Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. May 29th, 2025
May 29, 2025
As Canadians prepare to celebrate the country's 158th birthday, the official July 1st lineup has been unveiled by Canadian Heritage. It features names like Sarah McLachlan, Tom Cochrane, and Randy Bachman from BTO. And as Parliament Hill continues its overdue facelift, LeBreton Flats will once again be the flagship location for this year's festivities. In your view, what is the biggest draw for this year's party? What is the 2025 lineup lacking? That's up for debate in Hour 3, as we tackle today's Question of the Day. Plus, it’s time to dig out those green thumbs and send your gardening-related inquiries to gardening expert Carson Arthur! He joins the program for his weekly visit just after the 4:30 newscast.
Unpublished Newswire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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