Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. August 15th, 2025
August 15, 2025
It might be humid and sunny today (again), but don’t tell that to a bunch of Ottawa’s city-run pools, as they prepare to shutter their doors and call it a season. With English schools not returning for another 2 weeks, and the humid forecasts still lingering around, are we making this call way too early? Joining us in Hour 2 to launch this debate is Keith de Silvia-Legault, an Ottawa-based journalist and community organizer. She is also on the Board of Directors for Horizon Ottawa. On a totally different subject, besides the scorching heat and the increased wildfires, have you noticed something different compared to previous Summers? If you guessed the lack of a ‘Summer Song’ dominating the airwaves, you might be getting warmer. CFRA’s Chris Holski explains why the 'Summer Music' well might be running a little dry in 2025.
Unpublished Newswire
Prolific Canadian actor Graham Greene, who earlier this year received a Governor General’s award for lifetime artistic achievement, has died. Greene’s manager Gerry Jordan said Greene died on Monday in Stratford, Ont., of natural causes. He was 73.
September 1, 2025 - 20:55 | Cassidy McMackon | The Globe and Mail
When Maurice McGregor graduated from high school, his father sat him down for a pragmatic talk about the future. The fact that young Maurice had not been the smartest of students did not preclude him from pursuing a career in education, law or medicine because if only the smartest were able to take on positions of authority, the world would be in a lot of trouble.The son chose medicine because it was a field that sparked his curiosity. And, coming from a family of fierce pacifists who were all aware that a new world war was on the horizon, he wanted to be able to take part as a healer...
September 1, 2025 - 20:08 | Lisa Fitterman | The Globe and Mail
Many of the more than 35,000 public-service employees from two unions in British Columbia will be heading to the picket lines on Tuesday morning if they are not called back to the bargaining table, the union heads say. “We think our government is out of touch with both our membership and the public‚” said Paul Finch, bargaining chair and president of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union. “We think the government needs to take a knee and revise their position here.”The BCGEU, which represents 34,000 public-sector employees, as well as the Professional Employees Association (PEA...
September 1, 2025 - 19:46 | Aajah Sauter, Claire McFarlane | The Globe and Mail
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