Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. July 31st, 2025
July 31, 2025
In one of Quebec’s biggest cities, traffic signs forbid right turns on a red light. And while you can’t legally pull that off in Montreal, a right-turn-on-red is not illegal in Ontario. Here in Ottawa, however, calls are growing to change that. At the very least, traffic safety advocates are calling for conversations and debates to be held about this issue. Somerset councillor Ariel Troster is one of those voices. Another is Knoxdale-Merivale councillor Sean Devine. Kristy Cameron speaks to the latter in Hour 1. We also get the other side of this debate from Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor Tim Tierney, who is not currently siding with his two colleagues. Plus, we are nearing the end of Kristy’s Summer Hit List, as Bell Media personalities deliver their last-minute Summer getaways. Joining us for today’s edition is CTV Ottawa newsanchor Stefan Keyes.
Unpublished Newswire
As Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe prepares to go to China next week, he said he would like the federal government to drop its 100 per cent electric vehicle tariff on Beijing.“From Saskatchewan’s perspective, I would say, ‘Yes, let’s remove the EV tariffs,’” he told reporters Tuesday.
August 26, 2025 - 19:53 | Jeremy Simes | The Globe and Mail
The Little Oak Centre in Moose Jaw will provide children who have experienced abuse with a safe and supportive place during the justice process.
August 26, 2025 - 19:31 | Manjot Singh | Global News - Canada
When the large, red-lettered sign that for decades had welcomed visitors to Sauble Beach, Ont. – a popular 11-kilometre stretch of sand on Lake Huron – was changed to read “Welcome to Saugeen Beach” earlier this summer, it was stating a legal fact. But it still rankled some locals in this small cottage community, about three hours from Toronto.After a land-claim battle that dates back to the 1990s, the local Saugeen First Nation won a victory two years ago. It convinced a judge that the area’s official map had wrongly left 2.4-kilometres of the north end of the beach out of the reserve...
August 26, 2025 - 19:11 | Jeff Gray, David Ebner | The Globe and Mail
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