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Publication Date: August 13, 2026 - 15:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. August 13th, 2026
August 13, 2026
Another day, another rainstorm battering Canada’s Capital. And for many in the city’s West End, their waking nightmares from the Canada Day floods resurfaced on Wednesday, with water creeping closer and closer to properties yet again. College Ward councillor Laine Johnson joins Kristy Cameron to discuss how her constituents fared. Meantime, the latest storm also knocked out power to thousands of Hydro Ottawa customers. A case of awful luck, or antiquitated infrastructure? We pose that question, and several others, to Hydro Ottawa CEO Bryce Conrad. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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A Brampton man convicted of firing a gun during the deadly 2023 shooting that killed one person and wounded three others has been sentenced to 10 years and nine months in prison.
August 28, 2026 - 21:54 | Catherine McDonald | Global News - Ottawa
Their daughter says they were on a guided pilgrimage in the region of Nepal and haven't been heard from since the morning of Aug. 26.
August 28, 2026 - 21:05 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
OC Transpo’s General Manager isn’t ruling out a redesign of Moodie Station on the O-Train’s Western Extension. This comes after a Canada Day downpour wreaked a lot of havoc in the area. However, Rick Leary says it’s ‘too early to definitively determine’ whether it’s needed, or what it could involve. A few weeks ago, city councillors who represented nearby ridings were given a tour of the site to assess the July 1st damages, one of whom was College Ward councillor Laine Johnson. She joins Kristy Cameron on Ottawa Now.
August 28, 2026 - 21:05 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
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