Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 20th, 2025
August 20, 2025
Andrew Pinsent is filling in for the vacationing Kristy Cameron this week. It’s been a tragic Summer season on Ontario waters, backed up by new data from the Ontario Provincial Police. They say that drownings over the past 12 months have doubled. And in the wake of one particular tragedy in Northern Ontario, calls for mandatory swimming lessons in public schools have resurfaced at a fast and furious pace. Sean Duffy from the Lifesaving Society of Ontario pays us a visit in Hour 1. Turning our attention to municipal and provincial politics, an Ottawa city councillor has caught the attention of Ontario’s Premier, and not in a good way. Ariel Troster from Somerset Ward took the province’s Deputy Premier to task on recent crime data statistics, leading to a widening degree of confusion. She hops on the show to clarify her stance and react to Doug Ford’s criticism.
Unpublished Newswire
Re: Crime levels dropping in the ByWard Market: Police data, Aug. 19 Read More
August 25, 2025 - 04:00 | Peter Hum | Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa author Barbara Fradkin retired after more than 25 years as a child psychologist in order to devote more time to her writing a passion since she was a child. She is part of the notorious Ladies' Killing Circle, which edited anthologies of mystery short stories by Canadian women. She is a two-time winner in Storyteller Magazine's annual Great Canadian Short Story Contest, as well as a four-time nominee for the Crime Writers' of Canada Award for Excellence for Best Short Story. Read More
August 25, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
Around a certain stretch of Bronson Avenue, there is a high-pitched noise in the air. John Crump describes it as a “high-pitched whine and roar.” Read More
August 25, 2025 - 04:00 | Sadeen Mohsen | Ottawa Citizen
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