Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. September 24th, 2025
September 24, 2025
According to a new survey from Abacus Data, Ontarians are skeptical of Premier Doug Ford’s push to eliminate school board trustees. The survey polled 2,000 Ontarians for CUPE Ontario. Only 1-in-3 supported the changes proposed by the province, while 7-in-10 fear that these changes will result in either no change at all or a worse outcome altogether. When asked what the real issue is, most pointed to levels of underfunding. Kristy Cameron digs through the data with Ihor Korbabicz, the President of Abacus Data. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
Unpublished Newswire
“A dollar a day keeps the doctor away,” Pika, one of my girls, said as she nibbled an afternoon snack at the kitchen table.
I wondered at the way she had mangled the “apple a day” aphorism. The original, “Eat an apple on going to bed and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread,” came from Wales. It took a day before I could ask Pika about the origin of her saying.
She had picked up her dollar-centric version from classmates: “That’s what they all say!”
Like generations before, Pika and her peers are dazzled by the glitter of consumerist culture. Today, they are hyperaware of not...
September 27, 2025 - 06:30 | Priyanka Kumar | Walrus
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September 27, 2025 - 06:00 | Makda Mulatu | Walrus
A viral study claiming a daily shot of apple cider vinegar can help people lose weight was, it appears, as far-fetched as it sounded.
This week, the study was retracted by a major medical publishing group after “multiple analytic errors” were identified, and more than a year after it was originally published, along with a press release.
Apple cider vinegar is a fave of celebrities like Katy Perry, who told
Women’s Health...
September 27, 2025 - 06:00 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
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