CityNews Ottawa observes first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with dedicated show

Canada's first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation takes place Thursday, September 30, and CityNews will be broadcasting a special live show focused on Indigenous history and culture in Ottawa and the Valley, as well as Indigenous events and entrepreneurs, to mark the occasion.

Talk show host Sam Laprade will speak with a number of guests including:

• Michelle Good – Author of Five Little Indians
• Cindy Blackstock – A member of the Gitksan First Nation and executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
• Paula Reynolds – Ottawa school principal, L’nu/Mi’Kmaq
• Aysanabee – Musician
• Nicolas McCarthy – Beechwood Cemetery Indigenous event
• Sol Mamakwa – NDP MPP

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation show on CityNews Ottawa will air live between 10 a.m. and noon, and then again from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Listen live on 101.1 FM or 1310 AM or stream online. 

Later in the evening, Citytv will feature 'Runs Through Their Blood: A Life Impacted' — a documentary produced by the Weengushk Institute by Indigenous Youth.

The documentary will air Thursday, September 30, at 7 p.m. ET or 6 p.m. CST and you can stream it online at citytv.com.

CityNews Ottawa will run on a weekend schedule, Thursday, but will return to regular programming Friday, October 1.