Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. December 3rd, 2025

Ontario’s Education Minister is preparing for a thorough review of how the province conducts Standardized Testing. Paul Calandra made that promise in the wake of the province’s latest EQAO test results, which were officially released Wednesday morning. And while the results do show slight gains in Reading, Writing, and Math, he argues those gains aren’t good enough. Kristy Cameron chats with Rene Jansen in de Wal, the President of the English Catholic Teachers Association of Ontario. Plus, as the holiday travel season ramps up, Julie Beun from CAA North and East Ontario delivers a few tips to make the travel process easier. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.