Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. March 20th, 2025
March 20, 2025
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Canada's Prime Minister is about to drop the writ! On Sunday morning, sources say Mark Carney will be heading to the Governor General's office, where he is expected to call an election for either April 28th or May 5th. We gather instant reaction as the show rolls on. Meantime, a think-tank is suggesting Canada should raise the age of retirement from 65 to 67. That's another 2 years spent at the office. For context, China has already done it. So has Australia. But does it make sense for our economy? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Parisa Mahboubi, a Senior Policy Analyst at the C.D. Howe Institute. Plus, a new app is aiming to boost Ottawa's nightlife. We learn more about the 'Vibes Social Network' in Hour 1.
Unpublished Newswire
Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 42 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the opener of the clubs' fourth consecutive first-round playoff series Monday night.
April 22, 2025 - 01:52 | | CBC News - Canada
Rahul Ranwa drowned around 3 p.m. last Thursday at the popular beach near UBC. The international student was studying business at Vancouver Community College.
April 21, 2025 - 21:45 | Simon Little | Global News - Canada
Every night since she last spoke with Pope Francis, Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier has unwrapped a ceremonial cloth covering a pair of children’s moccasins and prayed with the little shoes cradled in her arms.A former chief of Okanese First Nation, Ms. Day Walker-Pelletier had presented the moccasins to Francis during an Indigenous delegation to Rome in March, 2022 – a symbol of the children who died attending Catholic-run residential schools. He assured her he would sit and pray with them every day until he could deliver an apology on Canadian soil.
April 21, 2025 - 21:20 | Patrick White, Willow Fiddler, Tavia Grant | The Globe and Mail
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