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Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 12th, 2026

August 12, 2026

We replay our Wednesday Check-Up where we hear that housing is healthcare. Plus, compared to last year, the amount of e-scooter related injuries has ballooned dramatically, according to numbers released by CHEO. CTV's Austin Lee dives into the findings.

Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.



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Water conservation efforts continued for a second day in Lunenburg, N.S., along with school and business closures, as crews worked on repairs to the Dares Lake dam. 
September 4, 2026 - 16:59 | Rebecca Lau | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — An Ontario company that is being threatened by a massive retroactive tax bill because its golf carts were categorized by Ottawa as electric vehicles (EVs) isn’t alone. At least one other Canadian company that also has its motorized push carts manufactured in China says it has also received a tax bill from Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) that is large enough to threaten its business. Hanson Xie, director of operations of Markham, Ont.-based Axglo Inc., says the federal government has told his company to pay about $500,000 in back taxes for the importation of its carts....
September 4, 2026 - 16:47 | Simon Tuck | National Post
A Kingston, Ont., landlord who pleaded guilty to fire code violations following a 2023 blaze at one of his properties that left two people dead has been fined $30,000.
September 4, 2026 - 16:40 | Dan Taekema | CBC News - Ottawa