A local labour group is calling out Bridgehead coffee houses for what it deems to be an unfair tipping policy. The Ottawa and District Labour Council says baristas and shift supervisors, who just received a minimum wage boost from the Ford government, are getting the short end of the stick. OC Transpo plans to scrap a handful of its 200-series routes, while also redirecting public transit buses off of residential streets. We get instant reaction from Kari Glynes-Elliott, a co-founder of Ottawa Transit Riders. Meantime, as the Israel-Hamas War stretches into Week 4, we have seen an increase of hate-motivated crimes across the country. This week’s W5 episode highlights the alarming rise of these hate crimes. But did you know that there is no technical definition of a hate crime in Canada’s Criminal Code? CTV’s Avery Haines explains further. Plus, as we enter the holiday season, new data from Restaurants Canada says that half of Canadian establishments are barely breaking even.