Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. September 2nd, 2025
September 2, 2025
The debate over free parking in a trifecta of near-Downtown communities has been going on for years. That would be various areas of Hintonburg, Wellington West, and Westboro. Despite studies showcasing a shortage of available parking spaces, along with a serious need to solve long-term parking dilemmas, councillors have decided to maintain free parking as far back as 2017. Starting today, that policy is being discontinued, as 697 parking spots are being turned into paid lots. But a crowd of shops, businesses, and restaurants along those areas are losing their patience, and today’s decision doesn’t help matters. Kristy Cameron chats with Terry Fitzpatrick, the owner of Petit Bill’s Bistro on Wellington Street. Meantime, the Ford government is removing interprovincial barriers for workers in regulated professions, allowing them greater mobility when searching for work across the country. Joining us with his reaction is James Buren, the Director of the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors. But first, we bring you up to speed on today's top headlines.
Unpublished Newswire
An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says the prevalence of sports betting ads in Canada is putting youth at risk.
September 8, 2025 - 10:58 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Guiding a group of 50 cat enthusiasts on a tour through Vancouver’s busy Mount Pleasant neighbourhood “is kind of like wrangling cats, which is a little ironic,” says Vancouver Cat Tour co-organizer Christine Hagemoen.Ms. Hagemoen and fellow co-organizer Perri Lo, who walks her own cat around the neighbourhood, noticed that there were a lot of cats in different apartment buildings. After discovering the Toronto cat tour via social media and accessing their step-by-step how-to guide, the Vancouver Cat Tour was born.
September 8, 2025 - 10:52 | Jennifer Gauthier | The Globe and Mail
A Montreal-based group has asked Mayor Valérie Plante to bar the Israel-Premier Tech cycling team from competing in the Grand Prix de Montréal on Sunday.Palestinian and Jewish Unity, or PAJU, is urging the city to exclude the squad, whose Canadian-Israeli co-owner, Sylvan Adams, has described the riders as ambassadors for Israel. Although, in the face of recent protests, the team has since described itself merely as a “professional cycling team.”
September 8, 2025 - 10:12 | | The Globe and Mail
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