Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 11th, 2024
March 11, 2024
Earlier in the show, we talked about an interesting idea from Ottawa’s largest school board. Granted, this idea is likely to generate a lot of controversy and opposition. It surrounds the typical high school graduation, and whether it should be replaced with a different ceremony. According to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, if these changes were made, students from all levels of achievement would be able to cross the stage with their classmates. And when it comes to award ceremonies, new additions would be made for non-academic accomplishments. Do you support this idea? Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, the leader of Canada’s Conservatives made a lot of headlines over the weekend, as he held another ‘Axe The Tax’ rally. We discuss further with our Political Heat panelists in Hour 3.
Unpublished Newswire
Polls have closed for by-elections held in two Ontario ridings with a tight race expected in one of them.Polls and observers suggest the Progressive Conservatives and Liberals are neck and neck in Milton, just west of Mississauga, while the Tories are largely expected to hold onto the southwest Ontario riding of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.Milton has been vacant since cabinet minister Parm Gill resigned in February to join the federal Conservatives.
May 2, 2024 - 21:32 | | The Globe and Mail
Newfoundland and Labrador health officials are facing a staffing crunch after a temporary nurse agency refused to let its nurses continue to work in the province for another employer.Toronto-based Canadian Health Labs had two contracts to send registered nurses from other parts of Canada to hospitals and nursing homes in Newfoundland that were left severely short-handed because of the pandemic.Under a mutual non-poaching clause in the contracts, CHL cannot hire away local workers and, in return, nurses that the agency sent to Newfoundland cannot be employed by local health authorities...
May 2, 2024 - 21:07 | Ha Tu Thanh, Kelly Grant | The Globe and Mail
Vanessa Yoon could teach an entire lesson without seeing the eyes of some of her students. They were in the classroom, but they were not listening to her – they were looking down, studying videos on YouTube and TikTok.Ms. Yoon had an idea and launched an academic counteroffensive.
May 2, 2024 - 20:57 | Caroline Alphonso | The Globe and Mail
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