Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. March 20th, 2025
March 20, 2025
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Canada's Prime Minister is about to drop the writ! On Sunday morning, sources say Mark Carney will be heading to the Governor General's office, where he is expected to call an election for either April 28th or May 5th. We gather instant reaction as the show rolls on. Meantime, a think-tank is suggesting Canada should raise the age of retirement from 65 to 67. That's another 2 years spent at the office. For context, China has already done it. So has Australia. But does it make sense for our economy? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Parisa Mahboubi, a Senior Policy Analyst at the C.D. Howe Institute. Plus, a new app is aiming to boost Ottawa's nightlife. We learn more about the 'Vibes Social Network' in Hour 1.
Unpublished Newswire
In the race to mitigate the damage from future wildfires, stewards of Alberta's parks have turned to loggers to create fire guards
May 19, 2025 - 09:37 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Last fall, as archeologist Yves Chrétien was supervising a team digging at the site of a future hockey rink northeast of Montreal, a mini excavator unearthed pieces of cut stone.Formed under an ancient sea, the stones bore marks made by Indigenous people somewhere between 6,150 and 8,200 years ago. The discovery, found below the site of a former Shell distribution centre and 18th and 19th century farms, could help shed light on the region’s little-known prehistoric period.
May 19, 2025 - 09:28 | Morgan Lowrie | The Globe and Mail
Nova Scotia RCMP say the results of a renewed search for two children who went missing earlier this month “will be carefully reviewed.”
May 19, 2025 - 09:23 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Canada
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