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Publication Date: June 2, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. June 2nd, 2026
June 2, 2026
There are big changes coming to Ontario’s auto insurance this Summer. As of Canada Day, 9 out of 12 Standard Auto Accident Insurance Benefits will become optional safety nets. And while these new à-la-carte options are meant to give consumers more choice, some experts worry that Ontarians will opt out of crucial coverage to save money, which could cost them greatly in the event of an accident. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Lorraine Sommerfeld, a Driving.ca columnist, in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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Former foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion says Canada needs to staff its embassies in Europe and set deadlines for the flurry of agreements Brussels signed with Ottawa.
June 6, 2026 - 09:41 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
An 84-year-old man declared a dangerous offender for kidnapping a hitchhiking couple in 1979 and trying to stab the man to death, then escaping the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital in 1992 and abducting a 16-year-old girl he confined, sexually assaulted and threatened to kill, has not “‘aged out’ of posing a physical and sexual aggression risk,” according to a recent decision from the Ontario Review Board (ORB). Denis Russell McCullough was found “not guilty by reason of insanity” in July 1980 for the kidnapping and attempted murder. After his Kingston escape, McCullough was declared a...
June 6, 2026 - 09:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
Show # 22 Almonte & District High School Shattered: Time in Pieces Director: Prof. Weston Gianna Dufresne, Critic St. Joseph High School One mysterious pot, four misfit museum workers, and nine shards scattered throughout time. When these elements are combined in Almonte & District High School’s original production of Shattered: Time in Pieces, an adventure […]
June 6, 2026 - 08:33 | Lois Kirkup | Ottawa Citizen
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