Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. October 23rd, 2024
October 23, 2024
For a whopping fourth time in 2024, the Bank of Canada has lowered its interest rates. In Hour 2, we look at how the latest cuts could spur investment and retail spending. Meantime, Prime Minister Trudeau has survived a leadership test, but could he still get pushed out the door? CTV's Rachel Aiello delivers that story. Plus, a new Heart and Stroke poll says that 6 out of 10 Canadians have either personally battled heart disease, or know someone who has fought it themselves. How can we manage those risk factors? Dr. Dar Dowlatschahi, a stroke neurologist at the Ottawa Hospital, drops by the studio to discuss further.
Unpublished Newswire
So let me try to get this straight: City of Ottawa politicians (past and current) screwed up the purchase, installation and operation of the LRT to the tune of millions of dollars, yet they want to pass on their incompetence by increasing our property taxes and raising rates to ride their transportation vehicles? Read More
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Preliminary data suggests Ottawa is on pace to set yet another record for drug overdose deaths this year with 244 people already lost to the epidemic. Read More
November 24, 2024 - 04:00 | Andrew Duffy | Ottawa Citizen
An ongoing debate in the House of Commons could force some government departments into a cash crunch and run up against other deadlines as the end of the fall sitting approaches.
November 24, 2024 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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