Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. July 25th, 2025
July 25, 2025
Have you ever heard of ‘wild parsnip’ before? Do you know what it looks like? For starters, it’s an invasive plant species, and its toxic sap can cause severe skin reactions. It can even cause temporary blindness. It is also spreading across Canada – specifically in PEI, BC, and right here in Ontario. Joining us in Hour 2 is Marc Cadotte, a Professor in Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto. He studies wild parsnip warnings, as well as the latest infestation upticks. In local news, residents on Fernbank Road are expressing their frustrations over an uptick in truck traffic. Following a recent news report by CTV’s Dylan Dyson, more residents have chimed in through our email inbox. Karen, who has spent multiple decades living near the area, pays us a visit.
Unpublished Newswire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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