July 30, 2025 • 16 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check News
watch full Check newscasts week days at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one Check plus or Checknings dot Ca Alosha
coming to the front door.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
A massive earthquake rocks Russia and triggers widespread tsunami watches,
advisories and warnings, but pretty concern.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
I heard the locals talking about it at the grocery store.
That's how I first heard of it, And yeah, I
wanted to leave right away.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
To be honest, Tafino, at the height of its tourist season,
is among the most vulnerable spots on the island. Will
tell you how officials reactive to the tsunami threat.
Speaker 4 (00:51):
Nobody and that includes BC is asking the direct companies
why it costs so much money for these products.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
As the province looks to reform its healthca some say
increasing costs of rare drugs could bankrupt the entire healthcare system.
Check News starts now, Good evening, Thanks for being with
us tonight. The massive eight point eight magnitude earthquake in
(01:21):
Russia Wednesday afternoon triggered a flurry of tsunami alerts across
the Pacific. Huge waves swept across the ocean, pummeling Japan's
east coast. While the tsunami dangers didn't transpire on the
BC coast, the event turned out to be more of
a lesson for the future. Mary Griffin reports this.
Speaker 5 (01:42):
Is an eight point eight magnitude earthquake centered in a
remote region of eastern Russia. In low lying areas, tracks,
even buildings are washed away by the resulting tsunami. The
massive quake, the largest since twenty eleven, tsunami warnings for
millions across the Pacific. In Japan, two million people were
(02:06):
under evacuation.
Speaker 6 (02:07):
Orders coming to the front door.
Speaker 5 (02:10):
Hawaii braced for the worst, with thousands fleeing to higher ground.
By Wednesday morning, the tsunami warnings were downgraded.
Speaker 7 (02:19):
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has downgraded the forecast from tsunami
warning to a tsunami advisory.
Speaker 8 (02:25):
Those who have evacuated me safety return home.
Speaker 5 (02:28):
Tsunami watches and advisories were also in place for the
Pacific coast, including California, Washington State, and here in BC.
Experts say both the earthquake and tsunami are a good
test for our province.
Speaker 9 (02:42):
We should be observing the shaking that experience and the
tsunami that happened, because, as I said, this is the
same type of motion that we're expecting in the Cascade
subduction zone, where we are also expecting magnitude eight point
eight two nine.
Speaker 5 (02:56):
Emergency INFOBC updated the tsunami advisory throughout the event, initially
issuing a watch, then upgrading to an advisory.
Speaker 9 (03:05):
All assistance we have in place, they worked as expected.
The National Tsunami Warning Center of the United States issued
a watch, and so what that is is that, hey,
something happened and you need to be ready for it.
And then about an hour later we went underneath an advisory.
Speaker 5 (03:23):
A tsunami watch is the lowest level of alert. An
advisory is issued when strong currents are likely and people
are advised to stay away from the shore. A warning
is the highest level of alert, when flood waves are
possible and evacuation is recommended.
Speaker 9 (03:38):
This is a great reminder that these large earthquakes do happen,
and that they and we can take what we learn
from this one and apply it to here.
Speaker 5 (03:47):
Several people were injured in Russia, but no deaths have
been reported so far.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
People in the West Coast communities in and around Tafino
and Uclulage. We're also keeping close watch of news potential tsunami.
The region's population swells to more than twenty thousand people
during the summer as workers and tourists descend on the region.
Taffino's mayor says yesterday proved to be a valuable real
life exercise. Kendall Hansen reports.
Speaker 8 (04:15):
At Tafino's beaches today, some surfers are likely wishing the
waves were a little higher, but that wasn't the case
last night when word spread of a potential tsunami.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Pretty concerned. I heard the locals talking about it at
the grocery store. That's how I first heard of it,
And yeah, I wanted to leave right away.
Speaker 5 (04:32):
To be honest, when.
Speaker 8 (04:34):
You first heard about it, were you a little concern?
Speaker 10 (04:37):
Maybe a little bit? Yeah, we're from Victoria.
