Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. May 27th, 2024

The truck driver responsible for the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy will be deported to India. Six years ago, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu went through a stop sign and plowed straight into the bus, which was carrying members of the Saskatchewan-based Junior ‘A’ hockey team. Fourteen people lost their lives and fourteen others were taken to hospital. Just a month before that tragic night unfolded, Jaskirat became a permanent Canadian resident, but he meets the criteria for deportation. Do you think the right decision was made? Criminal defense lawyer Ari Goldkind joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up-to-speed on today’s top headlines, including the violent storm that is about to strike our city in a matter of hours.