The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Thursday, January 29th, 2026.

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Thursday, January 29th, 2026.

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The Daily Review

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PODCAST: The Daily Review for Thurs. January 29th, 2026

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.

Ottawa Now - Councillors call on OC Transpo to offer refunds, travel credits to inconvenienced customers

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.

Ottawa Now - Facing a road salt shortage, Brockville switches to salt-sand mixture for Winter maintenance

One man is dead after a reported stabbing near the Central Experimental Farm last night. We gather the latest developments from CTV’s Katie Griffin in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Kimberley Fowler. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.

One man is dead after a reported stabbing near the Central Experimental Farm last night. We gather the latest developments from CTV&rsquo;s Katie Griffin in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight&rsquo;s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Kimberley Fowler. And if news breaks in real time, you&rsquo;ll hear it live on CFRA&rsquo;s Ottawa Now.

PODCAST: The Daily Review for Thurs. January 29th, 2026

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