Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 3rd, 2025
March 3, 2025
The Association of Day Care Operators in Ontario is warning federal and provincial officials about the potentially devastating impacts of Trump’s tariffs to the child-care sector. They also fear that Canada’s counterattacks could result in higher operating costs, thus fueling widespread layoffs and numerous closures. Kristy Cameron chats with Andrea Hannen, the organization’s Executive Director, in Hour 2. Here at home, the ANCHOR program has unveiled data from its first 11 weeks of operations. For those who are not familiar, the Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response is a 24/7 non-police crisis response team, currently based in Ottawa’s Centretown sector. Last August, it began as a pilot project. Today, we hear about how things are going so far. Plus, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade hasn’t taken off the ground in the post-COVID era. The last time it was held was all the way back in 2019. And it looks like that haunted streak will continue into 2025. Is this parade cursed? CFRA’s Chris Holski gives us a vibe-check.
Unpublished Newswire
B.C. Premier David Eby says his government will overhaul the province’s Mental Health Act in response to the weekend killing of 11 people by an SUV that rammed through a crowded cultural festival in Vancouver.A man who had previously been detained under the act and was under supervision by a health team at the time of the Saturday attack has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder. Police have said more counts are expected. Some 16 people remain in hospital, including a 22-year-old boy in serious condition.
April 30, 2025 - 21:50 | Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
The Ottawa Charge had a chance to clinch its first ever playoff spot Wednesday night at TD Place but instead will now have to do things the hard way. Read More
April 30, 2025 - 21:45 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Citizen
A Federal Court judge is considering photos depicting houses infested with cockroaches and mould as part of evidence presented this week on behalf of more than 100 First Nations in a class-action lawsuit asserting Ottawa has been negligent in its duties to ensure safe housing on-reserve.The houses in the photos are from St. Theresa Point in Northern Manitoba where First Nations leaders say it’s common for 20 people to live in small homes with two or three people to a room. In some houses, severe overcrowding means more than 30 people living in a four-bedroom house where residents sleep...
April 30, 2025 - 21:08 | Willow Fiddler | The Globe and Mail
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