Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Tues. April 15th, 2025
April 15, 2025
To avoid a countrywide confrontation between democratic engagement and national pride, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on organizers to move the French Debate. That’s because Wednesday’s political barbs conflict with the start time of a potentially pivotal Montreal Canadiens game. This week’s debates, of course, are being held in Montreal. While he understands the appeal to switch the start time, CTV political analyst Tom Mulcair says all of this mayhem could have easily been avoided. He joins Kristy Cameron to explain further. Meantime, a local city councillor is going all-in on the ‘Buy Canadian’ movement, handing out stickers to promote national solidarity and fuel some good-time Canadian vibes. Alta Vista councillor Marty Carr pays us a visit in Hour 2.
Unpublished Newswire
Max Pacioretty started the playoffs in the press box.
May 8, 2025 - 12:58 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:07 p.m. Roman time, alerting the crowd of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square that the College of Cardinals have elected a new pope.
The sign comes on the second day of voting and the fourth vote. It means that the Cardinals reached the two-third majority have decided to elevate one of their ranks to be the head of the church.
The gathered crowd cheered in elation as the smoke rose on a beautiful Thursday evening in Rome.
The new pope will soon emerge on the papal balcony, announcing himself and his papal name...
May 8, 2025 - 12:54 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
Quebec is reporting a near-record rate of immigration in 2024, with the province’s population increasing to more than 9.1 million at the start of this year.A new report from Quebec’s statistics institute says nearly 160,000 immigrants arrived in Quebec last year, the second-highest number recorded after 2023.The majority of the newcomers were non-permanent residents, including temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum seekers.
May 8, 2025 - 12:34 | | The Globe and Mail
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