Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 6th, 2025
August 6, 2025
When it comes to helping Canada and the United States achieve their respective economic goals, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed all the wrong buttons so far. You’ll hear some of Ford’s comments in Hour 4. Meantime, if you are driving a car, and you don’t have car insurance, you might be headed down a slippery slope with no brakes to save you. CTV’s Austin Lee outlines the dangers that today’s uninsured drivers are facing, even if they don’t know it yet. And finally, if news breaks, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
Unpublished Newswire
'Yes we are having discussions with the Americans but Canadians want us to focus here at home,' Carney said after U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs around the world.
August 7, 2025 - 18:56 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
On Wednesday, Instagram users woke up to a new button on their profiles. The app’s latest update lets people repost others’ posts or Reels directly to their own feeds, but some users are unimpressed.
Here’s what we know about the new feature.
What is it?
Similar to retweets on X (formerly Twitter) or reposts on TikTok, the new Instagram feature is designed to make sharing content easier. It’s been in testing since 2022, and is now rolling out to users globally.
According to a Meta news release that was shared on Wednesday, the feature is meant to make it easier “to share your...
August 7, 2025 - 18:54 | Amna Ahmad | National Post
A great shift is underway in Toronto months after the closures of several supervised drug-use sites, as their users seek alternatives and drop-in centres see an alarming jump in overdoses. Some segments of the city’s homeless population have resettled near remaining drug-use sites, but fluctuating intakes have been reported at different locations.
August 7, 2025 - 18:40 | Liam Casey | The Globe and Mail
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