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Pagsabog sa Hamilton, OSAP ipinatigil at Stelco nagbabala ng layoffs — Ottawa Thursday

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Dalawang sinasabing pagsabog sa bahay sa Hamilton, tatlong tao dinala sa ospital. Ang unang pagsabog sa 182 Springside Drive bandang 7:30 a.m. ay nagpatalsik ng garahe, bumagsak ang bahay at nagdulot ng malubhang paso sa isang tao; dalawang katabing bahay ang malubhang nasira, ayon kay Fire Chief David Cunliffe. Ang pangalawang pagsabog sa 8 Lampton Place bandang 9 a.m. ay naglabas ng makapal na usok at dalawang residente ang nasagip ng mga kapitbahay; iniimbestigahan ito ng Office of the Fire Marshal.
  2. Opisyales ng Belleville na nasugatan sa pamamaril sa sinagoga, ‘unahang gumagaling araw-araw,’ ayon sa pulisya. Iniulat ni Chief Murray Rodd na sumailalim si Const. Jeff Smith sa maraming operasyon at unti‑unti ang paggaling matapos siyang barilin noong Sept. 20 sa harap ng Sons of Jacob synagogue; ang salarin na si Sean Ward ay namatay sa ospital kinabukasan.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Ipinatigil ng Ontario ang pagiging karapat-dapat sa OSAP para sa mahigit 500 private career colleges. Sinuspende ng pamahalaan ni Ford ang karapat-dapat sa pautang at grant para sa higit 500 institusyon (737 campus) matapos makitang may mga pulang bandila sa anim na kolehiyo at habang posibleng iniimbestigahan ng OPP sa kriminal na paraan — iniwan nito ang mga estudyante at kolehiyo na nag-aalangan tungkol sa pag-access sa pondo, ayon sa ministry.
  2. Binigyan ng mas maigting na hangganan ng Ontario ang pagpopondo para sa gamot sa labas ng bansa matapos sigalot sa hukuman. Matapos utusin ng Divisional Court ang OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Plan) na muling suriin ang kahilingan ng isang pasyenteng may Stage 4 melanoma para sa paggamot sa US (United States), inamyenda ni Health Minister Sylvia Jones ang mga regulasyon para payagang magpopondo ng gamot sa labas ng bansa lamang kapag ang gamot ay pinopondohan na ng lalawigan ngunit pansamantalang hindi available o nade-delay.
  3. Inantala ng Alto ang desisyon kung may hihintuan sa Kingston para sa Ottawa–Montreal corridor hanggang tagsibol 2027. Sinabi ni Alto chair Robert Prichard na “promising” ang Kingston pero kailangan pa ng feasibility assessment; opisyal na inanunsyo ng Alto ang Peterborough lang at uunahin nila ang Ottawa–Montreal corridor habang sinisiyasat kung paano makakaapekto sa oras ng biyahe at dami ng pasahero ang bawat dagdag na hintuan.
  4. Suportado ng Hamilton council ang downtown pilot na nag-uutos sa landlord na panatilihin ang hindi lalampas sa 26 C ang least isang kuwarto. Inaprubahan ng mga konsehal ang Ward 2 pilot na naglalagay ng responsibilidad sa mga landlord na panatilihin ang isang kuwarto bawat unit sa threshold na kinikilala ng Health Canada na 26 C; mag-uulat ang staff pabalik na may mga rekomendasyon, at layon ng pilot na magbigay ng gabay para sa citywide na polisiya pagsapit ng unang bahagi ng 2029.

💼 Economy & Business

  1. Nagsimula ang Stelco magbigay ng mga abiso ng pagpapa‑alis habang hanggang 500 trabaho ang nanganganib. Sinabi ni United Steelworkers local 1005 president Ron Wells na mga 90 manggagawa ang nakatanggap ng abiso ngayong linggo at tinatayang 330 unionized workers sa planta sa Hamilton ang haharap sa layoffs simula Linggo habang ini-winterize ang operasyon; tinatawag ng kumpanya ang mga ito na indefinite layoffs samantalang itinuturing ng unyon bilang pansamantala.
  2. (Kaugnay na desisyon ng lalawigan) Nilinaw ng Ontario ang mga patakaran sa pagpopondo ng gamot sa labas ng bansa matapos pagtatalo sa mataas na halaga ng paggamot. Matapos ang hamon sa hukuman ni Alex Shved hinggil sa US tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy na tinatayang nagkakahalaga ng mga US$600,000, pinaigting ng lalawigan ang regulasyon para limitahan ang pagpopondo sa labas ng bansa sa mga gamot na mayroon nang pondo sa Ontario pero pansamantalang hindi magagamit.

📰 Also Today

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  • Mga estudyante 'nababahala, wasak' matapos ang OSAP pause makaapekto sa enrolment sa private career colleges, iniulat ang epekto sa iba't ibang campus.
  • (duplicate) Dalawang pagsabog sa bahay sa Hamilton, tatlo ang naospital at iniimbestigahan ng Office of the Fire Marshal.
  • (duplicate) Nagsimula ngayong linggo ang mga abiso ng Stelco para sa layoffs, unang mga pagtatanggal epektibo sa Linggo.
  • Mas mabuting bumili o umupa?
  • Mga Anglo group sa Quebec 'maingat na umaasang' sa gobyerno ng PQ.
  • College ward: sino ang tumatakbo para sa konsehal ng Ottawa.
  • Ano ang bukas at sarado sa Ottawa ngayong Thanksgiving.
  • Mga profile: ang mga tao sa likod ng mga kandidato para sa mayor.
  • Sisisimula ang home opener ng Ottawa Senators sa pagpupugay sa dating goalie.
  • 45th annual Snowsuit Fund campaign layong tumulong sa mga Ottawan sa gitna ng cost-of-living crisis.
  • (duplicate) Hamilton pilot bylaw para limitahan ang loob‑temperatura sa ibabaw ng 26 C sa downtown rentals.

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