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morning, I'm Marcia Young. For

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Palestinians trying to flee Gaza, being allowed

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to cross into Egypt is a crucial

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first step, one that requires

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permission from Israel. It

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is also a crucial step in

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the Canadian government's temporary relocation program.

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Canadians have applied for thousands of their extended family

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members to come to this country, but

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a new document shows the government has asked

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Israel to grant permission for just 304 of

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them to cross. Rafi

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Bhujicanian has the details. Here I

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am again, standing in the same spot for

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the fourth time. Parliament Hill has

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become too familiar for Isfra Al

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Safin. For months, the

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Palestinian-Canadian has been advocating to get

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her relatives from Gaza to Canada.

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We have used all of our savings, borrowed

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money, but everything we have on

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the line. Al Safin has paid

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tens of thousands of dollars to

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smuggle her relatives to Egypt through the

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Rafa crossing. They were

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supposed to make that journey with

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the Canadian government's help. Immigration Canada

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has said it's been providing names

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of potential applicants in its temporary

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relocation program to Egyptian and Israeli

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authorities. But until now,

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how many has been a mystery? The

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NDP has asked for the number of

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names Ottawa has provided to Israel, not

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Egypt, for further support. security

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review. 304 applicants names

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have been submitted to cross the

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border. Jenny Kwan is the party's

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immigration critic. Other figures she's obtained

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show immigration Canada's received close to

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8,000 applications to the program. Only

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179 people have received visas to come to

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Canada and all of them smuggled their way

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to Egypt. We're demanding answers

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from the government. We're demanding

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transparency. The immigration department says in

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a statement it does not control

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who gets to exit Gaza. The

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Israeli embassy says it cannot comment

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on policy matters relating to permits

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about leaving the territory. Rafi

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Aboudjikan, Yancy BC News, Ottawa.

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In northern Mexico nine people have died

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in a stage collapse at

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a campaign rally. About 50 others

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are injured. The rally was put

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on by the centrist citizens movement

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party Jorge Alvarez-Menez is

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their presidential candidate. He

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says everything happened in just a

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few seconds. He says a gale

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force went, swept in out of

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nowhere and knocked over the stage.

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Eight adults and one child were

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killed. At least three people are

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in hospital needing surgery. Alvarez-Menez says

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he is suspending his campaign activities

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and calling authorities to investigate. The

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United States Department of Justice is suing

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the owner of Ticketmaster. The antitrust case

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could result in the breakup of Live

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Nation Entertainment. Reuters has reported

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the DOJ is investigating Ticketmaster's domination

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of concert ticket sales. And for

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years fans and politicians have called

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for investigators to take a closer

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look at the Live Nation Ticketmaster

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merger especially after the botched sale

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of tickets for one of Taylor

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Swift's concert tours. French

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President Emmanuel Macron is vowing to

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restore calm to New Caledonia. Macron

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says forces will remain on the Pacific

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Island for as long as necessary. He's

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on a hastily arranged trip. to the

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French territory. Violence erupted last week

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over voting changes that could diminish

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the political power of indigenous people.

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Freelance journalist Phil Mercer has more. President

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Macron said he wants peace, calm

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and security to return to New

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Caledonia as quickly as possible and

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that dialogue is necessary, but deep-seated

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divisions remain. It's a political crisis,

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so there needs to

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be a political solution to it. Jimmy

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now owner is from the Canack and

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Socialist National Liberation Front. He's opposed to

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new laws that would allow more French

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residents to vote in New Caledonia, which

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could damage the push for independence.

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He wants President Macron to listen

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to the concerns of indigenous people.

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These protests have erupted because he

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hasn't heard our call for the

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suspension of this electoral bill that's

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going through French parliament. Like

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I said, he decided to travel to

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New Caledonia. That would help

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his tensions, but it depends on

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what commitment he would be making.

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Australians New Zealand have evacuated tourists

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from the troubled French overseas territory,

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but dozens remain, including Nicole

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George. We've been told for two days now

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to be travel ready and we're going to receive a

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call. So you can imagine what that feels

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like. You're scared to leave your room to even

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run out and get some food because you're like, what

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if the call comes? Tensions have eased

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in New Caledonia since the arrival of 1,000 French

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security reinforcements last week. Phil

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Mercer for CBC News, Sydney.

