Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. April 24th, 2025
April 24, 2025
During yesterday’s program, we received news that the Ontario government would be thoroughly investigating the finances of a few school boards. One of them is easily Ottawa’s largest. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has posted deficit budgets for 4 straight years, and they are currently facing a multi-million-dollar deficit for the next learning season. In his first month of office, Education Minister Paul Calandra says he has received plenty of feedback from parents in Canada’s Capital, specifically pertaining to the OCDSB. And while he doesn’t want to take action, he isn’t afraid to. Is this the right move from the Ministry of Education? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Jennifer Dimoff, a parent of two kids below the age of seven. Both of them attend an OCDSB school. In other news, a Canadian clothing retailer is closing all 14 of its stores over the coming weeks, a tough decision that is part of a massive restructuring plan. They are also selling 100 percent of their intellectual property to a Montreal-based company. Plus, Hudson’s Bay had originally promised to save six of its stores from the liquidation guillotine. Sadly, as doomsday approaches, it appears as though none of their stores are safe after all.
Unpublished Newswire
The Globe is visiting communities across the country to hear from Canadians about the issues affecting their lives, their futures and their votes in this federal election.Kitimat’s construction boom is tapering off. The Help Wanted signs that used to decorate businesses are coming down. And hotel rooms in the northern B.C. port city are no longer packed with construction workers, as the process of building a new, $18-billion gas terminal winds down at the harbour.
April 24, 2025 - 21:01 | Nancy Macdonald, Photography by Robin Rowland | The Globe and Mail
After an eight-year dry spell, playoff hockey was back in the capital Thursday as the Senators faced the reviled Toronto Maple Leafs. And it was fan-tastic. Read More
April 24, 2025 - 20:52 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
Ron Bamber moseyed down Aisle 1 of The Home Depot in Red Deer on Tuesday, looking for plants for his wife. They have an acreage out of town, with a heated shop that doubles as a greenhouse until Alberta’s spring snowstorms give way to more consistent temperatures.This is landslide conservative country and six months ago, voters here and across much of the province were giddy at the prospect of Pierre Poilievre trouncing the Liberals in the federal election. But now Albertans are steeling themselves for the prospect of a fourth Liberal term.
April 24, 2025 - 20:36 | Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
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