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Publication Date: June 5, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. June 5th, 2026
June 5, 2026
We’re just 24 hours away from the 43rd annual CHEO Telethon. Donations raised will be going towards life-saving care and state-of-the-art equipment at the children’s hospital. And on Saturday, you’ll hear the stories of 6 children, and learn how CHEO has helped them. Kristy Cameron checks in with Adam Lamoureux in Hour 1. He is the Director of Critical Care and Surgical Services at CHEO. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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Dubbed “Crackberry” by ardent users—Webster’s New World College Dictionary proclaimed it the Word of the Year in 2006—the impact and influence of the BlackBerry device in the early 2000s could be found everywhere. It featured in pop song titles and explicit rap lyrics; Kim Kardashian was a loyal user; former United States president Barack Obama famously said he was “clinging” to his BlackBerry and that they would have to “pry it out of [his] hands” when he entered office.
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After BlackBerry’s mobile business faltered, the company pivoted to cybersecurity and software
QNX, an...
June 26, 2026 - 06:30 | Solarina Ho | Walrus
Voters in five provinces and one territory will head to municipal polls in the remainder of 2026, but one of the issues shaping local economies will not be decided inside city halls.
Immigration remains a federal file, yet mayors, chambers of commerce, and local business groups say Ottawa’s cuts to permanent and temporary immigration targets are being felt at the local level, impacting municipal labour markets, housing systems, property tax collection, transit, local economic development, and a range of services.
Nationally, Ottawa lowered its target for new temporary worker arrivals...
June 26, 2026 - 06:29 | Shilpashree Jagannathan | Walrus
June 26, 2026 - 06:24 | Dylan Robertson | The Globe and Mail
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