Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. July 4th, 2025
July 4, 2025
Canadian company Lululemon is suing Costco, alleging that the American-based big-box wholesaler is selling knock-off versions of its yoga attire. The legal action was officially filed in California 7 days ago. Lululemon feels that Costco infringed on its intellectual property rights, patents, and trademark laws – which protect ownership of its clothing and designs. These knock-off products are commonly referred to as ‘dupes’. We dig deeper into this complex debate with Julie Zerbo in Hour 1. She founded The Fashion Law, a news outlet based in New York. She is also a lawyer. Meantime, Ontario’s wine brands are finally having their 15 seconds of fun. Sales of the provincial product have increased by over 60 percent since the LCBO yanked American products off the shelves earlier this year. Kristy Cameron chats with Lorraine Mastersmith, who is the co-owner of Carp-based Kin Vineyards. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
Unpublished Newswire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
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