Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. September 5th, 2025
September 5, 2025
On Thursday, the streets were buzzing about a significant announcement on Friday from Canada’s Prime Minister. This morning, we got exactly that, as Mark Carney unveiled a brand-new ‘Buy Canadian’ procurement policy. Starting next Spring, all federal government departments, agencies, and Crown corporations will buy from Canada. This is not a suggestion. This is a mandatory policy. Shifting gears to Canada’s EV mandates, that policy was supposed to begin in the new year. However, things have since changed, and the electric vehicle sales targets are being walked back. It’s all part of a 9-part strategy to support economic sectors that have been battered and bruised by the ongoing trade war. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent breaks it all down for us in Hour 1. We also hear from Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, as he labels Carney’s plan as ‘show business’. And in local news, is stunt driving becoming a bigger problem in Canada’s Capital? According to Barrhaven West councillor David Hill, it is. He hops on the air to vent his frustrations.
Unpublished Newswire
The potential impact of sports betting ads on children and youth really hit home for Ottawa pediatrician Dr. Shawn Kelly during a conversation with his seven-year-old son. Read More
September 8, 2025 - 00:01 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
Paul Henderson, the Maple Leafs Hockey Hall of Famer, initially knew Ken Dryden only as the opposing goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens.“When I played against him, I hated that sucker,” Mr. Henderson said Sunday, two days after Mr. Dryden’s death at the age of 78.
September 7, 2025 - 21:31 | Marty Klinkenberg | The Globe and Mail
Politicians typically do most of their running on campaign trails, but Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised many people when he competed in a long-distance trail run in southern Ontario on the weekend.Carney was entered in the 26-kilometre event in the Haliburton Forest Trail Race, an annual event held about 160 kilometres north of Toronto, which also has longer distance categories, with the longest being 100 miles (160 kilometres).
September 7, 2025 - 21:05 | Rob Drinkwater | The Globe and Mail
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