Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Fri. August 8th, 2025
August 8, 2025
Stats Canada has unveiled its job numbers for the month of July, and it’s been awfully tough sledding for Canadian job-seekers. And for the country’s youngest employees, it’s especially harsh. CTV’s Kimberley Fowler digs through the data in Hour 4. Meantime, if you’re craving a short-term escape from the real world, how about a trip to the local cinema? Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks! Today’s lineup features a drama-comedy flick, a horror-mystery hit, and a sequel from the 2000’s that features Lindsay Lohan. And finally, if news breaks, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
Unpublished Newswire
Ottawa music impresario Harvey Glatt, who died on Aug. 21, at age 91, played an oversized role in turning the country’s sleepy capital city from a cultural desert into a musically vibrant place.He was the son of scrap metal merchants and a music fanatic who began reading music trade journals as a 13-year-old. In 1957, he co-founded the Treble Clef record store, a retail outlet devoted solely to music at a time when vinyl was typically sold in department stores or distributed by mail through record clubs. The initial shop grew to a chain of 15 locations, earning Mr. Glatt the unofficial...
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A suspected arson at a home in Richmond Hill, Ont., that left an 11-year-old girl dead and four others critically injured is now being investigated as a homicide, York Region police said Wednesday. Police said they were called to the scene on Skywood Drive just before 3 a.m. on Monday after a report of a house fire. Four unconscious residents were found inside the home while a fifth was found outside, and all of them were taken to hospital in critical condition.
September 3, 2025 - 16:31 | Rianna Lim | The Globe and Mail
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