Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. April 11th, 2025
April 11, 2025
Speaking at the city’s Transit Committee meeting on Thursday, the Head of OC Transpo says the service isn’t reliable enough. In 2024, Ottawa’s transit system posted a service delivery rate of 98 percent, which is the average over a 12-month period. But if you look at October, to name one example, that rate dipped down to 95.8 percent. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Noah Vineberg, the President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279. It represents OC Transpo bus drivers and maintenance workers. Meantime, traffic on Highway 417 is going to be packed like a sardine can in the coming hours, as the Sens host the Habs tonight. CFRA’s Chris Holski explains why Ottawa’s current arena will keep its current namesake.
Unpublished Newswire
A frustrating season where Toronto Raptors fans were torn between a win-now mentality and their hopes of a high draft pick has come to a disappointing conclusion.
May 12, 2025 - 20:41 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
The British Columbia government says its measure to fast-track American nurse applications to the province’s health care system has resulted in more than 100 registrants available to work in the span of five weeks.The positive initial response was achieved without advertising, B.C. Premier David Eby said in a press conference Monday, but the province will launch a recruitment campaign next month across three American states urging nurses and other health care professionals to relocate.
May 12, 2025 - 20:32 | Justine Hunter | The Globe and Mail
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for a federal review of nearly century-old natural resource transfer agreements in response to Alberta’s government opening the door to a separation referendum.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced a bill that, if passed, would make it far easier for Albertans to launch referendums on various topics – including splitting from Canada.Smith has pointed to growing alienation in her province and frustration with Ottawa, saying those wanting to separate “are not fringe voices.”
May 12, 2025 - 20:12 | Lisa Johnson | The Globe and Mail
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