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Publication Date: January 29, 2025 - 15:17
Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. January 29th, 2025
January 29, 2025

Ontarians aged 18-and-older are preparing for a cold trip to the ballot box on February 27th. Today, all 4 political parties launched their election campaigns, as they gear up for 28 days of political warfare. The PC’s have launched a new ad, as Doug Ford accuses U.S. President Trump of playing games with the province’s economy. Meantime, Bonnie Crombie and the Liberals are focusing on healthcare issues. And as for the NDP, Marit Stiles has promised to remove tolls from Highway 407 if she is elected Premier. We monitor the campaign trail with CTV’s Siobhan Morris in Hour 1. Plus, we have a special edition of the Political Heat Panel this afternoon. It features Niipaawi Strategies founder Cam Holmstrom, Hollis Strategies CEO William Hollis, and McMillan Vantage Managing Director Richard Mahoney.
Alberta’s opposition party pummelled the governing United Conservatives in the legislature for the second day in a row with questions about allegations of government pressure in procurement and contracts with private companies tied to the health care system.Premier Danielle Smith’s government has, for weeks, been embroiled in controversy after The Globe and Mail first reported allegations, now contained in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit, of political interference into contracting and procurement practices at the provincial health authority and the Ministry of Health.
February 26, 2025 - 21:59 | Alanna Smith, Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
A Canadian regulator said on Wednesday it will impose a fee on Google to recover the cost of enforcing a law that requires large internet platforms to pay for news content on their websites.The imposition of the levy on the Mountain View, California-based search engine giant comes at a time of increased tension between Canada and the United States over trade, border security, and a digital services tax on U.S. technology firms.The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said the vast majority of its operations are funded by fees charged to the companies it regulates,...
February 26, 2025 - 21:53 | Ismail Shakil | The Globe and Mail
Buffy Sainte-Marie has been scrubbed out of an exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights because of questions surrounding the folk singer and activist's claims of First Nations identity.
February 26, 2025 - 21:41 | | CBC News - Canada
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