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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. November 12th, 2025

November 12, 2025

Ottawa’s largest school board has a new Director of Education, as the OCDSB announces that Pino Buffone has departed from his post ‘effective immediately’. Stacey Kay will be taking the wheel moving forward, as the school board remains under provincial supervision. Robert Plamondon is calling the shots as the provincially-appointed supervisor, with the Ford government emphasizing a need to keep their budgetary finances in line. As of right now, the school board trustees remain locked out of their emails, and are unable to make important decisions. OCDSB Trustee Lyra Evans joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Shifting gears to municipal matters, City Hall is the hottest ticket in town for a second straight week. This time, it’s for a pivotal draft budget. What are the municipality’s priorities for 2026? CTV’s Leah Larocque delivers the details. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.

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