Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Tues. May 20th, 2025 | Unpublished
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Publication Date: May 20, 2025 - 18:01

Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Tues. May 20th, 2025

May 20, 2025
For the second time in less than a year, Canadians could be staring down the barrel of a Canada Post labour dispute, a grim reality that has several small businesses worried sick. The shoe could drop as early as Friday after CUPW issued a strike notice to the Canadian courier service during the Victoria Day Weekend. One business in the National Capital Region that is watching with great interest is GT Games, a hobby store in Carleton Place. They buy and sell used video games and trading cards, among many other things. However, the majority of their sales are online products, which means a lot of mail shipping and a lot of headaches to find a short-term replacement if a strike does happen. Alex Kravis, the owner and operator of GT Games, joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Speaking of jobs and employment, this is usually the time of year where Canada’s youngest employees venture out to find Summer gigs. However, this year’s Summer market might yield a limited success rate. Brendon Bernard, a Senior Economist at Indeed, pays us a visit.


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