Unknown Speaker 0:04 You're listening to RSJ Radio. Unknown Speaker 0:08 Welcome to Are you listening this Unknown Speaker 0:10 is Catherine Machado and Eva Selawik bringing you the latest from the greatest. Today in the news Montreal will be dumping sewage in the St. Lawrence River. Unknown Speaker 0:18 Charges were laid for a 20 year old murder case Unknown Speaker 0:20 and Elaine Biddersingh testifies against her husband. Here are the details. Unknown Speaker 0:24 Toronto Police have made an arrest for a stabbing that took place over two decades ago. News reporter Taybo Moyo has a story. After 20 years, the Parmar family is finally getting answers. Singh Parmar was a victim of a stabbing in 1990. And for over 20 years, the Palmer family was left with many questions and very few answers. That all changed when Toronto Police Cold Case division reopened the case in August. Yesterday, they arrested Rupert Richards, the man accused of murdering Singh Parmer Detective Sergeant Stacy Gallant said Parmar's family was surprised when they heard from the police about the murder. Unknown Speaker 1:01 They were shocked when we called them a few weeks ago to give them an update on the investigation after all these years having no contact. Unknown Speaker 1:08 Parmer was found stabbed to death in his washroom of his workplace Penny gas bar. Gallant says that the stabbing occurred during a robbery of a small amount of cash. Unknown Speaker 1:18 As a result of those examinations. The accused was identified and arrested yesterday morning. The accused Rupert Richards is now 61 years of age. Unknown Speaker 1:28 At the time of the investigation. Richard was not a suspect. But Richard was known to the police. He had been investigated by the police for noise complaints as well as violence. The police were able to make their arrest because of DNA evidence from the murder scene. Unknown Speaker 1:42 items were re examined. This is evidence that had been sitting on in case boxes on a shelf for years just waiting for its turn. Unknown Speaker 1:50 Singh Parmar left behind two kids and his wife. At the time his kids were six and 12 years old. Richard made his first court appearance yesterday. Although Richards has yet to be found guilty. Parmar's family is happy that there has been an arrest made for Are you listening? I'm Taybo Moyo Unknown Speaker 2:10 There were more dramatic details today at the bitter sync trial. Elaine Biddersingh testified against her husband Everton Biddersingh who is accused of killing his daughter. She revealed that the body police found years ago inside a burning suitcase in North Toronto was that if her stepdaughter Biddersingh says she found the dead teenager in their family apartment. She put it in a suitcase and burned it. She said she was afraid of her husband. Everton Biddersingh is pleading not guilty in this trial. Unknown Speaker 2:39 A gang sewer plant in Montreal brimming with waste can finally be repaired, the government greenlit this city's proposal to dump the billions of litres of sewage in the plant into the St. Lawrence River, Montreal will be able to start dumping sewage tonight at midnight. But there's a catch. They must abide by the conditions set out by Catherine McKenna, the new Minister of Environment and Climate Change. Montreal is Mayor Denis Coderre has agreed to the conditions. Unknown Speaker 3:05 We agree with those condition those condition is based on science. And it's it's a consequence of the report of the three independent experts. So you know, we already have some monitoring that that already exist. And we believe that if we do if we have to do more, it's just good for science, it's good for Unknown Speaker 3:26 The city would need to spend more time and money monitoring the flow and damage the sewage will cause. Yhey would also need to create a cleanup and backup plan for the dumping. Unknown Speaker 3:36 The Liberal government will begin the process of an inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women. The country's new Indigenous Affairs Minister says here's Pascal Diverlus with more. Unknown Speaker 3:46 just one week and an already the Liberal government is getting to work on their platform promises. The new minister of Indigenous Affairs Carolyn Bennett announced this morning that the government will begin consultations in preparation for their inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Joanne delaire from Ryerson Aboriginal Student Services says it is about time. Unknown Speaker 4:08 It's been long overdue. I am really pleased that, you know, in his very short time in office, that the new Prime Minister is taking this seriously. What I'm personally hoping for is that you know, will bridge the gap of some understanding about why Aboriginal women and women of color their lives are devalued. Unknown Speaker 4:30 The consultations will begin at the end of the month, the government will be sitting down and speaking to families of the victims, provincial and territorial representatives and grassroots organizations and passcode overlays for Are you listening. Unknown Speaker 4:43 Residents in Scarborough and Durham had a surprise in their mailbox yesterday a sky blue packet full of potassium iodide pills. The pills are designed as a defense against radiation anyone within 10 kilometers of the Pickering and Darlington nuclear power stations receive the package Ontario power generation who run the plants gave them out in case either plant suffers a disaster. But Ontario power says there's little to sweat about. It is only a precaution. Unknown