Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. June 5th, 2025
June 5, 2025
In an effort to boost non-fare revenue, OC Transpo is thinking about installing vending machines inside numerous O-Train stations. They would also expand retail operations at transit stations along Lines 1 and 2, with OC Transpo hats and collectibles among the items up for sale. Of course, the loudest conversation surrounds the future General Manager of OC Transpo, and who will take the reigns when Renee Amilcar steps aside from that role in mid-July. Stittsville councillor Glen Gower, who is the Chair of the city’s Transit Committee, joins guest host Andrew Pinsent in Hour 2. Shifting gears to the world of Food news, beef prices are surging at an alarming rate, according to Statistics Canada. We get the latest intel from Sylvain Charlebois, who is the Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Plus, Canadian politicians and aviation experts are grieving the loss of Marc Garneau, a longtime Canadian politician and astronaut. He sadly took his final breaths yesterday at the age of 76, surrounded by loved ones and close friends. Joshua Kutryk, a Canadian astronaut and engineer, reflects on Garneau’s legacy.
Unpublished Newswire
Good morning. Benjamin Netanyahu is in D.C. and Donald Trump is keen for a Gaza peace deal – more on that below, along with the latest on the Texas floods and a new pipeline partnership. But first:Today’s headlinesCabinet ministers are asked to find ‘ambitious’ spending cuts as Carney’s government prepares its first budgetTrump threatens higher tariffs on more than a dozen countries, but extends the negotiating deadlineMore frequent flash floods are ‘the new reality,’ but Canada may not be ready
July 8, 2025 - 06:48 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
In the summer of 2003, a single software bug in an Ohio power plant cascaded into one of the largest blackouts in North American history, plunging most of Ontario and the northeastern United States into darkness. For many who experienced it, the blackout is fondly remembered as a time when ordinary people came together: neighbours directing traffic, impromptu block parties, stars suddenly visible in the night sky.
But beyond the communal charm lay a more serious lesson: Ontario’s grid is deeply connected to those of its American neighbours. That grid, long a point of pride for Ontarians...
July 8, 2025 - 06:30 | Kunal Chaudhary | Walrus
Ryan Ness of the Canadian Climate Institute says he’s been following the “terrible tragedy” of deadly flash flooding unfolding in Texas, where more than 100 people have died.But he’s also worried Canada isn’t doing enough to prevent such disasters here, saying the country needs to invest in flood mapping, infrastructure and early warning systems.
July 8, 2025 - 06:14 | Nono Shen | The Globe and Mail
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