Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron

This past weekend, OC Transpo unveiled its ‘New Ways to Bus’ plan. It's aimed to connect more riders to LRT service, shortening bus routes and boosting transit reliability all across Canada’s Capital. Nearly every single bus route has either been changed, redesigned, or re-numbered to serve OC Transpo’s ultimate goal – reaching service reliability targets of 99.5 percent. Even still, Ottawa’s dai...

The City of Ottawa is examining a future where evening parking fees could be spread across key arteries of the Downtown Core. As expected, there has been a fair amount of pushback from residents and business owners. Where do you stand on this idea? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, if you are taking the bus on Monday, your route might look a little different. We deliver ...

A mistrial has been declared in the high-profile sexual assault case against five former junior hockey players. CTV London reporter Nick Paparella delivers the latest developments. Meantime, the City of Ottawa is pondering significant alterations to its parking rates, and a lot of people aren’t happy about the initial rumours. In the future, we could see parking fees throughout the ByWard Market, as well as Preston Street and...

The Ottawa Senators are trailing the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 in their best-of-seven series. The good news: The boys are back at the Canadian Tire Centre tonight! It marks their first Home playoff game since May 23rd, 2017 – a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to force the Eastern Conference Finals to a Game 7. Senators superfan Kyle Humphrey pays us a visit in Hour 4, as Sens Army takes over Kanata and the Sens Mile slowly...

The Ford government is planning to crack down on financial mismanagement at a handful of provincial school boards. Two of them are based in Toronto. Another is Ottawa’s largest. And if the results don’t go well, the province could seize control. Is this the right move from the Ministry of Education? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, patio season is finall...

Children with special education needs across the province are being subject to exclusion, seclusion, and restraint. That’s according to a new report from Community Living Ontario, which was unveiled earlier this week. We dig deeper in Hour 2 with Shawn Pegg, the non-profit’s Director of Social Policy and Strategic Initiatives. They are a provincial association that advocates for Ontarians with intellectual disabilities,...

During yesterday’s program, we received news that the Ontario government would be thoroughly investigating the finances of a few school boards. One of them is easily Ottawa’s largest. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has posted deficit budgets for 4 straight years, and they are currently facing a multi-million-dollar deficit for the next learning season. In his first month of office, Education Minister Paul Cal...

As you heard earlier in today’s program, the province is cracking down on the financial accountability of provincial school boards. Ottawa’s largest school board is one of the biggest names on this list, and it’s not good news if they fail the next steps. In a statement released by the Ministry of Education, an investigator will be assigned to validate the school board’s current financial position. Then, the...

From everyday residents and longtime customers, to the Mayor of Ottawa and famous Prime Ministers, the doors of John’s Diner have welcomed people for more than 50 years. However, after Friday’s dinners have been served, the lights will be turned off one last time. There is no trouble in paradise for the Hatoum family. They just want to enjoy these precious moments of paradise while they are still here. Tony Hatoum, John...

The Beer Store is set to close its Carling Avenue location later this Spring. Once the doors are officially shuttered on June 15th, it will mark the second Ottawa-based Beer Store closure of 2025. This sudden exit leaves Ontarians with a lot of long-term questions, as the province continues to expand the sale of alcohol to convenience stores and big box stores. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Rod Phillips, a Professor of History at...

The future of Downtown Ottawa was back in the spotlight earlier today, as the City of Ottawa held a ‘city building summit’. The events kicked off this morning at Rogers Centre Ottawa with a speech from Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. A lot of Ottawa-based movers and shakers were in attendance, a list that ranged from politicians to business leaders and local developers. One of the sessions focused on turning Canada’s Capita...

Quelque Chose Patisserie closed its Byward Market location on Sunday. However, the space will not be empty for long. Set to fill that void later this Summer is Craig’s Cookies, a Toronto-based cookie company. We speak to Craig Pike, the company’s founder, in Hour 4. Plus, whether you call him cocky or confident, CTV’s Matt Skube is wearing his Auston Matthews jersey this afternoon. He politely gloats about the Gam...

We have received preliminary data from last weekend’s Advanced Polls. Spoiler alert: A lot of people voted. To be precise, 7.3 million Canadians did. And back in 2021, we saw 5.8 million cast their ballots in the Advanced Polls, marking a 25 percent increase from 4 years ago. Were you one of them? What’s driving you to the ballot box ahead of a pivotal election? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles tod...

The Conservatives released their fully-costed today, with more than $31 billion in deficits in store for 2025. Pierre Poilievre is promising to cut $23 billion in government spending over the next 4 years, while also projecting $20 billion in revenue gain from counter-tariffs on the United States. Scrapping programs such as clean electricity regulations, on top of the federal Carbon Tax for industries and residents, is another game...

A new Leger poll, which was conducted for the Association for Canadian Studies, shows that the Liberals and Conservatives are fighting for support from ‘centre voters’. According to the association, the Tories need to convince centrist voters that Liberal leader Mark Carney lacks leadership strength. In this poll, roughly two-thirds of voters that identify as either left or left-of-centre are secured by the Liberals. Kr...