Speaker 7 (04:40):
We don't spend much time up here, maybe once every
couple of years, so yeah, we weren't really sure what
to expect, but thankfully everything was safe.
Speaker 6 (04:49):
We stayed in town.
Speaker 8 (04:51):
After the earthquake. The District of Daefino started staffing its
emergency operations center, and that's a precaution. The district decided
to close its beaches.
Speaker 6 (05:00):
The operations center sends up staff to close the beaches
with signs there's RCMP where we're doing loops, and the
fire department was also out informing people. You know, some
visitors to Taffino who felt anxious about it did go
up to the community hall, which was open very early
in the evening and staffed for information and just feel safe.
Speaker 8 (05:23):
At the famous Wickaninition there were close to one hundred
and fifty guests right now. Its president says the earthquakes
location meant there was no need to panic.
Speaker 11 (05:32):
My first thought was that it's a long way away
and no matter what, it'll take a long time to
get here, so we have plenty of time to plan.
Speaker 8 (05:41):
Charles McDermott says. Hotel staff provided real time information to guests,
along with maps with safe locations and ta Fino. If
a tsunami developed.
Speaker 11 (05:50):
If you're new to it, it can be kind of
alarming and even for some of our staff that are
new to the area as well. To make sure we're
exuding a calm demeanor and making sure we're giving straight information.
Speaker 8 (06:04):
Ta Finos Bear says the district tsunami sirens weren't activated
because it was just a tsunami advisory, and while any
increased wave size was extremely low and arrived late at
night during low tide, he says it was still a
great chance to respond to an emerging situation and now
review it as the district prepares for future events.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
On checkpoint tonight, we're asking if you think your community
is adequately prepared for an earthquake and or tsunami. You
can vote at chechnews dot ca and we'll share results
with you a little bit later in the broadcast. VICPD
says its major crime unit is investigating after a pedestrian
was killed following a crash with a vehicle in a
Squimalt last night. BC Emergency Health Services says two ambulances
(06:46):
were called to the intersection of Esquimaled Road and Heads
Street about seven fifty pm for a report of a
crash involving a pedestrian. Paramedics treated one person at the
scene before taking them to hospital in critical condition, but
the pedestrian died of their injuries. Traffic in the area
was diverted for several hours while officers investigated. Anyone who
witnessed the crash or may have dashcan video should call
(07:09):
VICPDE and police in Nanaimosay, a twenty five year old
man was struck and killed after being hit by a vehicle.
It happened just before ten thirty last night and the
two hundred block of Saint George Street. After speaking with witnesses,
police say they determined the victim was lying in the
roadway when he was struck. He died at the scene.
The driver stayed on sen and cooperated. Alcohol and drugs
(07:32):
were ruled out. After a battle between two sets of
medical experts on whether or not a child should receive
medication to treat her rare disease, the Premiere is calling
for reform to the province's approach. As Corycitaway reports, the
call comes as those who resigned in protest warn about
the catastrophic impact increasingly expensive rare drugs could have on
(07:54):
our healthcare system.
Speaker 12 (07:56):
It was a fight between two sets of medical experts,
with ten year old Charlie Pollock suffering a rare fatal disease.
Stuck in the middle and.
Speaker 7 (08:05):
The Charlie case, we had two groups of experts fighting
it out, one very publicly, one secret committee within the
Ministry of Health speaking only through politicians.
Speaker 12 (08:15):
That doesn't work now, As the dust settles following ten
resignations after the Health Minister, contrary to the Expensive Drugs
for Rare Diseases Committee's recommendation, decided to continue public funding
for Charlie's infusions. The premier says the province's process needs
to become more transparent and easier for the public to understand.
Speaker 7 (08:34):
There's no question in terms of the Charlie case that
the public was not served by the current structure that
we have.
Speaker 12 (08:41):
Doctor Sanders Surs was chairwoman of the subcommittee that recommended
ending coverage of Brayinura for Charlie and one of the
ten members who have since resigned.
Speaker 13 (08:49):
There's literally been an explosion of expensive drugs for rare
diseases that is outpacing the development of drugs for common diseases.
