MASSIVE EXPLOSION AT HYDRO DISTRIBUTION SUB CENTRE
DOWNTOWN TORONTO:
FIRE SPREADS FROM ONE TRANSFORMER TO THE NEXT, PEOPLE
AND HOMES NEED TO BE EVACUATED. FIRE AND SMOKE CAN BE
SEEN MILES AWAY. 70 FIREFIGHTERS FROM AROUND THE AREA
FIGHT BLAZE. HUGE FIREBALL BEHIND HOUSES

DELAYED MARS 2 PROBE:
NASA DELAYS LAUNCH OF MARS EXPLORATION ROVER AS
PROBLEMS ARISE WITH THE ROVERS CORK INSULATION IN THE
ROVER'S ROCKET. WIND CONDITIONS FORCE LAUNCH TO BE
SCRUBBED. ROVER'S TITLED "OPPORTUNITY" AND "SPIRIT".
ROBOTIC GENEALOGIST'S EXPLORING PLANET MARS.

WILDFIRES RAGE IN NORTHERN ONTARIO, CANADA:
FOREST FIRES BLAZE THROUGH NORTHERN LANDSCAPE. 28
ACTIVE FIRES BURN OUT OF CONTROL. AERIAL VIEWS OF
FIRES SMOKING 1AND BURNING.

CHIN PICNIC ITALIAN DAY FESTIVAL KICKS OFF:
SPAGHETTI EATING COMPETITION FOLLOWED BY A SAUSAGE
EATING COMPETITION. A FAMILY FESTIVAL AND MULTI
CULTURAL EVENT, MID WAY RIDES FOR KIDS SET UP.

KATHARINE HEPBURN DEAD AT 96:
HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS REMEMBERED FOR HER 5 DECADE CAREER
SPAN. AWARDED BEST ACTRESS OSCAR. VARIOUS CLIPS FROM
HEPBURN FILMS PREVIEWED. CELEBRITY DEATH, MOVIE STAR.

WHITE KERMODE BEAR IS FOUND IN BRITISH COLUMBIA RAIN
FOREST:
FEWER THEN 400 ARE STILL ALIVE BUT CLOSE TO
EXTINCTION. MORATOREUM ON LOGGING BEARS HABITAT
EXPIRES SOON AND THREATENS ITS PRESERVATION. WHITE
KOMODI BEAR OR SPIRIT BEAR IS THE OLYMPIC MASCOT FOR
THE 2010 GAMES IN VANCOUVER. ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS
SPEAK OUT IN SEGMENT.

JUNE 30, 2003:
CANADIAN AIR FORCE PARACHUTE GROUP THE SKYHAWKS JUMP
FROM PLANE DISPLAYING THE CANADIAN FLAG IN CANADA DAY
CELEBRATIONS. THEY PAINT THE SKY WITH RED AND WHITE SMOKE AS THEY DROP TO THE GROUND IN A DISPLAY OF NATIONALISM AND PATRIOTISM.

COTTAGE COUNTRY TRAFFIC:
COTTAGE COUNTRY MAINTAINS AN INCREASED NUMBER OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNITS DURING SUMMER MONTHS KNOWN AS TRAUMA SEASON. FLOATER PLANE FLIES OVER NORTHERN WATERWAYS AND WATERFRONT HOMES AND COTTAGES ARE VISIBLE THROUGH WOODED AREAS.

TROPICAL STORM BILL DRENCHES SOUTHERN LOUISIANA:
HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN POUR DOWN AS CAMERA SHOOTS
IMAGES THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF A CAR. FLOOD LEVELS
RISING, HOUSES ON STILTS, HEAVY WAVES CRASH AGAINST
THE SHORELINES.

CHEVROLET CELEBRATES THE 50TH BIRTHDAY FOR CORVETTE:
THE FIRST CORVETTE ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE IN
FLINT MICHIGAN IN THE 1950s. CORVETTE FANS CONVERGE
ON BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY FOR THE GOLDEN AGE
ANNIVERSARY PARTY. CARAVANS OF VINTAGE CORVETTES LINE
THE ROADS. VINTAGE CAR FOOTAGE.

