Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Wed. July 2nd, 2025
July 2, 2025
In 1985, the first-ever cellphone hit the Canadian market. How have things changed for this genius cellular invention over the past 40 years? Eric Smith is the Senior Vice-President for the Canadian Telecommunications Association. He joins guest host Andrew Pinsent in Hour 3. But first, we do a vibe check of the CFRA textboard, as we tackle today’s Question of the Day. As the feds try to find savings within their operations department, experts fear that program cuts could be on the horizon. If you were Canada's Prime Minister, how would you find the extra cash? Text into the show and let us know.
Unpublished Newswire
A Quebec college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in English-language programs, contravening the province’s language law, is postponing the first day of classes scheduled for Monday.LaSalle College said the suspension is tied to the fine imposed on the Montreal school it deems “abusive” and Monday classes are cancelled, but the campus will remain open to students.In a statement issued Friday, the college said the first day back-to-class will go ahead on Tuesday. The post-secondary institution assures the measure won’t have an impact on students’ academic careers...
August 23, 2025 - 20:40 | Sidhartha Banerjee | The Globe and Mail
In March of 2024, a middle-aged man was having a cigarette outside his Surrey, B.C., social housing complex when he noticed Jae Won Lee, a 23-year-old Australian-born permanent resident of Canada, lifting the cover off another resident’s motorcycle. The man approached Lee to ask what he was doing, to which Lee replied, “Mind your own business, old man.”Lee then pulled out a knife with a six-inch blade and stabbed the man’s arm before chasing him into the building’s lobby, where he stabbed him in the abdomen.
August 23, 2025 - 20:30 | Darryl Greer | The Globe and Mail
Ottawa firefighters quickly put out a fire Saturday evening in the basement of a row housing end unit on Borthwick Avenue. Read More
August 23, 2025 - 19:43 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
Comments
Be the first to comment