Ottawa's Police Board met on Monday night – the last scheduled meeting until October’s municipal election. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent offers his key takeaways in Hour 1. Sticking with the Ottawa Police Service, we learned a few months ago that some Ottawa Police officers were using internal databases inappropriately. In an internal video obtained by CTV Ottawa, Police Chief Eric Stubbs called out the behaviour, saying it has been ignored for too long. We check in with Alta Vista councillor Marty Carr, who is also a member of the Ottawa Police Services Board. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.

Ottawa's Police Board met on Monday night &ndash; the last scheduled meeting until October&rsquo;s municipal election. CFRA&rsquo;s Andrew Pinsent offers his key takeaways in Hour 1. Sticking with the Ottawa Police Service, we learned a few months ago that some Ottawa Police officers were using internal databases inappropriately. In an internal video obtained by CTV Ottawa, Police Chief Eric Stubbs called out the behaviour, saying it has been ignored for too long. We check in with Alta Vista councillor Marty Carr, who is also a member of the Ottawa Police Services Board. But first, we bring you up to speed on today&rsquo;s top headlines.

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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. September 29th, 2026

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U.S. President Trump is suggesting that Canada is going to cave, and come crawling to America for a deal. Earlier in today’s program, we heard from former Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay, who served that role under the Harper regime. He would love to see both parties return to the bargaining table, but feels that visual is unrealistic at this time. So as the U.S. ratches up the trade war even further, where do we go from here? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the CEO of OpenAI recently addressed the U.N. Security Council about the risks of Artificial intelligence. This week, the company has scrapped the release of its new A.I. model over safety concerns. GPT 6.1 Astra was planned to debut in October, but internal testing discovered that the system did not meet the company’s safety and alignment standards. Joining us in Hour 3 is David Duvenaud, an Associate Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Toronto. He also led the Alignment Evaluations Team at Anthropic from 2023 to 2024.

U.S. President Trump is suggesting that Canada is going to cave, and come crawling to America for a deal. Earlier in today&rsquo;s program, we heard from former Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay, who served that role under the Harper regime. He would love to see both parties return to the bargaining table, but feels that visual is unrealistic at this time. So as the U.S. ratches up the trade war even further, where do we go from here? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today&rsquo;s Question of the Day. Meantime, the CEO of OpenAI recently addressed the U.N. Security Council about the risks of Artificial intelligence. This week, the company has scrapped the release of its new A.I. model over safety concerns. GPT 6.1 Astra was planned to debut in October, but internal testing discovered that the system did not meet the company&rsquo;s safety and alignment standards. Joining us in Hour 3 is David Duvenaud, an Associate Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Toronto. He also led the Alignment Evaluations Team at Anthropic from 2023 to 2024.

Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. September 29th, 2026

An American ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports has gone into effect. It covers several Canadian imports – ranging from alcohol, to dairy, and motorcycles. Talks between Canada and the United States remain on thin ice, and this move by U.S. President Trump is another attempt to ramp up America’s trade war. In fact, Trump thinks Canada is going to cave – and apologize – before shaking hands on a new deal with the Americans. He is confident that will happen in the coming weeks. Trump’s bravado comes on the same day that Stelco announced hundreds of layoffs – indefinitely shutting down part of its Hamilton operations and impacting up to 500 workers. Kristy Cameron checks in with Peter MacKay, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, in Hour 2. Meantime, the Ontario government and the Carney Liberals have agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program for another 4 years. However, the extension doesn’t come with any promises of lowering fees to an average of $10 per day, which is the program’s signature goal. We dig deeper with Andrea Hannen, the Executive Director of the Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario.

An American ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports has gone into effect. It covers several Canadian imports &ndash; ranging from alcohol, to dairy, and motorcycles. Talks between Canada and the United States remain on thin ice, and this move by U.S. President Trump is another attempt to ramp up America&rsquo;s trade war. In fact, Trump thinks Canada is going to cave &ndash; and apologize &ndash; before shaking hands on a new deal with the Americans. He is confident that will happen in the coming weeks. Trump&rsquo;s bravado comes on the same day that Stelco announced hundreds of layoffs &ndash; indefinitely shutting down part of its Hamilton operations and impacting up to 500 workers. Kristy Cameron checks in with Peter MacKay, Canada&rsquo;s Foreign Affairs Minister, in Hour 2. Meantime, the Ontario government and the Carney Liberals have agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program for another 4 years. However, the extension doesn&rsquo;t come with any promises of lowering fees to an average of $10 per day, which is the program&rsquo;s signature goal. We dig deeper with Andrea Hannen, the Executive Director of the Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario.

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