Ontario education workers to go back on strike
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Summary
A missile strike in Poland kills two people, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith needs $27,000 to pay off her campaign bills, and the price of crude oil drops below $1.50 a barrel. Canada's public health agency reveals they spent $43 million on COID security gifts.
Transcript
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Ontario education workers have again threatened to go on strike.
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They've given a five-day notice from CUPE so they could be on the job or off the job as of Monday.
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The missile hit in Poland yesterday, which everybody thought initially came from Russia,
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turned out to be a Ukrainian defense missile that was trying to shoot down Russian missiles
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that, I guess, accidentally landed in Polish territory and killed two people.
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Our public health agency has been revealed that they spent $43 million on COVID security
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These are the people that, you know, made sure that you were at home and under the quarantining,
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following the quarantining laws that you should.
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And I've got a good story, a good spook, I think.
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Danielle Smith, the Alberta Premier, sent out an email last night pleading for cash.
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She's about $27,000 short in paying off her campaign bills and she's asking for donations.
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So that's on the site now and there'll be lots more stuff to come this afternoon, Corey.
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Here's an update on commodity prices around Lethbridge for today.
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Cash barley has dropped to $446 per metric ton, feed wheat is trading at $470,
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In the milling wheat markets, December Minneapolis futures dropped $0.12 at $9.62,
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with local hard red spreading bid for December movement at $11.85 per bushel.
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Moving on to canola, January futures are lower $2.90 at $8.91.70 per ton,
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with delivered values for December movement at $20 per bushel.
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In the pulse markets, nearby red lentil prices remain at $0.34 per pound,
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And in the cattle markets, December live cattle added $0.50, up to $1.51.78 per 100 weight.
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