Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Wed. June 11th, 2025
June 11, 2025
It’s officially official, everybody! And depending on who you ask, perhaps this isn’t news you want to hear. Regardless of where you stand, parkgoers will soon be able to enjoy a cold one in select Ottawa parks, as City Council just passed a bylaw change for the Summer months. If you are 19-and-older, you can legally enjoy an alcoholic beverage between Canada Day and Halloween, but only under certain hours of the day and within certain designations. Where these perks will be applied is now in the hands of City Council. Kitchissippi councillor Jeff Leiper joins the program with his two cents on this never-ending debate. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
Unpublished Newswire
Last Friday, around 8 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police were called to a home on Beatrice Town Line Road after receiving reports of gunfire.
August 6, 2025 - 18:46 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
Sandra Walsh was struggling to breathe in her apartment when temperatures across Nova Scotia soared in July, but the woman on social assistance says her pleas for a government-funded air conditioner have been ignored.“With the high humidity, it effects my breathing and I have to gasp for air,” says the 46-year-old woman, recently diagnosed with a progressive lung disease. “Even taking frequent, cold showers isn’t really helping.”
August 6, 2025 - 18:35 | Michael Tutton | The Globe and Mail
When it comes to helping Canada and the United States achieve their respective economic goals, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed all the wrong buttons so far. You’ll hear some of Ford’s comments in Hour 4. Meantime, if you are driving a car, and you don’t have car insurance, you might be headed down a slippery slope with no brakes to save you. CTV’s Austin Lee outlines the dangers that today’s uninsured drivers are facing, even if they don’t know it yet. And finally, if news breaks, you’ll hear it live on CFRA...
August 6, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
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