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Publication Date: June 15, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. June 15th, 2026
June 15, 2026
Dating back to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rise in the number of Canadian workers going on short-term disability leave. Experts are saying an increase in mental health leave is largely responsible. Prior to COVID, Statistics Canada data showed that about 5 of 100 workers were taking a short-term medical leave each year, with each leave lasting between 1 week and 4 months. In 2022-23, that rate rose sharply, and reached levels that we hadn’t seen in a decade. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Olga Morawczynski in Hour 1. She is the founder of Heal-3, a company that designs holistic mental health programs for organizations. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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Environment Canada has issued weather alerts across the country as temperatures as high as 37 C are expected to arrive this week. The warnings , which cover Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and a handful of areas in the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan, are classified as either yellow or orange, depending on how high temperatures are expected to soar. Environment Canada says these warnings are put in place when hazardous weather may cause damage, disruption, or health impacts. For yellow warnings, impacts are moderate, localized and/or short-term, while orange warnings indicate major...
July 1, 2026 - 07:00 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
Wednesday, July 1, is not only Canada Day 2026, it marks the sixth anniversary of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA). It’s also the date set for a trilateral review of the agreement, providing the three participating countries with two options: first, choosing a 16-year extension that would keep the agreement in place; second, choosing not to extend and triggering annual reviews of the deal, without a concluding point, unless the three nations eventually reach a deal. Prime Minister Mark Carney told National Post during a recent press conference that non-renewal on...
July 1, 2026 - 07:00 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
The issue of the finished-but-not-yet-opened Gordie Howe International Bridge continues to create ripples on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border, and far from the Michigan-Ontario crossing that is its epicentre. Among the more recent statements comes from Mike Levin, the Democratic incumbent from California’s 49th congressional district, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019. In a video posted to social media, Levin says: “There’s a brand new bridge between Detroit and Canada that is finished, it’s ready, and it’s sitting there empty because Donald Trump will not...
July 1, 2026 - 06:30 | Chris Knight | National Post
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