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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. December 23rd, 2025
December 23, 2025
The Christmas shopping homestretch has arrived, and not everyone has the same carbon-copy approach to gift-giving. But according to experts, there are some basic rules you need to follow. Julie Blais-Comeau, a local etiquette expert, joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Plus, we wrap up this year’s Ottawa Now Gift Guide with CTV’s Leah Larocque. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has warned of “significant” deficits in her upcoming budget on Thursday, with analysts forecasting a shortfall somewhere around $10 billion.
While Smith has made a point of warning voters about the red ink her United Conservative Party is about to spill, however, the projected deficit is hardly out of the ordinary. Alberta, despite its politicians’ tendency for loud proclamations in favour of fiscal restraint, has run budget shortfalls in all but five of its annual budgets over the last 18 years.
The repeated budget gaps underscore the unique...
February 25, 2026 - 07:11 | Jesse Snyder | National Post
A property owner and a demolition contractor in Parry Sound, Ont., have been ordered to pay more than $157,000 after work at an abandoned hospital site damaged habitat used by threatened chimney swifts.
Marble Arch Corporation and contractor Adam Watson were convicted under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act for harm done to the birds’ habitat during demolition work in 2020, according to a
provincial court bulletin...
February 25, 2026 - 07:00 | National Post | National Post
Rebecca Contois was murdered by a serial killer nearly four years ago. Her family is now speaking publicly, hoping to ensure she's remembered for who she was and not how she died.
February 25, 2026 - 07:00 | Marney Blunt | Global News - Canada
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