Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. May 8th, 2025
May 8, 2025
For the first time ever, the Catholic Church has turned to an American Cardinal to lead them forward. Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, was visibly emotional as he addressed the Vatican City crowd on Thursday afternoon. He will now be known as Pope Leo XIV, representing 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide. We dig deeper into Pope Leo’s visions and leadership styles with the help of Reid Locklin. He is an Associate Professor of Christianity and Culture at St. Michael's College and the University of Toronto. Shifting gears to today’s most popular modes of transportation, roadways and cars remain the most efficient and reliable roadmap. But which vehicles are becoming the most dangerous to drive? Some advocates are plastering warning labels on a trio of trucks: Dodge Rams, Ford F-150s, and Toyota Tundras. Kristy Cameron explores further with Albert Koehl, an environmental lawyer and the author of ‘Wheeling Through Toronto’. He is also a coordinator of the Coalition To Reduce Auto Size Hazards.
Unpublished Newswire
Connor McDavid goes way back with Sam Bennett.
June 9, 2025 - 14:58 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
OTTAWA — Steven Guilbeault may no longer be federal environment minister, but Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she still sees him as a threat to the province’s oil and gas industry.
Smith said on
her weekly radio show
this weekend that Guilbeault, now heritage minister, has an “overt motive” to establish new federally protected parks in the path of pipelines and other energy infrastructure.
She added that she wouldn’t consent to the creation of any...
June 9, 2025 - 14:46 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
OTTAWA
— A group of Canadian Sikh organizations is calling on members of Parliament to denounce Prime Minister Mark Carney’s invitation to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to next week’s G7 leaders’ meeting.
The open letter comes after Carney defended the invitation to Modi last Friday, saying it was important to have India at the table, given that it represents the world’s fifth-largest economy, is essential to supply chains, and now boasts the world’s largest population.
“Carney’s decision is not merely a...
June 9, 2025 - 14:13 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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