Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. March 7th, 2025
March 7, 2025
On Thursday, America’s biggest boss pressed the ‘Pause’ button on some of his Canadian-made and Mexico-made tariffs. However, he has made it very clear that our country has not evaded the firing squad. So before speeding through March and diving head-first into April, Canada is wasting little time in providing urgent relief to its inhabitants. Earlier today, Employment Minister Steven MacKinnon unveiled a series of enhanced supports for Canadian businesses, which will take effect immediately as we fight through these challenging times together. Kristy Cameron delivers the details in Hour 1. Meantime, our country is also hitting the ‘Pause’ button on its second round of counter-tariffs, but Ontario’s Premier is still pressing forward with his push-back. Is it the right decision or a risky gamble that could piss off the wrong guy? We gather both sides of this spicy debate.
Unpublished Newswire
The City of Hamilton says it has cleared more than a dozen encampments from public property as of this week under a municipal bylaw, following the council’s repeal of a protocol that had permitted them.In 2023, the city approved an encampment protocol that allowed outdoor shelters as long as they followed specific location guidelines — such as distance requirements from some community facilities — and did not have a cluster of more than five tents.
March 14, 2025 - 16:17 | | The Globe and Mail
Carney’s reaction was blunt. 'His point is crazy. That’s it'
March 14, 2025 - 16:09 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
The British Columbia coroner says 152 people died of toxic drug overdoses in January, marking four consecutive months that the toll was under 160.January’s figure was down more than 30 per cent from the same time last year when there were 219 deaths.
March 14, 2025 - 16:08 | | The Globe and Mail
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