Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. August 19th, 2025
August 19, 2025
Andrew Pinsent is filling in for the vacationing Kristy Cameron this week. U.S. President Donald Trump has kickstarted arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The endgame for this discussion: A clear pathway to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Over the past week, Trump has held separate meetings with both parties, which included Zelenskyy’s return to the Oval Office on Monday. Arne Kislenko, a Professor of History at Toronto Metropolitan University, pays us a visit in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines, starting with the Air Canada flight attendants’ strike. It might be over, but the ripple effects are only just beginning.
Unpublished Newswire
Some who call Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley home are keeping a close eye on an out-of-control wildfire to see if an evacuation order will be expanded in the area.The province’s Department of Emergency Management asked people on Sunday night living along a portion of Highway 10 in the West Dalhousie area to leave their homes as the Long Lake wildfire roared nearby.
August 25, 2025 - 07:41 | | The Globe and Mail
Employees at the Canada Border Services Agency and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service are the least likely to recommend their office as a great place to work, a survey of federal public servants suggests.The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey asked federal government employees a range of questions about their satisfaction with their workplace, including about their leadership, well-being and compensation.
August 25, 2025 - 07:26 | Catherine Morrison | The Globe and Mail
Negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are set to resume. A Canada Post spokeswoman says in a statement that the Crown corporation is committed to the collective bargaining process with CUPW and to reaching an agreement.
August 25, 2025 - 07:10 | | The Globe and Mail
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