Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. January 3rd, 2025
January 3, 2025
As we head into Dry January, the U.S. Surgeon General is calling for cancer warning labels on all alcoholic beverages. Over in British Columbia, a new online tool is examining the effects of alcoholic drinks on the human body, and whether they can shorten your life span. Should our country's brightest medical minds call on the feds to adopt a similar approach? We pose that question to Elizabeth Holmes, who is the Director of Health Policy at the Canadian Cancer Society. Plus, it's no secret that the Ottawa Mission is overflowing with occupants. But as 2025 begins, did you know that some of their clients have been sleeping on plastic chairs? CEO Peter Tilley says, due to a lack of space, that is the reality they are currently facing.
Unpublished Newswire
WestJet says the 15-year contract with Lufthansa Technik is the largest in the carrier's 30-year history.
February 13, 2025 - 11:56 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Nova Scotia’s capital plan for the 2025-26 fiscal year nearly doubles the number of new public housing units planned in the province.Growth and Development Minister Colton LeBlanc says the $2.4-billion plan announced today includes 242 new public housing units at a cost of $136.4 million.
February 13, 2025 - 11:47 | | The Globe and Mail
Igloo is recalling more than 1 million of its coolers sold across the U.S., Mexico and Canada due to a handle hazard that has resulted in a handful of fingertip injuries, including some amputations.The now-recalled “Igloo 90 Qt. Flip & Tow Rolling Coolers” have a tow handle that can pinch users’ fingertips against the product – posing potential amputation and other crushing risks, according to a Thursday recall notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
February 13, 2025 - 11:46 | | The Globe and Mail
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