Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. April 8th, 2025
April 8, 2025
Most Canadians are expecting a recession in 2025, with a new survey from the Bank of Canada registering a concerning spike in this belief. Right now, 67 percent of consumers are expecting the bad news to hit this year, a 47 percent climb from last quarter. Are you bracing for a recession right now? If so, what are you doing to prepare for it? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Shifting gears to local news, transit riders are bracing for a significant overhaul of Ottawa’s transit system. Ahead of the April 27th changes, concerned parent Joshua Lovell voices his frustrations, with his daughter needing 2 buses and a train to attend classes.
Unpublished Newswire
A First Nation in B.C.'s Interior is blocking access to the R.W. Bruhn Bridge construction site in Sicamous, B.C., over the alleged exclusion of its workers and businesses from the government-funded infrastructure project.
May 12, 2025 - 22:26 | | CBC News - Canada
In a first amid what real estate experts say is a Vancouver-area condo market meltdown, a long-established development company has terminated its presales efforts for a major project and returned purchasers’ deposits.Karen West, vice-president for marketing and sales with Boffo Developments Ltd., said the company launched the first of what is meant to be a four-tower, 1,200-unit development last July in the hopes that the market was starting to improve as interest rates were slowly coming down.
May 12, 2025 - 22:04 | Frances Bula | The Globe and Mail
Bev Beaver competed at the highest level of women’s hockey and softball for more than three decades. She was also a notable five-pin bowler.“I was born a sportsperson,” she once said.
May 12, 2025 - 21:11 | Tom Hawthorn | The Globe and Mail
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