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Publication Date: June 29, 2026 - 18:03
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Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Mon. June 29th, 2026
June 29, 2026
A Canadian-American artist from Ottawa has made a 4-foot-tall beaver statue for the United States. It’s part of the Great Beaver Quest – an art installation initiative that honours the countries participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. That statue, however, has been vandalized. Alyah Holmes joins guest host Chris Holski in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
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The final quarterly Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR) payment was issued in April 2025, but eligible Canadians who have yet to claim all the money they are entitled to can still receive retroactive payments of up to $1,800 per family. But that might not last much longer. On his first day in office , Prime Minister Mark Carney ended the federal fuel charge and, with it, the CCR. Carney said at the time : “This will make a difference to hard-pressed Canadians, but it is part of a much bigger set of measures that this government is taking to ensure that we fight against climate change, that our...
August 12, 2026 - 06:00 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
Islam remains the most negatively viewed faith in Canada, but opinion of Judaism fell furthest over 15 months, according to a new national survey. Jack Jedwab, president of the Association for Canadian Studies, which commissioned the Leger survey, said in an email that “the biggest change is in views toward Judaism.” Twenty-six per cent of Canadians said their opinion of Islam was positive and 50 per cent said it was negative, the only faith tested where more people were negative than positive. In March 2025, when Leger last asked the same questions, the split was 30 per cent positive...
August 12, 2026 - 06:00 | Mason Kossak | National Post
Tinned fish has found an all-new fanbase. Searches for “sardines breakfast” and “tinned fish charcuterie boards” are through the roof . Thanks to TikTok, sardines have become a gateway, helping cans shake their utilitarian image. According to producers, purveyors and industry specialists, sales are booming, and the trend shows no sign of slowing. Drawn to tinned fish’s aesthetic, nutrition, skincare benefits, ease and versatility — and, it must be said, high protein content — a younger generation is giving the centuries-old foodstuff a fresh look. “Typically, it was always, ‘Oh, my...
August 12, 2026 - 06:00 | Laura Brehaut | National Post
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