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Publication Date: July 16, 2026 - 19:00
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After 15 years, unofficial Bluesfest bagpiper set to retire
July 16, 2026
Nico Gravel, who has been playing bagpipes outside Bluesfest for 15 years, says this year will be his last festival as he sets his sights on performing in European cities and entering professional competitions.
Extensive flooding from the Canada Day storm has damaged the Western O-Train Extension, leading OC Transpo to consider opening the line in stages instead of all at once. While test trains have recently reached Algonquin Station, critical damage between New Orchard Station and Moodie Station is expected to delay the project’s completion until early-2027. Some tracks were submerged in water, while infrastructure near Corkstown Yard has been destroyed. Kristy Cameron goes 1-on-1 with Patrick Dumond, a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa. He says, if there...
August 6, 2026 - 21:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Alberta government has shuttered a trucking company linked to a recent fatal collision after an investigation found violations, including deliberate and prolonged regulatory non-compliance.
August 6, 2026 - 20:59 | Sara Mojtehedzadeh | The Globe and Mail
Twyla Shannahan said she had all of the proper documentation to transport her husband's ashes, but at the airport, she was told she’d have to put them in a checked bag.
August 6, 2026 - 20:40 | Rachel Morgan | Global News - Canada





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