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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. April 7th, 2026

April 7, 2026

Technology in vehicle headlights has advanced in recent years, allowing drivers to see the roads better at night. However, there is a big drawback. Oncoming drivers could be blinded by the light they generate. And to nobody’s surprise, complaints are going up, which has triggered a new survey from Transport Canada. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Daniel Stern in Hour 1. He is a Vancouver-based vehicle lighting and regulation expert. Later in the program, we check in with Julie Beun, the Managing Director of Communications and Public Relations for CAA North and East Ontario. Meantime, Tuesday is a busy day at Ottawa City Hall, with five committees assembling for regular checkups. Among the list of committees in attendance today is the Finance and Corporate Service Committee. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent bring us up to speed on that front. But first, we recap today’s top headlines.



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Good morning. Three by-election wins last night delivered Mark Carney’s Liberals a majority government – more on that below, along with Ontario’s big changes to its school boards and Donald Trump’s beef with the Pope. But first:
April 14, 2026 - 06:41 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
On December 19, 2025, 3I/ATLAS—a comet from another solar system—quietly made its closest pass to Earth at a distance of 270 million kilometres, nearly twice as far away as the sun. It was my son’s birthday. I thought about the interstellar visitor as my daughter, wife, and I took turns dragging his wandering monster truck balloon back to the table and again, later that day, as he exhaled a wish through the golden candle on his birthday brownie. For months, speculation had swirled about this strange comet, with its peculiar features and behaviour, including the fact that its tail pointed...
April 14, 2026 - 06:30 | Andrew Seale | Walrus
The public transit clique on Ottawa city council showed their true colours when presented with a proposal to improve transit in rural areas. A sensible plan to enhance rural service was defeated on a tie vote because some councillors would rather have no service at all than see public transit contaminated by the evils of the private sector. Read More
April 14, 2026 - 06:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen