Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. October 16th, 2025 | Unpublished
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Publication Date: October 16, 2025 - 18:00

Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. October 16th, 2025

October 16, 2025

Next week, the feds will be moving ahead with a new approach to bail reform, as they aim to tackle violent crime rates across the country. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the crackdown will target violent repeat offenders, and will introduce a brand-new ‘reverse-onus’ bail for major crimes. In other words, the accused will have to prove to the courts why they can be trusted to be released. Chris Lewis, a former OPP Commissioner, describes this approach as a ‘no-brainer’, adding that it should also be used in the case of major retail thefts. Michael Spratt, a criminal defense lawyer at A.G.P. LLP, joins Kristy Cameron with his thoughts. Meantime, Carleton University’s campus community radio station is celebrating a major milestone today, as CKCU turns 50 years old. You’ll hear that story in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.

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British Columbia Premier David Eby, facing criticism for his massive deficit spending, offered a road map this week that lays out how his province will find its way out of a fiscal bog.Through legislation tabled Monday, the province’s Crown corporation, BC Hydro, will build a new transmission line for northwestern B.C. that is expected to secure up to 14 major private-sector investments including mines, liquefied natural gas plants and an expansion of the Port of Prince Rupert.
October 25, 2025 - 08:00 | Justine Hunter | The Globe and Mail
Joe Carter was 33 years old when he stepped up to home plate on an October night during Game 6 of the 1993 World Series. The city of Toronto was 159. Both had been waiting for this moment for a very long time.Mr. Carter grew up in Oklahoma City, Okla. His father owned a downtown gas station where young Joe would pump gas as a kid. He had 10 brothers and sisters. The family was crazy about sports. To feed them all, his dad hunted quails, pheasants and rabbits.
October 25, 2025 - 07:35 | Marcus Gee | The Globe and Mail
Canadians are talking a lot these days about building housing. But what will that housing look like? The country lacks specific visions for the apartments, blocks and cities of tomorrow. A recent publication by the Neptis Foundation, Impossible Toronto: On the Courtyard, answers that need. Led by Studio VAARO and Gabriel Fain Architects, this is not a vague aspiration; it is a specific, provocative proposal for how Toronto might evolve. The project aims to imagine a city that is currently impossible, and articulates the regulatory reasons that make it so.
October 25, 2025 - 07:30 | Alex Bozikovic | The Globe and Mail
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