Speaker 12 (09:00):
As current Canadian legislation unfairly incentivizes pharmaceutical companies to create
rare disease drugs. It's cheaper to make them, they have
smaller and shorter clinical trials, and their set costs. Surceas
go unchallenged for.
Speaker 13 (09:13):
The extremely rapid growth of this segment of the pharmaceutical
market because of the financial incentives that are in place
to cause it to grow is at risk and I'm
not saying this to be inflammatory, is a risk of
bankrupting our publicly funded healthcare system.
Speaker 12 (09:35):
Doctor Joel Election with the Faculty of Health at York
University says the money that's being spent on rare diseases
is still a relatively small percentage of the overall healthcare budget,
but it's increasing.
Speaker 4 (09:46):
Nobody, and that includes BC, is asking the dirugt companies
why it costs so much money for these products.
Speaker 12 (09:53):
Both doctors suggest legislative changes. They also believe where disease
drugs should be produced here in Cana and that the
government should challenge companies on the high prices that they
set for their rare disease drugs.
Speaker 4 (10:06):
Show us why that drug is costing this amount of money.
Speaker 12 (10:10):
The Premier seems receptive to change, hoping the experts that
walked away from making these difficult decisions come back with
these ideas to create a better process that serves British Columbians.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
Ask any food bank where demand is high and supply
is short, and peanut butter is normally near the top
of the list of requests. Today, though there's plenty thanks
to a massive delivery of peanut butter from Mary Maids,
a Victoria cleaning company. Project Peanut Butter was started in
twenty fifteen by the late Matt Tanner, son of Marymaids
owner Scott Tanner, five thousand jars of peanut butter. Later,
(10:46):
the Tanner family has kept it going in support of
other families in need.
Speaker 10 (10:51):
This year so far we've raised about eleven thousand, three
hundred dollars on one thousand jars of peanut butters, so
pretty cool.
Speaker 7 (11:00):
And we've had a lot of outreach from other businesses
that want to jump in next year, so.
Speaker 4 (11:03):
Hopefully just keep building it.
Speaker 6 (11:05):
It's a good cause, it's good memory for my brother.
Speaker 13 (11:08):
The need for the peanut butter right now is in
high demand and we have for now the worth of
four months of peanut butter, which is amazing.
Speaker 14 (11:15):
We're so grateful.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
The Mustard Seed says it's seen an increase in demand
of twenty four percent overall since last year. Are you
in the market for a little something different to call home?
A unique, albeit unfinished castle on Cortez Island could be
yours at a price tag well under the average asking
(11:37):
price of a condo in Victoria. The castle, which stands
five stories tall is located on a two acre property,
and it's also home to a workshop building and a
small house. It's on the market now for four hundred
and forty thousand dollars. That's one hundred twenty thousand lower
than the average asking price of a condo in Victoria.
The castle first came to life in nineteen ninety when
(11:58):
the late previous owner, Carl ch Triller, began working on
the building. It would later grow to five stories, including
a large dining area, three turrets or small circular towers,
and space for eight bedrooms offer Those out for a
stroll along the shores of Oak Basem are being stopped
in their tracks thanks to not one, but two mega
(12:19):
yachts anchored close to the shore across from Willow's Beach.
The larger of the two vessels, the two hundred eighty
five foot Lonian, can accommodate dozens of passengers and crew
and even a helicopter. The second, slightly smaller yacht, named
the Hodor, is a two hundred and sixteen foot catamaran
style support craft. The craft is known to carry jet skis,
(12:39):
quad bikes, ATVs, motorcycles, dinghies, and of course another helicopter.
It's been coined the world's largest floating toy box, according
to Boat International magazine. The yacht is owned by fifty
six year old entrepreneur Lorenzo for Tita, who sold his
stake in the Ultimate Fighting Championship for billions in twenty
sixteen and twenty seven. Well, perhaps we could take one
(13:03):
of those little boats, would transport us to the ballpark tonight,
because that's where we want to be on this Wednesday night.
It's always great to be at a Harborcats game, but
tonight is special ed and Jeff are here to tell
us more about what's going on.
Speaker 11 (13:14):
Guys.
