Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. July 25th, 2025
July 25, 2025
Have you ever heard of ‘wild parsnip’ before? Do you know what it looks like? For starters, it’s an invasive plant species, and its toxic sap can cause severe skin reactions. It can even cause temporary blindness. It is also spreading across Canada – specifically in PEI, BC, and right here in Ontario. Joining us in Hour 2 is Marc Cadotte, a Professor in Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto. He studies wild parsnip warnings, as well as the latest infestation upticks. In local news, residents on Fernbank Road are expressing their frustrations over an uptick in truck traffic. Following a recent news report by CTV’s Dylan Dyson, more residents have chimed in through our email inbox. Karen, who has spent multiple decades living near the area, pays us a visit.
Unpublished Newswire
The Vancouver Island municipality of Nanaimo wants the local health authority to justify the continued existence of the community’s legal overdose prevention site as opposition mounts to the facility around the corner from its City Hall.Nanaimo City Council deferred voting Monday evening on a motion asking the Vancouver Island Health Authority, or VIHA, to shut down the site in favour of meeting with the agency in coming weeks. The site has been operating since 2022.
July 29, 2025 - 23:18 | Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
A tsunami watch has been issued for much of British Columbia’s coast after a magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off southeastern Russia.B.C.’s emergency preparedness agency says the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a bulletin that spans parts of B.C., including Greater Victoria.
July 29, 2025 - 21:21 | | The Globe and Mail
The magnitude 8.8 quake struck 136 kilometres southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, shortly before 4:30 p.m. PST on Tuesday.
July 29, 2025 - 21:08 | Simon Little | Global News - Canada
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