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Publication Date: June 2, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. June 2nd, 2026
June 2, 2026
There are big changes coming to Ontario’s auto insurance this Summer. As of Canada Day, 9 out of 12 Standard Auto Accident Insurance Benefits will become optional safety nets. And while these new à-la-carte options are meant to give consumers more choice, some experts worry that Ontarians will opt out of crucial coverage to save money, which could cost them greatly in the event of an accident. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Lorraine Sommerfeld, a Driving.ca columnist, in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
The state of Israel is “the most successful land‑back project, the greatest decolonization project,” a New Zealand Māori activist told the first-of-its-kind Building Indigenous‑Jewish Friendship conference in Toronto on Monday. “From my Māori perspective, a key point is that there was always a continuous Jewish presence in the land; they kept the fires burning, and that is what indigeneity looks like to us,” Dr. Sheree Trotter told roughly 70 activists, academics and community figures convened at Toronto’s Beth Torah synagogue. The conference was the culmination of a weekend of local...
June 9, 2026 - 11:48 | Special to National Post | National Post
A Pride flag was cut down in what Ottawa police are investigating as a hate-motivated incident in the city's rural west end Sunday evening. Read More
June 9, 2026 - 11:43 | Michael McBean | Ottawa Citizen
June 9, 2026 - 11:03 | David Baxter | The Globe and Mail




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