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Publication Date: October 31, 2025 - 18:01
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. October 31st, 2025
October 31, 2025
The Public Service Alliance of Canada is warning that Tuesday’s Federal Budget could lead to 70,000 job cuts in the public service. Earlier this week, Canada’s Finance Minister suggested that the size of the public service has grown too large, and that it should be trimmed back to pre-pandemic levels. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with David MacDonald in Hour 2. He is a Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Plus, if you’re going trick-or-treating tonight, make sure you have those rain boots handy! David Phillips from Environment Canada fills us in.
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A weight restriction for mobility aids is causing tension and stress for some WestJet customers, who face yet another barrier to free movement. A policy on the airline’s website limits wheelchairs and scooters to 300 pounds for the majority of its aircraft. For many users of powerchairs − electric, motorized, wheelchairs that are often heavier − the restriction means they’re not able to fly with their preferred mobility tools.
December 1, 2025 - 05:00 | Graham Isador | The Globe and Mail
In June of next year, fans will pack into the Dog and Bear, a popular sports bar on Toronto’s Queen Street West, to watch countries battle it out in soccer’s greatest tournament, which is being co-hosted for the first time in Canada. Just don’t call it a “World Cup” watch party. The 2026 World Cup is expected to be the most lucrative sports event ever staged, with FIFA’s revenues projected to be in excess of $14-billion, according to a recent report by a British marketing firm.
December 1, 2025 - 05:00 | Greg Mercer | The Globe and Mail
The Hunger Report released by Feed Ontario on Monday says more than one million people needed to access a food bank or hunger-relief organization in the last year and they made more than 8.7 million visits. The report marks the ninth year in a row food bank use has increased and it says food insecurity is impacting housing, health care and communities.
December 1, 2025 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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