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Publication Date: May 12, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. May 12th, 2026
May 12, 2026
Newly-named OC Transpo GM Rick Leary has delivered a 10-point plan to improve transit service in Canada’s Capital. The most enticing announcement is the pending return of two-car LRT service, which he hopes will become a reality in mid-June. Kristy Cameron checks in with Laura Shantz, a board member of Ottawa Transit Riders. Meantime, Kristy has been on a little digital detox lately, benching her phone for more free time. How can you tell if your relationship with your phone is unhealthy? More importantly, how can you fix that? We dig deeper with Benslyne Avril, a psychotherapist who practices in Westboro. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 28-year-old man died in an OPP detachment cell following an arrest in Cramahe Township.
May 26, 2026 - 12:01 | Rachel Morgan | Global News - Ottawa
OTTAWA — The co-chair of the Liberal climate caucus told the National Post that he “absolutely” supports Prime Minister Mark Carney’s approach to climate change policy. Fresh from running a half-marathon dressed at the Parliament’s Peace Tower, Éric St-Pierre has been conspicuously avoiding interviews about the caucus that he co-created to bring climate change issues back to the forefront of the government’s agenda ever since he gave an interview to Radio-Canada revealing the existence of the caucus. But St-Pierre did not go unnoticed on Monday on Parliament Hill dressed as one of...
May 26, 2026 - 11:53 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
OTTAWA — Days after a shooter opened fire on a school in rural British Columbia, a memo addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that “false claims” and “misinformation” was circulating online regarding violence and those who identify as transgender. Officials also flagged that the incident risked giving rise to criticisms around firearm regulations. The document, released partially redacted to National Post under federal access-to-information legislation, was dated three days after the shooting of nine mostly school-aged children that injured dozens more at a secondary school...
May 26, 2026 - 11:49 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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