A bloody war continues in Gaza, and so does the humanitarian rescue. The United Nations has tirelessly attempted to address some of these issues, further complicated by the resignation of a top U.N. diplomat. Andrew Pinsent chats with John Packer, a U-Ottawa Law Professor and the Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre.

A bloody war continues in Gaza, and so does the humanitarian rescue. The United Nations has tirelessly attempted to address some of these issues, further complicated by the resignation of a top U.N. diplomat. Andrew Pinsent chats with John Packer, a U-Ottawa Law Professor and the Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre.

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Amid a recent rough patch for Ottawa’s transit service – highlighted by a bus shortage and another Line 1 LRT hiccup – two Ottawa city councillors are calling on OC Transpo to explore offering refunds or travel credits to customers. These would be offered to any transit riders who are facing delayed or cancelled trips, a sadly recurring theme to begin 2026. Joining Kristy Cameron on today's Ottawa Now are Knoxdale-Merivale councillor Sean Devine and Capital Ward councillor Shawn Menard.

Amid a recent rough patch for Ottawa&rsquo;s transit service &ndash; highlighted by a bus shortage and another Line 1 LRT hiccup &ndash; two Ottawa city councillors are calling on OC Transpo to explore offering refunds or travel credits to customers. These would be offered to any transit riders who are facing delayed or cancelled trips, a sadly recurring theme to begin 2026. Joining Kristy Cameron on today's Ottawa Now are Knoxdale-Merivale councillor Sean Devine and Capital Ward councillor Shawn Menard.

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The City of Brockville is cutting back on its salt usage this Winter, as it deals with a shortage of road salts. In an effort to conserve its remaining supplies, they will be switching to a salt-sand mixture. Yanick Beaudin is the Supervisor of Public Works at the City of Brockville. He joins Kristy Cameron on today's Ottawa Now.

The City of Brockville is cutting back on its salt usage this Winter, as it deals with a shortage of road salts. In an effort to conserve its remaining supplies, they will be switching to a salt-sand mixture. Yanick Beaudin is the Supervisor of Public Works at the City of Brockville. He joins Kristy Cameron on today's Ottawa Now.

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