Speaker 5:10 The federal government has unveiled plans for brining Syrian refugees to Canada. Here's a Lana lado with more. Canada is expected to take in 25,000 refugees before the end of the year. This will be the largest refugee movement in Canadian history if all of the dates and place are met. New immigration minister John McCallum gave more details to a cabinet sub committee this morning. Unknown Speaker 5:31 Transportation facilities with the army is playing a major role because military bases could be one of the locations in which these people are large. Unknown Speaker 5:42 Military bases will temporarily help the housing situation but officials are looking for single bedrooms, basement apartments and anything else that can offer living space. The demand for housing and health care is expected to rise quickly. With possible Post Traumatic Stress Disorder cases. Some refugees have also not had access to primary health care in five years. McCallum also promised more details soon. Unknown Speaker 6:02 And within a short time, a matter of days or a small number of weeks, we will have a detailed announcement of plans. Unknown Speaker 6:12 Immigration agencies are working overtime to develop plans unsure of exactly when the refugees will arrive or if budgets will be increasing to meet the high demands coming their way. For Are you listening I'm Aliannah Lada. Unknown Speaker 6:23 Helmut Schmidt, the Chancellor responsible for guiding West Germany through 1970s. Cold War tensions and economic turmoil died in his house today. He was 96 Schmidt was Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He was known for helping to balance economic stability after the 1973 oil crisis. Schmidt was also one of the original leaders at the 1975 economic summit that would become the annual Group of Seven meaning the leader his leadership coincided with many tense moments in Cold War history, such as the Soviet Union's 1979 Afghanistan invasion and the subsequent us led boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Unknown Speaker 7:01 Egypt struggling tourism industry was dealt a severe blow this morning, the Kremlin announced all Russian flights to Egypt will be suspended for at least several months due to security concerns. This comes after the crash of a Russian airliner over Egypt on October 31. The crash killed all 224 people on board. Other airliners from Britain and Western Europe are bringing their nationals home because they're worried about their safety. Unknown Speaker 7:26 A 66 year old former British soldier was was arrested today for a crime he committed 40 years ago. In relation to the killings of 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland. This notorious act of violence is known as Bloody Sunday. The arrest is the first in a renewed murder investigation announced by Irish police in 2012. The longest and most expensive inquiry in British legal history. Unknown Speaker 7:55 Animal rights activists are rejoicing at see world's plant and its orca shows at San Diego Park. The company said it should phase out its captivity of killer whales all together. But for the meantime, the park will offer a different kind of orca experience one that focuses on the animals natural setting and behaviors rather than tricks. Visitors and activists alike can expect the revised show for 2017. Unknown Speaker 8:19 Recapping our top stories, Unknown Speaker 8:21 the dumping into the St. Lawrence River starts at midnight. Unknown Speaker 8:24 Everton Biddersingh please not guilty to murder charges and the Parmar family finally get some results. That's it for news folks. Unknown Speaker 8:32 Now on to Current Affairs. Unknown Speaker 8:33 A former Blue Jays is accused of abusing his wife. Unknown Speaker 8:56 The economy's doing worse than we thought Unknown Speaker 8:58 and our planet is getting unnaturally hot. Unknown Speaker 9:01 But on the brighter note the giller Prize finalists will be announced this evening. First sports Unknown Speaker 9:08 Former Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife in a Hawaii hotel room. The four time all star was traded to the Colorado Rockies in July this year. The incident reportedly took place in the Four Seasons Hotel in Maui on Halloween night. Reyes' his wife Catherine told police she had thigh neck and wrist injuries. He was arrested for abuse but released on bail. Unknown Speaker 9:35 A recent report from the world anti doping agency reveals doping and deception in Russia. But what does this mean for sports and what are the consequences? Anna Kay Evans reports the International Olympic Committee the IOC is now asking for disciplinary actions against Russian athletes and sports bodies. This request comes after the world anti doping agency released its report on widespread doping in the country. Richard pound who helped write the report says there's a lot of conclusive evidence. Unknown Speaker 10:08 We found cover ups we found destruction of samples in the laboratories. We found payments of money in order to conceal doping tests, among others. Unknown Speaker 10:21 The investigation was launched last December, when a German broadcaster released a documentary called the secrets of doping how Russia makes its winners. The IOC says that it will be ready to strip medals from any Russian athletes found guilty of doping allegations. Doug mcqueary, the chief operating officer from the Canadian Center for Ethics and sports, says swift action by the IOC is encouraging to all athletes. Unknown Speaker 10:51 I think this report should reinforce