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From psychic business advice to kids' camps, there's a lot you can claim on your taxes that you might not know about. H&amp;R Block Canada tax expert Yannick Lemay joins Vassy Kapelos for this week's Explainer.
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As Canada sent its first astronaut to the Moon, it was a Canadian company that was tasked with bringing all of the astronauts back to Earth safely. Well, except they didn’t know it at first. That prestigious honour belongs to HFI Pyrotechnics, a Prescott-based pyrotechnics company. It supplied the marine marker used to outline the target-landing zone and its conditions during Artemis II’s splashdown. However, the usage of this marker came as a complete surprise to everyone at the company, to the point where the company’s President did a double-take when she watched the spacecraft’s landing in real time. HFI Pyrotechnics President Rhiannon Iles joins guest host Andrew Pinsent on today’s Ottawa Now.

As Canada sent its first astronaut to the Moon, it was a Canadian company that was tasked with bringing all of the astronauts back to Earth safely. Well, except they didn&rsquo;t know it at first. That prestigious honour belongs to HFI Pyrotechnics, a Prescott-based pyrotechnics company. It supplied the marine marker used to outline the target-landing zone and its conditions during Artemis II&rsquo;s splashdown. However, the usage of this marker came as a complete surprise to everyone at the company, to the point where the company&rsquo;s President did a double-take when she watched the spacecraft&rsquo;s landing in real time. HFI Pyrotechnics President Rhiannon Iles joins guest host Andrew Pinsent on today&rsquo;s Ottawa Now.

Ottawa Now - Prescott pyrotechnics company plays a key role in Artemis II's safe return to Earth

Residents in Gatineau are on edge, monitoring water levels along the Ottawa River with each passing hour. CTV’s Austin Lee delivers the details in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.

Residents in Gatineau are on edge, monitoring water levels along the Ottawa River with each passing hour. CTV&rsquo;s Austin Lee delivers the details in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight&rsquo;s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. 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 Wed. April 22nd, 2026

Andrew Pinsent is filling in for Kristy Cameron this afternoon, as we tackle a familiar topic on today’s Question of the Day. Should social media be banned for kids under the age of 16? It’s a suggestion that the feds have been mulling over, and one that Australia has already implemented in recent months. And now, a new initiative from Age Standard is adding more fuel to the fire. They want a ban, a stringent age-verification system, punishments for companies that don’t follow these guidelines, and the CRTC to take on a big role in this venture. We go 1-on-1 with Jean-Sébastien Giroux from the Age Standard Initiative. Then, we sift through the CFRA textboard and take your calls. Plus, the Ottawa Charge are entering a do-or-die stretch in their regular season schedule. They have just 2 games remaining, one of which is tonight in Boston. If they get a regulation win against the Fleet, their ticket is booked ahead of Saturday’s finale against the Sceptres. If they don’t, they have to secure a win against Toronto on Saturday. Charge GM Mike Hirschfeld pays us a visit in Hour 3.

Andrew Pinsent is filling in for Kristy Cameron this afternoon, as we tackle a familiar topic on today&rsquo;s Question of the Day. Should social media be banned for kids under the age of 16? It&rsquo;s a suggestion that the feds have been mulling over, and one that Australia has already implemented in recent months. And now, a new initiative from Age Standard is adding more fuel to the fire. They want a ban, a stringent age-verification system, punishments for companies that don&rsquo;t follow these guidelines, and the CRTC to take on a big role in this venture. We go 1-on-1 with Jean-S&eacute;bastien Giroux from the Age Standard Initiative. Then, we sift through the CFRA textboard and take your calls. Plus, the Ottawa Charge are entering a do-or-die stretch in their regular season schedule. They have just 2 games remaining, one of which is tonight in Boston. If they get a regulation win against the Fleet, their ticket is booked ahead of Saturday&rsquo;s finale against the Sceptres. If they don&rsquo;t, they have to secure a win against Toronto on Saturday. Charge GM Mike Hirschfeld pays us a visit in Hour 3.

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