Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Wed. July 2nd, 2025
July 2, 2025
In an effort to help track infectious diseases across North America, and perhaps around the world, Canada once relied on American-fueled data. In late-January, Donald Trump re-entered the White House, and things quickly changed. Over the past few months, America’s public health institutions have been gutted under the second Trump administration, and this looming crisis has left several countries scrambling to find alternative paths to track viruses. And now, the Canadian Medical Association Journal is urgently calling on the Carney government to strengthen the country’s present-day monitoring systems. Guest host Andrew Pinsent chats with Shannon Charlebois, who is the co-author of this latest statement from the CMAJ. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
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Re: Crime levels dropping in the ByWard Market: Police data, Aug. 19 Read More
August 25, 2025 - 04:00 | Peter Hum | Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa author Barbara Fradkin retired after more than 25 years as a child psychologist in order to devote more time to her writing a passion since she was a child. She is part of the notorious Ladies' Killing Circle, which edited anthologies of mystery short stories by Canadian women. She is a two-time winner in Storyteller Magazine's annual Great Canadian Short Story Contest, as well as a four-time nominee for the Crime Writers' of Canada Award for Excellence for Best Short Story. Read More
August 25, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
Around a certain stretch of Bronson Avenue, there is a high-pitched noise in the air. John Crump describes it as a “high-pitched whine and roar.” Read More
August 25, 2025 - 04:00 | Sadeen Mohsen | Ottawa Citizen
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