Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. April 16th, 2025

Amid the Canada-U.S. trade war, cross-border travel continues to plummet. Last month alone, a whopping 23,000 fewer customers crossed the border from Eastern Ontario to New York State. It’s the worst-case scenario for any businesses who rely on Canadian commuters to keep their operations afloat. A primary example is North Country Golf Club, which is located in Champlain, New York and managed by Montreal-born Andy Fisher. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Turning our attention to local news, measles cases are still climbing across Canada, as CHEO prepares for a potential spike. Here to explain how they are preparing for battle is Dr. Nisha Thampi, the hospital’s Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control. Plus, Canadian officials are being criticized for using a series of disappearing message functions on social media apps, such as Signal. That aforementioned app was at the heart of a recent American controversy, where the Editor-In-Chief for The Atlantic was mistakenly included on a series of top-secret documents.