Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Sean Previl
Publication Date: August 2, 2025 - 07:00
Canada’s housing market is in ‘new normal.’ It looks like the ‘old normal’
August 2, 2025

As the Bank of Canada held interest rates for the third time, economists and real estate experts say the market may not need another rate cut for it to improve.
A positive news story; ambulance drop-off times is down at a local hospital. CTV's Dylan Dyson has more. We replay an earlier conversation about the rising number of vacant retail spaces. Also, a bottling plant in Amherstburg announces it will close early 2026. Mayor Michael Prue believes the plant moving operations to the U.S. is mainly due to tariffs.
August 29, 2025 - 00:13 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Our Question of the Day: 'How safe is your child's school commute?' Later, filing your taxes could become more difficult. (You mean MORE than it already is?!) Plus, Carson Arthur, gardening and outdoor lifestyle expert, answers your gardening questions!
August 29, 2025 - 00:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Caffeine pouches are becoming more and more popular - especially with teens. Healthcare professionals, however, are urging caution. Kristy is joined by Dr. Michael Mak, a sleep expert with CAMH, who warns us about the side-effects of using caffeine pouches. Later, Sr. VP of CBRE, Jamie Boyce, goes over their report showing a rise in vacant big-box retail spaces. Plus, CFRA's Chris Holski drops by with breaking news; Diageo will close a bottling plant in Amherstburg.
August 28, 2025 - 23:55 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
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