As the Mayor of Ottawa unveiled municipal budget directions for 2026, several homeowners are getting increasingly worried about tax increases. OC Transpo is facing a multi-million-dollar budget shortfall, and the gameplan for 2025 included a 3.9 percent property tax hike, not to mention higher transit fares. CTV’s Natalie Van Rooy joins the show in Hour 4. Then, as we preview tonight’s supper-hour newscast on CTV Ottawa, we examine the upcoming weather forecast with CTV’s Jackie Perez. And finally, if news breaks, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.

<p>As the Mayor of Ottawa unveiled municipal budget directions for 2026, several homeowners are getting increasingly worried about tax increases. OC Transpo is facing a multi-million-dollar budget shortfall, and the gameplan for 2025 included a 3.9 percent property tax hike, not to mention higher transit fares. CTV&rsquo;s Natalie Van Rooy joins the show in Hour 4. Then, as we preview tonight&rsquo;s supper-hour newscast on CTV Ottawa, we examine the upcoming weather forecast with CTV&rsquo;s Jackie Perez. And finally, if news breaks, you&rsquo;ll hear it live on CFRA&rsquo;s Ottawa Now.</p>