Unpublished Newswire
The Legault government has introduced Bill 2, a controversial new law that changes how today’s doctors are being paid for the services they provide. It ties a portion of a doctor’s paycheque to performance targets, while also imposing strict sanctions upon anyone who is caught for non-compliance. How strict, you may ask? A doctor is slapped with a $20,000 fine for each day a violation is committed. For any groups who are caught in the act, punishments can go as high as $500,000. All of this has fueled a massive demonstration in Quebec City, where over 1,000 protestors shouted...
November 3, 2025 - 18:30 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A Saskatchewan home inspector and avid hunter has been charged with manslaughter and firearm offences in the death of 44-year-old Tanya Myers, a Reiki therapist and “animal whisperer” who was shot while a passenger in a moving vehicle on a highway near Weyburn, Sask., in September. Christopher Fahlman, 42, was arrested by RCMP in Regina on Saturday, and remains in custody. RCMP say that Mr. Fahlman and Ms. Myers did not know each other.
November 3, 2025 - 18:27 | Jana G. Pruden | The Globe and Mail
More than half of today’s students who attend schools in Ottawa and Toronto don’t have up-to-date immunization records. And according to public health records, both cities are falling behind. As of October 12th, Ottawa’s Public Health Unit said that roughly 16,000 students’ immunization records were not up to date, a list that starts in Grade 2 and goes as far as Grade 12. That’s over 66 percent of children in those age groups. Dr. Paul Roumeliotis is the Medical Officer of Health for the Eastern Ontario Health Unit. He sifts through the latest batch of data...
November 3, 2025 - 18:25 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The federal government has spent more than $15 million fighting a proposed class-action lawsuit by Black public servants alleging systemic racism. Advocates and legal experts say the move shows Ottawa's actions don't match its messaging on racial equity.
November 3, 2025 - 18:23 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Last week, Canada’s Finance Minister suggested that the size of the public service has grown too large, and that it should be trimmed back to pre-pandemic levels. With less than 24 hours remaining until Budget Day 2025, the Public Service Alliance of Canada fears that these job cuts could run deep and far. PSAC National President Sharon DeSousa, who represents Canada’s largest public sector union, joins Kristy Cameron on today’s Ottawa Now.
November 3, 2025 - 18:20 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The number of households that are feeling the wrath of food insecurity are still climbing. Here in Canada’s Capital, social assistance rates and minimum wage increases have not kept up with the cost of living, according to Ottawa Public Health. And back in September, Alta Vista councillor Marty Carr put forward a motion that was designed to target this exact issue. She joins Kristy Cameron to explain how things are coming along on that front. Then, we check in with Vladimir Solorzano, who is the Grocery Program Manager at the Parkdale Food Centre.
November 3, 2025 - 18:15 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
