Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 6th, 2025
August 6, 2025
By the end of this month, and just in time for a brand-new learning season, the OC Transpo Youth Pass will be no more. Troy Charter, the Interim GM for OC Transpo, broke the news in a recent memo to City Council. Right now, the monthly Youth Pass costs $104 per month, while the monthly Adult Pass is $135 per month. And as you might expect, the city’s biggest transit critics are not impressed. We dig deeper in Hour 1 with David Jeanes, a spokesperson for Transport Action Canada. Plus, Kristy’s Summer Hit List continues to heat up, as we shout out a handful of must-see Summer attractions all across the National Capital Region. Joining the show with her selections is Katherine Dines from MOVE 100. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
Unpublished Newswire
Brett Lauther should have been pumped after connecting on five field goals in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' 21-13 Banjo Bowl victory over the Blue Bombers on Saturday, but it was his one mistake he focused on.
September 6, 2025 - 21:57 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
A Canadian Armed Forces member deployed to Latvia, who was missing since earlier this week, was found dead Friday.A news release from the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces says Warrant Officer George Hohl was deployed on Operation Reassurance as part of the Aviation Battalion under the NATO Multinational Brigade-Latvia.Hohl was a vehicle technician based in Edmonton and had served in the Canadian Armed Forces for almost 20 years.
September 6, 2025 - 21:49 | | The Globe and Mail
A B.C. ostrich farm fighting to stop a cull of its 400-strong flock over an avian flu outbreak has been granted an interim stay by the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa, delaying the execution of the birds.Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has been attempting to stop the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from destroying the birds since the cull was ordered amid an avian flu outbreak in December that would go on to kill 69 ostriches.
September 6, 2025 - 21:25 | | The Globe and Mail
Comments
Be the first to comment