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Publication Date: June 19, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. June 19th, 2026
June 19, 2026
A family-owned driving school has shuttered its doors, leaving a crowd of future Ottawa-Gatineau drivers in a pretty tough spot. In Hour 1, Kristy Cameron chats with Jennifer, whose 16-year-old son was enrolled in Beep Beep Driving School. However, he wasn’t able to secure his license before the closure happened, and he’s unsure if he’ll have to start from scratch. Plus, it was a massive triumph for Canadian soccer last night, as Canada dominated Qatar for its first-ever win at the FIFA World Cup. We bring you up to speed on the global spectacle, as well as today’s top headlines.
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Most Canadians have decided that using artificial intelligence to do your work and not saying so is a kind of cheating. Getting them to admit their own use is another matter. A new Leger survey, commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies, the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Future Skills Centre, found 75 per cent of Canadians think AI use should be disclosed for schoolwork and 61 per cent for work. Only 32 per cent said they acknowledge their own use of AI programs. Where Canadians draw the line is at the machine doing a lot of the work. When...
July 22, 2026 - 07:00 | Mason Kossak | National Post
Making new friends as an adult is way tougher than making friends as a little kid. Keeping these friendships, as an adult, is even tougher. So on today’s edition of Self-Help Tuesday with psychotherapist Benslyne Avril, we are looking at why adult friendships fade, how you can actually save them, and how you can make some new ones.
July 22, 2026 - 07:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A new survey shows that 8-in-10 Canadians feel their vehicles are vulnerable to theft, despite a recent drop in car thefts nationwide. Data from Angus Reid and Équité Association reveals that, while thefts did decrease in 2025, thieves are using advanced technology to bypass standard security systems. One of those tools is a ‘key fob relay attack’. And despite the aforementioned decline in thefts, over 33% of the 47,000 vehicles that were stolen in 2025 have yet to be returned to their registered owners. Experts say that a takedown in modern organized crime...
July 22, 2026 - 07:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
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