Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. May 13th, 2025
May 13, 2025
Most Ontario hospitals do charge parking fees; some have discounted fares. Our QOTD: "Should parking be free at hospitals?" NDP MPP Jeff Burch, who is tabling the motion to ban hospital parking fees, joins the program. Later, Canadian tourist towns are seeing a reduction of American visitors. Is that off-set by more Canadian travelers? Kristy speaks with the GM of Thousand Islands Cruises - Kingston, Eric Ferguson, about what he's seeing. Plus, many local shops and restaurants are voicing their displeasure at the possibility of extending paid on-street parking. Is it a 'cash grab' like some are describing it?
Unpublished Newswire
A prominent mural featuring Buffy Sainte-Marie at Toronto Metropolitan University is being removed, the university says amid an online discussion against the disgraced singer-songwriter.
The mural features a host of celebrated Canadian names, including
Buffy Sainte-Marie.
“TMU needs to update their Greatest Canadian tribute on Gould St,”
read a post on Reddit Tuesday.
TMU needs to update...
May 14, 2025 - 09:57 | Anisha Dhiman | National Post
Canada Post says negotiations have paused to allow for a 'reset' in discussions, but the union representing its workers is criticizing a lack of clarity on when talks will resume.
May 14, 2025 - 09:55 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
The suspicious death of Jennifer Johnson, whose body was found in a Toronto ravine in 2023, sparked a “bleak déjà vu” for one cold-case researcher, who says it reflects broader institutional failures to take the disappearances and deaths of Indigenous women and those from other marginalized communities more seriously. Ms. Johnson’s death was the subject of a recent Globe and Mail investigation that showed police failed to take basic steps, such as examining her cellphone, for more than a year after her body was found. Her friends grew so concerned over what they saw as a lack of police...
May 14, 2025 - 09:52 | Tavia Grant | The Globe and Mail
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