Speaker 10 (13:15):
Yeah, I think we can afford the ding.
Speaker 14 (13:17):
We could maybe, yeah, maybe I need to get we'd
be great. He take the take the yacht to some
point and then get on the chopper and then get
into town right right here.
Speaker 1 (13:25):
But we'll never know.
Speaker 8 (13:26):
We'll never know.
Speaker 10 (13:27):
We will never know. Todd Hayde mite though the head
coach here Victoria, Harborcat's taking on the Kamloops North Pause tonight,
how's the summer been?
Speaker 15 (13:35):
But that's been great. Yeah, the weather's been amazing. We
really have a great group of kids, so we've had
We've had a lot of fun. First half we struggled
a little bit, just had a lot of moving parts
and had to figure out some things. And then the
second half, you know, we're in first place. So it's
been been awesome. Kids are playing really well.
Speaker 10 (13:50):
Just a handful of games left in the regular season,
kamloops hot on your heel. So these are all important games.
You have eight eight games and nine nights or more
than that or nine and.
Speaker 15 (13:59):
Eight yeah, nine nine games and eight nights, and then
and then playoffs after that. So yeah, I mean, and
that's what I've been telling the guys. I mean, you know,
not often do you have an opportunity to play where
every game is meaningful. So that's really cool from that standpoint.
And then you know, then we go into playoffs. So
I mean, the last whatever, eight, nine, ten, twelve games
that we're gonna play are all meaningful and all fun.
(14:20):
So enjoy it. Why you can.
Speaker 14 (14:21):
You got that doubleheader on Monday because of a rain out,
and I'm trying to think of it, seems to we've
had point two of a millimeter of rain in July.
The the heck was that a rain out? That hard to
find rain?
Speaker 8 (14:32):
We haven't seen much out exactly.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
Yeah.
Speaker 15 (14:34):
And to be honest with you, like it's been a
while ago in June, it was January. Yeah, yeah, and
you know that's a long time ago in baseball months.
Speaker 8 (14:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 10 (14:44):
Well, it's a big day here at the ballpark, and
you know why, and we know why. Happy birthday, my friend.
Speaker 8 (14:49):
It's a big one. That's a number. It's a big number.
It's a round number. Yeah, yeah, which we like.
Speaker 10 (14:55):
So, I mean, I know you're looking for something to
wear on your lapel tonight. So there you have to
put that on it after the seventheen ed and you're
coming down to make sure that that is on your jersey.
Is that is that fair ball?
Speaker 9 (15:07):
Yeah?
Speaker 10 (15:08):
That's fair, no doubt, depending on nowhere once a year
depended on for you.
Speaker 14 (15:14):
You know six, I know the risk of me hitting
an argury with that.
Speaker 8 (15:18):
With that pinch, everyone.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
Everybody gets a hat.
Speaker 10 (15:21):
Okay, so you have to take you're wearing right now, Todd.
Speaker 14 (15:25):
Okay, there we go.
Speaker 8 (15:26):
We're all wearing them.
Speaker 14 (15:28):
There you go, all right, there you go.
Speaker 10 (15:31):
Here we go down there.
Speaker 14 (15:35):
I'm just reading instructions. Okay, there we go. Expand elastic
full over the chin there now we're looking ridiculous. That's good.
Speaker 11 (15:44):
Yeah, I'll send your.
Speaker 8 (15:48):
Yeah.
Speaker 13 (15:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (15:49):
I hope we can edit this out, but if we can't.
Speaker 10 (15:51):
Over here, happy birthday, Todd appreciate it.
Speaker 6 (15:54):
Yeah yeah, sometimes.
Speaker 8 (15:58):
More than.
Speaker 11 (16:03):
Happy.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
Thanks guys, We'll see also still to come tonight. Turns
out gen z ers are doing something right, saving money.
I'll tell you more about that and the story.
Speaker 16 (16:15):
That all started right here, right here, and now they're
going far away to go and represent Canada and it's
our very own island Brave Crew.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
An island team training to compete on the world's biggest stage,
and their community, their culture is with them for every stroke.