DEFIBRILATORS SHOWCASED:
THEY CAN BE USED ON CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS ONE YEAR OF
AGE. IN THE NEWS SEGMENT, DEFIBRILATOR IS ATTACHED
TO THE CHEST OF AN UNCONSCIOUS MAN ON THE FLOOR IN A
RE-ENACTMENT OF A HEART ATTACK.

KATHARINE HEPBURN DIES:
VINTAGE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF HEPBURNS MOTHER AND FATHER
AND BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES OF HEPBURN AS A YOUNG
MOVIE STAR. REPORTER SPEAKS TO PEDESTRIANS ON
HOLLYWOOD'S WALK OF FAME AS THEY COMMENT ON THE DEATH
OF A STAR.

JUNE 27, 2003
POLICE CHASE:
CITY POLICE EXECUTE A VEHICLE TAKE DOWN IN THE EARLY
HOURS OF THE MORNING. A POLICE HELICOPTER PICKS UP
THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A CONTROLLED POLICE CHASE ON
THE HIGHWAY. THE HELICOPTER AERIAL VIEW OF THE CHASE
AT NIGHT PROVIDES GRAINY CAMERA IMAGES OF THE
VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CHASE. THE DRIVER IS STOPPED AND
CHARGED WITH DRUNK DRIVING.

QUEEN ELIZABETH MEETS WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADAMIR
PUTIN IN ENGLAND:
RUSSIAN CONVOY MAKES A TRIP TO THE UK ON AN OFFICIAL
STATE VISIT. QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP WISH
PUTIN FAREWELL ON THE RED CARPET AT HEATHROW AIRPORT
IN LONDON.

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE GEM WORLD ARE SHOWCASED AT
THE SMITHSONIAN:
THESE FAMOUS JEWELS ARE THE MOST COLORFUL STONES IN
THE WORLD. THE JEWELS ARE HOUSED IN A VAULT OF IRON
BARS HIDDEN IN THE WALLS OF THE SMITHSONIAN. THESE
ARE PRICELESS GEMS THAT INCLUDE THE LARGEST DIAMOND
IN THE WORLD.

CANADIAN NATIONAL BIRTH RATES HIT A RECORD LOW IN
HEALTH HEADLINES AS BIRTH RATE STATISTICS FOR 2003:
VARIOUS IMAGES OF NEW BORN BABIES AND MOTHERS IN
HOSPITAL.

ROSES:
CU OF LARGE BEAUTIFUL ROSES IN A CITY GARDEBN ARE
SWAYING IN THE WIND. FLOWERS ARE BRIGHTS AND COLORFUL
AND IN FULL BLOOM.

MARINE UNIT RESCUE DIVERS COMPETE IN THE MURKY WATERS
OF THE HUDSON RIVER IN NEW YORK:
THE CHARITY DIVE IS SPONSORED BY WATCH MANUFACTURER
TAG HEURE TO PROMOTING ITS NEW PRODUCT. THE DIVERS
ARE REQUIRED TO GATHER RINGS IN THE WATER TO COLLECT
CHARITABLE DONATIONS.

RIBFEST:
IN CANADA VERSUS THE UNITED STATES, A BARBEQUE RIB
COOKING COMPETITION KICKS OFF. VARIOUS VENDORS
BARBEQUE RACKS OF RIBS OVER OPEN FIRE AND FLAME. THE
WINNER TAKES HOME THE "CHIEF HOG TROPHY".

VIOLENT CLASHES IN THE WEST BANK BETWEEN CIVILIANS
AND SOLDIERS TAKE PLACE:
US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR, CONDOLEEZA RICE,
ARRIVES IN THE AREA FOR CEASE FIRE AGREEMENT TALKS
BETWEEN THE PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS. MILITARY TANKS
AND US POLITICAL CARAVAN ROLL THROUGH TOWN IN MIDST
OF VIOLENCE.

AUSTRALIA MARINE SPECIES:
NUMEROUS PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN MARINE SPECIES ARE FOUND
OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA. NEW VARIETIES OF SHARKS,
RAYS AND INVERTEBRATES ARE SHOW THROUGHOUT THE
SEGMENT. MORE THEN 500 SPECIES OF FISH WERE COLLECTED
AND MORE THEN 1300 INVERTEBRATES. THE SAMPLES WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED TO SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD FOR TESTS.
SOME OF THE BIZARRE LOOKING FISH SPECIES RESEMBLE
SMALL SEA MONSTERS.

