.Mona Fortier 🇨🇦 tells CTV Ottawa they are “talking about telework at the table”. Until now govt insisted this issue was strictly up to management/govt and not negotiable. Is this a concession? #ottnews #strike #cdnpoli

New letter from Mona Fortier 🇨🇦 on strike, says govt offer is fair…union came in with 570 demands #ottnews #cdnpoli #ottawa canada.ca/en/treasury-bo…

City of Ottawa staff are considering implementing a bag tag system for municipal garbage collection that would require residents pay extra for putting out multiple garbage bags, CTV News Ottawa has learned. ottawa.ctvnews.ca/city-of-ottawa…

#BREAKING Foreign Affairs Minister ⁦Mélanie Joly⁩ is expelling the Chinese diplomat who targeted MP ⁦Michael Chong 🇨🇦⁩ and his family back in 2021. #cdnpoli

OC Transpo is test-driving an on-demand service like Uber in the next 2 years. Other municipalities like Stratford already do it but is it working? Mike Mousley, manager of transit for Stratford, tells @radiokristy on #OTTAWA NOW why Stratford still has it 3 years later.

A tornado watch is in effect for the nation's capital on an otherwise muggy, cloudy Canada Day. The weather is warm and humid and Environment Canada says conditions are favourable for the development of storms that could produce tornadoes. #ottnews ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawans-keepi…

What we know: police confirm reports of tornados touching down in Barrhaven area. Some damage and debris. Not clear how much #onstorm #ottnews

Watercolours Way in Barrhaven tornado touchdown aftermath this photo from ⁦LeahLarocque⁩ on scene #tornado #ottnews

New: 125 homes damaged by tornado touchdown in Barrhaven area of Ottawa say city officials #Ottawa #Tornado #ottnews

City of Ottawa says at least one tornado touched down in the Half Moon Bay Area of Barrhaven. 125 homes damaged One minor injury. #ottnews ottawa.ctvnews.ca/at-least-one-d…

A tornado touched down in Barrhaven today, causing damage - impacting 125 homes. Two witnesses, trucker Barry Pepper who was on Strandherd Rd. when the event happened and Peter Hansen who was following the funnel cloud, tell @radiokristy on #OTTAWA NOW what they witnessed.

Repairs underway in Barrhaven after #tornado #ottnews ottawa.ctvnews.ca/cleanup-begins…

“Until further notice” says ⁦OC Transpo⁩ boss Amilcar. Stations and entire #lrt shutdown for an indefinite period…they have a “goal” of 5 minute bus service #ottnews #ottawa

In a memo to Council, OC Transpo boss Renee Amilcar says no issues have been found in the first 5 vehicles assessed. Every axel of every vehicle are being conducted to look for excess grease and “if the west and tear on the axle is above the expected amount.” #ottnews

Ottawa’s LRT continues to be a thorn in the side of residents and councillors. But the mystery remains: what exactly is the problem? Coun. Tim Tierney, who is on the transit committee, tells @radiokristy on #OTTAWA NOW that he’s sure the issue is with the tracks – not the trains.

BREAKING: The planned Percy Street bridge replacement along Highway 417 has been postponed. The Queensway will be open this weekend. No date provided for when it will happen CTV Ottawa

Callers to #OTTAWA NOW are sending Kristy Cameron photos of flooding they're seeing across the city. From the east and south ends, here are some of the pictures listeners have sent in so far.

As of late this afternoon record breaking rain update from ⁦Environment Canada⁩ #ottnews #storm

Not a good afternoon to ride the train. They’re totally packed. A listener just sent this to me. This is what 5pm looks like if you’re trying to get on a westbound train at Parliament station. #ottnews

An Ottawa father is calling for Bylaw Services officers to show empathy to drivers picking up children in school zones, after receiving a ticket for stopping in an intersection outside a Stittsville school. ottawa.ctvnews.ca/father-asks-ot…