Ontario Today is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 radio program. Hosted by Rita Celli

Rita Celli

Rita Celli is a Canadian journalist and radio presenter. Celli graduated with high honours in journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with a minor in Classics in 1991....

 from the studios of CBO

CBO-FM

CBO-FM is a Canadian radio station. It is the CBC Radio One station in Ottawa, airing at 91.5 FM, and serves much of Eastern Ontario through a network of relay transmitters.-History:...

 in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, the program airs from noon to 1 p.m. on all CBC Radio One

CBC Radio One

CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...

 stations in the province of Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. The program generally consists of news reports for the first half-hour, followed by a half-hour phone-in on a major news story or a social or cultural topic.

The program was previously hosted by Alan Neal

Alan Neal

Alan Neal is a Canadian journalist and radio personality. After working for seven years as a segment producer, reporter and fill-in host on CBC Radio One, Neal became host of Ontario Today, the network's noon-hour newsmagazine in Ontario, in 2003....

 from 2003 to 2006. It was formerly known as Radio Noon

Radio Noon

Radio Noon is the name of CBC Radio One's regional noon-hour programs in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador...

, which continues to be the name of the similar noon-hour programs on CBC Radio One's stations in Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

 and Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

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See also CBC Radio One local programming

CBC Radio One local programming

Stations in Canada's CBC Radio One network each produce some local programming in addition to the network schedule.The amount of local programming may vary from station to station. For instance, some stations in smaller markets may produce their own morning show, but air an afternoon show from...

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