Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 13th, 2025
August 13, 2025
Expensive rent prices, dirty apartments in a state of disrepair, and irresponsible landlords resemble just a handful of the localized student-levied complaints that Canada’s Capital has seen over the past year. And with Ottawa currently housing a pair of high-in-demand universities, not to mention a large college system, that’s not the picture you want to paint. However, according to a recent report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, this crisis isn’t an isolated emergency, nor is it sudden. Kristy Cameron investigates further with Nir Hagigi, who is currently examining the city’s student housing crisis. He is also the primary author of this report. Shifting gears to Ottawa’s humid Summer, temperatures have already surpassed 30 degrees Celsius 21 times this year. Mercifully, the latest heatwave is expected to end after today’s blistering highs. And if you think there’s a correlation between the scorching-hot weather and broken-down cars, you’re not crazy, as the CAA is dealing with a spike in service calls. Compared to this time last year, it’s a 15 percent uptick. Simon Potten, an Ottawa-based master mechanic and the former host of CFRA’s Drivability, pays us a visit.
Unpublished Newswire
Some who call Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley home are keeping a close eye on an out-of-control wildfire to see if an evacuation order will be expanded in the area.The province’s Department of Emergency Management asked people on Sunday night living along a portion of Highway 10 in the West Dalhousie area to leave their homes as the Long Lake wildfire roared nearby.
August 25, 2025 - 07:41 | | The Globe and Mail
Employees at the Canada Border Services Agency and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service are the least likely to recommend their office as a great place to work, a survey of federal public servants suggests.The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey asked federal government employees a range of questions about their satisfaction with their workplace, including about their leadership, well-being and compensation.
August 25, 2025 - 07:26 | Catherine Morrison | The Globe and Mail
Negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are set to resume. A Canada Post spokeswoman says in a statement that the Crown corporation is committed to the collective bargaining process with CUPW and to reaching an agreement.
August 25, 2025 - 07:10 | | The Globe and Mail
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