Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. April 1st, 2025
April 1, 2025
If you were searching for the nearest gas station this morning, you probably spotted a pleasant surprise from Liberal leader Mark Carney. Before dropping the writ on March 23rd, he promised an end to the Carbon Tax, effective April 1st. That promise has now been granted, as gas prices dipped 20 cents overnight. How will this impact production costs, and how much relief will it provide to Canadians? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Ethan Wallace, the Vice-President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. Meantime, as Hudson’s Bay prepares to close 74 stores, what are we going to do with all those empty spaces? We pose that complex question to Kate Camenzuli, the Vice-President of Retail at the Commercial Real Estate Company.
Unpublished Newswire
Scott Laughton was probably still feeling it.
May 5, 2025 - 11:55 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
Daniela Lobo, a psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, has seen a worrying change in how some teenagers are playing video games.Some patients in her practice as young as 16 are using their savings to buy loot boxes, which are virtual goodie bags filled with weapons and other items, that draw them into activities that resemble gambling. Often times, they’re not aware of the similarities.“As people start to develop problems with it, there are increased conflicts at home, lower grades, people missing school [and] sleeping less,” Dr. Lobo said.
May 5, 2025 - 11:54 | Amber Ranson | The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Washington, D.C., on Monday ahead of his Tuesday meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
May 5, 2025 - 11:42 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
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