The City of Ottawa has announced the completion of its certified list of candidates running for office in the upcoming municipal elections in October. They confirmed that 181 candidates have been approved for the list, and ten of them are running uncontested, meaning that they have been automatically elected to their positions. This group of acclaimed candidates includes two city councillors, five trustees for the English Catholic Board and three trustees for the French Catholic Board. This year’s advance polls will take place on October 16, and the official voting day is on October 26.
A hydro transformer in Kanata exploded and damaged some nearby businesses on Saturday evening, causing them to close for repairs. Ottawa Fire Services said that the malfunctioned transformer also caused a small electrical fire in one of the buildings but was extinguished shortly after. A staff member from one of the businesses described hearing the explosion, and that “the walls were shaking as well”, although firefighters have not identified any injuries caused by the incident as paramedics were not dispatched to the scene. The estimated time needed to restore power and structural stability to the damaged businesses is unknown, although one business estimates as much as five to six months before reopening.
With the latest round of sweeping 50% tariffs slapped by US President Donald Trump on Saturday, as talks suddenly broke down the night before, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced plans to counter sizable tariffs in retaliation. This comes after Carney’s decision to withdraw his trade representatives from the negotiation table in the US after talks soured, which he called as becoming a “bad deal”, including requests for reduced flexibility in other trade deals, and for limitations in protections of Canadian culture and language, particularly in Quebec, among other deal-breaking entries. Premiers across the country reacted in general support of Carney’s ultimate decision, but have warned of the impacts of retaliatory tariffs and have stressed the growing importance of buying and supporting local, especially in the hardest-hit sectors.
