Unpublished Newswire
The Township of Southwold has declared a state of emergency after heavy rain flooded roads and prompted repairs across the southwestern Ontario municipality.
August 7, 2026 - 18:34 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Ottawa
Ontario’s police watchdog has been called in after a fatal shooting in Brockville last night. According to the SIU, an OPP officer shot and killed a 28-year-old man while carrying out a warrant. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson delivers the latest developments in Hour 4. 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.
August 7, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Starting this Fall, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Public Works says the province plans to ban children under the age of 14 from riding electric scooters and e-bikes. In your view, is Ottawa doing enough to regulate e-scooters and e-bikes? Should our city invoke a similar ban? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, new details of the trade negotiations between Canada and the United States are being unveiled, and it appears that concessions are being made. CTV News has confirmed that U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum will...
August 7, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a shortage of priests in Western Quebec. And once September rolls around, 10 Catholic churches will be temporarily suspending Sunday masses. Kristy Cameron checks in with Father Michael Smith in Hour 2. He preaches in Fort Cologne, Vinton, and Otter Lake. On the lighter side of things, are you thinking about catching a movie this weekend? If so, Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks!
August 7, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Ottawa Police Service is conducting e-scooter enforcement blitzes in Findlay Creek and Riverside South. As you might expect, they are on the lookout for e-scooter and e-bike drivers who aren’t following the rules. Here in Canada’s Capital, the age requirement to drive an e-scooter is 16 years old. For anyone under the age of 18, you must be riding with a helmet and obey a host of other regulations. But in Nova Scotia, they are looking at a U14 ban for both e-scooters and e-bikes. We open that can of worms with Ottawa Police Sergeant Josh Callaghan, who works for the...
August 7, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A training grenade was fished out of a river in Selkirk, Man., on Thursday, according to the Manitoba RCMP, who said it was deemed safe for travel and will be disposed of.
August 7, 2026 - 17:37 | Tavi Dhillon | Global News - Canada
