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Publication Date: December 17, 2025 - 23:21
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. December 17th, 2025
December 17, 2025
Kristy chats with David Valentin of Liaison Strategies about the survey they did about Canadians' thoughts on drinking and driving. Sobering. Coming back to our topic of whether or not schools should regulate snow mounds, an official with Parachute believes there's isn't any compelling evidence suggesting schools need to make the change. Later, with cuts to public service are looming, some employees are already receiving letters stating their jobs '...may or will be impacted'. Kristy is joined by the president of PIPSC, Sean O'Reilly, to discuss what he's hearing. Plus, CFRA's Chris Holski drops by to how city is asking well owners to NOT make any backyard rinks.
Unpublished Newswire
Politicians flew to northern Manitoba to get a look at the Pimicikamak Cree Nation, which is scrambling to clean up and repair homes devastated by a frozen water catastrophe.
January 8, 2026 - 08:30 | | The Globe and Mail
Rogers Communications RCI-B-T says it is investing $50-million over five years to address the excessive time teens and tweens spend on screens.The telecom giant launched a national school program Thursday that Tony Staffieri, the president and CEO of Rogers, said is meant to change behaviour and help youth develop healthy relationships with screens. It involves bringing professional athletes to schools to talk about healthy screen use.
January 8, 2026 - 07:58 | Hannah Alberga | The Globe and Mail
Line 2 trains were not running between Dow's Lake and Carleton stations earlier Thursday because of a switch problem, while Line 1 briefly had a train problem for the second morning in a row.
January 8, 2026 - 07:18 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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