Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. June 26th, 2025
June 26, 2025
Some Canadians are looking to make some extra cash, but would you be willing to rent out your clothes to random strangers? What about your camping equipment, or perhaps the car that you drive? Heck, if you have a backyard pool, maybe you rent it out just to make a few extra twenties. Guest host Andrew Pinsent chats with sharing economy expert Chris Gibbs in Hour 1. He is the Chair for the School of Creative Industries at Toronto Metropolitan University. Plus, we continue our ‘Proudly Canadian’ series with an award-winning nature and wildlife photographer. Michelle Valberg’s career spans 4 decades and includes an induction to the Order of Canada. And if there’s a corner of this country with breathtaking scenes, she has probably seen it with her own two eyes.
Unpublished Newswire
Two Ottawa institutions - Bluesfest and CHEO - are joining forces in a new partnership to raise money for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario during the 31st edition of the music festival, which runs from July 10-20 at LeBreton Flats Park. Read More
July 2, 2025 - 00:01 | Lynn Saxberg | Ottawa Citizen
The Canadian Medical Association Journal has issued an urgent call for Canada to strengthen systems of tracking and monitoring diseases, saying Canada is facing a crisis of communicable diseases at the same time the U.S. is dismantling its health institutions. Read More
July 2, 2025 - 00:01 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
Indigenous demonstrations against both the federal and Ontario governments unfolded at multiple sites across the province Tuesday, as protesters rallied against initiatives to fast-track major infrastructure projects. As far north as the Attawapiskat River, which flows into James Bay, and as far south as Queen’s Park, Ontario’s legislature, protesters gathered in separate demonstrations to push back against two laws recently passed at both levels of government.
July 1, 2025 - 21:00 | Willow Fiddler, Dayne Patterson | The Globe and Mail
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