Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. May 7th, 2025
May 7, 2025
Starting today, if you’re dining out in Quebec, tips must be calculated on the before-tax price. For example, if an item costs $100 before tax, the tipping options cannot be calculated on the additional taxes, such as the 9.9% QST or the 5% GST. These changes will save consumers money, but will also result in smaller tips for servers and bartenders. Should Ontario follow suit? Kristy Cameron opens the debate floor with Tony Alenis, the President and CEO of the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association. Shifting gears to health news, gynecological cancers are on the rise in Canada, as our country witnesses its first significant increase since the 1980’s. Over 8,500 women will be diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2025, while ovarian cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers for Canadian women. Joining us to deliver the details on those stats is Dr. Shannon Salvador, the President of Canada’s Society of Gynecologic Oncology.
Unpublished Newswire
An official with Elections Canada says the seat for a Quebec riding has flipped from the Bloc Québécois to the Liberals by a single vote after a judicial recount was completed.Elections Canada says the seat for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne has now gone to Tatiana Auguste, bringing the Liberals to 170 seats in the House of Commons.Elections Canada had said the difference between Auguste and incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagne was 44 votes following an earlier count.
May 10, 2025 - 20:55 | | The Globe and Mail
People exiting the United States by vehicle could be photographed at the border crossings,
WIRED reported on Friday.
No timeline was provided for when this system comes into effect.
The photographs taken at the border crossings will be matched to commuters’ travel documents such as passports, green cards and visas to verify identity. When implemented, the system will impact outbound lanes going to Canada and Mexico.
This will be an expansion to the...
May 10, 2025 - 20:50 | National Post Staff | National Post
Moose Jaw's recent point-in-time homeless count shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in the city has doubled within the last year.
May 10, 2025 - 20:25 | Kat Ludwig | Global News - Canada
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