Latest news with #AasthaShetty
CBC
6 days ago
- Business
- CBC
Disability advocate wants taxes removed for virtual services
Abigail Murphy has been trying to update the tax code to help people with disabilities avoid paying taxes for virtual services. Currently, taxes are exempt on services accessed in person, but that doesn't apply to virtual services, which are often easier to access. Murphy's previous petition was dissolved before getting a chance to be heard. She spoke to CBC K-W's Aastha Shetty about the efforts to give the petition another go.
CBC
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
A heist, a hunt, a gang of female thieves: Kitchener author's new book is a journey through 1920s southern Ontario
Kitchener author K.D. Straus set her new novel, To Be True, in the 1920s. It takes the reader from London, England's high society to familiar Canadian cities. This is the first caper in the North of the Avon series. Straus spoke to CBC K-W's Aastha Shetty about the inspiration behind her first book.
CBC
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Open Ears Festival weekend line up features global artists, unique experiences
The Open Ears Festival is back! It's a unique festival of music, lights and experiences. The festival's artistic director, Richard Burrows, spoke to CBC K-W's Aastha Shetty about what to expect for this weekend's lineup.
CBC
20-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
This Cambridge woman is walking 99 laps for her 99th birthday
Joan Thomlinson will be turning 99 years old soon and there's only one thing she wants for her birthday: to raise money for charity. She spoke to CBC K-W's Aastha Shetty about her plan to walk 99 laps at the Seasons Retirement Community walking track in Cambridge. Thomlinson is hoping it will help her raise at least $3,099 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities, a non-profit that provides families with a place to stay close to where their sick child accesses medical care.
CBC
10-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
'It's brutal': Residents of Kitchener encampment react to region's intention to clear them out
The encampment at the corner of Victoria and Weber Streets in downtown Kitchener is home to some people who have lived there for multiple years. They say they were surprised when several dumpsters arrived on site one day in mid-April, accompanied by a notice of a proposed bylaw to clear the tents before the end of the year. The region says they need the property to accommodate construction of a a transit hub. Some local advocates have pushed back against the decision and they're asking the region to handle the eviction differently. CBC K-W's Aastha Shetty went to the encampment to speak to the residents directly impacted.
