101 year old proves importance of strength training | Your Canada for May 26, 2026

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[00:00:03]Welcome to CTV News your Canada. It is Tuesday, May 26th. We'll bring you profiles of fascinating Canadians and stories about your community. Thanks for watching.

[00:00:17]>> [music] >> Haitian-born, American-raised Wyclef Jean has been a part of two FIFA World Cup songs with two different collaborators.

[00:00:32]>> [music] >> Now he can add a third to his resume thanks to Canadian folk singer I. The two recently collaborated on I's new song Chosen.

[00:00:48]>> [music] >> We got a song coming out with Wyclef Jean of the Fugees, one of my favorite artists of all time. Uh it's a We wrote it for the World Cup. I mean, I wrote the song. He loved it so much that he got on it, he produced it, did a verse on it, and I'm I'm super excited about that song coming out.

[00:01:10]>> [music] >> Speaking to Jean on the phone from Brazil, the two celebrated the release of the song and Spotify's addition of it to their playlist and their plans to reunite here. I is a lifelong football fan from Brampton or as he calls it Canada's soccer city. Now the married father of five has sons of his own playing the beautiful game. The two-time Juno nominee wrote Chosen not knowing it would not only catch the attention of the three-time Grammy winner and now it has been added to the lineup at Toronto's FIFA Fan Festival. [music] >> [singing] >> I used to coach soccer with my kids. I played soccer for a long time with some incredible players. Some of them played on the Canadian the team, and I wanted to write an anthem for the World Cup, something that inspired me, that inspired my children. And it's just a song, it's like a it's a inspirational song about being chosen, choosing yourself, whatever goes against you, just keep going, fighting through it.

[00:02:09]You are chosen, right? It's been an emotional journey for I, and now Wyclef Jean will be coming to Toronto, and together they will perform Chosen at Toronto's Fan Fest on June 11th, and other [music] plans for the song are in the works. Andrea Case, CP24 News.

[00:02:29]Vicki Siler is focused as she slides her disc across the shuffleboard court, a game she's been playing for more than a decade.

[00:02:35]>> I used to curl, and when we went south, I couldn't curl anymore. So, to me, shuffle is similar to curling. I mean, not there, but you have to have your weight, you have to have strategy. She's among the top players in Canada, facing off against the best from the US at the inaugural Can-Am Shuffleboard Court Tournament.

[00:02:54]>> This is the first tournament we've ever had of this way. It's actually 40 of the top American players playing 40 of the top Canadian players. Canada has players from Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and BC.

[00:03:07]Wally Bent says there's a noticeable difference between the teams.

[00:03:10]>> The US team seems to have a lot of younger players. More More of our our teams are seniors. They hope the tournaments will attract new, younger players. Mark Bender, here from the Tampa, Florida area, says many bars in the US offer shuffleboard courts.

[00:03:25]>> We found a lot of the places where we'll have like night tournaments or night leagues. Uh you can get much younger crowd. It's difficult during the weekdays uh to to get the the working crew in. Uh but, you know, when we have league at night, it makes it a lot easier.

[00:03:40]The stakes at this competition are high, with not only medals up for grabs, but bragging rights. We all love competition, but we all get along well.

[00:03:48]The big thing about this is the a that's around here. I've never heard so much laughter and voices talking and everything. It's just beautiful. Well, the US may have youth on its side. Many will tell you Canada makes up in wisdom.

[00:04:01]There's definitely some wisdom there.

[00:04:03]And the home court advantage, right? So, these are these courts are a lot different than what we play on, especially in the bars, you know, sometimes those courts are a little bit slower. There's been beer spilled on the on the courts and so it's it's a different game for sure. Games will continue throughout the week leading up to the finals on Friday.

[00:04:20]Amanda Anderson, CTV News, Beaumont.

[00:04:25]She's one of the volunteers here getting her hands dirty and Melissa Muse uses a small shovel to break through roots so she can uncover what may be hiding in the soil beneath.

[00:04:35]>> I just love that it's such a unique opportunity to connect with the land, learn a little bit about archaeology and what is going on down here, and try something new. The archaeology field program is hosted by the city and University of Calgary for students and volunteers. Before the team chooses this spot, they dig a series of test sites down 90 cm to see if it's worth it. And it is after discovering the tip of a projectile point.

[00:05:01]>> It's a what we call a Bracken point. So, it is something that dates roughly between 2,100 and 2,800 years ago based on its style. These things change stylistically over time. And at that point they would have been using an atlatl or a dart thrower rather than a bow and arrow. Lorraine Bryant is sifting through the dirt from the excavation plots to look for any treasures. For we think of the conservation cycle, if people are aware of things, if people care about things, they're more likely to protect them. And I think too often folks kind of don't realize how much history Calgary has and how how many thousands of years this place was used for, right?

[00:06:07]>> The dig is also uncovering artifacts from Thomas Edworthy who settled here along with an industrial brick-making facility that's well over 100 years old.

[00:06:17]Kevin Fleming, CTV News, Calgary.

[00:06:22]I have no clue what I'm doing, but it seems pretty straightforward. When Quinn Strang's father heard about his son's plan to hitchhike across Canada, he thought he was joking. I didn't, quite frankly, believe him. I thought he was just, you know, throwing this out. And the more he talked about it, the more I said, "Okay, this kid's actually going to do this." Quinn started his cross-country trek in St. John's on May 17th.

[00:06:43]>> Well, I've met some amazing people. I've been lucky enough to have people reach out for drives, so I'm getting a mix of sticking my thumb out and a little bit of people reaching out for drives as well. But it's not a coming-of-age adventure for the 20-year-old. Quinn is a cancer survivor. He's hitchhiking to raise $100,000 for cancer research and the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. The plan, follow Terry Fox's route and then go all the way to the Pacific. At age 15, Quinn discovered he had stage four Ewing's sarcoma. That um spread through my lungs and my lymph nodes and I had about a 15% chance to live, I think. And I trucked through it, I beat it. But the cancer came back his senior year and he had a femur transplant after graduation.

[00:07:27]It was tough. Um I had the easy job. I was just there to support him.

[00:07:31]Um if I could have taken his pain away every day, I would have. A short break in his hometown last week before hitting the road again. He knows the risks.

[00:07:41]Yeah, mean, there's definitely always a concern just like anything else in life, right? But, um I I haven't had the slightest problem so far. While they don't condone hitchhiking, the Strang's believe it'll bring attention to the cause. I'm pretty impressed and honored to have him as a son. As for how he'll get back home? Yeah, I figure once I hitch across Canada, I'm going to want to get home pretty quick. So, yeah, I'm just going to wait in the airport till I get the first flight back to Moncton.

[00:08:05]They hope to be back to his pets and his father by mid-June. Derek Haggett, CTV News, Moncton.

[00:08:15]>> [music] >> Barbara Clark is 101 years old.

[00:08:21]>> I've always been active.

[00:08:23]I was going to >> That's that's the secret.

[00:08:25]>> When she's not gardening or playing the piano, Clark is here.

[00:08:30]Exercising. I think everybody should take I think everybody should take exercises. I I started a long time ago. Clark says she played golf to keep fit in her earlier years. Her last game nearly a decade ago when she was 92.

[00:08:46]>> It wasn't a very stellar game, believe me.

[00:08:48]>> [laughter] >> Now, she's traded in her golf clubs for dumbbells and trains with other dedicated seniors twice a week at Chartwell Dorchester Terrace.

[00:08:59]>> I guess in the ability to be more independent and to move and to have less assistance.

[00:09:05]Um they really notice a big difference here. They've all increased their weights.

[00:09:08]>> The classes include a warm-up, strength training, balance exercises, and stretching.

[00:09:14]>> It involves everything. I don't miss a muscle group. Experts say strength training can improve balance, independence, and brain health for older patients. Weightlifting can improve cognition including executive function which refers to our ability to think, plan, make decisions, our memory, and our attention. And this is true in healthy, pre-clinical, and clinical older adult populations. And so, sort of keeping sharp as we age is really important.

[00:09:42]>> And for anyone who says they are too busy to exercise, What do I say to them?

[00:09:47]Oh, I wouldn't like to tell you.

[00:09:49]So, Clark left me no option but to join in.

[00:09:57]And it turns out keeping up with the 101-year-old is harder than it looks. It keeps me young.

[00:10:04]Lauren Solomons, CTV News.

[00:10:09]I think we're calling this one toasted marshmallow. Toasted marshmallow and her siblings have landed on their feet after being rescued from an apartment fire on Thursday in the Meadow Green neighborhood. This is what the white cats looked like when Ashlyn Wenninger got to the scene.

[00:10:24]>> Covered in in soot and and ash, you know, affecting their eyes and airways.

[00:10:28]Uh so, uh it was important to get them care immediately. The animals received emergency treatment at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, including oxygen and antibiotics. This is a little girl that we thought we were going to lose when she we first took her to the college and I had signed for her euthanasia, but she turned around. The fire department says a total of 12 cats were rescued from a single suite. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

[00:10:55]>> There was 12 cats in the uh in the suite and uh reports [clears throat] are that they all got out safely and all the residents got out safely, too. Two of the cats are still unaccounted for, while the other 10 are now in the care of SOS Prairie Rescue and the SPCA. Wenninger says she only learned about the situation after being tagged in a social media post. She's pushing for a clear protocol to connect animals with emergency care and support services after fires. If we're capable of calling other supportive services, we're perfectly capable of calling for the animals, especially when they're in distress. Animals are not factored in emergency responses. While emergency crews do carry oxygen masks for animals, the fire department says its priority hierarchy is people, property, and then pets. For those instances where the people and the property have been taken care of, and then we can look after the pets.

[00:11:49]The kittens will soon be put up for adoption, but first need to get spayed and neutered. We're really fortunate.

[00:11:55]These are very lucky cats. Laura Woodward, CTV News, Saskatoon.

[00:12:03]It's the lunch rush at Smash'n'Grab in Castleman.

[00:12:07]This is uh an undertaking that I took on for my daughters to kind of secure their future. And it's a dream come true for all of us, cuz we've always wanted to do this. But since opening last year, Risa Deg and her daughters have had nothing but issues with their food truck.

[00:12:22]There's always growing pains in a new business, right? That you um but it's been one thing after the other, and it's very frustrating.

[00:12:28]>> Deg bought the used truck with an all new kitchen from Food Truck Canada in April 2025 for $60,000.

[00:12:36]>> This is a problem. Almost immediately, rain seeped in through the roof. Now, the electrical panel, both deep fryers failing within weeks of picking up the truck. When I went to their shop to pick up the second fryer, um one of their employees told me the fryers that they gave me, there's a history of them being defective. And he didn't know why they were installed in my truck. The wiring inside of this was not wired properly.

[00:13:02]>> suppression system also unexpectedly going off. Destroy our floors. It destroyed our product. Everything and our loss of sales. The Castleman fire department issuing inspection orders flagging multiple issues needing to be fixed, including no grease drip tray beneath the exhaust system, no certification markings, labels, or listings on grease filters, and a missing class K fire extinguisher, something the company lists as included.

[00:13:29]>> Sent them an email and I just said, "Please do the right thing." Like and I said, "I'm giving you an opportunity to make it right." And they they don't answer. They refuse. When asked for an interview or written response to the allegations, the company first said, "Sorry, we are not interested." Then in a follow-up, wrote, "We are the most reviewed food truck manufacturer in Canada with several locations across Canada. We have way more positive reviews than negative ones."

[00:13:55]>> This is the only thing holding on to my propane tanks. The first day that we went driving, I lost nearly lost my fryer because it wasn't hooked in properly. Haley writes trailer also has problems. He said that what we paid for is what we get.

[00:14:12]And told us pretty much to go our own way and figure it out. What are we having today? Back in Castleman, >> I think it's great. I think that I wish it was open all year round.

[00:14:22]Customers like Fred keeping those behind Smash and Grab going. We don't want to be like, "Oh, maybe we're going to open this day, maybe not." We want to be here for the community.

[00:14:31]>> Daig says she's speaking out to warn others. So, I didn't do like enough of my due diligence because I trusted them.

[00:14:38]I trusted what they advertised and I trusted what they said to me. And so, that's on me.

[00:14:46]But it doesn't mean it's okay.

