Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. October 10th, 2025

Earlier this week, the City of Ottawa released a 10-point report to address the municipality’s dwindling number of primary doctors. And according to this report, existing provincial policies put Canada’s Capital at a ‘disadvantage’, with international medical graduates barred from practicing here for 5 years. As a result, some municipalities have had to get creative to entice family doctors to practice in their city. However, it is not sitting well with the Ontario Health Coalition, and they want to see this practice banned. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Ross Sutherland, the Chair of the Ontario Health Coalition and a retired nurse himself. Meantime, mail delivery is set to resume on a limited basis at Canada Post, but labour peace is still out of reach at the moment. This comes after CUPW, the union representing Canada Post employees, announced a looming transition from a countrywide strike to rotating strikes. This will kick in on Saturday, as we find out from CTV’s Kimberley Fowler in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.