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Publication Date: July 20, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. July 20th, 2026
July 20, 2026
We are just 99 days away from October’s municipal election. What issue, or issues, will drive your vote? Liaison Strategies has been tracking the pulse of this campaign for many months now, as well as who’s leading the horse race right now. Guest host Andrew Pinsent chats with David Valentin about his latest findings. Meantime, if you just want some rest and relaxation, most people prefer a trip to the beach or a walk in the woods. Heck, maybe something as casual as reading a book. But for one Ottawa business, their form of relaxation is ‘destruction therapy’. Details are on the way in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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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
Canadian Premiers are meeting in Charlottetown this week for their annual sitdown. It comes at a tense time for the country, as the trade war with the United States appears to be escalating yet again. On Monday night, American President Donald Trump dropped a political bombshell – a 50% tariff on an array of Canadian goods. Some of those goods, in fact, are currently covered under CUSMA. We are talking toilet paper, plywood, video game consoles, cement, clothing, ice skates, and hockey sticks. The proposed tariffs would cover roughly $28 billion worth of annual Canadian exports to...
July 22, 2026 - 07:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
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