Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. May 8th, 2025
May 8, 2025
The NCC is launching a series of ‘summer zones’, and one of them is located near Dow’s Lake. This subject line fueled an interesting end-of-show debate about the local destination, and whether you would willingly go for a swim in it. Opinions, at best, are mixed. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news headlines as they happen, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
Unpublished Newswire
A frustrating season where Toronto Raptors fans were torn between a win-now mentality and their hopes of a high draft pick has come to a disappointing conclusion.
May 12, 2025 - 20:41 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
The British Columbia government says its measure to fast-track American nurse applications to the province’s health care system has resulted in more than 100 registrants available to work in the span of five weeks.The positive initial response was achieved without advertising, B.C. Premier David Eby said in a press conference Monday, but the province will launch a recruitment campaign next month across three American states urging nurses and other health care professionals to relocate.
May 12, 2025 - 20:32 | Justine Hunter | The Globe and Mail
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for a federal review of nearly century-old natural resource transfer agreements in response to Alberta’s government opening the door to a separation referendum.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced a bill that, if passed, would make it far easier for Albertans to launch referendums on various topics – including splitting from Canada.Smith has pointed to growing alienation in her province and frustration with Ottawa, saying those wanting to separate “are not fringe voices.”
May 12, 2025 - 20:12 | Lisa Johnson | The Globe and Mail
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