Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. March 26th, 2024
March 26, 2024
If you had any visions of cracking open an ice-cold beer at a city park this year, toss those fantasies out the window. That’s because Ottawa City Council has rejected the idea of allowing any sort of drinking in public parks, even for tourists. Capital Ward councillor Shawn Menard joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Meantime, our country’s lagging productivity growth is turning into a huge problem, according to the Bank of Canada. In fact, Canada’s biggest bank fears that our productivity growth is approaching ‘emergency levels’, which could force higher interest rates and limit rising wages for Canadians.
Unpublished Newswire
The wildfire forcing thousands to evacuate from a northeast British Columbia town has doubled again in size as the blaze grows merely a few kilometres west of city limits.The BC Wildfire Service says the Parker Lake fire near Fort Nelson, B.C., has reached almost 17 square kilometres in size overnight, up from the eight square kilometres reported late Friday.
May 11, 2024 - 13:46 | | The Globe and Mail
Katrine Conroy has announced she won't be running again in the next provincial election after serving in the legislature for nearly two decades.
May 11, 2024 - 13:36 | | Global News - Canada
According to the BC Wildfire Service, the Parker Lake blaze is burning alongside Highway 97, around 12 kilometres west of Fort Nelson.
May 11, 2024 - 13:28 | Doyle Potenteau | Global News - Canada
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