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An Ontario health tribunal has ordered Elaine Ma, a Kingston-based doctor, to repay over $600,000 to the province. They claim that Dr. Ma had improperly billed thousands of COVID-19 vaccinations at the height of the pandemic. She claims that she can’t pay back the money. CTV’s Kimberley Johnson delivers the details in Hour 4. Meantime, the Oxford University Press has unveiled its Word of the Year for 2024, and the winner is not ‘demure’. CTV’s Matt Skube, not fearing the potential brainrot from this conversation, chimes in with his two cents.
December 2, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Workers at Canada Post have been on the picket lines for nearly 3 weeks now, and they remain there today as CUPW tries to work out a deal with management. Over in America, Amazon workers were on strike during the Thanksgiving Weekend, as they try to address important issues to their superiors. Is it time for Canada to rethink its labour laws in this sector of the working world? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, it’s a Monday, which means it’s time to talk politics with our Political Heat Panel. On the heels of Prime Minister...
December 2, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It has been an Ottawa Now Christmas staple, and we are bringing it back ahead of the 2024 shopping season! No, it’s not a Christmas sitdown with Santa Claus, but it’s hopefully just as helpful. Ladies and gentlemen, the Ottawa Now Gift Guide has been revived, and who better than Kristy Cameron to kick things off! Sadly, not everyone has the luxury to splurge to their heart’s content, let alone the basic necessities of this festive season. Today, more and more food banks across Ontario are being forced to cut back on their supplies, and this tough decision is being made at a time when...
December 2, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Amazon workers in the United States, along with workers in 19 other countries around the world, were on strike for the American holiday weekend. The annual service disruption, which is part of the ‘Make Amazon Pay’ movement, has since ended. It’s designed to convince the company to increase wages and allow workers to unionize, a very topical conversation in the midst of a heated labour dispute at Canada Post. We dig deeper in Hour 1. Speaking of disruptions, the union representing staff members at the Salvation Army’s ByWard Market homeless shelter have voted in favour of a strike. CTV’s...
December 2, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
November 28, 2024 - 19:03 | | CBC News - Canada
Report by Équité Association also lists top 10 most stolen vehicles in Canada and how the list varies by region
November 20, 2024 - 14:54 | National Post Staff | National Post
