The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has issued a 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post. We speak with an expert in labour movements and policies about what's next. Plus, CFRA's Chris Holski chats about the success of the North Grenville transit. Also, how to keep holiday budget intact.
November 12, 2024 - 18:28 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
City Hall will be releasing its draft 2025 budget tomorrow. We wonder how will the city make up the transit shortfall? A coalition of community groups has got a list of suggestions. One of their spokespersons joins the program to discuss what they're outlining. Later, a recent study from Brock University found that Ontario students have become ruder in class, ever since the pandemic. QOTD: Is the pandemic to blame for rudeness in the classroom...or is it something else? The lead author of the study joins Kristy to dissect the numbers.
November 12, 2024 - 18:24 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The British Columbia teen who caught the first known case of bird flu in a person in Canada is in critical condition, and public-health officials say they may never know where the adolescent picked up the virus.The Fraser Valley teen does not live, work or have any connection to poultry farms, where a highly pathogenic version of avian flu has decimated flocks at 24 sites in B.C. since early October.
November 12, 2024 - 18:21 | Kelly Grant | The Globe and Mail
With thousands of people moving to Saskatoon and Regina each year, both cities are learning to cope with the challenges of becoming larger urban centers.
November 12, 2024 - 18:19 | Mackenzie Mazankowski | Global News - Canada
The two men found guilty of mischief and firearms offences for their roles in the 2022 Coutts border blockade want the Alberta Court of Appeal to overturn their convictions, while prosecutors are seeking new trials on the more serious charge of conspiring to murder RCMP officers, for which they were acquitted.
November 12, 2024 - 17:35 | | CBC News - Canada
Immanuel Quickley is hurt once again.
November 12, 2024 - 17:27 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa