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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. May 1st, 2026

May 1, 2026

Ottawa’s municipal election campaigns are officially underway! So as the candidates knock on your door and ask for your vote, what are your municipal priorities for 2026? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, starting today, the Ottawa Police Service is implementing Phase 2 of its Downtown Strategy. They are focusing on an increased, targeted police presence in the following areas: Centretown, Chinatown, and the ByWard Market. Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs pays us a visit in Hour 3. Plus, CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent delivers a jam-packed preview of CFRA Weekends, highlighted by an in-depth conversation with Alto President Martin Imbleau.



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A Toronto man found not criminally responsible for the unprovoked killing of an off-duty firefighter at a café in 2013 who “continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public” has moved out of hospital, only has to check in with his handlers every two weeks, and is now living in a residential facility that’s a quick walk or bus ride from the city’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Nabil Huruy, 35, had been living in the hospital’s secure forensic unit. “His first transition to community living occurred when he moved to” a 24‑hour supervised residence on Dec...
May 23, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
John Gay, a 2021 Canadian Olympian in the steeplechase, will toe the line for his debut marathon Sunday in Ottawa, something he and those close to him never dreamed possible as recently as a year ago.
May 23, 2026 - 07:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa