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Publication Date: July 29, 2026 - 18:02
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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Wed. July 29th, 2026
July 29, 2026
Not long after the feds ruled out a potential expansion of Billy Bishop Airport, the Ford government announced that it’s rethinking a previously-given thumbs-up for Canada’s high-speed rail network. Some say that this change-in-tone from Queen’s Park is a tit-for-tat measure. Whose side are you on? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, a new city-commissioned study says Ottawa will need to accommodate more than 257,000 new households by 2051 to keep up with the municipality’s expected population growth. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson delivers the data in Hour 3.
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The ByWard Market District Authority (BMDA) has parted ways with executive director Victoria Williston after only seven months.
August 18, 2026 - 07:52 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The new Palestinian ambassador to Ottawa, Feda Abdelhady, says Canadians have agency and need to back up their stated goals for a peaceful two-state solution by imposing consequences on Israel until it ends its occupation. Dylan Robertson
August 18, 2026 - 07:44 | Dylan Robertson | The Globe and Mail
Activist lawyers are aiming to leverage a recent court ruling to dramatically increase income assistance levels for homeless welfare recipients in Nova Scotia who live only in tents, trailers or their cars. Dalhousie Legal Aid Service has prepared a guide encouraging the homeless to apply for expanded benefits after the court ruled that a Halifax tent dweller was eligible for enhanced income assistance. Monthly income assistance could rise from $410 to $738 for people living in tents, cars or trailers. The effort comes in the wake of a decision from Chief Justice Michael Wood of the...
August 18, 2026 - 06:31 | Chris Lambie | National Post
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