Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. May 15th, 2025
May 15, 2025
Within a matter of hours, the 2025 Ontario Budget will be delivered by Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, as Queen’s Park ramps up operations before the Summer Break. When the Doug Ford government tabled its Fall Economic Statement last year, it projected a relatively small deficit of $1.5 billion for 2025-2026, and a small surplus of $900 million in 2026-2027. What points of discussion should be prioritized, and does that differ from what Ontarians are expecting? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Mahmood Nanji, a former Associate Deputy Minister at Ontario’s Finance Ministry. Plus, as OC Transpo follows through with a recent ‘route optimization’, music teacher Saira Lyons is facing a very difficult choice. She explains further in Hour 1.
Unpublished Newswire
Two men from Ottawa are among 36 people arrested and facing a total of 128 charges in connection with a child sexual exploitation investigation, the Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday. Read More
June 5, 2025 - 18:51 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
A shocking mass shooting inside a Toronto pub in March, when three masked men shot wildly into the crowd during the establishment’s grand opening, is linked to an ongoing tow truck turf war that included other shootings and a robbery, Toronto police said when announcing charges against 11 people.
Ten suspects have been arrested, and another is considered a wanted fugitive, after a fervid spree of gun violence by what investigators believe might be a shoot-em-up band for hire.
“The indiscriminate nature of this gun violence is hard to comprehend,” Toronto’s Chief of Police Myron...
June 5, 2025 - 18:08 | Adrian Humphreys | National Post
Two players hailing from the same Montreal borough, Luguentz Dort of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Benedict Mathurin of the Indiana Pacers, are among four Canadians participating in the NBA Finals.
June 5, 2025 - 18:04 | | CBC News - Canada
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