Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Wed. July 22nd, 2026

The long-awaited Gordie Howe Bridge is slated to open on Monday. However, both the Canada and U.S. governments won’t be celebrating together, as the trade war tensions have returned. And now, after a little bit of contradiction, we know exactly how the revenue will be distributed between the two countries. What do you make of today’s findings? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Turning our attention to Ontario’s biggest city, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is putting forward a motion to stop the practice of ‘surveillance pricing’ for groceries. This controversial tactic uses algorithms to determine the maximum price that online shoppers are willing to pay for a product. For example, let’s say you have a craving for apples, and your algorithm knows about it. Well, you might be charged more for a bag of Granny Smith apples. We dig deeper in Hour 3 with cybersecurity expert Ritesh Kotak.