Ottawa Now: How are insurance brokers reacting to growing car theft risk?

Brian Erwin, Account Executive and Insurance Broker with McDougall Insurance & Financial Ltd., joins Kristy Cameron with his take and what might make your costs go up.

Ottawa Now – Winter-apparel stores biting their fingernails as warmer temperatures threaten their revenue

As the weather heats up far too earlier than Canadians expected, winter-apparel stores are quietly licking their wounds, as the demand for their must-have items dips down. Add today’s inflation prices on top of that, and you get a recipe for disaster. Kristy Cameron chats with David Gray, a Canadia…

Ottawa Now – Insurance group no longer offering new mortgages to Quebec residents in high-risk flood zones

Desjardins Group has declared that it won’t be offering new mortgages to Quebec residents in high-risk flood zones, a major impact on today’s low-lying communities. Is this Quebec-based trend going to transform into a Canada-wide approach? Will climate change force more providers to make similar de…

Ottawa Now – Months into 2024, Bay Ward is becoming a paradise for today’s auto thieves

Over the past few weeks, we have received startling data in regards to the auto theft crisis, and how it has spiked in recent years. Only a few months into 2024, Ottawa Police have been alerted to more than 350 vehicle thefts. The hottest ticket in town for these carjackers is Bay Ward, where 37 ca…

Ottawa Now – Is it time for Canada’s schools to modernize their food allergy policies?

Back in January, a school in Whitehorse launched a rarely-seen policy, which would allow peanuts and tree nuts on the premises. The decision was made after a series of consultations with both staff and families, including those with food allergies. Here in Canada, hundreds of schools have banned th…

Ottawa Now – Chair of Ottawa’s Transportation Committee leans towards re-education blitz before issuing fines to traffic-blockers

This afternoon, we revisited our traffic congestion debate from Thursday’s broadcast, as Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor Tim Tierney pays us a visit. Do we need to hike up our fines for intersection-blockers? At this point, the Chair of Ottawa’s Transportation Committee is leaning towards a re-educ…

Ottawa Now – Spike in drug-involved poisonings has KFL&A residents on high-alert

KFL&A Public Health has issued an urgent warning to its residents about a recent spike in drug-involved poisonings. This follows February’s opioid crisis in Belleville, which has placed that Ontario city on its knees. Kristy Cameron gets the bigger picture from Justine MacIsaac, the Consumption Tre…

Ottawa Now – Cineplex Theatres front and centre in the latest ‘junk fee’ debate

On Thursday, the Competition Tribunal heard its second day of arguments in the infamous Cineplex case. It’s an outcome that could decide whether movie theatre companies are allowed to charge customers additional fees for buying movie tickets online. Back in 2022, the tribunal had labeled ‘junk fees…

Ottawa Now – ‘It was on-demand, all the time’: Remembering the tireless Brian Mulroney

During his 9-year stint as Canada’s Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney played a part in numerous historical events, including a handful of tense debates that could have altered Canada as we know it. Today, he is being remembered all across the country, less than a day after taking his final breath at t…

Ottawa Now – Footbridge near Carleton University still incomplete after months of delays

In the Summer of 2022, a footbridge was promised near Carleton University, with a timeline of just 4 months to complete. Once completed, this bridge would go across the Rideau River and connect its pedestrians to Vincent Massey Park. More importantly, this life hack for post-secondary students woul…