Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. September 3rd, 2025
September 3, 2025
Ottawa’s new zoning bylaws could allow for the construction of 3-storey buildings in all neighbourhoods across Canada’s Capital. The City of Ottawa released an update on the final draft ahead of September’s public consultations, which include an open house at the EY Centre on the 23rd. In suburban areas, the height of a high-rise building would be limited to 18 storeys when located farther than 600 metres from a transit station. Next Monday is when the final draft will be released, and December 17th is when the plan will be finalized by city councillors. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Jason Burgraaf in Hour 1. He works with the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association, and he is in favour of the new zoning rules. Then, we pick the brain of Matt Lemay, who works with the Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association. But first, we bring you up to speed on today's top headlines, starting with today's federal Cabinet meetings in Toronto. CFRA's Andrew Pinsent has more on that.
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OTTAWA — Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi said Friday that he wouldn’t join the chorus of Western Canadian political leaders calling on Ottawa to drop tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, saying the issue was beyond his depth.
“The ban on Chinese EVs (is) a little outside of my pay grade,” said Nenshi when asked about the issue at an unrelated press conference in Calgary.
He stressed that Canada needs to engage directly with China’s government to resolve the escalating trade war, which has inflicted heavy...
September 5, 2025 - 17:28 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The Aug. 27 stabbing of a Jewish woman shopping at a grocery store, known for its wide selection of kosher and Passover food, has shaken the Ottawa community and beyond. The police hate-crimes unit and the west-end criminal division are still investigating the crime at the Loblaws at College Square on Baseline Road. Read More
September 5, 2025 - 17:21 | Gary Dimmock | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA
— The president of an association representing automakers says the Canadian government must be “crystal clear” that it intends to keep its surtax on Chinese electric vehicles, as it embarks on a review of the measure.
Brian Kingston, the p
resident and CEO of the
Canadian Vehicle...
September 5, 2025 - 17:09 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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