Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. August 8th, 2025
August 8, 2025
Today’s QOTD discussion stems from a news item that we first addressed on Thursday. And just to confirm for the final time, this is not a headline from The Onion. This is very real, and totally not satire. The NCC is thinking of installing a floating sauna at the NCC River House, which can be found at Ottawa’s East End. The proposed sauna must accommodate a minimum of 15 people, and as many as 25 people. It would operate 7 days a week, and throughout the year. Yes, even during January’s frigid temperatures. We set the stage in Hour 1 with CTV’s Kimberley Johnson. Meantime, Kristy’s Summer Hit List keeps on trucking for another full week, as a crowd of Bell Media personalities deliver their smoking-hot ways to soak in the Summer fun. Ottawa Now show producer Dani Dube, who just returned from an East Coast vacation, chimes in with some of her fresh ideas! But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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August 23, 2025 - 06:00 | Kayla Thompson | Walrus
With a review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) looming amid President Donald Trump’s trade war, National Post spoke this week with Canadian political and trade policy expert Laura Dawson. Dawson is the former director of the Canada Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., where she focused on bilateral economic issues, including NAFTA/CUSMA. She is now the executive director of the Canada-U.S. Future Borders Coalition and a regular media commentator. Much of Dawson’s work involves advising governments, businesses, and organizations on cross-border trade...
August 23, 2025 - 05:50 | Tracy Moran | National Post
A Man for All Seasons is playing in London’s West End this summer. The historical drama by Robert Bolt is set in the 16th century. A strutting, petulant, willful Henry VIII is on the throne.
August 23, 2025 - 05:30 | Marcus Gee | The Globe and Mail
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