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Publication Date: June 8, 2026 - 18:02
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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. June 8th, 2026
June 8, 2026
The era of the mini-train is finally over, as Line 1 of Ottawa’s LRT has returned to normal service for the first time in 4 months. During peak hours, one train will arrive every 5 minutes. But how can we get people back on board? Mayor Sutcliffe, in collaboration with Capital Ward councillor Shawn Menard, is exploring options to rebuild goodwill and trust in the system. Would you give the train a second chance, and what would it take? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Shifting gears to the political arena, Louise Arbour has been sworn in as Canada’s new Governor General, while Ontario’s Premier pays a visit to Washington. We dig into both topics with our Political Heat Panel.
Unpublished Newswire
The country's top spy agency says Natural Resources Canada approached it with concerns about former federal scientist Dennis Lu more than two decades ago — not the other way around — and has made a rare disclosure of one of its documents in court to set the record straight, CBC News has learned.
July 20, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
It's been just over one month since Ottawa's last two supervised consumption sites shut down. While there are early reports of increased public drug use, fears of an overdose crisis so far haven't been realized — but the city's public health unit says it's still too early to identify any drug use trends connected to the closures.
July 20, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
A survivor of the Rwandan genocide who lives in Gatineau, Que., and the Rwandan high commissioner to Canada both say they're heartened by the recent arrest of a man in Ottawa who allegedly took part in the killings more than three decades ago.
July 20, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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