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only 60. I thought it would have been higher if I was a betting person. >> Ari: they're saying if it's not june then it's definitely july so a little bit split but leaning more towards that june option. >> Cynthia: got it. Now, ari, when was the last time you mailed a letter? I can't think of the last time I d.there's a lot of red ink at canada post these days. >> Ari: absolutely and it happens to be their logo I suppose but that's just a coincidence. So we are talking about canada post which apparently lost $748 million last year, which happens to be its second-worst year on record and that number is actually before tax, I should mention. Now experts are chiming in on these results saying canada post is very much in need of drastic changes to get profitable again as it has lagged behind the quickly changing landscape especially over the past decade canadians have been relying more and more on electronic options for things like documents and letters and the competition is also scooping up more and more of the parcel delivery market. Names like amazon come to mind when you think of how canada post is having a tough time treading water, cynthia. >> Cynthia: definitely. All right. Thanks very much for that, ari and have yourself a wonderful weekend. >> Ari: you as well, cynthia. >> Cynthia: if you're just joining us, here's a quick recap of our top stories. Alcohol sales are being expanded later this year to include convenience stores and other outlets across ontario. The ford government is spending $225 million in taxpayer money to make it happen two years earlier than expected. And those staying in a pro-palestinian encampment at the university of toronto have rejected a resolution offer from the school. U of t officials are hinting that action could be taken if the demonstrators don't leave on their own. Students at pape junior school in riverdale may need to be relocated to another school. That's one of the options being considered to avoid interruptions caused by ontario line subway construction. Revisiting those stories again in greater depth at 6:00. But first an update on mississauga's mayoral election. Advance voting is now under way. Candidate dipika dam perla was among those casting a bat lot at mississauga civic centre today. That same polling station will also be open saturday from 10:00 to 6:00. Additional early voting locations will be added next weekend ahead of election day on june 10th. 20 candidates are vying to replace bonnie crombie, who stepped down to take over as the leader of the provincial liberals. And it's been a week since the federal government denied a request from toronto public health to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs. And tonight we are learning about some of the factors that went into that decision. Federal addictions minister iara sac says she had deep concerns about toronto's proposal, pointing specifically to the lack every age restrictions or limits on the amount of drugs a person could possess. Toronto's top doctor, eileen de villa and mayor olivia chow, are among those who still stand behind the request, saying drug addiction is a medical issue, not a criminal one. But premier doug ford continues to blast that stance calling it a, quote, nightmare. >> As long as I'm premier, we're never going to decriminalize hard-core drugs. Weigh believe in, we need more detox centres. We need more rehabilitation centres but we sure the heck don't need people shooting up and doing drugs in neighbourhoods like etobicoke or mississauga or anywhere. >> Cynthia: the B.C. government is already backtracking on a pilot project that allowed the possession of substances like heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. Provincial officials recently sent an urgent request to ottawa asking to recriminalize the use of drugs in public spaces. The truck driver behind the tragic humboldt broncos bus crash has officially been ordered to be deported. The decision for jaskirat singh sidhu came down today at an immigration and refugee board hearing. Sidhu's lawyer had said all that's required to deport sidhu is proof he's not canadian and that he committed a serious crime. Sidhu drove through a stop sign and into the path of the junior hockey team's bus back in 2018, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and granted full parole last year. Sidhu is a permanent resident, originally from india. His lawyer adds the deportation process could take months or even years. The rcmp is facing backlash for a new ceremonial uniform option, incorporating indigenous ribbon skirts. Xiaoli li with why many difference -- indigenous people say the mounties

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