Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. August 21st, 2025

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.