Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. October 8th, 2024
October 8, 2024
We have a couple of dueling Question of the Day topics. Do vape stores need to be licensed? Would you leave your job for a better pay cheque or more flexibility? Plus, starting today, women in their 40s can now book a mammogram in Ontario without needing a doctor's referral.
Unpublished Newswire
One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s top advisers is leaving government, roughly four weeks prior to United Conservative Party members voting on whether they approve of their leader’s time at the helm of their organization.Ms. Smith announced Tuesday on social media that her chief of staff earlier this year informed her that he intended to “retire from public service” in October. She credited Marshall Smith for pioneering Alberta’s approach to substance-use disorders, which favours treatment and recovery above harm reduction.
October 8, 2024 - 22:01 | Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
British Columbia’s Conservatives have pledged to combat the province’s toxic-drug crisis by expanding access to treatment and recovery services, while scrapping some harm-reduction policies introduced under the incumbent NDP.However, many of the Conservatives’ promises closely mirror NDP initiatives already underway, and the Green Party and health experts criticize the plan as offering populist platitudes for a complex crisis with no simple solutions.
October 8, 2024 - 21:19 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
Calgary city council voted to accelerate the timeline to close the Inglewood Pool after an assessment found the facility is in need of critical repairs.
October 8, 2024 - 21:15 | Adam MacVicar | Global News - Canada
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