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Data reveals attendance is plummeting and comes on the heels of Education Minister Paul Calandra announcing sweeping changes to English school boards that includes tying class attendance to final high school marks.
April 15, 2026 - 18:43 | | CBC News - Canada
Are you concerned about the local business landscape in Canada’s Capital? The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is raising the issue in a brand-new report, aptly titled ‘Canada’s Entrepreneurial Drought: The Shrinking Business Landscape’. That doesn’t scream optimism, does it? In fact, for a stunning 6 consecutive quarters, it finds that more businesses are closing rather than opening. And out of the local business owners they polled for this survey, 55 percent of respondents wouldn’t recommend starting a small business right now. Michelle...
April 15, 2026 - 18:42 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
More than 600 men have been through the programs at the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre since it opened in 2021.
April 15, 2026 - 18:28 | Marney Blunt | Global News - Canada
Since the Ford government’s speed camera purge last November, new data shows that Ottawa’s drivers are speeding in school zones more frequently. A recent report from Ottawa’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee says the removal of these cameras has decreased speed compliance and increased high-end speeding. This was highlighted by Tuesday’s midday collision on Heron Road, as a car flipped onto its roof just outside of an elementary school. What’s also alarming is that stop-arm cameras on school buses are catching dozens of drivers failing to stop for...
April 15, 2026 - 18:25 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The building that once housed Yangtze Restaurant in Ottawa’s Chinatown neighbourhood remains empty, as the property owner continues to search high and low for a new tenant. Yangtze permanently shuttered its doors in 2024 and the building has been dead-silent ever since. It comes as the Somerset Chinatown BIA issues an urgent call, with the neighbourhood in desperate need of an anchor business to host big events. CTV’s Kimberley Fowler has more on that story in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Austin Lee. And if news...
April 15, 2026 - 18:18 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
With the busy travel season approaching, a data breach at Booking.com is leading to warnings about phishing scams known as "reservation hijacking."
April 15, 2026 - 18:16 | | CBC News - Ottawa
