Unpublished Newswire
Effective next month, Ottawa’s two largest school boards will be asking students and teachers to pack ‘litterless lunches’. If you bring any plastic, glass, or recyclable products to school with you, then you have to bring them home and dispose of them yourself. This shift in school board policy is due to the recent removal of classroom blue bins. We gather instant reaction from listeners throughout today’s broadcast. And just after the bottom-hour news, Kristy Cameron picks the brain of Duncan Bury, who is the co-founder of Waste Watch Ottawa. But first, we bring...
August 26, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Two men who were killed and dismembered previously lived in the same homeless encampment in Barrie, Ont., as the suspect charged in their alleged murders, police say. At a press conference on Tuesday, Barrie Police Chief Rich Johnston described the killings as an “isolated incident,” and said police aren’t searching for other victims or suspects.
August 26, 2025 - 17:34 | Sophia Coppolino | The Globe and Mail
Public health officials in London, Ont., have redeclared an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease after confirming 25 new cases and identifying the likely source of the bacteria.The Middlesex-London Health Unit said Tuesday that testing at the Sofina Foods plant in the city’s east end found a match to the subtype of legionella bacteria linked to the outbreak.
August 26, 2025 - 17:31 | Natasha Baldin | The Globe and Mail
Canadian farmers are well into harvest season, but as they begin to collect their crop many are concerned about how trade uncertainty could impact their profits.
August 26, 2025 - 17:24 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
Ottawa families will have to pivot to "litterless lunches" in September after blue bin recycling for plastics, glass and metal was cancelled at all four school boards. Read More
August 26, 2025 - 17:15 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa police are asking for help as they search for a 13-year-old girl who went missing Sunday afternoon. Read More
August 26, 2025 - 17:10 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
