Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. September 11th, 2025
September 11, 2025
On Wednesday, Ottawa City Council officially approved the Budget Direction for 2026. And as they try to keep next year’s property tax hike at 3.75 percent, coupled with a transit fare increase of up to 7.5 percent, City Council is also attempting to cap the size of the municipal public service. Rideau-Jock councillor David Brown put forward a motion to set that magic cap at 17,105 employees, which was supported in a 14 to 10 vote. This rule exempts paramedics, firefighters, bylaw services, and potentially other critical city services. Councillor Brown joins Kristy Cameron to outline his reasoning in Hour 1. Sticking with municipal matters, over 4,000 people have been fined for not paying OC Transpo bus fares or O-Train transit tickets. If anyone has any bright ideas, a singular fine is $260. CTV's Josh Pringle does some rough mathematics. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
Unpublished Newswire
Many school bus routes in Quebec remained cancelled Monday following the government's decision to pull all Lion buses out of service after a bus in Montreal caught fire last week.
September 16, 2025 - 15:56 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
British Columbia’s public service workers are escalating job action aimed at slowing work in the mining sector just as the province moves to fast-track several projects. The BC General Employees’ Union and Professionals Employees Association say staff in mineral and mines offices in Vancouver and Cranbrook will join picket lines.
September 16, 2025 - 15:49 | | The Globe and Mail
The Utah County Sheriff’s Office has released information on the arrest and booking of George Zinn, aged 71, on charges of obstruction of justice and possession of child sex abuse material. Zinn was present at the Utah Valley University (UVU) event where Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week. “Shorty after that shooting occurred, and while people were fleeing the area, Zinn was seen yelling that he had shot Charlie Kirk,” the sheriff’s office statement says. “UVU Police took Zinn into custody and transported him to the UVU Police department. At that time, Zinn was not co-operative...
September 16, 2025 - 15:40 | Chris Knight | National Post
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