Unpublished Newswire
A pair of Montreal entrepreneurs are volunteering their time to fill dozens pothole in the city. The mayor, however, is not terribly enthused.
April 28, 2026 - 18:10 | Dan Spector | Global News - Canada
The Carney government has unveiled its Spring Fiscal Update. And the deficit, per reports, is indeed smaller than expected. It will be over $65 billion for 2026-27, then shrink to a little over $63 billion. It will be just shy of $58 billion by 2028-29, and hopefully $53 billion just 5 years from now. CTV’s Austin Lee delivers the local impacts of today’s financial projections in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Leah Larocque. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
April 28, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
We’ve been asking for your thoughts on the $233 million police training facility that, as of right now, is being halted. Ottawa’s Police Services Board is awaiting further information, and the most affordable plans for local taxpayers, before it plans to proceed any further. An agreement was in place until Monday’s board meeting when OPS requested funding approval for preliminary work on the new project. Alta Vista councillor Marty Carr asked for the deferral, while Police Chief Eric Stubbs defended the OPS’ request and emphasized that time is money for this...
April 28, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The federal government is targeting participation in sport with $660 million pledged to national sport organizations over five years. That comes after a commission studying the future of sport in Canada found a "widespread funding crisis" has made sport unsafe.
April 28, 2026 - 17:59 | | CBC News - Canada
One year ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney won a seat in a general election in the riding of Nepean. It marked the first time since the 1880s that the prime minister's riding was in the nation's capital. CBC's Hallie Cotnam checks in with local voters.
April 28, 2026 - 17:48 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The April update puts the 2025-26 deficit at $66.9 billion — $11.5 billion lower than the figure announced in the November budget. The federal government typically presents updates between its annual budgets to revise its fiscal projections and sprinkle in new spending initiatives.
April 28, 2026 - 17:48 | | CBC News - Canada