Their story is coming up next.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
Watch Full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime on Check Plus or check news Dot
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check News
watch full Check newscasts week days at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one Check plus or Checknings dot Ca Alosha
coming to the front door.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
A massive earthquake rocks Russia and triggers widespread tsunami watches,
advisories and warnings, but pretty concern.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
I heard the locals talking about it at the grocery store.
That's how I first heard of it, And yeah, I
wanted to leave right away.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
To be honest, Tafino, at the height of its tourist season,
is among the most vulnerable spots on the island. Will
tell you how officials reactive to the tsunami threat.
Speaker 4 (00:51):
Nobody and that includes BC is asking the direct companies
why it costs so much money for these products.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
As the province looks to reform its healthca some say
increasing costs of rare drugs could bankrupt the entire healthcare system.
Check News starts now, Good evening, Thanks for being with
us tonight. The massive eight point eight magnitude earthquake in
(01:21):
Russia Wednesday afternoon triggered a flurry of tsunami alerts across
the Pacific. Huge waves swept across the ocean, pummeling Japan's
east coast. While the tsunami dangers didn't transpire on the
BC coast, the event turned out to be more of
a lesson for the future. Mary Griffin reports this.
Speaker 5 (01:42):
Is an eight point eight magnitude earthquake centered in a
remote region of eastern Russia. In low lying areas, tracks,
even buildings are washed away by the resulting tsunami. The
massive quake, the largest since twenty eleven, tsunami warnings for
millions across the Pacific. In Japan, two million people were
(02:06):
under evacuation.
Speaker 6 (02:07):
Orders coming to the front door.
Speaker 5 (02:10):
Hawaii braced for the worst, with thousands fleeing to higher ground.
By Wednesday morning, the tsunami warnings were downgraded.
Speaker 7 (02:19):
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has downgraded the forecast from tsunami
warning to a tsunami advisory.
Speaker 8 (02:25):
Those who have evacuated me safety return home.
Speaker 5 (02:28):
Tsunami watches and advisories were also in place for the
Pacific coast, including California, Washington State, and here in BC.
Experts say both the earthquake and tsunami are a good
test for our province.
Speaker 9 (02:42):
We should be observing the shaking that experience and the
tsunami that happened, because, as I said, this is the
same type of motion that we're expecting in the Cascade
subduction zone, where we are also expecting magnitude eight point
eight two nine.
Speaker 5 (02:56):
Emergency INFOBC updated the tsunami advisory throughout the event, initially
issuing a watch, then upgrading to an advisory.
Speaker 9 (03:05):
All assistance we have in place, they worked as expected.
The National Tsunami Warning Center of the United States issued
a watch, and so what that is is that, hey,
something happened and you need to be ready for it.
And then about an hour later we went underneath an advisory.
Speaker 5 (03:23):
A tsunami watch is the lowest level of alert. An
advisory is issued when strong currents are likely and people
are advised to stay away from the shore. A warning
is the highest level of alert, when flood waves are
possible and evacuation is recommended.
Speaker 9 (03:38):
This is a great reminder that these large earthquakes do happen,
and that they and we can take what we learn
from this one and apply it to here.
Speaker 5 (03:47):
Several people were injured in Russia, but no deaths have
been reported so far.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
People in the West Coast communities in and around Tafino
and Uclulage. We're also keeping close watch of news potential tsunami.
The region's population swells to more than twenty thousand people
during the summer as workers and tourists descend on the region.
Taffino's mayor says yesterday proved to be a valuable real
life exercise. Kendall Hansen reports.
Speaker 8 (04:15):
At Tafino's beaches today, some surfers are likely wishing the
waves were a little higher, but that wasn't the case
last night when word spread of a potential tsunami.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Pretty concerned. I heard the locals talking about it at
the grocery store. That's how I first heard of it,
And yeah, I wanted to leave right away.
Speaker 5 (04:32):
To be honest, when.
Speaker 8 (04:34):
You first heard about it, were you a little concern?
Speaker 10 (04:37):
Maybe a little bit? Yeah, we're from Victoria.
