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Publication Date: May 28, 2026 - 18:03
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Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. May 28th, 2026
May 28, 2026
An Ottawa mother of 3 kids is highlighting what advocates call ‘hidden homelessness’ – families who are living without stable housing and often out of public view. Along with her two teenage kids and her adult son, she has been living inside a tent in the middle of the woods. And now, she is struggling to find housing that would keep her family, and their pets, together. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson joins us with that story in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Kimberley Fowler. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
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A much-convicted, 71-year-old schizophrenic man now free after brutally strangling a cellmate remains “a significant threat to the safety of the public,” according to a new ruling that singles out his unauthorized use of marijuana for concern. George Veerman of Hamilton, Ont., was released in 2015, seven years after being found not criminally responsible for the murder, and now lives with his brother. But Veerman “remains incapable of consenting to psychiatric treatment. He is treated with a long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication every 14 days and 350 mg of Clozapine nightly...
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British Columbia’s police watchdog has been asked to investigate after police in East Vancouver fatally shot a person while responding to a home invasion involving a hostage.
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