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Alberta’s government proposed legislative changes Monday to the provincial Bill of Rights aimed at giving residents the right to refuse medical treatments, including vaccines, but is leaving the final word to the courts.If passed, the new bill would protect Albertans from being “coerced” into receiving any kind of medical treatment, so long as an individual has the “capacity” to consent and is not likely to cause “substantial harm to themselves and others.”However, the bill doesn’t specifically define those terms and Justice Minister Mickey Amery told reporters the government would rely...
October 28, 2024 - 18:15 | Lisa Johnson | The Globe and Mail
If you are a fan of Canadian Ketchup chips, you might want to cover your ears for a few minutes. It appears that Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid isn’t the only one that hates ketchup. Earlier this month, Hollywood actor Andrew Garfield shared his unrelenting disgust for this chip flavour, calling it the worst of the bunch. CTV’s Matt Skube delivers his two cents on Garfield’s ketchup takes. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
October 28, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
How much of your work days do you spend in meetings these days? In your opinion, is it way too much time? A new report from Fellow, an Ottawa-based tech company, says you’re not dreaming. They point to as much as a 50 percent increase in meeting time durations. Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the Premier of Ontario has declared that the gas tax cuts will be extended until June 30th. While this might be helpful for Ontarians, is this another subtle hint that an early election is coming? We dig deeper with our Political Heat...
October 28, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Food Banks Canada has unveiled their annual Food Bank Usage index. It recorded more than 2 million visits in March alone, which is nearly double than the amount of monthly visits in March of 2019. Here to analyze this data in Hour 2 is Richard Matern, the Research Director of Food Banks Canada. Plus, one of the largest biotechnology companies in the entire world might be going bankrupt in the coming months.
October 28, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
How much time do you spend in meetings? Have you ever had a meeting about an upcoming meeting? According to a new report from an Ottawa-based tech company, people are spending close to 50 percent more time in meetings. Aydin Mirzaee, the CEO of Fellow and the author of this report, sifts through the numbers for us. Plus, CTV Ottawa's Katie Griffin has the latest on a suspended Ottawa-based lawyer, who has been ordered to pay one of his former clients a lot of money.
October 28, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The government has announced another contract as part of its work to build the Bradford Bypass north of Toronto. Public engineers say strike action will slow it down.
October 28, 2024 - 17:56 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
