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Publication Date: April 8, 2026 - 18:03
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Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Wed. April 8th, 2026
April 8, 2026
Effective this season, the Rideau-Carleton Raceway will be shutting down its harness racing operations, signaling the end of a horseracing tradition that has spanned more than 60 years. Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Ottawa says a string of financial stability concerns forced their hand, despite investing ‘millions of dollars’ in infrastructure upgrades. Brian Scott, a horse stable owner who lives in Brinston, explains how this decision has impacted his Ontario farm. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Austin Lee. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.
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Warning: This story contains graphic content The head of the special education department at an Ontario high school has been sentenced to three years in prison for sexually exploiting a student 31 years his junior. Tony Paniccia pleaded guilty this past January to three counts of sexual exploitation for arranging clandestine meetings in his car with the teen in early 2024. After he hugged, touched and kissed her during the first two late-night encounters, the teen sent him a Telegram message saying she didn’t want to meet with him again outside of school “because she felt disgusted...
May 6, 2026 - 07:30 | Chris Lambie | National Post
First responders in Gatineau confirm two people were found dead in a burning building in the downtown area early Wednesday. Firefighters were called to the the 16-storey building at the north end of Laurier Street at about 2 a.m. According to reports, the fire was in a fourth-floor unit. A total of about three dozen […]
May 6, 2026 - 07:04 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
A recent global ranking of the top higher education and research systems sees Canada come in at an impressive fifth place worldwide — but it’s still behind the United States. The 2026 report by MeasuresHE , a research company specializing in analysis and data, scored countries across seven pillars: research, sustainability, openness, international integration, global standing, demographics and investment, and academic integrity. Canada was awarded an overall score of 87.8, placing it behind the U.K., the Netherlands, the U.S. and Sweden. The country scored highly for academic...
May 6, 2026 - 07:00 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
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