[00:14:49]And Daig has all the clearances to open and manages any issues as they come up.

[00:14:53]The Technical Standards and Safety Authority says the truck met all safety requirements, Patricia. All right, CTV's Katie Griffin live for us tonight. Thank you.

[00:15:02]A three-time regional spelling bee champ, 14-year-old Isaac Brogan knows there's always more words to learn.

[00:15:10]Well, the dictionary is really big.

[00:15:11]There's about just under 600,000 words, so uh I'm always learning new words. I'm always discovering something new. So far, he's discovered the right ones.

[00:15:22]Correct and congratulations.

[00:15:25]In March, Brogan spelled his way into a third regional spelling bee victory. His reward, another shot at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. this week.

[00:15:37]>> I'm really nervous. Um I have put a lot of effort. I know that a lot of other people there are also going to be putting in a lot of effort, but really it's all just luck based. The nationally televised event is nothing new for the Maranatha Christian Academy student. He waltzed to the semi-finals in 2023 and participated again in 2024. I've had to realize like there's a good chance I'm not going to win.

[00:16:01]Cuz only one person out of 250 wins each year.

[00:16:05]And just realizing that my chances of winning aren't good, but I'm still going to put in my effort so I can make my chances at least better.

[00:16:13]This is Brogan's last shot to beat out a hive of opponents and win the title.

[00:16:18]I've kind of been envisioning that for like the last 3 years.

[00:16:22]Um yeah, just holding up the trophy. I've always wanted that.

[00:16:26]>> Studying up to 5 hours a day on his laptop, Brogan doesn't just spell his answers, he types them. And when I type it out, like I don't need to like try to piece the word together, I just remember it like it's my name. Approaching his final trips to the stage, more than anything, Brogan says he's thankful for those who supported him along the way.

[00:16:46]Just knowing like I might not be the best, but I can still be good. That's That's what's kept me going. Brogan's first test comes Tuesday during the preliminaries. His goal is to spell his way into the televised finals on Thursday. Robert Lothian, CTV News, Windsor.

[00:17:05]Construction crews are building a female members washroom in an area just outside the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly Chamber. I think this has been a project that has been known it needs to be done. Back in the early 1900s, a female members washroom wasn't included in plans for the legislative building because women didn't have the right to vote or to sit as elected members.

[00:17:29]As Sarah Ramsland was the first MLA female member here in the Saskatchewan legislature back in 1919 to 23.

[00:17:37]Um now we've got 30% of the members are female and until this time we had a you know a a need for this. The male members washroom has been renovated over the years and still contains many of the original fixtures dating back over a century. The new female members washroom will be of similar quality.

[00:17:58]Marble, you see some oak, you see some tiles and some heritage lighting and balanced with the needs of barrier-free and family washroom aspects. A few years ago a very small washroom was set aside for female members of the legislature but has proven inadequate because of the large number of women now sitting in the house. The new female members washroom has the support of both the government and the opposition. A project considered by many to be long overdue.

[00:18:31]Wayne Mantyka, CTV News, Regina.

[00:18:37]The city of Cambridge wants residents and visitors to pull up a chair and treat the street like your dining room, closing roads in the Galt and Hespeler areas in an effort to drive business.

[00:18:48]It's actually really quite exciting um and this summer it's being called the Main Street Promenade.

[00:18:54]Instead of rolling out the red carpet, crews can be seen literally rolling out patio extensions in front of businesses on day one of the Main Street road closure.

[00:19:03]>> We're building another patio on the street right now.

[00:19:06]Uh it'd be about another maybe 30 seats on the patio on the street. Business owners eager for customers to come out and enjoy. So we can bring in more staff and get prepared for hopefully a really busy summer. This is the fifth year Main Street from Water to Ainslie streets has been closed to promote more foot traffic. But new this year are the Region of Waterloo's waste collection carts outside of businesses. No, it sort of ruins the vibe a little bit to have garbage cans everywhere. They have been We've been struggling with them downtown. People don't really love the way they look, obviously. So if we don't have them on the street for the summer would be great.

[00:19:41]>> The Downtown Cambridge BIA agrees. The carts don't add to that beautification.

