Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal

Patricia Boal speaks with Di Rienzo Grocery and Deli owner Paolo Di Rienzo about the family decision to list the business and building for sale, and looking back at 50-plus years of business in Ottawa.

Patricia Boal speaks with George Sully, award-winning designer and author, Designing in the Dark: A Memoir of Vision, Resilience, and Redefining Canadian Design, about his new book, his early life in Ottawa's public housing, and how he entered into the fashion and design industry.

Petey Beats, aka Peter Roumeliotis with Popternative, is back to run through some of the big movies hitting theatres and streaming with Patricia Boal.

Here’s what Petey is reviewing this week:

• Clayface
• The Cycle

Tune in every Friday at 10:45am to Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal for the latest Movie Reviews with Petey Beats!

Patricia Boal speaks with CTV U.S. political analyst and former U.S. Congressional Staffer Eric Ham about the latest comments from Prime Minister Carney on U.S. allegations of election interference and exclusive CTV News reporting on where the trade talks stand.

Patricia Boal starts the show talking about the top 3 stories of the day.

Patricia Boal talks to CFRA's Chris Holski, Steve Lloyd of TSN 1200, Volunteer Ottawa Executive Director Jessie-Lee Wallace, Canadian Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Candace Laing, and much more. Plus, we sift through the Top 3 stories and tackle today's Question of the Day.

Patricia Boal speaks with Ellen Schwartz, Founder, Project Give Back; Author, “Lessons from Jacob,” “Without One Word Spoken,” “The Puddle Jumper," about bringing her project to Ottawa and the success it's had in the previous 20 years prompting it to make the jump.

Patricia Boal speaks with Little Victories barista Wanyin Wang, winner of the 2027 Canadian Latte Art Championship, and Little Victories co-founder Andrew Bassett, about her journey evolving latte art, training for doing that work on stage, how it fits in to working at the cafe, and more.

Patricia Boal starts the show talking about the top 3 stories of the day.

Patricia Boal talks to CFRA's Andrew Pinsent, CTV's Rachel Aiello, Dean Brown of TSN 1200, Danish singer-songwriter Tina Dico, TSN Rugby Analyst Gareth Rees, and much more. Plus, we sift through the Top 3 stories and tackle today's Question of the Day.

Patricia Boal speaks with Gareth Rees, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Rugby Canada; former Team Canada captain and Canada Sports Hall of Fame Inductee about Canada's major win over England, the state of rugby at the moment, and tees up this Friday's rematch at TD Place.

Patricia Boal speaks with Richard Matern, the Research Director for Food Banks Canada, about the details of the 2026 HungerCounts report, what trends look like, and what action can be taken to make a difference.

Patricia Boal speaks with renown Danish singer-songwriter Tina Dico about her new record Balancing Small Things on Sharp Edges, which comes out Friday; two Red Bird shows on Oct. 22nd and 23rd, the experience of performing internationally, and more.

Patricia Boal speaks with TSN 1200's Dean Brown about the return of Brady Tkachuk to the capital as the Sens face the Florida Panthers, how big of a deal winning this game ultimately is for the teams or for fans, and more.

Patricia Boal starts the show talking about the top 3 stories of the day.

Patricia Boal talks to CFRA's Chris Holski, CTV's Michael Serapio, Twin Elm Rugby Park President Rob Orange, Report Card Research Committee and Senior Research Analyst at Statistics Canada Rachel Colley, and much more. Plus, we sift through the Top 3 stories and tackle today's Question of the Day.

Patricia Boal starts the show talking about the top 3 stories of the day.

Patricia Boal talks to CFRA's Chris Holski, CTV's Andrew Johnson, Ottawa Mission CEO Peter Tilley, Jean-Michel Beaulieu who is currently in Paris and has witnessed the ongoing protests, and much more. Plus, we sift through the Top 3 stories and tackle today's Question of the Day.