Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. October 28th, 2025

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is cooking up a new initiative that would save first-time homebuyers up to $130,000. It’s all part of an effort to stimulate slumping home sales and housing starts. Should the Ontario government waive the HST for rookie homebuyers? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Over in Jamaica, a Category 5 storm has made landfall, as Hurricane Melissa officially becomes the worst storm they have ever faced. Furthermore, it is tied for the strongest Atlantic hurricane to ever strike land. We chat with Ottawa resident Simone Smart, who has lived through a hurricane before. And as we find out in Hour 3, she has family and friends who currently live in Jamaica.