Public transit top election concern for voters | CTV News Ottawa at Six for October 10, 2026

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A new Nanos Research poll for CTV News Ottawa reveals that 55 per cent of surveyed residents rank public transit as the city service most in need of improvement ahead of the municipal election. CTV's Josh Marano reports that transit advocate Laura Shantz of Ottawa Transit Riders emphasizes that transit should be the ballot question, while avid transit rider Ahmed Mahfouz notes unpredictable bus cancellations constantly disrupt daily travel; a man faces multiple criminal charges after allegedly attacking a 75-year-old woman in downtown Ottawa on Rideau Street. Ottawa Fire Services personnel witnessed the incident and intervened to detain the suspect; and a dedicated runner set out on a 100-kilometre ultra marathon to raise $100,000 for the hospital foundation that saved his father's life over three decades ago. CTV's Camille Wilson profiles athlete Mathieu Chatelain, who aimed to complete the grueling 100-kilometre run in under 12 hours after being inspired by meeting Dr. David Schramm,

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