Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Mon. July 28th, 2025
July 28, 2025
It’s been one of those summers where the A/C has to be turned on and jacked up 24/7. Heatwave after unrelenting heatwave, people are constantly looking for different ways to cool down. And in the middle of this borderline-dangerous heat, A/C businesses have been flexing their muscles. Tim Suitter, the co-owner of Capital City Heating and Cooling, pays us a visit in Hour 2. According to a new report from Equite Association, car thefts are down 19 percent across Canada in the first half of 2025. Well, when compared to this time last year, at least. Here in Ontario, it’s a 25.9 percent drop. But how is Ottawa faring in that department? We dig deeper with Bryan Gast, the National V.P. for Investigative Services at Équité Association. Plus, as the water quality of Canada’s beaches is under constant review, the Rideau River might be cleaner than you think it is.
Unpublished Newswire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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