Ottawa Now for Wed. November 27th, 2024
November 27, 2024
Andrew Pinsent fills-in for Kristy Cameron. Canada Post strike has no end in sight with mediation being suspended. Does the government need intervene to end the strike? Also, with massive financial losses, does Canada Post need an overhaul? Associate Professor at McMaster's DeGroote School of Business Marvin Ryder explains what's causing the stalemate. The ripple effects of this impasse are numerous; businesses unable to move their goods, gifts unable to be sent, and there's even a case where the ashes of a loved are in limbo. As the Canadian dollar plummets, so do the hopes of Canadians wishing to travel to the United States. Those unable to escape to warmer climates will have to deal with a typical 'Canadian winter'. Later, Ontario missed its target for providing hands-on care to long-term care residents. Why is that? CEO of AdvantAge Ontario Lisa Levin cites lack of staff as one of the main issues. Dictionary.com's word of the 2024 is 'demure'. The impasse at Canada Post is preventing people from getting their passports for travel AND work. We meet Jocelyn Yu, who is currently stranded in Ottawa due to the ongoing strike. CTV's Matt Skube discusses these $250 cheques as well as the Canada Post strike.
Unpublished Newswire
The Supreme Court of Canada on Wednesday ruled in favour of a First Nation that had sued the Quebec and federal governments for underfunding its police service, in a decision Indigenous law experts say could reshape how governments negotiate the funding of basic services in First Nations communities.The 8-1 decision is a win for the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation, an Innu community of several thousand people about three hours north of Quebec City. The court’s ruling highlighted that policing in Indigenous communities has long been underfunded. It concluded Quebec did not bargain in good...
November 27, 2024 - 21:29 | David Ebner | The Globe and Mail
Police in Winnipeg have laid dozens of new charges in the case of a man and woman accused of torturing and killing animals and posting the images online.Irene Lima, 55, and Chad Kabecz, 40, were arrested last month and accused of killing or torturing about 10 cats for content on the dark web.Police said Wednesday they have since searched electronic devices and found evidence that more than 75 animals were filmed or photographed being tortured and killed, in some cases with a sexual component.
November 27, 2024 - 21:21 | Steve Lambert | The Globe and Mail
Canada’s spy agency aims to begin sharing intelligence next year about pervasive foreign threats with entities outside the federal government – such as companies, universities, public utilities, Indigenous governments and diaspora groups – after a landmark bill passed this summer, a top official told a security summit in Vancouver.René Ouellette, a leader with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, said during Tuesday’s closing panel of the Vancouver International Security Summit that his agency initially estimated it would take Parliament about a year to pass a bill ushering in...
November 27, 2024 - 21:19 | Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
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