Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. January 16th, 2025

For several decades, red dye No. 3 has been used for countless purposes. In 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to put a stop to it, with a laundry list of cancerous links in animals serving as the final straw. Should our country take a similar stance against this product? Better yet, do you care if additives are in your daily diet? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. In local news, the City of Ottawa is holding a public meeting tonight about the evolution of Ottawa’s transit system. To be more specific, it’s about the installation of a ‘bus rapid transit’ model in the West End. Would the creation of BRT solve our traffic problems, or would it create new ones?