Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Wed. May 7th, 2025
May 7, 2025
Homelessness advocates are speaking out against a pair of bills that are being pushed by the Ontario government. Bill 6 and Bill 10 are currently on their Second Reading in the Ontario Legislation. Critics argue that, if these bills are passed, homelessness would be essentially criminalized. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Katie Burkholder-Harris, the Executive Director of the Alliance To End Homelessness. But first, we sift through the CFRA textboard and tackle today’s Question of the Day. If you’re dining out in Quebec, tips must be calculated using the before-tax price, starting today. 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 rules haven’t changed in Ontario. Should they? Text into the show and let us know!
Unpublished Newswire
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb through mothers who were not vaccinated.Dr. Kieran Moore says these infants recovered, but their infections could have been prevented if their mothers had been vaccinated and protected from contracting measles.
June 9, 2025 - 06:49 | Hannah Alberga | The Globe and Mail
Lower taxes, better income, more take-home pay, billions in health care, and education investment: these are the promises made in the recent Government of Alberta advertising campaign to encourage workers to move to the province.
After the success of the 2022 Alberta Is Calling campaign, which attracted thousands of interprovincial migrants to Alberta, the province ran a new campaign, called Better Here, late last year. This time, the government hoped to woo public sector workers from other provinces, implying that they would make more money if they moved. But Albertan nurses, paramedics...
June 9, 2025 - 06:30 | Kena Shah | Walrus
Good morning. Canada is set to announce it will hit NATO’s 2-per-cent military spending goal, just in time for the target to shift. More on that below, plus DHL’s lockout and what to wear to weddings this season. Let’s get to it.TOP STORY
June 9, 2025 - 06:23 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
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