All in a Day

Ottawa's city councillors have put their cards on the table. They voted yes to considering a future casino in Ottawa. Last week, the city of Kingston did the same. But they ruled out a downtown location. We check in with their mayor.

Some much-needed hay has made its way from the West of Canada to the East. But just how much of a difference will one trailer of hay bales make? We hear from a dairy farmer who's the first to benefit from the Hay East assitance program.

XL Foods is taking some responsibility for Alberta's E. Coli scare...but in the House of Commons, the opposition still has beef with the Agriculture Minister. Our political panel cuts through the issue.

Juno award-winning Lynn Miles celebrates 25 years of making records this year. We ask her about the new album she's celebrating tonight at Irene's.

One vote at a city committee and one at city council could make a casino in Ottawa a done deal. But a Conservative MPP says we should have one more vote - a referendum. We hear his argument.

Lansdowne Park will be the site of a 43-thousand-square-foot Sporting Life store...that is, if city councillors approve it. We hear from two who are preparing for tomorrow's vote - the last before the issue goes to full council.

Justin Trudeau had "rien a dire" this week on the subject of his bid to lead the Liberal party. But plenty of others have stepped in to fill that speech vacuum. Our political panel is in with their take.

Joining hands -- or at least bus routes -- across the Ottawa River. We hear from the Gatineau city councillor who wants a more joined-up transit system for the National Capital Region.

Ottawa's mayor has shown his hand on the proposal for a new casino. We hear from a researcher who says the city is bound to walk away a loser if the plan goes ahead.

A plan to treat septic waste in Portage du Fort has raised more questions than answers for residents. We get the details of the plan.

A new plan has the MRC des Collines de l'Outaouais sending some of its septic waste to Portage du Fort. We speak to a Portage du Fort resident who has some concerns.

The MPs are ready to reform their gold-plated pensions. A pious gesture? Or a sign of what's to come for public servants? Our dutiful political panel invests some time into that.

Movies in the park. Homework clubs. Those are just some of the things being credited for crime reduction in Ottawa. Local residents tell us why they think community programs work better than police sweeps.

The award-winning author and illustrator of children's comic books Paul Roux joins Alan Neal in studio.

We step inside the heart of Lindi Ortega. The artist has a new album... and opens for k.d. lang tonight.