Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Mon. August 11th, 2025
August 11, 2025
Breaking News: The current temperature in Canada’s Capital is still too damn high. And for some, that humid forecast is expected to continue over the next few days. Joining us in Hour 2 to explain further is Miriam Diamond, a Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto. Sticking with the scorching-hot weather, Canada’s intense wildfire season is expected to stretch deep into the Winter months. From coast to coast, 7.3 million hectares of land has already been scorched in 2025. And as the stats keep getting grimmer, calls to implement a National Fire Administration are rapidly rising. Paul Hutt, who currently calls the shots at Ottawa Fire Services, unleashes his two cents.
Unpublished Newswire
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will return to the House of Commons this fall after securing a seat in rural Alberta over the summer. Poilievre handily won the August 18 Battle River—Crowfoot by-election with a little over 80 percent of the vote, in line with past Conservative performances in the riding.
The by-election, however, was only the first—and easiest—step on Poilievre’s long road to political recovery. Pre-election polls last winter showed that while he remained a polarizing figure in Canadian politics, he nevertheless enjoyed overwhelming backing from...
August 29, 2025 - 12:00 | Philippe J. Fournier | Walrus
OTTAWA — Former Trans Mountain CEO Dawn Farrell will be spearheading the federal government’s one-stop shop to help proponents of major infrastructure projects get shovels in the ground.
Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed the major federal projects office would be operational by Labour Day. On Friday, Carney’s office announced Farrell, who has four decades of experience in the energy sector, will be taking the job as CEO of the major projects office.
“I am thrilled that Dawn Farrell, one of Canada’s most experienced executives, is stepping up to help lead this vital priority,” said...
August 29, 2025 - 11:41 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
Jimmy John’s, an American sandwich chain with a reputation for speed and signature pickles, is preparing to open its first Ottawa location. Read More
August 29, 2025 - 11:12 | Sofia Misenheimer | Ottawa Citizen
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