Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 5th, 2026 | Unpublished
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Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 5th, 2026

August 5, 2026

We are starting to have a clearer understanding of the damage done to the LRT West Extension following the Canada Day downpour. Kristy Cameron delivers the continued developments as they become available. 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.



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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre outright dismissed the idea floated by the Parti Québécois (PQ) of the federal government offering financial compensation to Quebec for the loss of Labrador in exchange for a new energy deal on Churchill Falls. On Thursday, Poilievre was asked in a press conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, if that is something he would be open to if he was prime minister. Poilievre said he has been continuously travelling throughout Quebec in the four years he has been Conservative leader and he said residents of the province have never...
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