the fact that no one is prepared to stand idly by when they have an understanding or knowledge with respect to others that are cheating in the sport. So this particular condition report is going to turn the sport relies on us here for quite some time. Unknown Speaker 11:11 Any disciplinary and decision made by the IOC will not only affect the Russians track and field team, but according to lb It could also affect soccers next World Cup hosted in Russia. Unknown Speaker 11:24 There will be a decision by the criminal authorities as to whether or not there will be a prosecution. Unknown Speaker 11:30 The Russian track team is currently under review and could be banned from the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. For Are you listening? I'm Anna Kay Evans. Unknown Speaker 11:40 Chris Pronger was officially inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame yesterday. The Ontario native was most known for his intimidation as a defenseman on the ice post concussion syndrome ended prankers career in 2011 after he took a stick to the AI, he is now speaking out against predatory hitting in hockey. After setting a franchise record of five straight wins to kick off the season. The Raptors really dropped the ball over the weekend. The team lost back to back games while struggling offensively. The Raptors dropped from first in the Eastern Conference to third after their rough weekend. They are hosting the New York Knicks tonight at 7:30. That's sports. I'm Alexandria Pankrats. Are you listening? Unknown Speaker 12:27 In business news Trudeau starts up spending in the red, Volkswagen offers up $1,000 apology and fast food workers strike and 270 cities in the US today. Here's Christina with the story. Unknown Speaker 12:40 Canada might see an even worse start to the economy than the Trudeau government originally planned. Liberals predicted up to three years of deficit in hopes of stimulating the economy and balancing budgets by 2020. But the parliamentary budget officer says we're already starting off in the read. His report says Canada is at a $3 billion dollar deficit right now, and will end in 2018 with a total of 4.7 billion in deficit even before the liberal starts spending. Volkswagen is pumping up $2,000 worth of vouchers per driver in an attempt to make amends with customers affected by the diesel powered scandal. The automaker is set to extend the offer to as many as 482,000 vehicle owners in the US who drive the small two liter four cylinder engine car. Canadians will be offered similar compensation with a combination of prepaid visa cards and credit towards upgrades and services. The automaker is currently facing over 200 separate class action lawsuits in the US, causing diesel cars to drop in value, along with Volkswagen stock. fast food workers in the US began striking today in 270 cities in a fight to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour. Right now federal minimum wage sits at 725 an hour and workers are trying to grab the attention of the 2016 electoral candidates to push for higher wages. I'm Christina Esposito for Are you listening? Unknown Speaker 14:04 In today's Health and Science News, the world is heating up especially in this last year, Ontario's transgender community can now get referrals through any doctor. A big belly may be worse than overall mbct and Toronto students will be first to test out Google's new virtual reality field trip tool. Here's Meg Rogers with the details. Unknown Speaker 14:22 We're getting hotter, and that's not really a good thing. The worldwide temperature has risen about one degree Celsius within the past year. If the global surface temperature rises by two degrees or more, there will be many catastrophic effects from food production and sea levels to wildlife and water reserves. And we're already halfway there. In health news and announcement has made a big difference in the Ontario transgender community. Here's Joseph Wong with more. Unknown Speaker 14:50 Trans communities across Ontario are reacting positively to the news. The provincial government is expanding support for the trans community. Ontario health minister Eric Koskinen announced a change in a Friday news conference. Unknown Speaker 15:02 These proposed amendments will allow medical referrals for insured sex reassignment surgery to be provided by health care providers anywhere in this province. Unknown Speaker 15:16 This is good news for the trans community, which usually faces two year waiting times are just a referral, Hoskins said this is the first step in supporting the community. Cassandra Emerson, a Ryerson psychology student who identifies as trans is happy to hear the news. Unknown Speaker 15:30 I'm really hoping it leads to a shift in the way people think about transgendered health because a lot of people don't seem to think it's as much of a necessity as it is. And I think it's gonna be really good for the current community, because I do know a lot of people who have been like struggling to try to be able to get a referral. Although she's happy, Unknown Speaker 15:47 Emerson still feels as if there's too many steps. Unknown Speaker 15:52 So I'm really hoping that in the future, they make it less of a rigorous process to examine eight people and see if they actually are trends. Because right now, the way the programs are set up is it's like, you have to go through counselors and then get referred to doctors who then refer you to endocrinologist. And then after all that, then you have to like be on it for a certain amount of time before you