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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.
Ottawa’s foreign ministry said it erred when it issued a public statement Friday advising all Canadians in the Middle East to leave if possible as a conflict between Israel and Iran escalates.The Department of Global Affairs in a Saturday statement instead told Canadians to consult its official travel advisories for countries and other areas in the region, which currently warn Canadians to “avoid all travel” to Israel, the West Bank, Gaza Strip, as well as Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
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On the final day before G7 leaders gather in Kananaskis, Alta., a wide range of activists and community groups converged in downtown Calgary to hold a "people's forum" aimed at challenging the priorities of the summit.
June 14, 2025 - 19:51 | | CBC News - Canada
Wildfire conditions are proving favourable for areas in the province and communities have lifted evacuation orders, allowing people to finally return after weeks away from home.
June 14, 2025 - 18:55 | Gates Guarin | Global News - Canada
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