Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Fri. August 8th, 2025
August 8, 2025
Stats Canada has unveiled its job numbers for the month of July, and it’s been awfully tough sledding for Canadian job-seekers. And for the country’s youngest employees, it’s especially harsh. CTV’s Kimberley Fowler digs through the data in Hour 4. Meantime, if you’re craving a short-term escape from the real world, how about a trip to the local cinema? Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks! Today’s lineup features a drama-comedy flick, a horror-mystery hit, and a sequel from the 2000’s that features Lindsay Lohan. And finally, if news breaks, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA — Canada’s housing crisis may get worse before it starts to show much relief, as new projections say that the number of housing starts will actually decrease this year and next.
These new estimates, from both public and private sector housing forecasts, contradict political promises from all levels of government to boost supply of homes across the country.
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) forecasts that the total number of housing starts in Canada this year will be about 237,800, down from 245,367 in 2024. CMHC, a Crown corporation that acts as Canada’s...
August 9, 2025 - 04:00 | Simon Tuck | National Post
The piece of land in question is a 750-hectare parcel in Richmond, including city and port lands, farms, golf courses and commercial properties.
August 8, 2025 - 20:55 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
Some of the changes made at the end of March involved a significant reduction in the size of the site, including capping the number of tents allowed at 60.
August 8, 2025 - 20:54 | Klaudia Van Emmerik | Global News - Canada
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