Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Wed. April 24th, 2024
April 24, 2024
A handful of Ontario highways will be upping their speed limits later this Summer. Well, it was the Ford government who signed that letter, not the highways themselves. And one of the highways that will be included in this plan is Highway 416. Another is Highway 401, a well-travelled stretch of road for anyone who wants to access the GTA. Is this the right path forward? Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, Ottawa’s largest school board is launching an elementary program review, all part of a widespread debriefing of its programs. They are doing this to determine whether the current program structure fits the present-day needs of the community, as well as the student’s aspirations. How could this impact French Immersion courses? We chat with Pino Buffone, the OCDSB’s Director of Education.
Unpublished Newswire
79-year-old Madonna Wilkinson has been playing the accordion since she was 15, when she picked one up that had been left behind at one of her parents' rollicking parties in the oceanside town about 25 kilometres north of St. John's, N.L. She has played Sunday masses and St. Patrick's Day parties, and community events of all kinds.
May 20, 2024 - 08:48 | The Canadian Press | CTV News - Canada
One recent Monday, a crew of carpenters strapped an architecturally designed tiny home onto a custom hydraulic trailer at a warehouse on the north side of Fredericton.A few kilometres down the road, it was lifted atop a foundation in the 12 Neighbours community of tiny, crayon-coloured permanent homes near a Walmart parking lot in the New Brunswick capital.
May 20, 2024 - 08:00 | Lindsay Jones | The Globe and Mail
British Columbia health officials say a new provincewide policy on illicit substance use in hospitals could lead to better, more consistent care for people who use drugs, but that more addictions specialists and overdose prevention services are needed for it to succeed.The new policy, introduced by the B.C. government as part of a significant walk-back of the province’s drug decriminalization pilot, includes a zero-tolerance approach to the use and possession of illicit substances in hospitals outside of designated overdose prevention sites – spaces where people are permitted to use...
May 20, 2024 - 08:00 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
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