THE 37TH ANNUAL ROBBIE SOCCER TOURNAMENT GETS UNDER
WAY IN TORONTO AREA:
TEAMS FROM LOCAL AREA AS WELL AS SCOTLAND TAKE PART
IN THE GAMES. PROCEEDS FROM THESE CHARITY GAMES GO TO
CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. ALSO, CANADA
TAKES ON ENGLAND IN THE 52ND ANNUAL CHURCHILL CUP, A
WOMENS RUGBY TOURNAMENT.

JUNE 25, 2003
MIKE MEYERS:
CANADIAN BORN COMEDIAN AND ACTOR MIKE MEYERS RECEIVES
THE KEY TO THE CITY. MEYERS STANDS ON A PODIUM AT
TORONTO CITY HALL AND STARTS TO CRY AS HE GIVES
SPEECH TO CROWD. MEYERS IS HONOURED FOR HIS
CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY THROUGHOUT THE SARS CRISIS.
TWO STREETS IN THE CITY SUBURB OF SCARBOROUGH NAMED
AFTER MEYERS.

HEATWAVE & TRAFFIC:
AN EXTREME HEAT WAVE HITS THE CITY. PAVEMENT ON THE
HIGHWAY BUCKLES DUE TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES CAUSING
TRAFFIC CONGESTION. HIGHWAY WORKERS AND CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS HAVE DIFFICULTY WORKING IN HIGH HEATS (WS
RENOVATION WORKERS REPLACING ROOF ON RESIDENTIAL
HOME). EXTREME HEAT ALERTS ARE ISSUED THROUGHOUT CITY
AND COOLING CENTRES ARE OPENED FOR RELIEF. RED CROSS
WORKERS HELP PEOPLE NEEDING TO GET OUT OF HEAT.
HEALTH OFFICIALS URGE PEOPLE TO BE CAREFUL IN HIGH
TEMPERATURES.

TORNADOS TOUCH DOWN IN SOUTH DAKOTA:
THE TOWN OF MANCHESTER IS FLATTENED BY THE NATURAL
DISASTER. VERY FEW PEOPLE WERE HURT IN THE TWISTERS
AS TOWNS HAD ENABLED AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM THAT LET
PEOPLE KNOW THE TORNADO WAS COMING. GREAT SHOTS OF
VARIOUS LARGE TORNADOS TOUCHING DOWN IN STORMY SKIES.

NIAGARA:
NIAGARA REGION OF CANADA IS KNOWN AS A POPULAR
TOURIST DESTINATION. 15,000 ACRES OF LUSH VINEYARDS
COVER THE NIAGARA PENINSULA. MORE THEN 40 STATE
WINERIES ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY SIDE WITH
TASTINGS AND SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS FOR TOURISTS. GREAT
RESTAURANTS IN THE LOCAL AREA COUPLE LOCAL CUISINE
WITH REGIONAL WINES. GREAT TOURISM DESTINATION. NIAGARA FALLS, NIAGARA ON THE LAKE, FORT GEORGE.

KHIEHL PHARMACY OPENS IN TORONTO:
POPULAR NEW YORK APOTHECARY KNOWN FOR ITS STAR
STUDDED CELEBRITY CLIENTELE. COMPANY USES NATURAL
INGREDIENTS AND BOTANNICALS IN IT PRODUCTS. COMPANY
SUPPORTS A SKIN CANCER RESEARCH FUND AND YOUTH
LITERACY. VARIOUS CAMERA SHOTS INSIDE APOTHECARY AS
CLIENTS SHOP AND MINGLE.

CONSUMER ALERT: DIGITAL PICTURE PRINTER
NEW EPSON PRINTER, THE STYLUS PHOTO 2200, IS NOW
AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS AND IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF
HOME PHOTO PRINTING. TEST MARKET STRATEGISTS COMPARE
EPSON TO OTHER PRINTERS AND FIND IT COMPARABLE IN
QUALITY DESPITE HUGE PRICE DIFFERENCES.

SHAVING CREAM FIGHT:
AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATING THE LAST DAY OF
SCHOOL LEAVES AN HONOR STUDENT BANNED FROM ATTENDING
HIS PROM. PRINCIPLE BANS STUDENT FROM PROM AFTER HE
SMELLS BEER ON HIS BODY AND ACCUSES HIM OF DRINKING
ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. THE TEEN STUDENT SPEAKS TO
REPORTERS ABOUT THE INCIDENT.

