Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. June 20th, 2025
June 20, 2025
As Thursday morning gave way to Thursday afternoon, a major crash on Highway 417 slowed Eastbound traffic to a snail-paced crawl. This disruption, in turn, impacted a slew of arterial roads and side-streets. How can the City of Ottawa mitigate a traffic nightmare of this magnitude? According to former OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis, police officers have a tough job on their hands, from investigating the crash and diverting traffic to keeping the public informed on every single detail. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Plus, as a multitude of industries dabble into ChatGPT, a new study explains how that test drive could turn into an unhealthy force of habit, and potentially harm our brains. Can this device make us dumber? If so, how long could it take? CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent tees up that debate.
Unpublished Newswire
A city councillor in Nanaimo, B.C., is expected to push the city to reach out to a B.C. health authority in a bid to close the overdose prevention site next to city hall.The agenda for Monday’s council meeting says Councillor Ian Thorpe will bring forward a motion, asking council to “formally request” that Island Health close the supervised drug consumption site on Albert Street.
July 26, 2025 - 18:11 | Chuck Chiang | The Globe and Mail
The City of Montreal has fined a local church for hosting a concert by the U.S.-based Christian musician Sean Feucht.Feucht’s controversial views and his status as a rising star in the MAGA movement have led officials to cancel his concerts in several Canadian cities in recent days.
July 26, 2025 - 17:58 | Maura Forrest | The Globe and Mail
A MAGA-affiliated musician held a concert in a township just outside Ottawa on Saturday just a few days after the National Capital Commission cancelled a scheduled performance in Gatineau. Read More
July 26, 2025 - 17:31 | Paula Tran | Ottawa Citizen
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