Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. July 14th, 2025
July 14, 2025
The heat is on, and so are the hazy wildfire skies. Kristy Cameron brings you up to speed on today’s top headlines, starting with an Air Quality Statement from Environment Canada. Shifting gears to Health news, a new report says obesity rates have increased faster during COVID compared to the previous decade. More specifically, a lot of today’s young adults are facing this grim reality. We dig deeper in Hour 1 with Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, the Medical Officer of Health and CEO of the Eastern Ontario Health Unit. Plus, a section of the Queen Elizabeth Driveway will be closed to motorists over the next 3 months. If you guessed that construction would be the culprit, you are bang-on. CTV’s Austin Lee fills us in.
Unpublished Newswire
After two-and-a-half days locked in a northern B.C. mine, separated from the surface by a mound of rockfall, three drillers waved to their families from across the tarmac at Smithers Airport.It was an emotional embrace for some on Friday afternoon, a more muted greeting for others. Harvey Tremblay, watching his employees reconnect with their families, felt a unique relief.
July 27, 2025 - 21:00 | Dayne Patterson | The Globe and Mail
Some sexual-assault survivors and legal experts say that restorative justice could be an alternative for complainants to find closure and accountability, in the wake of the Hockey Canada verdict that left many advocates reeling.Justice Maria Carroccia acquitted five former junior hockey players of sexual assault on Thursday after a trial that had the complainant, known publicly as E.M., spend seven days under cross-examination by the defendants’ lawyers.
July 27, 2025 - 19:27 | Claire McFarlane, Laura Stone | The Globe and Mail
A man in British Columbia suffered minor injuries after he was attacked by a cougar and managed to punch it in the face, which successfully deterred it.
July 27, 2025 - 17:42 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
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