Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. June 19th, 2025
June 19, 2025
On Wednesday’s show, we briefly dove into the basics of intersection safety, and examined the troubling trends that Canadian cities are facing right now. Today, it’s red-light cameras, and the somewhat-positive trends we’ve been noticing lately. King Edward Avenue is home to a trio of Ottawa’s 10 busiest red-light cameras in 2025. To be fair, that’s a long stretch of traffic ground to cover. However, in a section of Lowertown, that camera has snagged fewer red-light runners in the first 4 months of this year. Is this a sign that people are getting the message, or are today’s drivers finding different shortcuts? Rideau-Vanier councillor Stephanie Plante joins the program in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines, and a familiar voice is helping us out on the CFRA Newsdesk!
Unpublished Newswire
First Nations in Ontario and the Manitoba Métis Federation say nearly $1-billion in federal funding went to a group they allege is fraudulently claiming Métis identity.The Chiefs of Ontario, which represents 133 First Nations in the province, shared with the Canadian Press data on more than 20 years worth of federal funding provided to the Métis Nation of Ontario.
August 10, 2025 - 11:49 | Alessia Passafiume | The Globe and Mail
A man in his 40s was taken to hospital with minor injuries Saturday evening following a house fire in the city's Rideauview neighbourhood. Read More
August 10, 2025 - 10:17 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
If housing costs too much, there must not be enough supply. That’s Ottawa’s simple take on the affordable housing crisis in Canada. And their simple solution? Impose policy, including the housing accelerator fund, to get rid of zoning prohibitions and accelerate the building of new homes within existing urban footprints.
But, asks Patrick Condon, professor of urban design at the University of British Columbia: What if the feds are wrong?
If increased density delivered affordability, he counters, Vancouver would be cheap by now. And what does the current glut of unsold small condo...
August 10, 2025 - 09:00 | Donna Kennedy-Glans | National Post
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