
The Ontario Legislature has chosen its first-ever female Speaker ahead of Tuesday’s Throne Speech, in which Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government is set to lay out its agenda to address U.S. tariffs after his party won a third majority earlier this year.Monday marked the first day back in the legislature for MPPs after the Feb. 27 election, and they selected Donna Skelly, the PC member for the Hamilton riding of Flamborough-Glanbrook, as their new Speaker in a secret ballot.
April 14, 2025 - 19:20 | Jeff Gray, Tamara Merritt | The Globe and Mail
If you were looking for a good sign that the Ottawa Senators will have their captain ready to lead them into a prospective playoff Battle of Ontario, there was a strong one on Monday. Read More
April 14, 2025 - 19:06 | Bruce Garrioch | Ottawa Citizen
OC Transpo driver Aissatou Diallo’s two-hour training session on a double-decker bus in July 2018 raised serious concerns about her ability to handle the vehicle, the Westboro bus crash inquest has heard. Read More
April 14, 2025 - 18:35 | Andrew Duffy | Ottawa Citizen
Border crossings from Canada into the United States dropped by close to a million travellers in March compared to the same month last year, suggesting Canadians are avoiding the United States while U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs and annexation.
It’s the lowest border traffic since COVID-19 restricted travel...
April 14, 2025 - 18:21 | Adrian Humphreys | National Post
An Ontario Court of Justice judge will decide Tuesday whether an OC Transpo driver will go to jail or face a probationary sentence after his bus struck and killed a pedestrian in 2023. Read More
April 14, 2025 - 18:08 | Paula Tran | Ottawa Citizen
We are hearing rumblings that U.S. President Donald Trump might consider a pause on the Auto tariffs. That story is coming up in Hour 4, as CTV’s Matt Skube drops by for a visit. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
April 14, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa