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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. July 31st, 2026

July 31, 2026

We often talk about pushing our limits, but our next guest is taking that to a whole new level. This August, Ottawa’s Rudi Asseer is tackling 'The Divide 200' – a grueling 200-mile ultramarathon through the Alberta Rockies. But he isn’t just running for a medal. He is using this massive physical challenge to spark a vital conversation about mental health and resilience. Rudi joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Meantime, the clock is ticking on WestJet and its flight attendants, as a potential long weekend strike awaits if a deal can’t be reached by Sunday morning. Aviation expert John Gradek offers his reaction to the latest developments.



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There will be no Toronto Argonauts sweep of Saskatchewan in 2026.
August 30, 2026 - 08:30 | Brett Ballah | Global News - Canada
Monte Solberg is between a rock, a hard place and a divided conservative base. The former Conservative MP and founder of Vote to Stay wants Albertans to believe their “future is stronger within a united Canada than outside of it.” Of all the players trying to sway the Oct. 19 vote — pro-separation and pro-Confederation — his path is the most treacherous. Champions of Alberta separation lean into a grievance culture carefully fed for a decade, especially during the Trudeau years. They have a motivated, sometimes angry base. Progressive “remain” campaigns — Thomas Lukaszuk’s Forever...
August 30, 2026 - 05:58 | Donna Kennedy-Glans | National Post
Can we please have some adults in the room for once? Canada is just as bad when it comes to applying tariffs on the U.S. as the other way around. If we were "attacked" (with last-minute demands in trade talks), then why isn't Mark Carney showing Canadians the proposed deal and letting us decide? Read More
August 30, 2026 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun