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Ottawa houses a lot of professional sports teams – from ice hockey, to football, and even lacrosse. But if you live in Ottawa’s South End, perhaps you’ve caught wind of a different sports game night. Andrew Pinsent explains why combat archery could become your new hobby. Meantime, Ottawa soccer star Jonathan David is making a splash on the world’s biggest stage, as his hat-trick powered Canada to its first-e...

On the final day of June, just hours before Canada Day starts, Canadian rockers 54-40 will be cranking up the classics at Ottawa's Hard Rock Casino. And they will have an iconic special guest alongside them - Montreal native Sass Jordan. Her unmistakable voice and infectious personality has made her one of Canada's musical favourites, not to mention a pioneer for many female-fronted Blues and Rock voices. She joins Andrew Pinsent o...

Ottawa houses a lot of professional sports teams – from hockey and football, to soccer and baseball, to basketball and lacrosse. But if you live in Ottawa’s South End, perhaps you’ve caught wind of a different sports game night. Just think of a game of high-intensity dodgeball, except the projectile you have to avoid is a bunch of padded arrows. It’s called ‘combat archery’ – held at Archer...

The Week In Review

1. Auditor General finds OC Transpo’s ‘New Ways To Bus’ initiative had flawed scheduling and a $10 million cost-saving target, leading to a series of reliability issues.
2. OC Transpo expected to lose 223 operators by the end of this year.
3. How Ottawa Police addresses internal conduct against women is under the microscope.
4. Paramedics hit the majority of targets in 2025, but rural response remains ...

The City of Ottawa's Auditor General is taking OC Transpo to task for its bus scheduling. In a sitdown with CFRA's Andrew Pinsent, Nathalie Gougeon discussed her office's audit of the transit service's 'New Ways To Bus' gameplan. The audit, tabled on Friday, uncovered deeply flawed schedules that didn't account for real run times or available buses. Furthermore, Gougeon found that a $10 million cost-savings target was a primary dri...

A few months ago, thousands of Sens fans were hoping that a resilient 2nd Half would lead to a legendary playoff run. What they ended up getting instead was a tough dose of Buckley's from the Carolina Hurricanes, who swept the Sens in 4 straight and then won 12 more games to capture hockey's greatest prize. But if Ottawa is able to learn from those tough lessons, this perceived heartbreaker could be the start of something special i...

Ottawa-based Experience Social has moved its pinball arcade operations to a bigger venue. In fact, no pinball venue in Canada is bigger. They now reside at 250 Greenbank Road near Hunt Club – the former site of The Brass Monkey. Andrew Pinsent checks in with owner Mike Loftus to talk about the big move, as well as the contagious buzz surrounding the blossoming arcade. Then, we speak to an inspiring Grade 12 student from Cante...

Aoife Swandel is a Grade 12 student at Canterbury High School. However, her latest work in fashion is gaining her plenty of attention all around campus, the neighbourhood block she lives on, and all across Canada. This week, she was headed to Carnegie Hall in New York City to receive a prestigious award – besting tens of thousands of hopefuls from across Canada and the United States. Swandel is the maker of the ‘Equinox...

After months of anticipation, Ottawa-based Experience Social has moved its pinball arcade operations to a bigger venue. In fact, no pinball venue in Canada is bigger. They now reside at 250 Greenbank Road near Hunt Club – the former site of The Brass Monkey. And while the former location on Baseline Road served its purpose, the demand was just too big for owner Mike Loftus to keep up. He joins Andrew Pinsent to talk about the...

The Week In Review

• Funding for safe consumption sites ends on Saturday.
• OC Transpo prepares for a federal return-to-office mandate, as it introduces an ambitious hiring plan.
• As one of Ontario’s fastest-growing cities, Ottawa city councillors are concerned about how the municipality will continue pay for that growth, as changes to development charges loom overhead.
• The latest updates to Bill 9.
• The Adisoke Library delays...

Ottawa’s new Central Library is at least a year behind schedule, nearly double its original budget, and currently standing at $352 million. City Council approved $11.5 million to the city’s share of the Adisoke Library this week. However, the city and contractor appear at odds over what – and who – is to blame. How often are projects of this magnitude delayed or over budget, and why? Michael Valo is a promin...

A new head coach, new weapons on offense, a boost in team morale, and positive competition at quarterback will hopefully fuel success for the 2026 Ottawa Redblacks. But after the weather forecast rained on the fans' Opening Night parade at TD Place, the Edmonton Elks did the same to Ottawa's comeback attempt, as R-Nation falls to 0-1 ahead of a Week 2 BYE. Can this year's team deliver results? In this special online-only edition of...

Canada’s Capital has become a hockey powerhouse over the years, but did you know that the same place that houses Canada’s Parliament has become a North American hub for ‘bike polo’? CFRA’s Maryanne McLarty paid a visit to Little Italy to learn more about this sport. Then, we check in with Gavin Simmons-Feigel, the main organizer for Ottawa Bike Polo and a prominent figure in the ‘Mallets Of Mayhe...

For the first time ever in Men's Soccer history, Canada will be taking part in consecutive World Cups. Currently ranked 30th on the world stage, they will also enter the tournament as a co-host, becoming just the 19th team to play World Cup matches on home soil. Their offense is headlined by Edmonton’s Alphonso Davies, who has already been ruled out of the June 12th opener due to a hamstring injury. But Canada’s backbon...

Kaladar Avenue will serve as the backdrop for Sunday’s ‘cheeseburger picnic’, and a familiar name from a Canadian classic will be conducting the chaos. However, there might be more comedic punchlines than cheeseburgers served. Randy from the Trailer Park Boys will be dropping by Overflow Brewing Company to share some stories and laughs, with doors slated to open at 7 o’clock tonight. Known legally as Patrick...

The 43rd CHEO Telethon has raised over $600,000 in support of Ottawa’s children’s hospital. It comes on the heels of a two-week campaign to raise money and awareness for CHEO. Your donations will fuel the life-changing care, state-of-the-art medical equipment, and advanced treatments that the hospital’s patients and families rely on. And we are seeing another example of those fundraising efforts paying off. Last y...