Speaker 7 (04:40):
We don't spend much time up here, maybe once every
couple of years, so yeah, we weren't really sure what
to expect, but thankfully everything was safe.
Speaker 6 (04:49):
We stayed in town.
Speaker 8 (04:51):
After the earthquake. The District of Daefino started staffing its
emergency operations center, and that's a precaution. The district decided
to close its beaches.
Speaker 6 (05:00):
The operations center sends up staff to close the beaches
with signs there's RCMP where we're doing loops, and the
fire department was also out informing people. You know, some
visitors to Taffino who felt anxious about it did go
up to the community hall, which was open very early
in the evening and staffed for information and just feel safe.
Speaker 8 (05:23):
At the famous Wickaninition there were close to one hundred
and fifty guests right now. Its president says the earthquakes
location meant there was no need to panic.
Speaker 11 (05:32):
My first thought was that it's a long way away
and no matter what, it'll take a long time to
get here, so we have plenty of time to plan.
Speaker 8 (05:41):
Charles McDermott says. Hotel staff provided real time information to guests,
along with maps with safe locations and ta Fino. If
a tsunami developed.
Speaker 11 (05:50):
If you're new to it, it can be kind of
alarming and even for some of our staff that are
new to the area as well. To make sure we're
exuding a calm demeanor and making sure we're giving straight information.
Speaker 8 (06:04):
Ta Finos Bear says the district tsunami sirens weren't activated
because it was just a tsunami advisory, and while any
increased wave size was extremely low and arrived late at
night during low tide, he says it was still a
great chance to respond to an emerging situation and now
review it as the district prepares for future events.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
On checkpoint tonight, we're asking if you think your community
is adequately prepared for an earthquake and or tsunami. You
can vote at chechnews dot ca and we'll share results
with you a little bit later in the broadcast. VICPD
says its major crime unit is investigating after a pedestrian
was killed following a crash with a vehicle in a
Squimalt last night. BC Emergency Health Services says two ambulances
(06:46):
were called to the intersection of Esquimaled Road and Heads
Street about seven fifty pm for a report of a
crash involving a pedestrian. Paramedics treated one person at the
scene before taking them to hospital in critical condition, but
the pedestrian died of their injuries. Traffic in the area
was diverted for several hours while officers investigated. Anyone who
witnessed the crash or may have dashcan video should call
(07:09):
VICPDE and police in Nanaimosay, a twenty five year old
man was struck and killed after being hit by a vehicle.
It happened just before ten thirty last night and the
two hundred block of Saint George Street. After speaking with witnesses,
police say they determined the victim was lying in the
roadway when he was struck. He died at the scene.
The driver stayed on sen and cooperated. Alcohol and drugs
(07:32):
were ruled out. After a battle between two sets of
medical experts on whether or not a child should receive
medication to treat her rare disease, the Premiere is calling
for reform to the province's approach. As Corycitaway reports, the
call comes as those who resigned in protest warn about
the catastrophic impact increasingly expensive rare drugs could have on
(07:54):
our healthcare system.
Speaker 12 (07:56):
It was a fight between two sets of medical experts,
with ten year old Charlie Pollock suffering a rare fatal disease.
Stuck in the middle and.
Speaker 7 (08:05):
The Charlie case, we had two groups of experts fighting
it out, one very publicly, one secret committee within the
Ministry of Health speaking only through politicians.
Speaker 12 (08:15):
That doesn't work now, As the dust settles following ten
resignations after the Health Minister, contrary to the Expensive Drugs
for Rare Diseases Committee's recommendation, decided to continue public funding
for Charlie's infusions. The premier says the province's process needs
to become more transparent and easier for the public to understand.
Speaker 7 (08:34):
There's no question in terms of the Charlie case that
the public was not served by the current structure that
we have.
Speaker 12 (08:41):
Doctor Sanders Surs was chairwoman of the subcommittee that recommended
ending coverage of Brayinura for Charlie and one of the
ten members who have since resigned.
Speaker 13 (08:49):
There's literally been an explosion of expensive drugs for rare
diseases that is outpacing the development of drugs for common diseases.
