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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. July 24th, 2026

July 24, 2026

Ottawa’s Mayor is addressing Canada’s Capital this afternoon, as new data rolls in about the July 1st floods and the damage they caused. How are the recovery efforts looking right now? Is more DRAO assistance on the way? We take you live to Ottawa City Hall. Meantime, since the start of 2026, 7 fatal collisions have unfolded on Highway 17, as provincial officials prepare to take action. They are putting plans in motion to make the highway safer for motorists. Renfrew Mayor Tom Sidney joins the show in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.



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Further up the lake, the Regional District of North Okanagan expanded evacuation orders and alerts on Sunday for dozens of properties because of the Bradley Creek wildfire. 
August 3, 2026 - 16:39 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
U.S. Federal prosecutors announced arrests Monday in a plot to smuggle methamphetamine from Canada into the United States in exchange for guns. Three dual Canadian-American citizens from Akwesasne, the Mohawk territory that straddles the Canada-U.S. border between Ontario and Quebec and New York State, were arrested last Thursday, according to a press release from the United States Department of Justice. “Through a coordinated partnership involving U.S. and Canadian and Tribal law enforcement, investigators initiated a joint investigation into suspected cross-border drug trafficking...
August 3, 2026 - 16:38 | Chris Lambie | National Post
The City of St. Catharines, Ont., has declared a state of emergency after two extreme rainstorms in less than a week triggered widespread flooding, overwhelmed municipal infrastructure and caused significant damage to homes, businesses and public property.
August 3, 2026 - 15:55 | | CBC News - Canada