Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. February 21st, 2025
February 21, 2025
Prior to last night’s Canada-USA game in Boston, Canadian songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk altered the lyrics to O’ Canada. She described it as a political statement to protest Donald Trump’s comments about Canada’s future sovereignty. Is it ever okay to alter a national anthem’s lyrics, regardless of the intentions behind the message? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Here at home, we are still digging ourselves out of Mother Nature’s double-whammy blizzard. And if you are a resident who relies on accessibility-friendly pathways to get around, a simple task has turned into a nightmare. Ottawa resident Chris Piper, who uses a wheelchair regularly, vents his frustrations.
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April 21, 2025 - 20:33 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
A BC Ferries vessel had to be assisted into Horseshoe Bay in North Vancouver by a tugboat after suffering a mechanical failure at the end of the busy holiday weekend.The company says the problem with the Queen of Coquitlam’s pitch control has been repaired and testing was conducted before a possible return to service later Monday afternoon.BC Ferries says passengers and vehicles were off-loaded around 3:30 p.m., and the company hired three water taxis to shuttle travellers who were booked on other sailings.
April 21, 2025 - 19:51 | | The Globe and Mail
A British Columbia city on Vancouver Island that’s hiring doctors as municipal employees is “very close” to hiring two more physicians, and its mayor believes it will eventually exceed its goal of hiring eight in total.Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi said Monday that the city-owned clinic currently has one doctor, and employment contracts are soon to be inked with two more, while a fourth is expected to be on board by September.Kobayashi said other cities are continuing to inquire about replicating its model, a first in Canada attempt to attract doctors by signing them on as city employees...
April 21, 2025 - 19:43 | | The Globe and Mail
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