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Publication Date: April 15, 2025 - 18:03
Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Tues. April 15th, 2025
April 15, 2025

So remember that Montreal Canadiens game that was conflicting with Wednesday’s French Debate, and how some parties were trying to avoid a tug-of-war with the TV remote? Well, it turns out that Canada’s pastime is undefeated. Instead of starting at 8 o’clock tomorrow night, the French Debate will commence at 6 o’clock, two hours earlier than scheduled. We preview the next 48 hours in Canadian politics, and explain how they could eventually shape the next 4 years of government. Plus, an historic anti-trust lawsuit could bring Meta to its knees, as the social media giant tries to fend off allegations that it illegally monopolized the social media landscape. Tech analyst Carmi Levy joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 4. And finally, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
Ontario’s freedom-of-information watchdog says a series of systemic issues in the provincial government’s handling of documents in the Greenbelt affair – including deleting e-mails and using codewords that make searches difficult – risks eroding public trust.In her annual report issued on Thursday, Information and Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim dedicates a separate 11-page section to access-to-information appeals related to the province’s aborted 2022 decision to develop parts of the protected Greenbelt area – a move under criminal investigation by the RCMP.
June 12, 2025 - 20:42 | Jeff Gray | The Globe and Mail
The Saskatchewan government has decided to roll back its countermeasures against the ongoing U.S. tariffs, opening up business to the United States.
June 12, 2025 - 20:04 | Kat Ludwig | Global News - Canada
Ottawa has extended a pilot program that matches skilled refugees with job vacancies in Canada on the day it was due to lapse, after an outcry from employers, including universities, about its imminent expiry. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has extended its Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot, which was founded in 2018 as a route to permanent residence, until the end of the year, saying it is helping employers in critical sectors meet labour market shortages.
June 12, 2025 - 19:33 | Marie Woolf | The Globe and Mail
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