe is hoping to gain users not lose them. Unknown Speaker 43:04 They're testing the waters and hoping that their regular subscribers will cross to online from the from the print. So that's what the what they're betting that they have enough Brent brand as we as they're calling it now that they'll make the switch and pony up some money. Unknown Speaker 43:23 McNeily says no one knows yet how many people will be willing to pay to get content online. But the Globe is hedging its bets. It will offer 10 free news articles and videos to its casual readers. For Downtown Sound I'm Lucy Scrunchie. Unknown Speaker 43:37 New numbers released today show condo sales in Toronto plunging more than 20.5%. Compared to the third quarter of last year. The number of new listings climbed more than 6.5% while average prices stayed steady, and illustre. attributing the tumbling numbers to more listings and fewer sales. This makes buyers less aggressive enforces sellers to keep prices competitive, Google needs to be a little clearer about its new privacy rules. That's the advice of the French National Commission of computing and freedom. The Data Protection Agency investigated Google's new unified privacy policy. As a result of the findings. European regulators are asking the internet giant to make it easier for users to opt out of the policy. There are concerns about how the data will be collected, how long it will be kept, and how it will be used. Google's unified policy covers services such as search, email, and YouTube, allowing the company to combine all data collected from one person. And finally Apple has just announced it will make an announcement on October 23. Can you say iPad Mini. That's all from the world of business today. Until next week. I'm Wes Murray. Unknown Speaker 44:42 Thanks for joining us. This has been Downtown. Downtown sound. Unknown Speaker 44:46 Until next week, Tata Unknown Speaker 44:48 Bye Bye. Unknown Speaker 44:49 Au revour. Unknown Speaker 44:50 Adios. And we'll be back.