Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. June 6th, 2025
June 6, 2025
As the Ford government aims to pass Bill 5, critics fear that it will harm the province’s economy more than it will preserve and protect it. Dawn Parker, a core member of the Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation, joins guest host Andrew Pinsent in Hour 2. Plus, if you are hoping to unwind this weekend with a bucket of popcorn, Matt Demers lists the new cinematic releases you should spend it on.
Unpublished Newswire
Evacuees from Leaf Rapids banding together in Winnipeg and wondering what's going to be left of their tight-knit community when wildfires recede.
July 24, 2025 - 23:01 | Teagan Rasche | Global News - Canada
The five hockey players who were acquitted Thursday of sexual assault arrived at a courthouse in London, Ont., to a crowd of protesters holding signs and chanting slogans.Most of the several dozen protesters were there to support the complainant in the case, known publicly as E.M. because of a publication ban. They held signs saying they believed E.M. and calling for justice, and someone had written “believe” in chalk in the sidewalk.
July 24, 2025 - 22:29 | Sophia Coppolino | The Globe and Mail
Advocates for survivors of sexual violence warn that Thursday’s verdict in the Hockey Canada case could discourage victims from going to police.Five former junior hockey players were acquitted of sexual assault after a trial that included seven days of gruelling cross-examination of the complainant by different defence lawyers. In delivering her ruling, the judge said the woman was not credible.
July 24, 2025 - 21:49 | Claire McFarlane | The Globe and Mail
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