Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. August 22nd, 2025
August 22, 2025
The latest City Budget direction for 2026 could point to a significant funding increase for the Ottawa Police Service. Thumbs up or thumbs down? Guest host Andrew Pinsent tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the City of Ottawa has missed out on tens of millions of dollars in provincial funding. That’s because it failed to reach its target for housing starts in 2024. We dig deeper in Hour 3 with housing expert Mike Moffatt. Plus, Canada is dropping some of its tariffs against the United States. Good idea, or a big misstep from Prime Minister Carney? We pick the brain of CTV News political analyst Scott Reid. And finally, we check in with CFL Commissioner Stuart Johnston, as he prepares to take in tonight's Redblacks game!
Unpublished Newswire
Canadians might be shunning leisurely visits to the U.S., but new data show corporate travel appears to be business as usual. Despite political tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, economic uncertainty stemming from tariffs and fears of treatment at the border, data from SAP Concur suggests Canadian business travel to the U.S. during the first half of the year has remained stable compared with last year’s levels, even if it means some companies are taking more precautions at the border.
September 19, 2025 - 07:05 | Daniel Johnson | The Globe and Mail
Good morning. The gender gap in higher education has persisted for many decades. Do universities need to do more to entice men back? More on that below, plus follows to our reporting on the notwithstanding clause and the BC Ferries deal. But first:Today’s headlinesA real estate executive, lobbyist and banker held an event for cabinet ministers and MPs, raising concerns over federal lobbying rules Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed closer ties Thursday against the backdrop of rising U.S. protectionism American television’s remaining active late-night...
September 19, 2025 - 06:46 | Joe Friesen | The Globe and Mail
When you google the wunderkind painter Anna Weyant, the suggested searches are as follows: “Anna Weyant Larry Gagosian relationship” (referring to her dalliance with the now eighty-year-old world-famous art dealer and gallerist her detractors say launched her career); “Anna Weyant Jason Isbell” (the more age-appropriate singer she’s moved on with); “Anna Weyant age” (only thirty); “Anna Weyant net worth” (somewhere in the millions, it’s speculated); “Anna Weyant art for sale” (certainly unaffordable and unavailable). It’s notable that when I looked her up, it wasn’t until the fourth or...
September 19, 2025 - 06:30 | Tatum Dooley | Walrus
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