Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron
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Ontario's Ministry of Education is ordering school boards across the province to open student and family support offices. These hubs are meant to address issues raised by parents with their children's educators. It comes after five Ontario school boards were placed under provincial control due to alleged financial mismanagement. One of them is Ottawa’s largest, and the OCDSB has recently parted ways with its longtime Director...
Ottawa Now - The story behind the city's brand-new Contribution Program, and its original intentions
As residents were examining the 2026 Draft Budget on Wednesday, a crowd of people noticed a curious-looking information box on the city’s website. It’s called the City of Ottawa Contribution Program, which can be found on the draft budget’s Information page. It allows residents to make a personal or corporate contribution – anywhere between $5 and $25,000 – to support city programs and services. This f...
Ottawa Police have issued a warning to the general public that a high-risk offender is currently living in the Rideau-Vanier area. Christopher Watts was previously convicted of manslaughter, sexual assault, and sexual interference in the death of a Southern Ontario teenager. He has been labeled as a high-risk offender since 2015, 12 years after he was convicted of those crimes. We get the latest from CTV's Katie Griffin. Then, we c...
If you didn’t hear Kristy’s lengthy conversation with Ontario’s Education Minister, we are replaying every single second to kick off Hour 4. Then, we head down to the Canadian Tire Centre, as CTV’s Jackie Perez gets ready for the Senators’ Hockey Fights Cancer Night.
A curious-looking information box on the city’s website has generated plenty of conversation this week. It allows residents to make a personal or corporate contribution if they so choose, with city programs and services benefiting from these cash injections. Alta Vista councillor Marty Carr introduced this idea to City Hall last December, and people liked it. However, her intentions for raising extra cash were focused towards...
Ontario's Ministry of Education is ordering school boards across the province to open student and family support offices. These hubs are meant to address issues raised by parents with their children's educators. Kristy Cameron goes 1-on-1 with Education Minister Paul Calandra in Hour 2. Meantime, Ottawa Police is warning residents that a high-risk offender is currently living in the Rideau-Vanier area. Christopher Watts was previou...
As residents were examining the 2026 Draft Budget, a crowd of people noticed a curious-looking information box on the city’s website. It allows residents to make a personal or corporate contribution – anywhere between $5 and $25,000 – to support city programs and services. This follows a December 2024 motion from Alta Vista councillor Marty Carr, which was unanimously carried. However, her original intention was t...
Ottawa’s budgetary gameplan for 2026 includes a transit fare increase and a noteworthy uptick in the police budget. It’s a plan, according to Ottawa’s Mayor, that promotes fiscal stability. Kitchissippi councillor Jeff Leiper isn’t on the same side of the fence, dubbing it a ‘status quo budget’. In his eyes, the police budget increase is too high, mainly because the ANCHOR program is performing w...
The base operating budget for the Ottawa Police Service will be growing by $26 million, which equates to a 5 percent increase for the police portion of Ottawa’s property tax fees. That’s according to the city’s budgetary gameplan for 2026, as the Draft Budget was unveiled for all to see earlier this morning. Despite this noteworthy increase, Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs says the police force is still in a finan...
Ottawa’s largest school board has a new Director of Education. On Tuesday, the OCDSB announced that Pino Buffone would be stepping aside from his post ‘effective immediately’. Stacey Kay will be taking the wheel moving forward, as the board remains under provincial supervision. Robert Plamondon is calling the shots on behalf of the Ford government, as Ontario’s Premier emphasizes the need to keep the board&r...
In Hour 4, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Stefan Keyes. We also check in with Jackie Perez, who is at the Glen Cairn Tree Lighting Ceremony. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
Today is not Budget Day – officially. However, it’s the first big step before a final decision is reached in December. Earlier this morning, Ottawa City Council introduced the financial gameplans for 2026, which includes a transit fare increase and a police budget increase. Overall, are you satisfied with this vision? Which areas of the budget aren’t getting enough attention? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA ...
The base operating budget for the Ottawa Police Service will be growing by $26 million, which equates to a 5 percent increase for the police portion of Ottawa’s property tax fees. That’s according to the city’s budgetary gameplan for 2026, as the Draft Budget was unveiled for all to see this morning. Despite this noteworthy increase, Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs says the police force is still in a financial squ...
Ottawa’s largest school board has a new Director of Education, as the OCDSB announces that Pino Buffone has departed from his post ‘effective immediately’. Stacey Kay will be taking the wheel moving forward, as the school board remains under provincial supervision. Robert Plamondon is calling the shots as the provincially-appointed supervisor, with the Ford government emphasizing a need to keep their budgetary fin...
A long-running playgroup in Orléans is set to close at the end of November, leaving families frustrated and concerned about the loss of a key community resource. CTV’s Tyler Fleming delivers the details on today’s Ottawa Now. Then, we chat with Allison Bush, whose 3 children have attended these programs for years.
Following the passage of Bill 2, hundreds of doctors in Quebec are now exploring a potential move to Ontario. The controversial legislation, among other things, enacts a handful of reforms to doctors’ pay. On Monday, several doctors in the Outaouais Region held a press conference, lamenting on the state of local healthcare and the impact that these changes will have. As Ontario desperately tries to retain doctors, how will th...
On Monday, the Ottawa Police Service deployed 30 Axon cameras as part of this Fall’s pilot project, which will be handed to members of the Crisis Intervention Team and designated police sergeants on the front lines. Not only are they wearing body cameras during regular duties, they will also be equipped with these cameras when responding to calls involving individuals in crisis. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with former Ottawa P...
A long-running playgroup in Orléans is set to close at the end of November, leaving families frustrated and concerned about the loss of a key community resource. CTV’s Tyler Fleming has the details in Hour 4. Then, we chat with Allison Bush, a mother of 3 kids who have attended these program for years. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
As the World War generations keep getting older, today’s youngest Canadians don’t look at Remembrance Day from the same lens as they do. How do we best articulate the importance of this day to our youngest Canadians? How do you remember a soldier’s sacrifice? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackle today’s Question of the Day. Then, we shift gears to today’s surviving veterans, and h...
Following the passage of Bill 2, hundreds of doctors in Quebec are now exploring a potential move to Ontario. The controversial legislation, among other things, enacts a number of reforms to doctors’ pay. On Monday, several doctors in the Outaouais Region held a press conference, lamenting on the state of local healthcare and the impact that these changes will have. Joining us today with his reaction is Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman...
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