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Unpublished Newswire
The Consulate General of India in Toronto has identified the two grandparents who died earlier this week in a wrong-way highway crash.It expressed condolences on social media for the loss of “Indian nationals Mr. Manivannan, Mrs. Mahalakshmi and their grandchild” in the Monday crash on Highway 401.Ontario’s police watchdog has said a 60-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman, who were visiting from India, and their three-month-old grandson died in a crash with a van being chased by police.
May 3, 2024 - 23:34 | | The Globe and Mail
The Belleville Senators will head out on the road all tied up in their American Hockey League best-of-five playoff series against the Cleveland Monsters. Read More
May 3, 2024 - 22:55 | Tim Baines | Ottawa Citizen
Documents and evidence submitted in court, as the City of Surrey challenges a provincial order that it create a new municipal police force, has revealed both the city and the province had serious concerns about the impact on policing if the issue wasn’t resolved swiftly.Surrey has asked for a judicial review of Solicitor-General Mike Farnworth’s decision last July to order the city to continue with a transition from RCMP to a municipal police force. The city’s suit says the minister overstepped his legal powers and denied freedom of expression to Surrey voters.The province’s lawyer,...
May 3, 2024 - 20:48 | Frances Bula | The Globe and Mail
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