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Publication Date: April 16, 2025 - 18:02
Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Wed. April 16th, 2025
April 16, 2025

Less than 24 hours before the French Debate commences, the Green Party’s invitation has been pulled back by the debate organizers. They have also been given the cold shoulder for Thursday’s English Debate. According to reports, the Green Machine didn’t meet the requirements to attend the debate, and so the plug was pulled. The party’s co-leaders, as you might expect, are furious. Do you agree with the organizer’s decision? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, after 21 years of playoff dormancy, the Battle of Ontario has been officially revived! Tickets are going on sale in the coming days, and Sens Mile on Elgin is officially open for business. CTV’s Austin Lee and Ottawa Senators President Cyril Leeder deliver a vibe check of Sens Army in Hour 3.
The Province of Ontario has appointed an investigator to probe the finances of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Read More
May 14, 2025 - 16:58 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
The CBC’s board of directors says the Crown corporation will no longer pay individual bonuses to employees.The board says in a statement it will discontinue what CBC refers to as “performance pay” and adjust salaries of affected staff to compensate them.The move comes after the public broadcaster was criticized for paying out millions in bonuses after eliminating hundreds of jobs.
May 14, 2025 - 16:34 | Anja Karadeglija | The Globe and Mail
Officials in Quebec’s Nunavik region are raising the alarm over water shortages in the Inuit community of Puvirnituq, where a frozen pipe and persistent blizzards have left residents without consistent water deliveries for nearly two months.The Kativik Regional Government says the village’s five-kilometre-long water pipeline froze during a blizzard in mid-March and has yet to thaw.
May 14, 2025 - 16:23 | Morgan Lowrie | The Globe and Mail
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