The mayoral campaign in Ottawa is heating up, with Election Night just 70 days away. And earlier this morning, the present-day Mayor unveiled his transit plan beyond 2026. The big headline from Mark Sutcliffe: A pledge to cut the cost of adult transit passes by $43.50. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 3. Meantime, another one of Trump’s tariff deadlines is fast approaching. Will an agreement be reached to avoid absolute disaster? We dig deeper with our Political Heat Panel.

The mayoral campaign in Ottawa is heating up, with Election Night just 70 days away. And earlier this morning, the present-day Mayor unveiled his transit plan beyond 2026. The big headline from Mark Sutcliffe: A pledge to cut the cost of adult transit passes by $43.50. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 3. Meantime, another one of Trump&rsquo;s tariff deadlines is fast approaching. Will an agreement be reached to avoid absolute disaster? We dig deeper with our Political Heat Panel.

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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. August 17th, 2026

A former literature hub has been transformed into a musical sanctuary, as History Ottawa prepares for its Grand Opening performance. CTV’s Josh Marano takes a sneak peek inside the former Chapter’s location, which is now the latest music venue to grace Downtown Ottawa. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.

A former literature hub has been transformed into a musical sanctuary, as History Ottawa prepares for its Grand Opening performance. CTV&rsquo;s Josh Marano takes a sneak peek inside the former Chapter&rsquo;s location, which is now the latest music venue to grace Downtown Ottawa. And if news breaks in real time, you&rsquo;ll hear it live on CFRA&rsquo;s Ottawa Now.

Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Mon. August 17th, 2026

Municipal leaders have gathered at Ottawa’s Rogers Centre for the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario Conference. Infrastructure is at the top of the agenda, but plenty of questions are also swirling around Ottawa’s LRT. In Hour 2, Kristy Cameron is joined alongside River Ward councillor Riley Brockington. He is representing Canada’s Capital at the AMO Conference. Meantime, we are getting deeper and deeper into back-to-school season, and educational institutions are facing a familiar modern-day test. How can today’s teachers integrate Artificial Intelligence, while also ensuring that their students actually learn? We check in with Tovi Grossman, a Computer Science Professor at the University of Toronto and the co-founder of Toronto-based A.I. startup AXL. Plus, a stunning 21 Eastern Ontario municipalities have only one person (or less) running for the town’s top job. Why does nobody want to be Mayor? CFRA’s Chris Holski tries to make sense of it all.

Municipal leaders have gathered at Ottawa&rsquo;s Rogers Centre for the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario Conference. Infrastructure is at the top of the agenda, but plenty of questions are also swirling around Ottawa&rsquo;s LRT. In Hour 2, Kristy Cameron is joined alongside River Ward councillor Riley Brockington. He is representing Canada&rsquo;s Capital at the AMO Conference. Meantime, we are getting deeper and deeper into back-to-school season, and educational institutions are facing a familiar modern-day test. How can today&rsquo;s teachers integrate Artificial Intelligence, while also ensuring that their students actually learn? We check in with Tovi Grossman, a Computer Science Professor at the University of Toronto and the co-founder of Toronto-based A.I. startup AXL. Plus, a stunning 21 Eastern Ontario municipalities have only one person (or less) running for the town&rsquo;s top job. Why does nobody want to be Mayor? CFRA&rsquo;s Chris Holski tries to make sense of it all.

Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Mon. August 17th, 2026

It has posted a $7.2 million deficit for the first 3 months of 2026. It ran a deficit of $52 million in 2025. Today, speaking at a news conference at Terry Fox Station, Ottawa’s Mayor talked about his plan to fix it. That would be Ottawa’s transit service. He also threw around the idea of a price reduction, intending to hold monthly passes at a reduced $95 rate for the next 4 years. Laura Shantz from Ottawa Transit Riders chimes in with her two cents after CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent breaks it all down for us. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.

It has posted a $7.2 million deficit for the first 3 months of 2026. It ran a deficit of $52 million in 2025. Today, speaking at a news conference at Terry Fox Station, Ottawa&rsquo;s Mayor talked about his plan to fix it. That would be Ottawa&rsquo;s transit service. He also threw around the idea of a price reduction, intending to hold monthly passes at a reduced $95 rate for the next 4 years. Laura Shantz from Ottawa Transit Riders chimes in with her two cents after CFRA&rsquo;s Andrew Pinsent breaks it all down for us. But first, we bring you up to speed on today&rsquo;s top headlines.

Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. August 17th, 2026

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