can get a referral for SRS and stuff like that. Unknown Speaker 16:13 She feels as if the trans community still has barriers trying to prove its identity. Unknown Speaker 16:18 So like when you realize you're a trans person, it's like, okay, now I'm this and I have to wait five years to go through a bunch of like legal bureaucracy trying to prove my gender to people, which doesn't make a lot of sense, because who the heck is gonna pretend that they're transgendered and get hormones and surgery to change themselves into something that they're not. Unknown Speaker 16:35 For are you listening? I'm Joseph Wong. Unknown Speaker 16:38 Thanks, Joseph. In other health news, a 14 year study has revealed that the spare tire of belly fat some people carry is worse for your health than overall obesity. People have normal weight but who have fat around their middles carry visceral fat, which surrounds internal organs. This can lead to diabetes, high cholesterol and inflammation. Toronto students may get the chance to travel the world without spending a dime. Toronto schools will be the first in Canada to try out the new Google Expeditions pioneer program, a virtual reality program that will be used as a learning tool. To qualify. schools need six or more teachers interested in trying out the program kits containing smartphones a tablet, a router and viewing devices will be delivered to interested schools in January. I'm Meg Rodgers reporting for Are you listening. Unknown Speaker 17:28 In the world of arts and entertainment the giller Prize finalists are getting ready for tonight's announcement of the winner. The Andy Warhol exhibit in Toronto expands and the entertainment world mourns the death of composer island to solve this and more with Maria. Unknown Speaker 17:43 The finalists for the prize include Andre Alexis for his book Fifteen dogs, Quebec authors Samuel Archibald for our vida, Toronto born Rachel Cusk for outline, Anakana Schofield for Martin John and Montrealor Heather O'Neill for daydreams of angels. The winner will be awarded $100,000 and the other four finalists will get $10,000 each. The giller Prize honors authors of the best Canadian novel or short story published during the year, the revolver gallery has launched a new and improved Part Two to their Andy Warhol exhibit. The newly created show features complete wormhole portfolios and free Tuesday's to support local food bank. Olivia Cirillo has the story. Unknown Speaker 18:26 Attention Andy Warhol fans, the walls of 77 Bloor Street West have been turned into an all Warhol exhibit. revolver gallery has brought the work of Warhol into the limelight in Toronto, through the project titled Andy Warhol revisited. Rivolta Gallery is a contemporary art gallery based in Los Angeles. It focuses only on the career and work of Andy Warhol gallery manager Laila Tisdale explains the reason behind the exhibit. Unknown Speaker 18:57 It's a new idea, and we're only here for a short amount of time. We're here to basically educate and get the community of Toronto interacting with Andy Warhol's work and learning as much as they can, and altogether with about 120 works that we're showcasing. Unknown Speaker 19:12 The exhibition opened up in July. However, a part two has just been launched this week, with several new pieces added to the collection, as well as free entry on Tuesdays, Unknown Speaker 19:24 We started this initiative where if you come on a Tuesday, you can bring a soup can has to be Campbell's soup, and you get free admission, and then we collect all those soup cans and donate them to the daily but Food Bank in Toronto. Unknown Speaker 19:37 TIFF has also launched an exhibit at the Bell Lightbox that features Warhol's film production. Tisdale thinks that the buzz around Warhol in Toronto will be able to show people why warehouse work is still relevant today. Unknown Speaker 19:51 His work in the 60s is no speed difference than his work in the 80s. But it really took note of the huge changes that were happening in popular culture and this kind of mass consumption of the media and celebrity today in 2015. All of these things can still be reflected upon and you can see parallels between art that's made today and that was being made back in the 1960s. Unknown Speaker 20:13 Andy Warhol revisited will be showcased in Toronto until the end of December. I'm Olivia Signorello. For Are you listening? Unknown Speaker 20:22 In more award news the CBC comedy this hour has 22 minutes is among the recipients of the Canadian Screen Awards. The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announced early winners of the 2016 celebration. Former Bell Media president Ivan Fitz and screenwriter Karen Walton and former CBC producer Mark Starowicz will also be receiving awards. Starowicz will get the Gordon Sinclair award for broadcast journalism. The awards will be presented during the Canadian screen week next year from March 7 to march 13. Unknown Speaker 21:01 That's just one of the many hits from legendary New Orleans musician and composer Ellen Toussaint, who died of a heart attack this morning. He was 77 years old. Toussaint was in a hotel room in Madrid, where he stayed after his concert last night. He's known for classics like working in a coal mine and composing Lady Marmalade. He was supposed to perform a benefit concert with Paul Simon in New Orleans on December 8, and that's all for arts and entertainment. I am Maria figurado for Are you listening. Unknown Speaker 21:36 That's it for today, folks. 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