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An arbitrator has awarded Ontario's hospital nurses pay increases of 5.25 per cent over two years, in a new contract their union calls disappointing.
September 4, 2025 - 06:35 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
O n September 1, Canada removed a raft of retaliatory tariffs imposed in answer to American trade actions. The exemptions spare groceries, home appliances, and many consumer staples. Levies on steel, aluminum, and autos remain.
Response has been split, with some union leaders calling the move a cave-in. But Ottawa’s decision might hinge on a simple fact of life: trucks loaded with auto parts, grain, aluminum, and countless other goods cross into the US every day. That flow is governed by a set of rules under the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement, or CUSMA. Signed in 2018...
September 4, 2025 - 06:31 | Carmine Starnino | Walrus
It feels like a cruel irony: at the height of the insect apocalypse, as butterflies and bees and countless more bugs around the world die off, wasps are mostly doing just fine. In fact, they’re absolutely thriving. Several studies from recent years suggest this heat-loving insect is expanding its footprint across Europe and North America. Of all the creatures to win the climate lottery.
Among those distraught by this development is my daughter. She’s as big a fan of the outdoors as you’d expect a nine-year-old to be, but the usual exceptions apply: sharks, spiders, snakes. Wasps are the...
September 4, 2025 - 06:30 | Arno Kopecky | Walrus
In August, the province announced it would begin bringing all public servants back to the office beginning in October, aiming for a full return to work in January.
September 4, 2025 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
Good morning. China paraded its military – and its friends – through Tiananmen Square yesterday in a blunt message to Washington. More on that below, along with the end of Florida’s vaccine mandates for school children and Félix Auger-Aliassime’s comeback win. But first:Today’s headlinesCarney says he spoke with Trump and expects ‘small agreements’ on tariff relief for some sectorsPortugal observes a national day of mourning after the death toll in a funicular railway crash in Lisbon rose to 17The UAE warns that West Bank annexation would be a ‘red line’ as Israelis stage fresh protests...
September 4, 2025 - 05:59 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
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September 4, 2025 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
