Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Mon. July 14th, 2025
July 14, 2025
Eastern Ontario is in for another scorcher this week, as temperatures rise and the skies get hazy. The latter condition is due to the burning wildfires across the Canadian Prairies. As a result, Canada’s Capital is getting a Heat Warning today, along with an Air Quality Statement. How could these conditions impact our overall health if we are in it for too long? Kristy Cameron chats with Jeffrey Brook, a Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Toronto. Meantime, an Ottawa MPP is calling on Queen’s Park to provide better protections for renters during extreme heat events. Catherine McKenney, a former city councillor and a present-day MPP for Ottawa Centre, is the NDP’s Housing Critic. They want to see apartment temperatures capped at 26 degrees Celsius. McKenney joins the program in Hour 2. Plus, Algonquin College says a program for adults with special needs will be phased out in the coming years, as the post-secondary powerhouse continues to face financial challenges. Charlene White’s son, 23-year-old Brennan, has Down Syndrome and is currently in the program. But if it shutters as planned, he won’t be able to complete his Year 4 courses and obtain his certificate. Charlene vents her frustrations on Ottawa Now.
Unpublished Newswire
Some who call Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley home are keeping a close eye on an out-of-control wildfire to see if an evacuation order will be expanded in the area.The province’s Department of Emergency Management asked people on Sunday night living along a portion of Highway 10 in the West Dalhousie area to leave their homes as the Long Lake wildfire roared nearby.
August 25, 2025 - 07:41 | | The Globe and Mail
Employees at the Canada Border Services Agency and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service are the least likely to recommend their office as a great place to work, a survey of federal public servants suggests.The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey asked federal government employees a range of questions about their satisfaction with their workplace, including about their leadership, well-being and compensation.
August 25, 2025 - 07:26 | Catherine Morrison | The Globe and Mail
Negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are set to resume. A Canada Post spokeswoman says in a statement that the Crown corporation is committed to the collective bargaining process with CUPW and to reaching an agreement.
August 25, 2025 - 07:10 | | The Globe and Mail
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