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France's Interior Ministry says police have

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arrested someone who was planning a

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violent action during the Olympic torch

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relay. The Olympic torch is in

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Bordeaux today. It is not clear

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what exactly the individual was planning

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to do, but the Interior Minister

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is thanking security agents for their

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professionalism and commitment. The

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Paris 2024 Olympics begin July

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26. China

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has launched an unprecedented military

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drill around Taiwan. A

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video from state media shows a

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fighter jet readying for takeoff. Beijing

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has been conducting drills in recent

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years, but this is the first

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time the exercises are simulating a

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full-scale attack of Taiwan by air

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and sea. It's been

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just three days since the inauguration of

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Taiwan's new president. Beijing has

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described William Lai as a

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dangerous troublemaker. China calls

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these drills strong punishment for separatist

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acts. The war games are

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being condemned by Taipei. Japan

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and South Korea are among those calling for

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regional peace and security to be protected. Beijing

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considers the self-governing island as

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part of China's territory. The

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RCMP has a new challenge. The federal

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government wants the police service to switch

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all its vehicles to zero emission over

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the next decade. The RCMP

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has the largest law enforcement fleet in

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North America, so hitting that target is

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a mammoth task. Catherine Tunney has

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more. The

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hum of an electric vehicle might not

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be the sound you associate with police

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chases, but that could change as

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the Mounties go green. All in its

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infancy right now, but with the RCMP,

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we want to see what's in the realm

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of possible. Andres Casamiri is manager of the

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RCMP National Fleet Program. He's working

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to implement a directive from the

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federal government calling on the RCMP

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to switch its fleet to zero

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emission vehicles by 2035. I

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was open to it, knowing that it was going to

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be quite a challenge. An unprecedented challenge

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at that. The RCMP has the

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largest police land fleet in North

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America with roughly 12000 vehicles on

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the road. For

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now, the RCMP is starting small,

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piloting two Teslas with a few

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dozen electric trucks and SUVs expected

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later this year. Already,

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the force is flagging major concerns.

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with range, model options, and

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the availability of charging stations

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in northern and remote areas. I

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think it poses significant challenges to

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our organization in terms of operations and

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being able to respond. Sergeant Sean Vickery

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is providing operational guidance as the

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program rolls out. You don't want to put them

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into a situation where they will fail and put

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a member at risk or the public

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at risk. The RCMP hasn't put an

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estimate yet on the upfront costs of buying

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new EVs. They also say it's

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too soon to tell how much they'll save in

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the long run on gas. Katherine

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Tunney, CBC News, Ottawa.

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A new airline gets off the ground

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today in the United States. Its ideal

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passenger has four legs and bad breath.

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The airline is bark air, and

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for the right price, it will whisk

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entitled canines and their owners from coast

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to coast. Freelance reporter Steve

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Futterman worked doggedly to put

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together this report. Let's

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get rid of some of those

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dog-gone puns right off the bat.

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Positively raise the woof. Bark

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air. A 100% mostly

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real airline for dogs. The

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man behind all this is Matt Meeker. What we've

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tried to do is build an experience for the

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dog that is as low

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anxiety and low stress as possible.

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Each dog will get special treatment.

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Favorite treats, favorite meals. If they

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need something like a calming treat,

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we offer that. The first flights

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will be on smaller Gulfstream corporate

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jets, a maximum of 10 dogs

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per flight. Now you

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can imagine 10 dogs in a

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somewhat confined area. It could get

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nasty. So before the flight, each

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canine's personality is analyzed. Understanding if

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they are an experienced flyer or

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not, if they're anxious, they get along

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well with other dogs. Just really want to

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get to know that dog so we can

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locate them in the cabin in the most

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optimal place for them. Initially, there will be

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one flight each week from New York to

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Los Angeles and back. There will also be

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New York to London flights every other week.

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If the demand is there, they will be

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more frequent and possibly expand to other cities.

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And these initial flights are not cheap. The

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one-way fare between New York and L.A. is $6,000 U.S.

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Between New York and London, the cost will be $8,000.

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Steve Futterman for CBC News,

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Los Angeles. And

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that is the latest national and

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international news from World Report. For

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World Report, news anytime, cbcnews.ca. I'm

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Marcia Young.