Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. August 21st, 2025
August 21, 2025
As the Mayor of Ottawa unveiled municipal budget directions for 2026, several homeowners are getting increasingly worried about tax increases. OC Transpo is facing a multi-million-dollar budget shortfall, and the gameplan for 2025 included a 3.9 percent property tax hike, not to mention higher transit fares. CTV’s Natalie Van Rooy joins the show in Hour 4. Then, as we preview tonight’s supper-hour newscast on CTV Ottawa, we examine the upcoming weather forecast with CTV’s Jackie Perez. And finally, if news breaks, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
Unpublished Newswire
Community advocates and activists in Ottawa are calling on city councillors to reject the proposed boost to the police budget next year and instead allocate more funding to mental health resources, housing and transit. Read More
August 23, 2025 - 17:01 | Paula Tran | Ottawa Citizen
Poland is Europe's fastest-growing economy and while Prime Minister Mark Carney is there, he is expected to sign a strategic partnership on energy and security.
August 23, 2025 - 16:57 | David Akin | Global News - Canada
A group gathered in Minto Park on Saturday before marching onto Elgin Street for the annual Dyke March, a staple of the Pride celebration weekend. Read More
August 23, 2025 - 16:08 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
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