Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. July 29th, 2025
July 29, 2025
We are only 7 months into 2025 and it has been a very hectic year. That means we still have to make it through another 5 months, and God only knows what's coming out of the White House to kick off the month of August. To say the least, staying in tune with social media on a 24/7 basis is next to impossible. That being said, it's even tougher to break away from it. Have you ever heard of a digital detox before? Do you think it's a necessary protocol to break away from the pitfalls of the online sphere? More importantly, do you think you need one? We open the debate floor with Steve Joordens, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto in Scarborough. Plus, as we enter the homestretch of the Summer season, the Ottawa Now Team is trying to spark some ideas of inspiration. CFRA's Maryanne McLarty keeps the suggestion train rolling on Day 2. 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Unpublished Newswire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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