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Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
1. Union to fight feds after government workers told to work 3 days in office
A union representing federal government workers is putting together a formal complaint after public servants were told they must work in the office at least three days a week. Public Service Alliance of Canada wants the current arrangement, in which workers can spend between two and three days in the office, to be maintained.
It’s time to fight back against the government’s misguided decision to require federal public service workers to in-office 3-days per week. But we need to collect your thoughts to help us shape the union’s strategy. Take our 5-minute survey now!https://t.co/9TsUmPJM0V
— PSAC-AFPC (@psac_afpc) May 7, 2024
2. AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be pulled
The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is being withdrawn, according to the pharmaceutical giant. More than three billion doses of the drug have been administered around the world.
AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine https://t.co/eoedZUH4Et
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 8, 2024
3. Biden warns of 'ferocious surge' in anti-Jewish racism
US President Joe Biden has warned that the world is seeing a "ferocious surge" in anti-Jewish racism. The 81-year-old spoke of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel and accused many people of downplaying the Holocaust.
President Joe Biden condemned the “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world” during a Tuesday ceremony to remember Holocaust victims at a time when the controversy over the war in Gaza has sparked new waves of violence and hateful rhetoric toward Jews. pic.twitter.com/Ix6PnJAamd
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 7, 2024
4. Woman loses citizenship after more than 30 years
A woman has lost her Canadian citizenship due to an error made over 30 years ago. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said it is no longer sure that Arielle Townsend, who was born in Jamaica, is entitled to citizenship because her mother may not have been a Canadian when she was born.
The federal government has cancelled an Ontario woman's Canadian citizenship over an error it said it made more than 30 years ago — forcing her to pay hundreds of dollars in a bid to get it back. https://t.co/2cQ7O41y3l .
— CBC News (@CBCNews) May 8, 2024
5. North American Swift fans heading to Europe to watch shows
Thousands of people are crossing the Atlantic to attend Taylor Swift concerts, in some cases because it works out cheaper than seeing the singer at home. Some fans from Canada and the US have found that they can fly to Europe, stay in a hotel and watch their favourite pop star for the same price as – or cheaper than – seeing Swift in North America.
Thousands of ride-or-die Taylor Swift fans who missed out on her U.S. concert tour last year or didn't want to buy exorbitantly priced tickets to see her again found an out-of-the-way solution: Fly to Europe.
— ABC News (@ABC) May 8, 2024
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