Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. May 7th, 2025
May 7, 2025
Starting today, if you’re dining out in Quebec, tips must be calculated on the before-tax price. For example, if an item costs $100 before tax, the tipping options cannot be calculated on the additional taxes, such as the 9.9% QST or the 5% GST. These changes will save consumers money, but will also result in smaller tips for servers and bartenders. Should Ontario follow suit? Kristy Cameron opens the debate floor with Tony Alenis, the President and CEO of the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association. Shifting gears to health news, gynecological cancers are on the rise in Canada, as our country witnesses its first significant increase since the 1980’s. Over 8,500 women will be diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2025, while ovarian cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers for Canadian women. Joining us to deliver the details on those stats is Dr. Shannon Salvador, the President of Canada’s Society of Gynecologic Oncology.
Unpublished Newswire
An act of vandalism at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa is an antisemitic attack, the co-chair of the monument committee said Monday.The words “FEED ME” were found scrawled in red paint across the face of the monument Monday morning. Red paint was splashed on other portions of the monument as well.
June 9, 2025 - 13:53 | David Baxter | The Globe and Mail
Montreal’s transit maintenance workers have started a nine-day strike that is causing widespread disruption in the network.The 2,400 workers began striking today after more than a year of negotiations.
June 9, 2025 - 13:37 | Lia Lévesque | The Globe and Mail
For years, the health-care community has raised the alarm. The sky is falling, they said — over and over — citing overcrowded ERs, growing surgical waitlists, crumbling infrastructure and a workforce at its breaking point. But unlike in the fable, there’s no redemption arc here. The warnings have been drowned out by political spin and tepid half-measures. And now, the system is starting to collapse. Chicken Little is dead — and the sky really is falling. Read More
June 9, 2025 - 13:30 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
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