Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. April 11th, 2025
April 11, 2025
Speaking at the city’s Transit Committee meeting on Thursday, the Head of OC Transpo says the service isn’t reliable enough. In 2024, Ottawa’s transit system posted a service delivery rate of 98 percent, which is the average over a 12-month period. But if you look at October, to name one example, that rate dipped down to 95.8 percent. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Noah Vineberg, the President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279. It represents OC Transpo bus drivers and maintenance workers. Meantime, traffic on Highway 417 is going to be packed like a sardine can in the coming hours, as the Sens host the Habs tonight. CFRA’s Chris Holski explains why Ottawa’s current arena will keep its current namesake.
Unpublished Newswire
In 1982, Bombardier Inc. landed a monster contract to supply 825 subway cars to New York, valued at $1-billion (US$622-million). A cross-border political battle ensued.Rival bidder Budd Co. cried foul, alleging that Bombardier was only able to win the work because it was backed with cheap financing from Canada’s Export Development Corp. A contentious Senate hearing in Washington followed and retaliatory duties were threatened, but the U.S. government let the deal proceed, agreeing that Bombardier had promised to provide better quality and quicker delivery times for the cars.
May 7, 2025 - 18:00 | Alan Freeman | The Globe and Mail
The Speaker of the Alberta legislature is resigning his seat in the assembly to become the province’s representative to the United States.“Serving this assembly has been one of the greatest honours of my lifetime,” Nathan Cooper said Wednesday in a speech to the house announcing his resignation.
May 7, 2025 - 17:55 | Jack Farrell | The Globe and Mail
Police have scaled back a search for two children reported missing from their home in northeastern Nova Scotia, saying there's little chance they could have survived after six days in the densely wooded area. (May 7, 2025)
May 7, 2025 - 17:50 | | The Globe and Mail
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