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Line 1 of Ottawa’s LRT service is on a reduced schedule during peak hours, and it will be until a recent issue with the trains is fully addressed. How are today’s riders coping? Kristy Cameron chats with Brooke Anderson, a Carleton University student who just founded a campus branch of Ottawa Transit Riders. You’ll hear that conversation in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez. And finally, if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
January 22, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A recent issue with the LRT trains has reduced Ottawa’s Line 1 service until further notice. Apologies have been issued, but transit riders are seeking action. Should the City of Ottawa take emergency measures to fix our transit system? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, over 1,000 Health Canada employees have been notified that their jobs may be affected by this year’s changes. This comes as federal departments continue to issue notices about potential layoffs within the public service. We chat with Nate...
January 22, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s another major hiccup for Ottawa’s LRT, as Line 1 has been reverted back to a reduced service after another issue was spotted with the trains. Somerset councillor Ariel Troster says the situation with our city’s transit system is pretty dire, and drastic steps must be taken in order to heal those P.R. wounds. One idea, in her view, is reimbursements for transit riders. Troster pays us a visit in Hour 2. Plus, we talk about your health, as Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health drops by for his bi-weekly visit!
January 22, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
CUPE, the union which represents employees at Carleton University, is demonstrating on campus today. They say the university has refused to engage with their proposals to protect teaching assistants from the introduction of A.I. in the workplace. Kristy Cameron chats with Maria Vorobeva, the V.P. of Internal at CUPE 4600. They represent all of Carleton’s T.A. staff. Meantime, the NCC has approved the schematic design for the Alexandra Bridge Replacement Project. Does it pass the public eye test? We dig deeper with Toon Dreessen, the President of Architects DCA, in Hour 1. His...
January 22, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Manitoba’s Auditor-General says the government is not effectively managing dialysis services, a critical treatment that is needed by a growing number of patients in the Prairie province.Auditor-General Tyson Shtykalo, in an report published Thursday, said Manitoba is not funding or delivering the service in a clear, efficient or co-ordinated way. The audit examined dialysis services between April, 2022, and March, 2024.One of the reasons the audit was undertaken is because Manitoba has the highest rate of end-stage kidney disease in Canada. Dialysis filters the blood to remove toxins,...
January 22, 2026 - 17:56 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
An Ontario truck driver convicted in the 2011 death of a woman in an Edmonton hotel room has been denied parole due to a history of violence and deceit and his ongoing efforts to minimize his crime.
January 22, 2026 - 17:49 | | CBC News - Canada
