Ottawa's flooding and traffic concerns give CTV a street-level focus

Leah Larocque's Bay Ward walk asks voters, rather than candidates, which local issues matter most.

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Walk My Ward: Bay Ward

Basement flooding, stormwater infrastructure and busy west-end roads supply the agenda in "Walk My Ward: Bay Ward," CTV News' most-watched new upload of the week. Leah Larocque's series takes her through every Ottawa ward with a useful change of emphasis: the questions go to voters, not the people seeking their votes.

That neighborhood focus sits alongside a much wider political week. Mi-Jung Lee anchors British Columbia's municipal election coverage, while Tommy Osborne reports on rallies for and against Alberta separation before the referendum. Political analyst Lori Williams also examines Mark Carney's Alberta speech, arguing that its timing may have mattered in reaching undecided voters.

The channel's reporting also turns to the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright. In separate uploads, CTV covers Carney's response and Defence Minister David McGuinty's confirmation of fatalities and injuries, with the toll unspecified. McGuinty says the Canadian Armed Forces are working with provincial and municipal governments to investigate.

Across its catalog, CTV added roughly 28 million views and 10,000 subscribers over seven days. Its daily viewing is running about a third above its usual pace. Among nearby broadcasters, New York Post also had a substantial week for views, while CBS Evening News and MIRROR NOW recorded no subscriber increase. CTV's fifteen-upload slate, meanwhile, gives both national developments and Bay Ward's everyday infrastructure problems a place in the same news week.

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The videos drawing views on CTV News right now

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The numbers

Here is CTV News' week in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

New York Post

34,232,402

CTV News

28,221,211

7NEWS Australia

13,566,595

ITV News

9,100,983

CBS Evening News

8,406,732

MIRROR NOW

7,422,514

BBC World Service

3,946,487

euronews

3,766,710

ABC News In-depth

0

subscribers

2,420,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

3,320,588,312

views per day

4,816,168

typical day: 3,708,202

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

New York Post

2,600,000

euronews

2,580,000

ABC News In-depth

2,460,000

CTV News

2,420,000

CBS Evening News

2,420,000

MIRROR NOW

2,350,000

7NEWS Australia

2,260,000

ITV News

2,260,000

BBC World Service

2,240,000

As of October 18, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.