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Publication Date: April 2, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. April 2nd, 2026
April 2, 2026
An Ottawa city councillor is calling for a private bus service in rural sections of Canada’s Capital. In his neck of the woods, David Brown says transit service is spotty, and he wants to examine transit options beyond OC Transpo. On Thursday, he put forward a motion that asks City Hall to look into private mass transit providers to supplement rural service. Kristy Cameron chats with the voice of Rideau-Jock Ward in Hour 1. Later in the show, we check in with Noah Vineberg, the President of Amalgamated Transit Union 279. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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The cost of air travel is quickly rising, but packing light can help offset some of the expense. The conflict in Iran is a key driver of recent price hikes, with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz sending jet fuel costs soaring, and airlines are looking for ways to ease the pressure. The result has been a wave of route cancellations, surcharges and increased luggage fees. In Canada, WestJet and Air Canada have raised the price of checked bags, both adding $10 to first and second checked bags and $50 to excess, overweight, and oversized bags. So, with airline CEOs suggesting higher...
May 3, 2026 - 08:00 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
A new book by Toronto-based photographer Marnie Salsky explores how Jewish identity “is shaped, witnessed and archived in the present moment, particularly amid rising antisemitism.” Salsky’s book, A Peoplehood | Amiut Yehudit , will be published in mid-May, coinciding with Canadian Jewish Heritage Month. It is based around photos documenting life in Toronto’s Jewish community, press clippings of antisemitic incidents in Canada as well as pictures of European Jewish life before the Holocaust. “One of the goals of this book is to show that there’s just not one way of being Jewish,”...
May 3, 2026 - 06:00 | Ari David Blaff | National Post
Researcher Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard had a lightbulb moment when she began looking into why older adults often struggle to remain in their homes. Read More
May 3, 2026 - 06:00 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
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