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Publication Date: April 7, 2025 - 18:01
Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Mon. April 7th, 2025
April 7, 2025
Young voters could swing the results at the ballot box on April 28th, as Canada enters Week 3 of the federal election campaign. Well, they could be the difference-makers if they actually go to the polls. According to recent data from Elections Canada, roughly 47 percent of electors aged 18 to 24 cast a ballot during the 2021 federal election. That was lower than any other age group. Furthermore, those numbers have been declining over the past few elections. Guest host Chris Holski picks up the conversation with Amanda Munday, an Executive Director of a non-profit group called New Majority. Meantime, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have long held the authority to demand access to a traveller’s electronic devices. However, the tell-tale signs they are searching for today seems to have changed under the Donald Trump administration. For example, they could refuse entry to foreign nationals based on their political leanings in social media messages, especially if they don’t align with Trump’s policies. That story is coming up in Hour 2.
National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman would not say whether any of the five former world junior hockey players on trial for sexual assault in London, Ont. would be allowed to return to the league if they are acquitted.Speaking at a press conference in Edmonton ahead of the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals — and just days before closing arguments are set to begin in the players’ criminal trial — Mr. Bettman said that the league wants to let the court proceeding play out.
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The City of Calgary warns that while the six new communities will only require operating spending of around $140,000, they may require $609 million in capital funds in the future.
June 4, 2025 - 20:30 | Adam MacVicar | Global News - Canada
The health authority has confirmed that since the ward's closure, it has transferred six pediatric patients to other hospitals across the health region.
June 4, 2025 - 20:07 | Klaudia Van Emmerik | Global News - Canada
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