Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Wed. June 4th, 2025
June 4, 2025
In a conversation with CTV’s Vassy Kapelos, NDP interim leader Don Davies says they plan to vote against Mark Carney’s Throne Speech, citing a number of glaring omissions in the Prime Minister’s gameplan. As for the Tories, they have not specified as to which side they’ll lean towards, but this could force another snap election if everything goes wrong. We bring you the latest developments as they become available. Looking ahead to next week’s programming, CFRA’s Kristy Cameron is lending a helping hand to anyone looking for a summer job. Well, not personally. But she will be dropping some hints as to which employers will be hiring. Details are on the way in Hour 4. Plus, CFRA’s Callum Fraser is about to land a new job – as a first-time father. He joins the Ottawa Now family before his paternity leave begins.
Unpublished Newswire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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