Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. September 29th, 2025 | Unpublished
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Publication Date: September 29, 2025 - 18:00

Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. September 29th, 2025

September 29, 2025

Here in Ontario, the minimum wage will soon be $17.60 per hour. As of Wednesday, Ontario’s minimum wage workers are getting a 40-cent hourly payraise. But they aren’t the only province doing this, as 4 others are also hiking their minimum wage on October 1st, with increases ranging between 20 cents and $1.30 per hour. That list includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and PEI.  CFIB President Dan Kelly says that only 4 percent of minimum-wage workers are trying to support a family with that salary as their primary source of income. He adds that the only way minimum wage levels can work is if we can strike a delicate balance that doesn’t cause a big disruption. However, the brand-new salary isn’t high enough for the President of the Ontario Federation of Labour, who has been fighting for a $20-per-hour minimum wage since 2020. Laura Walton joins the program to explain why. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.



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The city has sent off a 14-page letter to both levels of government called, 'Chronic Offenders-Closing the Revolving Door'.
October 1, 2025 - 23:06 | Klaudia Van Emmerik | Global News - Canada
Four months after the disappearance of 14-year-old Samuel Bird in Edmonton, city police have confirmed they believe the boy was the victim of a homicide.They say intensive efforts to find Samuel have been happening out of public view since shortly after he was reported missing.
October 1, 2025 - 21:51 | Jana G. Pruden | The Globe and Mail
Alberta’s health authority is forcing some employees to take unpaid time off to ease its financial crunch, according to a memo obtained by The Globe and Mail.Alberta Health Services (AHS) said employees who are not unionized and fall within certain salary grades must take two days off without pay before the end of March, 2026. The memo, distributed Wednesday, said this is a “one-time cost savings measure.”The document, from Erin O’Neill, the agency’s senior vice-president of finance and shared services, did not indicate how much money the furlough program would save or the extent of the...
October 1, 2025 - 21:46 | Carrie Tait, Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail