Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. May 19th, 2026

Kristy Cameron is enjoying some cottage sunshine – or an afternoon rainstorm. Either way, Andrew Pinsent is sitting in the hosting chair until Kristy returns for Wednesday’s program. And as the Summer season of 2026 commences, Canadians are being encouraged to enjoy every single second of the 2026 Snowbirds’ schedule. After spending more than five decades circling around the Canadian skies, a final chapter is being written, as the feds confirm to CTV News that the CAF Aerobatic Team will be grounded until at least 2030. We deliver the details in Hour 1. Here in Ontario, one of the biggest questions that is circling the drain involves a stockpile of American booze, and what the province should do about it. At the moment, storing Ontario’s $79.1 million stockpile of U.S. liquor could cost upwards of $20 million per year. Any ideas for Premier Doug Ford? We check in with Michael J. Armstrong, an Associate Professor of Operations Research at Brock University. Plus, the Ottawa Charge have kept their Walter Cup dreams alive after Monday’s thrilling Game 3 comeback! Trailing with 5:30 to go in the final frame, Peyton Hemp got the Canadian Tire Centre buzzing. And just 56 seconds away from sudden-death overtime, an Ottawa native made sure the ballistic crowd returned for Wednesday’s Game 4. She’s Got Game host Michaela Schreiter recaps the Victoria Day madness.