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Publication Date: April 17, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. April 17th, 2026
April 17, 2026
The Ontario government has purchased a $28.9 million private jet for Premier Ford’s ‘extensive travel’ – both within Ontario and throughout the United States. Back in 2019, Doug Ford himself was staunchly opposed to the idea of private air travel. It appears that, 7 years later, his tune has changed. Chandra Pasma, an NDP MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean, vents her frustrations in Hour 1. Meantime, Air Canada is beginning to suspend some of its flights, as a jet fuel shortage looms large. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent has more on that. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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When Claude Giroux hitched his wagon to the Ottawa Senators in the summer of 2022, contending for a Stanley Cup on the back nine of his illustrious career seemed like a real possibility. Read More
April 28, 2026 - 07:43 | Callum Fraser | Ottawa Citizen
A driver who struck an 88-year-old Bradford, Ont., woman who was using a mobility walker, throwing her 10 metres into a ditch, has been fined $2,500.
Maliha Ahmed pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice to careless driving causing death for striking Gisela Gutsche as she was walking along Sideroad 10 on Sept. 30, 2024, from her retirement home to fetch some medicine.
“This case arises from a momentary lapse of attention with catastrophic consequences. Ms. Gutsche’s death was a profound and avoidable tragedy,” Justice Craig A. Brannagan wrote in a recent decision.
“The loss...
April 28, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
April 28, 2026 - 07:00 | Tavia Grant | The Globe and Mail
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