Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. October 9th, 2025
October 9, 2025
Earlier this week, the OCDSB’s controversial elementary program review was scrapped by the Ford government. OCDSB supervisor Robert Plamondon said the changes would instead be replaced with an approach that ‘doesn’t disrupt students and is reflective of community feedback’. That decision has since sparked concerns from Ontario NDP Education Critic Chandra Pasma, who represents Ottawa West-Nepean. She joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Plus, we are kickstarting a new bi-weekly segment with Dr. Trevor Arnason, Ottawa’s newly-appointed Medical Officer of Health. It’s called ‘Your Health’. And with RSV season ramping up, that’s what today’s conversation is all about.
Unpublished Newswire
Not all Canadians love the Toronto Blue Jays. A select group of baseball fans across the country have cheered while watching the Blue Jays stumble through the first two games of the American League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners.
October 14, 2025 - 18:56 | Gemma Karstens-Smith | The Globe and Mail
An Ottawa man has been sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to second degree murder in court on Tuesday. Read More
October 14, 2025 - 18:45 | Paula Tran | Ottawa Citizen
The polls have closed across Newfoundland and Labrador after an election campaign that saw the governing Liberals promising to conclude a multibillion-dollar energy deal that they say will deliver economic salvation to the financially fragile province.Incumbent Premier John Hogan, a 47-year-old lawyer, has said the proposed agreement between Hydro-Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro could inject $225 billion into the provincial treasury over 50 years.
October 14, 2025 - 18:40 | Sarah Smellie | The Globe and Mail
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