Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. April 2nd, 2024
April 2, 2024
As of September 2024, Ontario’s high school students will have to take a course on Technology and the Skilled Trades. It’s required for Grade 9 students, as well as Grade 10 pupils, in order to graduate. But as the Ford government deals with an ongoing tech teacher shortage, it appears likely that the teachers who are assigned these courses won’t even have the credentials to teach these modules. Does this plan make sense to you? Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, Canada’s Prime Minister is finally delivering on a campaign promise, which was declared in 2021 when the Liberals got re-elected. Our country is receiving a long-overdue national school food program, coming in at a cost of $1 billion. What does it accomplish, and what still needs to be done? That’s coming up in Hour 3.
Unpublished Newswire
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will soon require employees to make their way to the office for at least three days a week, following the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's lead. Read More
May 2, 2024 - 18:46 | Catherine Morrison | Ottawa Citizen
Councillors in Quesnel, B.C., voted unanimously to censure their mayor, saying his actions related to a book that denies the harms of Canada’s residential school system have jeopardized the city’s relationship with Indigenous communities.Coun. Scott Elliott made the motion, saying all the work that has been done to rebrand the city has been “demolished” by Mayor Ron Paull’s actions.“This should never have happened,” Elliott said, adding he hoped Tuesday’s meeting would mark the start of a path to repair relationships between Indigenous Peoples and the city in B.C.’s Interior, about 120...
May 2, 2024 - 18:38 | Brenna Owen | The Globe and Mail
North Central Family Centre launched a capital campaign to offset the remaining balance of the affordable housing complex and community hub that will open later this year.
May 2, 2024 - 18:26 | Jeanelle Mandes | Global News - Canada
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