
We are starting to have a clearer understanding of the damage done to the LRT West Extension following the Canada Day downpour. Kristy Cameron delivers the continued developments as they become available. 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 5, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A change by the federal government now means Canada’s national defence and Armed Forces units will use the language of the region they are in, meaning employees will only have to speak both French and English in places designated as bilingual.
August 5, 2026 - 17:58 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Eight years after he went missing, Robert Lambert's remains have been located on the property he owned outside of Smiths Falls, according to a statement released by Ontario Provincial Police. Read More
August 5, 2026 - 17:57 | Nicholas Kohler | Ottawa Citizen
A Quebec family says they’ve been stuck in bureaucratic limbo for months, waiting to find out if they can maintain their work permits and provincial health coverage ahead of the birth of their second child.
August 5, 2026 - 17:51 | | CBC News - Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government rejected Ford's vision last month following a consultation largely opposed to the idea of jets.
August 5, 2026 - 17:51 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The Nova Scotia government returned $5 million in federal funding earmarked for land protection because it did not spend it, and it made no measurable progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the last year.
August 5, 2026 - 17:43 | | CBC News - Canada

