Unpublished Newswire
A demonstration took place earlier today in North Grenville, where community groups are protesting the province's plan to build a new correctional facility on the grounds of the former Kemptville Agricultural College. The location is the designated site for the planned Eastern Ontario Correctional Complex, which the Ford government first announced in August 2020 as a 235-bed facility. Rally organizers allege that the province is neglecting the site's Heritage buildings and prime agricultural land. And now, they want the province to cancel the project and transfer the property to the...
July 7, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Is Artificial Intelligence a helpful tool that gets humanity to the next level, or is it a countdown to extinction for your line of work? Today, we are looking deep inside the ‘ghost in the machine’, as A.I. is moving faster than our ability to process it. It is writing our emails, generating our art, trading stocks, writing opening lines on dating apps, offering interior design advice, and even making our music. For millions of us, that progress doesn’t feel like a promise. It feels like a threat. Are we building our future, or are we building our replacements? We dig...
July 7, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Like a noticeable chunk of Ottawa’s homeowners, Kristy Cameron returned from vacation to a rude awakening, as Canada’s Capital continues to clean up Mother Nature’s mess. The Canada Day floods have impacted almost 4,500 homes – an alarming statistic when you consider that the 2019 floods ravaged nearly 2,000 homes. In the days that have followed this Canada Day disaster, several local councillors and MPPs have penned an open letter to Queen’s Park, calling on the Ford government to make disaster relief funding available for residents. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe...
July 6, 2026 - 18:30 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
July 6, 2026 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
July 6, 2026 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Are you trying to beat the heat with a trip to the local cinema? If so, Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks! And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
July 3, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