Speaker 12 (09:00):
As current Canadian legislation unfairly incentivizes pharmaceutical companies to create
rare disease drugs. It's cheaper to make them, they have
smaller and shorter clinical trials, and their set costs. Surceas
go unchallenged for.
Speaker 13 (09:13):
The extremely rapid growth of this segment of the pharmaceutical
market because of the financial incentives that are in place
to cause it to grow is at risk and I'm
not saying this to be inflammatory, is a risk of
bankrupting our publicly funded healthcare system.
Speaker 12 (09:35):
Doctor Joel Election with the Faculty of Health at York
University says the money that's being spent on rare diseases
is still a relatively small percentage of the overall healthcare budget,
but it's increasing.
Speaker 4 (09:46):
Nobody, and that includes BC, is asking the dirugt companies
why it costs so much money for these products.
Speaker 12 (09:53):
Both doctors suggest legislative changes. They also believe where disease
drugs should be produced here in Cana and that the
government should challenge companies on the high prices that they
set for their rare disease drugs.
Speaker 4 (10:06):
Show us why that drug is costing this amount of money.
Speaker 12 (10:10):
The Premier seems receptive to change, hoping the experts that
walked away from making these difficult decisions come back with
these ideas to create a better process that serves British Columbians.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
Ask any food bank where demand is high and supply
is short, and peanut butter is normally near the top
of the list of requests. Today, though there's plenty thanks
to a massive delivery of peanut butter from Mary Maids,
a Victoria cleaning company. Project Peanut Butter was started in
twenty fifteen by the late Matt Tanner, son of Marymaids
owner Scott Tanner, five thousand jars of peanut butter. Later,
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the Tanner family has kept it going in support of
other families in need.
Speaker 10 (10:51):
This year so far we've raised about eleven thousand, three
hundred dollars on one thousand jars of peanut butters, so
pretty cool.
Speaker 7 (11:00):
And we've had a lot of outreach from other businesses
that want to jump in next year, so.
Speaker 4 (11:03):
Hopefully just keep building it.
Speaker 6 (11:05):
It's a good cause, it's good memory for my brother.
Speaker 13 (11:08):
The need for the peanut butter right now is in
high demand and we have for now the worth of
four months of peanut butter, which is amazing.
Speaker 14 (11:15):
We're so grateful.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
The Mustard Seed says it's seen an increase in demand
of twenty four percent overall since last year. Are you
in the market for a little something different to call home?
A unique, albeit unfinished castle on Cortez Island could be
yours at a price tag well under the average asking
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price of a condo in Victoria. The castle, which stands
five stories tall is located on a two acre property,
and it's also home to a workshop building and a
small house. It's on the market now for four hundred
and forty thousand dollars. That's one hundred twenty thousand lower
than the average asking price of a condo in Victoria.
The castle first came to life in nineteen ninety when
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the late previous owner, Carl ch Triller, began working on
the building. It would later grow to five stories, including
a large dining area, three turrets or small circular towers,
and space for eight bedrooms offer Those out for a
stroll along the shores of Oak Basem are being stopped
in their tracks thanks to not one, but two mega
(12:19):
yachts anchored close to the shore across from Willow's Beach.
The larger of the two vessels, the two hundred eighty
five foot Lonian, can accommodate dozens of passengers and crew
and even a helicopter. The second, slightly smaller yacht, named
the Hodor, is a two hundred and sixteen foot catamaran
style support craft. The craft is known to carry jet skis,
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quad bikes, ATVs, motorcycles, dinghies, and of course another helicopter.
It's been coined the world's largest floating toy box, according
to Boat International magazine. The yacht is owned by fifty
six year old entrepreneur Lorenzo for Tita, who sold his
stake in the Ultimate Fighting Championship for billions in twenty
sixteen and twenty seven. Well, perhaps we could take one
(13:03):
of those little boats, would transport us to the ballpark tonight,
because that's where we want to be on this Wednesday night.
It's always great to be at a Harborcats game, but
tonight is special ed and Jeff are here to tell
us more about what's going on.
Speaker 11 (13:14):
Guys.
