Unpublished Newswire
Ottawa taxpayers will be spending $95 million to purchase a private landfill in the city’s East End, with the purchase being funded by an increase in the solid waste fee. In Hour 2, we gathered instant reaction from William Van Geest, the Executive Director of Ecology Ottawa. This hour, we chat with Osgoode councillor Isabelle Skalski. Meantime, TikTok users claim they are being censored because they can’t upload anti-ICE videos. For example, comedian Meg Stalter attempted to upload a video calling out ICE, but it never appeared on the platform. When asked for comment, TikTok...
January 28, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Canada’s largest public sector union is accusing the Carney government of hacking away at federal public services, warning that the latest plan to cut 28,000 jobs will have a catastrophic impact on the services that Canadians rely on. We dig deeper with Richard Forbes, a Principal Economist with SIGNAL49. Shifting gears to local news, hundreds of transit riders were left in limbo during Tuesday’s evening commute, as a train had to make an unplanned stop near Pimisi Station due to a mechanical issue. In fact, some of those commuters were left hanging for over an hour. We speak...
January 28, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s been exactly one week since OC Transpo announced a reduction in the number of Line 1 double-car trains. And it’s still not clear when a return to regular service is in the cards. How can our transit service regain its fading public trust? We dig deeper with Marko Miljusevic, who is a board member of StrongTowns Ottawa. In other local news, the City of Ottawa’s brand-new zoning bylaw has passed unanimously. CTV’s Ted Raymond explains what it means for tomorrow’s Ottawa in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
January 28, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Two Ottawa city councillors want to explore ways for OC Transpo to compensate riders for recent service disruptions, including a stopped LRT train that caused mayhem across Line 1 on Tuesday.
January 28, 2026 - 17:56 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada protested on Parliament Hill on Wednesday about the federal government’s plan to shrink the public service. But as CBC’s David Fraser reports, the cuts are part of last year's comprehensive spending review, and the government isn’t backing away.
January 28, 2026 - 17:42 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Though a complete freeze is near impossible, a mixture of frozen surface water and mist can create the appearance that Niagara Falls has frozen.
January 28, 2026 - 17:35 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
