Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. May 7th, 2026 | Unpublished
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Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. May 7th, 2026

May 7, 2026

We are receiving an update from the province today in regards to the high levels of lead in Ontario school drinking water. Parents at one Ottawa school were shocked to learn about the elevated levels of lead in that school's water supply. And now, they are demanding answers from the Ministry of Education, questioning why the province is still allowing double the level recommended by Health Canada. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson fills us in on the details. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.



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In the early summer of 1998, when I was thirteen, my family decided to make an unusual upgrade to our rural British Columbia home: bolting a satellite dish to the side of our house. The specific reason? To be able to watch the FIFA World Cup in France. For weeks, we gathered around the TV, cheering and gesticulating, to watch the tournament held on the other side of the world. For as long as I can remember, mine has been a soccer family. The idiom about growing up “with a ball at one’s feet” is probably accurate, but picture less ambition and much more dribbling between pellets and...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Doug Ford is not known for playing nice with Donald Trump. The Ontario premier has repeatedly condemned the president’s 51st state rhetoric and boldly removed American booze exports from their biggest market: Ontario’s shelves. It was also notably Ford’s Ronald Reagan ad that reportedly led to the breakdown in U.S.-Canada trade talks last year. So the fact that Ford visited Washington this week, engaging lawmakers and business leaders and calling for getting the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) renewal done, may have seemed odd to many — and maybe downright...
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