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Publication Date: April 16, 2025 - 18:00
Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. April 16th, 2025
April 16, 2025

Within a matter of hours, the start time of Wednesday’s French Debate was moved from 8pm to 6pm, an effort to avoid a scheduling conflict with a pivotal Montreal Canadiens game that same evening. A matter of hours is all it took for the Green Party to be uninvited to both debates, a decision that has angered the party’s co-leaders. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Duff Conacher, the co-founder of Democracy Watch. Shifting gears to local news, a newly-built property in Embrun was supposed to be a long-term investment for seven tenants. Instead, it has turned into a waking nightmare. The chaos began after a sudden flood left both homes uninhabitable, displacing families and triggering questions as to how the property even passed inspection. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson delivers that story in Hour 1.
Dr. Jeff Eppler, an emergency room physician at Kelowna General Hospital, is getting ready for a hectic summer.He’s not only thinking about the typical seasonal spike – but the ripple effects of the closing of the hospital’s dedicated pediatric ward from May 26 to July 4 due to what Interior Health called “limited physician availability.”
June 9, 2025 - 07:36 | Wolfgang Depner | The Globe and Mail
Sixteen-year-old Roha Akram was skeptical when teachers in Calgary announced a cellphone ban during the first assembly of the school year.“I was like, ’No one’s going to follow this,’” the Grade 11 student recalled of the change in September.
June 9, 2025 - 07:23 | Fakiha Baig | The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to make an announcement related to "defence and security priorities," as the push for NATO countries to increase spending grows.
June 9, 2025 - 07:11 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
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