Unpublished Newswire

The Ford government has taken over Ottawa’s largest school board, and OCDSB Trustee Lyra Evans is pulling no punches when describing the cutthroat nature of Premier Ford’s gameplan. Do you agree with the province’s approach? Andrew Pinsent, filling in for Kristy Cameron, tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, as Canadian travellers avoid U.S. cities, duty-free shops along the North American border are paying the price. We speak to one of them in Hour 3.

Andrew Pinsent is filling in for Kristy Cameron this afternoon. As we heard last month, the province is assuming control of a quartet of school boards. One of them is Ottawa’s largest. And ever since a knock on the door from the provincial supervisor, there has been a ‘communications blackout’ at the OCDSB, as trustees and school officials are now locked out of their work accounts. Trustee Lyra Evans pays us a visit in Hour 1 to address an uncertain future. Meantime, we have officially entered Day 2 of RBC Bluesfest, as the crowds continue to roll into LeBreton Flats....