MORNING NEWS SCRAMBLE

City of Toronto tables final offer to CUPE to avoid Monday strike

A final offer has gone out to CUPE Local 79 from the City of Toronto with wage increases that are nearly double the current rate of inflation. If the 27,000 inside workers go on strike early learning and child care centres would close and programming at all City recreation centres, including March Break camps, would be cancelled.

Auto tariffs pause

U.S. President Trump is pausing his tariffs for one month on vehicles moving through the continent under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement after the automakers asked for help. A White House spokesperson says the decision is to allow time for automakers to shift production to the U.S.

“Unprecedented progress” on provincial trade barriers

Provinces and the feds say they’re all moving quickly to dismantle internal trade barriers across the country, according to the Globe and Mail. A deadline of June 1^st has been set to recognise labour credentials across provinces, and there will also be negotiations to recognise the same regulatory standards across provinces.

Fire destroys 6 Yorkville buildings

Six buildings were destroyed by a fire on Scollard Street near Davenport and Bay. Firefighters say it started at a home under construction.

Dodgy dentistry

Hamilton Public Health says patients of a dental clinic in town might have been exposed to infectious diseases due to improperly sterilized equipment. The risk is considered low, but patients who went to the clinic over the last six years are encouraged to be checked by a doctor for any infectious diseases.

Gene Hackman death: Gas leak update; dogs ‘adjusting’

While the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa remain a mystery, it is being revealed their two surviving dogs are “safe and adjusting.” This, after the couple was mysteriously found dead alongside a third dog in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home.

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KEEP THE CHANGE

Home sales down

GTA home sales slumped 27% last month compared to last year. Just over 4,000 homes were sold while inventory soared 76% to almost 19,536 units. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says buyers are taking a “wait-and-see” approach hoping for lower interest rates while dealing with economic uncertainty.

Help me buy Canadian

A survey from KPMG finds 9 in 10 Canadians want retailers to promote Canadian products and give them better shelf space to make it easier to buy local. 70% of respondents want retailers to stop selling American products entirely.

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HEALTHY START

Turn up the tunes!

Researchers have found that listening to certain types of upbeat music boosts brain power. The Times reports that scientists believe something called the “arousal-mood theory” causes music with a groove to increase mental agility allowing cognitively demanding work to be done faster.

A “baby in a bag”?

The Times reports that scientists are pushing to get the go-ahead for human trials on whether a developing fetus could grow in an artificial womb – a so-called “baby in a bag”. They’re running into public opinion opposition in the UK though, where only 21% of people are supportive of the concept, while 52% opposed the idea.

AND… ANOTHER THING!

“Absolutely incomprehensible”

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Meghan Markle (sorry, Sussex) is out with a new Netflix series called “With Love, Meghan”, and it’s already being panned by the critics. It’s a lifestyle series where she does things like bake, make candles, and lavender towels. The New York Post says she’s “boring, vapid, and entitled”. The show was released this week after being delayed due to the L.A. wildfires.

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