Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. July 15th, 2025
July 15, 2025
Heading into July, Canadians were crossing their fingers, hoping that a tariff-free trade deal with the United States was somehow possible. Today, the Prime Minister is pouring some cold water onto those economic wishes, as he is casting doubt that such a deal can be reached with U.S. President Trump. Are the feds taking the right approach? If they aren’t, what approach would you take, and do you think it would fuel more success for us? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says that Meta Platforms will spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build massive A.I. data centres for superintelligence. And by data centres, he means several of them. Cybersecurity analyst Ritesh Kotak delivers his two cents on the matter. Plus, CTV’s Tyler Fleming drops by the studio, as we get an update on bike thefts in Canada’s Capital. Have they become less frequent or is it the same old song and dance?
Unpublished Newswire
Newfoundland officials lifted evacuation alerts for the communities close to the capital of St. John’s on the weekend as cool weather helped crews contain one of several out-of-control wildfires in the province.The wildfire at Paddy’s Pond, about 15 kilometres southwest of the city’s downtown core, had about 20,000 people on evacuation alert. The provincial government said in a news release on Sunday that crews were holding the fire “steady” and containing any hotspots.
August 17, 2025 - 20:53 | Sophia Coppolino | The Globe and Mail
Ontario real estate agents reported just eight large cash transactions over the past year to the federal anti-money-laundering watchdog, according to new figures. The multibillion-dollar real estate market is at high risk for money laundering, experts say. However, the low number of reports – which is down substantially from previous years – could be due, at least in part, to brokerages implementing no-cash policies.
August 17, 2025 - 19:13 | Jill Mahoney | The Globe and Mail
A wildfire along the northwestern shore of Conception Bay, Newfoundland remained at a stubborn 95 square kilometres in size on Sunday. It is about the size of Paris, France.
August 17, 2025 - 18:58 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
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