Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. June 5th, 2025
June 5, 2025
In an effort to boost non-fare revenue, OC Transpo is thinking about installing vending machines inside numerous O-Train stations. They would also expand retail operations at transit stations along Lines 1 and 2, with OC Transpo hats and collectibles among the items up for sale. Stittsville councillor Glen Gower, who is the Chair of the city’s Transit Committee, joins guest host Andrew Pinsent in Hour 2. Shifting gears to the world of Food news, beef prices are surging at an alarming rate, according to Statistics Canada. We get the latest intel from Sylvain Charlebois, who is the Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Plus, Canadian politicians and aviation experts are grieving the loss of Marc Garneau, a longtime Canadian politician and astronaut. He sadly took his final breaths yesterday at the age of 76, surrounded by loved ones and close friends. Joshua Kutryk, a Canadian astronaut and engineer, reflects on Garneau’s legacy.
Unpublished Newswire
Akita Colomb and her children are not in Niagara Falls for the waterfalls, wax museums, casinos or blinking lights of the carnival rides that call out to the millions of tourists who come here on vacation.For them, the Ontario city represents something else: sanctuary from the wildfires that have consumed so much of northern Manitoba.
June 6, 2025 - 17:57 | Greg Mercer | The Globe and Mail
Environment Canada has warned of an “early season heat event” across much of southern British Columbia starting Saturday and persisting into early next week.The weather office issued more than 30 special weather statements heading into the weekend, saying a ridge of high pressure will bring elevated temperatures that could reach the low 30s on the coast and the mid-30s inland.
June 6, 2025 - 17:55 | Brieanna Charlebois and Ashley Joannou | The Globe and Mail
According to B.C. Wildfire Service, there have already been 49 wildfires within the Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes the Okanagan, since April 1st.
June 6, 2025 - 17:51 | Klaudia Van Emmerik | Global News - Canada
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