Source Feed: CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Publication Date: April 8, 2026 - 18:03
Stay informed
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.
Unpublished Newswire
The first stretch of Canada's proposed high-speed rail network is expected to cross approximately 1,700 properties, including at least 500 agricultural lands, the Crown corporation behind the project has told Radio-Canada.
May 5, 2026 - 12:58 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Tumbler Ridge shooting survivor Maya Gebala may have undergone her fifth and final surgery on Monday. Her mother, Cia Edmonds, posted on Facebook that Maya was “in for her 5th surgery to date.” The goal of the surgery was to install a prosthetic skull piece, she noted. “If all goes GREAT it could be her last surgery. Keep us in your thoughts please,” wrote Edmonds. She described the trying week leading up to the surgery, stating the portion of Maya’s head where “the missing flap is, had swollen, deflated, and swollen again … It is very (hard) to watch, especially when we don’t really...
May 5, 2026 - 12:52 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
The Finance and Corporate Services Committee and the Planning and Housing Committee received a progress update on the Housing Acceleration Plan.
In a joint meeting today, the Finance and Corporate Services Committee and the Planning and...
May 5, 2026 - 12:15 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
Comments
Be the first to comment