Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Tues. August 5th, 2025
August 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a series of financial aid measures for Canada’s Forestry sector and Softwood Lumber industry. At the same time, he says trade negotiations with the United States are moving onward, and in search of the best deal that benefits both sides. You’ll hear some of those comments in Hour 4, as Carney visits Kelowna. Plus, do you remember that smoky air that exited stage-right not too long ago? Well, it’s making a comeback in Canada’s Capital, and nobody likes it. CTV’s Austin Lee joins us with the latest developments. And finally, if news breaks, you’ll hear it live right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
Unpublished Newswire
An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says the prevalence of sports betting ads in Canada is putting youth at risk.
September 8, 2025 - 10:58 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Guiding a group of 50 cat enthusiasts on a tour through Vancouver’s busy Mount Pleasant neighbourhood “is kind of like wrangling cats, which is a little ironic,” says Vancouver Cat Tour co-organizer Christine Hagemoen.Ms. Hagemoen and fellow co-organizer Perri Lo, who walks her own cat around the neighbourhood, noticed that there were a lot of cats in different apartment buildings. After discovering the Toronto cat tour via social media and accessing their step-by-step how-to guide, the Vancouver Cat Tour was born.
September 8, 2025 - 10:52 | Jennifer Gauthier | The Globe and Mail
A Montreal-based group has asked Mayor Valérie Plante to bar the Israel-Premier Tech cycling team from competing in the Grand Prix de Montréal on Sunday.Palestinian and Jewish Unity, or PAJU, is urging the city to exclude the squad, whose Canadian-Israeli co-owner, Sylvan Adams, has described the riders as ambassadors for Israel. Although, in the face of recent protests, the team has since described itself merely as a “professional cycling team.”
September 8, 2025 - 10:12 | | The Globe and Mail
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