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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Wed. April 15th, 2026

April 15, 2026

Since the Ford government’s speed camera purge last November, new data shows that Ottawa’s drivers are speeding in school zones more frequently. A recent report from Ottawa’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee says the removal of these cameras has decreased speed compliance and increased high-end speeding. This was highlighted by Tuesday’s midday collision on Heron Road, as a car flipped onto its roof just outside of an elementary school. Has the new signage worked? Have you noticed more incidents of speeding since photo radar was removed from Ottawa’s streets? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today's Question of the Day. Meantime, a Waterloo-based company has claimed the AquaLunar Challenge Trophy. It’s a national competition that aims to convert lunar ice into drinkable water. In Hour 3, we go 1-on-1 with Daniel Sax, the CEO of the Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation.



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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...
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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...
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