[00:19:47]And so if we can find ways to keep them as invisible as possible, but also keeping the streets very clean is important to us as well. The BIA says it came to an agreement with the region's waste management team to keep the carts off the streets. So that the businesses on the south side will be able to use Imperial Lane actually permanently, so there'll be no carts on the street at all on Main Street.

[00:20:11]And then on the north side, we've arranged a space in the Dixon parking lot at least for the summer closure for businesses to be able to put their their carts out there. Leaving more room for entertainment. Oh, this is one of my favorite spots and like areas in town. I kind of wish they'd keep it closed all year, honestly.

[00:20:29]>> The Main Street Promenade officially kicks off this weekend with live music and free activities. It runs until the end of September. Heather Senoran, CTV News, Cambridge.

[00:20:43]For years, the Heritage Train and Carousel have been delighting riders, young and old.

[00:20:48]>> It makes you smile. It makes you smile, makes you happy on it. Joy and it spreads to us and we try to spread the, you know, joy to them as well. A new million-dollar platform will be constructed along the train loop called the Redpath Mining Heritage Train Station. Half of the project's projected cost is covered through donations, including one from the Rotary Club of North Bay. The upgraded station will be for administration, tickets, souvenirs, kiosks, and one section will try and replicate an old train station. We were able to get some church pews from the Anglican Church in Temagami, which was deconcentrated back last year.

[00:21:29]In 1994, the Heritage Railway Company opened, purchasing a steam and diesel engine along with two coaches. Fast forward to today, three trains run alongside two nearby carousels that attract thousands of families each year.

[00:21:44]What we call the third generation families. Kid kids who were first rode it in '94, '95 are now parents, we're even pushing grandparents, and they've got their kids or grandkids.

[00:21:55]Construction of the new rail station is set to start fall 2027, with it complete in time for Victoria Day launch in 2028, giving this over 30-year-old waterfront attraction a new facelift. Eric Taschner, CTV News, North Bay.

[00:22:16]A Sault Ste. Marie man is living the Loto Quebec dream today.

[00:22:25]Shawn Button was given a check for 12.5 million dollars. He's an entrepreneur, he says he plays Loto Quebec online, and so far it sounds like his plans for the money are quite modest. Some travel probably with my my family.

[00:22:41]Things like that. Do some work on the home.

[00:22:45]Planning buying a car. I changed my phone this weekend.

[00:22:49]>> [laughter] >> Big big expense.

[00:22:55]While this old lawn tractor likely appreciates this father and son's efforts, nothing could compare to the feeling of getting a new name. It's a Case 117 tractor and so it was Casey.

[00:23:08]Simple as that. Although his previous owner called him past his prime, Casey couldn't wait to show Adam that he could still mow like a tractor half his age.

[00:23:16]It just was barely hanging on there.

[00:23:18]Start cutting the grass and then it died about halfway into the boulevards. So Adam did all he could to fix Casey. I started taking it apart and it didn't go back together again. So Casey just sat useless, watching the years go by until he heard kids like Ivor. It's over on this side. And like the hum of mowing lawns herald the start of spring, to Casey laughing children sounded like new possibilities.

[00:23:45]How was that? Good. Of course slides and swings are good, this five-year-old will tell you, but when you happen upon a tractor that's even better than great.

[00:23:55]Especially when there's a sign that says, "Hello, my name is Casey. Let's go for a ride."

[00:24:01]>> [laughter] >> Ivor, like countless other kids in the neighborhood, always accepts the invitation. I'll start the motor. And Adam regularly makes new signs to inspire their imagination. Don't go over 100 clicks, Casey's getting old or please bring back Casey with a full tank of gas. It's also to let other parents know it's okay for their kids to take Casey on an adventure. It works if you believe it works.

[00:24:24]>> [laughter] >> And if you believe a couple tweaks can transform this tractor into a rocket ship or race car or a surfboard that can catch the world's biggest waves before you wipe out with a twist, Casey will make it work. You name it, it fits the bill. And just because you have to stop doing something you love, Casey shows us doesn't mean you can't start doing another thing that turns out to be even better. That maybe it doesn't do what it was designed to do originally, but it's got a great new life now. Adam Sawatsky, CTV News.