Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA — A southern Interior B.C. mayor is asking Ottawa to help keep area emergency rooms open while firefighters and thousands of evacuees contend with nearby wildfires. Mike Goetz, mayor of Merritt, B.C., sent a formal request for help to federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel this week, with the city’s local emergency room facing its 10th scheduled temporary shutdown of the year this weekend. Goetz is asking Michel to launch an immediate investigation into the rolling closures and potentially take over the management of local hospitals in the southern Interior. His municipality...
August 13, 2026 - 19:03 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The B.C. RCMP's commanding officer has been ousted following unspecified allegations dating from 2016 to 2018, according to a statement from the force. Dwayne McDonald, who served as the RCMP's deputy commissioner, was relieved of his duties.
August 13, 2026 - 18:59 | | CBC News - Canada
August 13, 2026 - 18:50 | Laura Stone | The Globe and Mail
A woman says she is disappointed by the lack of progress in managing wait times in emergency departments after her extended wait a year ago.
August 13, 2026 - 18:47 | Tavi Dhillon | Global News - Canada
Canada’s Capital, once again, was ravaged by a rainstorm. For the third time since Canada Day, some residents were nervously standing guard as a flood threatened their homes. Intense lightning and wicked winds followed nearly 22 millimetres of rain. As it becomes clear that these events might be taking place more often, how should we be handling these situations, both in the split-second aftermath and in the long-term? Bay Ward councillor Theresa Kavanagh joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 3. Then, we tackle today's Question of the Day. And in this week’s gardening fireside chat...
August 13, 2026 - 18:37 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Face-to-face negotiations have resumed in Washington, as Prime Minister Carney tries to avoid a worst-case scenario next Wednesday. We bring you the latest developments in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.
August 13, 2026 - 18:37 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