Speaker 10 (13:15):
Yeah, I think we can afford the ding.
Speaker 14 (13:17):
We could maybe, yeah, maybe I need to get we'd
be great. He take the take the yacht to some
point and then get on the chopper and then get
into town right right here.
Speaker 1 (13:25):
But we'll never know.
Speaker 8 (13:26):
We'll never know.
Speaker 10 (13:27):
We will never know. Todd Hayde mite though the head
coach here Victoria, Harborcat's taking on the Kamloops North Pause tonight,
how's the summer been?
Speaker 15 (13:35):
But that's been great. Yeah, the weather's been amazing. We
really have a great group of kids, so we've had
We've had a lot of fun. First half we struggled
a little bit, just had a lot of moving parts
and had to figure out some things. And then the
second half, you know, we're in first place. So it's
been been awesome. Kids are playing really well.
Speaker 10 (13:50):
Just a handful of games left in the regular season,
kamloops hot on your heel. So these are all important games.
You have eight eight games and nine nights or more
than that or nine and.
Speaker 15 (13:59):
Eight yeah, nine nine games and eight nights, and then
and then playoffs after that. So yeah, I mean, and
that's what I've been telling the guys. I mean, you know,
not often do you have an opportunity to play where
every game is meaningful. So that's really cool from that standpoint.
And then you know, then we go into playoffs. So
I mean, the last whatever, eight, nine, ten, twelve games
that we're gonna play are all meaningful and all fun.
(14:20):
So enjoy it. Why you can.
Speaker 14 (14:21):
You got that doubleheader on Monday because of a rain out,
and I'm trying to think of it, seems to we've
had point two of a millimeter of rain in July.
The the heck was that a rain out? That hard to
find rain?
Speaker 8 (14:32):
We haven't seen much out exactly.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
Yeah.
Speaker 15 (14:34):
And to be honest with you, like it's been a
while ago in June, it was January. Yeah, yeah, and
you know that's a long time ago in baseball months.
Speaker 8 (14:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 10 (14:44):
Well, it's a big day here at the ballpark, and
you know why, and we know why. Happy birthday, my friend.
Speaker 8 (14:49):
It's a big one. That's a number. It's a big number.
It's a round number. Yeah, yeah, which we like.
Speaker 10 (14:55):
So, I mean, I know you're looking for something to
wear on your lapel tonight. So there you have to
put that on it after the seventheen ed and you're
coming down to make sure that that is on your jersey.
Is that is that fair ball?
Speaker 9 (15:07):
Yeah?
Speaker 10 (15:08):
That's fair, no doubt, depending on nowhere once a year
depended on for you.
Speaker 14 (15:14):
You know six, I know the risk of me hitting
an argury with that.
Speaker 8 (15:18):
With that pinch, everyone.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
Everybody gets a hat.
Speaker 10 (15:21):
Okay, so you have to take you're wearing right now, Todd.
Speaker 14 (15:25):
Okay, there we go.
Speaker 8 (15:26):
We're all wearing them.
Speaker 14 (15:28):
There you go, all right, there you go.
Speaker 10 (15:31):
Here we go down there.
Speaker 14 (15:35):
I'm just reading instructions. Okay, there we go. Expand elastic
full over the chin there now we're looking ridiculous. That's good.
Speaker 11 (15:44):
Yeah, I'll send your.
Speaker 8 (15:48):
Yeah.
Speaker 13 (15:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (15:49):
I hope we can edit this out, but if we can't.
Speaker 10 (15:51):
Over here, happy birthday, Todd appreciate it.
Speaker 6 (15:54):
Yeah yeah, sometimes.
Speaker 8 (15:58):
More than.
Speaker 11 (16:03):
Happy.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
Thanks guys, We'll see also still to come tonight. Turns
out gen z ers are doing something right, saving money.
I'll tell you more about that and the story.
Speaker 16 (16:15):
That all started right here, right here, and now they're
going far away to go and represent Canada and it's
our very own island Brave Crew.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
An island team training to compete on the world's biggest stage,
and their community, their culture is with them for every stroke.
Their story is coming up next.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
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