Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. July 4th, 2025
July 4, 2025
Canadian company Lululemon is suing Costco, alleging that the American-based big-box wholesaler is selling knock-off versions of its yoga attire. The legal action was officially filed in California 7 days ago. Lululemon feels that Costco infringed on its intellectual property rights, patents, and trademark laws – which protect ownership of its clothing and designs. These knock-off products are commonly referred to as ‘dupes’. We dig deeper into this complex debate with Julie Zerbo in Hour 1. She founded The Fashion Law, a news outlet based in New York. She is also a lawyer. Meantime, Ontario’s wine brands are finally having their 15 seconds of fun. Sales of the provincial product have increased by over 60 percent since the LCBO yanked American products off the shelves earlier this year. Kristy Cameron chats with Lorraine Mastersmith, who is the co-owner of Carp-based Kin Vineyards. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
Unpublished Newswire
The affordable housing complex Mike Tiller is hoping for is unlike anything else in his community.The sleek, modular buildings with sloping roofs and wide windows pose a sharp contrast to the brightly-coloured clapboard houses dotting the shores in New-Wes-Valley, a small fishing community along the northern end of Newfoundland’s Bonavista Bay.
July 31, 2025 - 07:43 | Sarah Smellie | The Globe and Mail
Toronto has moved to ban motorized watercraft from one of its busiest beaches by next year due to concerns over unsafe operators and illegal rentals, but one rental company says the city should instead focus on regulations that weed out “bad actors” in the industry.City council passed a motion last week requesting that PortsToronto ban boats and personal watercrafts such as Jet Skis within at least 150 metres of the shoreline at Woodbine Beach in the city’s east end by June 2026.
July 31, 2025 - 07:28 | Vanessa Tiberio | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — While the federal Liberal government has signalled plans to make good on its campaign promise to give raises to military members, it is keeping tight-lipped about whether it intends to do the same for RCMP recruits.
During this spring’s federal election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney
pledged to bolster the national police force by hiring another 1,000 members...
July 31, 2025 - 07:27 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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