Laura Stone, Queen’s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss how Ontario will be closing 10 supervised consumption sites and ban other locations under new rules.

On todays show:

Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Tamara Cherry live from the DNC in Chicago to discuss what we saw on day two, and what's to come for day three.

Richard Painter, former chief White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush and professor of Law at the University of Minnesota joins guest host Tamara Cherry to answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question on the purpose of National Conventions. 

The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk, and Jordan Paquet.

George Takach, formerly one of Canada's leading technology lawyers, and now an author about technology and geopolitics joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss how a survey found that Conservative supporters show higher susceptibility to Russian disinformation.

Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss how labour is influencing this election and the Democrats and Republicans relationship with Unions. 

On todays show:

Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Tamara Cherry live from the Democratic National Convention to recap what we saw last night, and what to expect for today.

Tamara took your calls and texts on how you see the democratic party being able to maintain it's momentum

The Daily Debrief Panel with Shakir Chambers, Saeed Selvam and Erin Morrison. 

Dawn Desjardins, Chief Economist, Deloitte Canada  joins gust host Tamara Cherry to discuss today's CPI report. 

Carmi Levy, CTV tech expert joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss the biggest tech stories of the week.

Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss what to look for this week at the Democratic National Convention. 

On todays show:

Jon Allen, Former Canadian Ambassador to Israel joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss how U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called the latest diplomatic push by Washington to achieve a ceasefire deal in Gaza "probably the best, maybe the last opportunity," and urged all parties to get the agreement over the finish line. 

Eddie Sheerr, NTV’s Chief Meteorologist joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss how Hurricane Ernesto is likely to bring heavy surf to Nova Scotia on Saturday.

The Daily Debrief Panel with Susan Smith, Tim Powers, and Tom Mulcair. 

Ian Lee, Associate Professor with Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business joins guest host Stefan Keyes to look ahead to tomorrows CPI report.

Chris Holski was supposed to be filling in for Kristy Cameron today...on a very normal Friday afternoon. That is, until a very sudden and major Internet outage struck 87 George. There are no audio clips to be found, or to play. There are no Zoom links. It's a very Amish-Radio setup. And this edition of Ottawa Now starts 2 hours early. This is that 6-hour story.

Have you ever heard of CrowdTangle before? It’s a tool that is widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations, and journalists to monitor social media posts. More importantly, it is typically used to track how misinformation spreads on a company’s platforms. Today, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has shut down that tool, and a lot of tech experts are up in arms. Tech analyst Carmi Levy delivers the bigger picture.

As part of today’s huge announcement, the Ford government is confident that its new childcare formula will deliver a fine balance of certainty and stability to Ontario’s operators, thereby avoiding closures and keeping facilities open. How is the $10-per-day daycare system working out for your family? Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day.

Plus, this year’s gardening trends have finally been unveiled, and just in time for our weekly conversation with gardening expert Carson Arthur!

Bill Curry, Deputy Bureau Chief with Globe and Mail joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss Canada’s temporary foreign worker program.

On todays show: 

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests for British Columbia joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss how the U.S has nearly doubled the duty on Canadian softwood lumber.

Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss how the World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency.

The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Laura Stone, and Paul Wells.

Keir Giles, Russia expert at the Chatham House think tank and author of the forthcoming book ‘Who Will Defend Europe’ joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss how Ukrainian forces have attacked a second border region in western Russia.

Looking to move out of the hustle and bustle? Have you thought of Saskatchewan? How about a small town of Moosomin? They'll even offer $30K to all those that will build a home in the community. Are you in? That's our QOTD.

A survey finds post-secondary students are struggling to pay for and go to school. Kristy speaks with Andrew Lo, CEO of Embark; the authors of the survey.

Shane Martinez, Toronto-based human right lawyer who works with Justice 4 Migrant Workers, comments on a new UN report stating Canada's temporary foreign worker program is a breeding ground for contemporary slavery.

Does Canada need a new political party? Well, the Canadian Future Party believes so!

Earlier in the week, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's made a plea for more funding from upper levels of government. Should the city not look inward at what they did? Councillor Sean Devine says tough decisions need to be made.

We hear about a new wing at a Disney theme park where the focus in on the villains!

Vassy Kapelos speaks with interim leader Dominic Cardy about the new organization and why it’s being launched now.

On today’s show: 

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff on Ukraine’s continued incursions into Russian territory and what comes next

Your texts and calls on the Canadian Future Party

The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator, and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin and Tim Powers, Chair, Summa Strategies

John MacBeth, Founder, TryCycle, which developed The Burns Way tools on the group’s volunteer drive launch

John Viveiros, Host, Hot Take Hockey, on Auston Matthews becoming captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs