Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. May 23rd, 2025
May 23, 2025
In an effort to catch distracted drivers in the act, Kingston Police officers have been utilizing drones on municipal roadways. This practice has raised plenty of eyebrows among legal experts and residents alike. Ann Cavoukian, a former three-term Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, is among the crowd. She joins the show to deliver her two cents. Then, we open the floor to the mighty CFRA Nation, as Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, if you are living in an apartment building or a condo unit in Canada’s Capital, you might be getting a green bin soon. CTV’s Ted Raymond has more on that story in Hour 3.
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Some cyclists in Halifax are shifting into high gear in anticipation of a motion coming to Halifax Regional Council this week.
June 9, 2025 - 10:37 | Angela Capobianco | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is pledging that Canada will achieve NATO’s spending target of two per cent of GDP on defence this year — five years ahead of
his prior commitment which promised to meet the mark by 2030
.
Carney, who is set to attend the NATO Summit later this month, made the announcement in a speech at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy in Toronto on Monday.
He said Canada’s strategy is focused on four pillars:...
June 9, 2025 - 10:35 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is too reliant on the United States for defence as he announced he will boost military spending to meet NATO’s 2-per-cent military expenditure target this fiscal year – five years ahead of schedule.But even as Mr. Carney detailed plans to meet the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s benchmark of spending 2 per cent of Gross Domestic Product on defence, he appeared to push back against a new campaign among NATO alliance members to raise that target to 3.5 per cent or 5 per cent.
June 9, 2025 - 10:23 | Steven Chase | The Globe and Mail
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