Patricia Boal talks to CFRA's Chris Holski, CTV's Renee Rodgers, 1818 Farm & Cider hospitality director Wesley Hunter, Carleton University Professor of International Affairs Fen Hampson, and much more. Plus, we sift through the Top 3 stories and tackle today's Question of the Day.

Patricia Boal talks to CFRA's Chris Holski, CTV's Renee Rodgers, 1818 Farm &amp; Cider hospitality director Wesley Hunter, Carleton University Professor of International Affairs Fen Hampson, and much more. Plus, we sift through the Top 3 stories and tackle today's Question of the Day.

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Ottawa At Work with Patricia Boal - August 12th, 2026

We are one week away from another Tariff Day. But if a deal can be reached between the Carney Liberals and U.S. President Trump, perhaps the massive U.S. tariffs won’t hit Canada as hard. Can the feds dodge next Wednesday’s bullet? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Diamond Isinger, a former Special Advisor on Canada-USA Relations to the Trudeau government. Meantime, many people will have their eyes on the skies tonight. And no, it’s not because of an incoming rainstorm. It’s a solar eclipse – and perhaps a meteor shower mixed in. We check in with Elaina Hyde, the Director of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory, in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.

We are one week away from another Tariff Day. But if a deal can be reached between the Carney Liberals and U.S. President Trump, perhaps the massive U.S. tariffs won&rsquo;t hit Canada as hard. Can the feds dodge next Wednesday&rsquo;s bullet? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Diamond Isinger, a former Special Advisor on Canada-USA Relations to the Trudeau government. Meantime, many people will have their eyes on the skies tonight. And no, it&rsquo;s not because of an incoming rainstorm. It&rsquo;s a solar eclipse &ndash; and perhaps a meteor shower mixed in. We check in with Elaina Hyde, the Director of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory, in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today&rsquo;s top headlines.

Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 12th, 2026

20,000 people remain under evacuation order in British Columbia as crews struggle to contain blazes in the Okanagan. Vassy speaks with Erick Thompson with the district's regional emergency operations centre, who had is also among the evacuees.

Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

20,000 people remain under evacuation order in British Columbia as crews struggle to contain blazes in the Okanagan. Vassy speaks with Erick Thompson with the district's regional emergency operations centre, who had is also among the evacuees.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

VKS: Officials plead for patience as BC wildfire evacuees wait for answers

Vassy Kapelos speaks with Dr. Celine Bouchard , President of the Canadian Menopause Society and practicing OBYN based in Quebec City, for this week's Explainer.

Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

Vassy Kapelos speaks with Dr. Celine Bouchard , President of the Canadian Menopause Society and practicing OBYN based in Quebec City, for this week's Explainer.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

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