In today's Morning Brief, the suggested tip at cafes and restaurants on point-of-sale terminals is on the rise, creeping as high as 30 per cent. But critics say the higher tip amounts could backfire on restaurants and may not always go to the servers bringing your order.
Last year, the Ottawa Paramedic Service took 72,000 patients to hospitals and spent 49,000 hours in offload delay waiting to transfer over the care of a patient. During the first five months of 2022, they've already spent 25,000 hours waiting.