Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. March 20th, 2025
March 20, 2025
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Canada's Prime Minister is about to drop the writ! On Sunday morning, sources say Mark Carney will be heading to the Governor General's office, where he is expected to call an election for either April 28th or May 5th. We gather instant reaction as the show rolls on. Meantime, a think-tank is suggesting Canada should raise the age of retirement from 65 to 67. That's another 2 years spent at the office. For context, China has already done it. So has Australia. But does it make sense for our economy? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Parisa Mahboubi, a Senior Policy Analyst at the C.D. Howe Institute. Plus, a new app is aiming to boost Ottawa's nightlife. We learn more about the 'Vibes Social Network' in Hour 1.
Unpublished Newswire
Toronto Police say there was an "interaction" between one of their officers, who discharged their gun, and another person during a traffic stop on Sunday night.
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Migrants living in Canada are facing longer waits to renew paperwork that would allow them to keep working legally, as growing backlogs and changing rules stymie efforts to maintain legal status, according to interviews and data obtained by Reuters.Losing status means people who have paid taxes cannot work or access medical care and other services in a country that has long prided itself for its universal health care. Canada is trying to reduce the number of migrants in the country as they have been blamed for straining services – a sharp change after years of growth – and is relying on...
April 21, 2025 - 06:47 | Anna Mehler Paperny | The Globe and Mail
Good morning. The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday. The Globe’s European bureau chief Eric Reguly looks at Francis’s legacy and world leaders are expressing their condolences.
April 21, 2025 - 06:36 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
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