Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. August 18th, 2025
August 18, 2025
Andrew Pinsent is filling in for the vacationing Kristy Cameron this week. And as thousands of Canadians try to enjoy their moments of paradise, it's tough to do if your summertime plans revolve around Air Canada flights. As of right now, due to a flight attendant strike, there are none in the sky. That reality is not likely to change anytime soon, with some union members willing to spend time behind bars if the strike is deemed illegal. We dig deeper in Hour 1 with Barry Eidlin, an Associate Professor of Sociology at McGill University. Over in Kanata, the construction of a tunnel under Terry Fox Drive means plenty of lane reductions and detours over the coming years. We do a vibe check with Kanata North councillor Cathy Curry. Plus, a countdown announcement from Taylor Swift turns out to be anti-climactic, and people still ate it up. Filling us in on the details is CFRA's Maryanne McLarty, who is also a noted 'Swiftie'.
Unpublished Newswire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...
September 3, 2025 - 16:57 | Brad Wheeler | The Globe and Mail
After nearly 30 years in business, the family-run ByWard Market restaurant Shafali closed on Aug. 31, in a reckoning with ongoing financial struggles that its owner called "devastating." Read More
September 3, 2025 - 16:41 | Peter Hum | Ottawa Citizen
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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