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Claude Pinard, chair of the city's executive committee, says this winter is one of the worst for potholes since 2018, calling the state of the roadways "catastrophic."
February 5, 2026 - 18:21 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
As an Ottawa city councillor awaits the decision of his impaired driving trial, we are seeing the video that was taken inside a police cell block. In it, you can see and hear Matthew Luloff providing breath samples following his arrest in July of 2024. CTV’s Katie Griffin delivers the details in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Kimberley Fowler. And finally, if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
February 5, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Last week, the MP for Edmonton-Strathcona issued a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, calling on the federal government to shut down every single ICE office on Canadian soil. At least, until the ‘human rights crisis’ in the United States has been resolved. Heather McPherson joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 3. Then, we unwrap the CFRA textboard and tackle today’s Question of the Day. Shifting gears to local news, some of Ottawa’s city councillors are calling for a ‘sunset clause’ and a full review of the municipality’s Vacant Unit Tax on...
February 5, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As the federal government prepares to downsize, the Carney Liberals are targeting over 8,000 job cuts through workforce adjustments. And now, unions across the country are speaking out, warning that these job cuts will be felt by Canadians where it hurts. Kristy Cameron goes 1-on-1 with PIPSC President Sean O'Reilly. Meantime, the feds are launching a new E.V. consumer rebate, replacing the contentious E.V. sales mandate with new emissions standards. It’s all part of a new strategy for the country’s Auto sector. Joining the program in Hour 2 is Raymond Leury, the President of...
February 5, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As ICE continues to crack down in the United States, with the events in Minneapolis generating the most attention, we are learning of alleged ICE field offices in Canada. In a letter to Prime Minister Carney last week, the MP for Edmonton-Strathcona is calling on the feds to shut down those offices until the ‘human rights crisis’ is resolved. We dig deeper in Hour 1 with Kelly Sundberg, who previously worked with the CBSA for 15 years. Nowadays, he is a Professor of Criminology in the Department of Justice and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University, specializing in...
February 5, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The report examined a crash of a Bell Textron 206L-4 that experienced a hard landing in July 2025 west of Red Deer during a private flight with the pilot and a passenger on board.
February 5, 2026 - 17:51 | Karen Bartko | Global News - Canada