JUNE 26, 2003
CLAP-OUT, GRADE 6 GRADUATION:
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. GRADE 2 STUDENTS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL
BID FAREWELL TO GRADE SIX STUDENTS BY CLAPPING AS
THEY LEAVE BUILDING. GRADE SIX STUDENTS SPEND THE DAY
LOOKING BACK AT SCHOOL YEARBOOKS AND TALKING WITH
FRIENDS. STUDENTS MOVE ON TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL NEXT
YEAR. MONA PIPER, CROSSING GUARD AT SCHOOL FOR 31
YEARS TALKS TO REPORTERS ABOUT THE KIDS. TEACHERS
TALK TO REPORTER ABOUT LOOKING FORWARD TO LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.

MIKE MEYERS INDUCTED INTO CANADA'S CELEBRITY WALK OF
FAME:
THE ACTOR COMEDIAN WAS IN TORONTO TO ACCEPT HIS AWARD
AND UNVEIL HIS STAR ON THE WALK OF FAME. MEYERS
THANKS GLENN COCHRANE (CANADIAN NEWS ANCHOR) IN HIS
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH. GLENN COCHRANE SPEAKS TO REPORTERS
AND MEETS MIKE MEYERS.

HEART MEDICATION:
IN HEALTH NEWS, SCIENTISTS REVEAL A NEW HEART
MEDICATION FOR PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 55. THE SUPER
PILL INCLUDES ASPIRIN, A CHOLESTEROL LOWERING DRUG AND A BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING DRUG. AMERICAN DRUG
ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THE PILL IS TOO DANGEROUS FOR
HEALTHY PEOPLE.

"AS SEEN ON TV" PRODUCTS:
CONSUMER ALERT FOR PRODUCTS SEEN ON TV IN
INFOMMERCIALS. FEATURED ARE THE "AEROBED", "REBO
STYLER AIR BRUSH", "ROOMBA FLOOR VAC" AND THE "TOTAL
CHEF". PEOPLE TEST EACH PRODUCT AND RATE EACH PRODUCT
BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE. THREE OF THE FOUR
PRODUCTS GOT A THUMBS UP.

JUNE 23, 2003:
PRINCE EDWARD EARL OF WESSEX RECEIVES A DEMONSTRATION
OF A MOCK NON-EVASIVE TEST SURGERY AT TORONTO
GENERAL'S NEW SURGICAL HEALTH CENTRE. EDWARD HELPED
UNVEIL THE "MCQUWEN CENTRE FOR REGENETIVE CARE" AND
GIVES SPEECH TO PRESS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN
LOBBY OF NEW STATE OF THE ART MEDICAL FACILITY.

COOKING:
HEALTH CANADA TELLS PEOPLE THAT THE BEST WAY TO
PREVENT FOOD CONTAMINATION IS TO KEEP FOODS SEPARATE,
USE ONE BOARD FOR MEATS AND ANOTHER FOR PRODUCE,
REFRIGERATE FOOD AFTER COOKING AND COOK FOODS
THOROUGHLY. HEALTH CANADA ADVISES THAT PEOPLE ALWAYS
USE THERMOMETERS TO LET THEM KNOW WHEN MEAT IS
COOKED.

WATER CARS:
OWNERS OF AMPHICARS, AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES DESIGNED TO
FLOAT IN WATER, TAKE THEIR RESTORED VINTAGE ODDITY
VEHICLES OUT INTO THE LAKE FOR SHOWCASING. THE
VEHICLES WERE ORIGINALLY BUILT IN THE 1960s BUT LACK
OF SALES TOOK THEM OFF THE MARKET. THEY WERE THEN
SOLD TO PEPSI EMPLOYEES AT COST.

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE:
PILLITTERI ESTATE VINEYARDS IS A SUCCESSFUL WINERY IN
THE REGION OF NIAGARA ON THE LAKE. SUE ANN STAFF IS
5TH GENERATION WINE MAKER IN THE NIAGARA REGION WHO
RUNS THE VINEYARD AND IS SHOWCASED IN THIS NEWS
SEGMENT. FEMALE WINE MAKERS ON THE RISE IN THE
INDUSTRY.