Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Tues. July 29th, 2025
July 29, 2025
Due to a variety of manufacturing disruptions, Health Canada says the country is currently experiencing a shortage of some common painkillers. To be more specific, this list includes painkillers that contain Acetaminophen with either Codeine or Oxycodone. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Jen Belcher, who is the Vice-President of the Ontario Pharmacists Association. Meantime, Canada’s Capital is getting ready to host its first Ironman competition, as a wide range of elite athletes are gearing up for this Sunday’s Ironman Canada Triathlon. And yes, this year marks the event’s inaugural showcase, with roughly 2,600 athletes already registered! Race Director Dave Holme pays us a visit in Hour 2.
Unpublished Newswire
Nearly a fifth of the Liberal caucus has issued a letter calling for more to be done to address a rise in antisemitism after a Jewish woman in her 70s was stabbed at an Ottawa grocery store.Mount Royal MP Anthony Housefather posted the letter on social media he signed along with 31 other Liberal lawmakers that decries what the letter calls the “deplorable” rise in antisemitism, warning it is “becoming normalized” in Canada.
September 1, 2025 - 14:13 | Kyle Duggan | The Globe and Mail
Nova Scotia officials say parts of the province's largest wildfire in Annapolis Valley have increased in intensity because of the wind.
September 1, 2025 - 13:26 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
A 25-year-old man who police allege forced his way into a home during the night in Welland, Ont., and violently sexually assaulted a young child inside has been arrested and charged. Police described it as a stranger attack.
Police and paramedics were called to a home in a residential neighbourhood at 8:59 a.m. for an injured child under the age of five, according to Niagara Regional Police. When a police patrol car arrived, the officers saw the door to the home looked like it had been forced open.
Inside they saw a child “suffering from serious injuries” and immediately launched a...
September 1, 2025 - 13:17 | Adrian Humphreys | National Post
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