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The province says it has hired more than 4,700 health-care workers since October of 2023, and that almost 1,500 of the new additions are nurses.
August 18, 2026 - 18:08 | Tavi Dhillon | Global News - Canada
Now that public servants are returning to Ottawa’s Downtown Core in bigger numbers, parking is going to be an even bigger hot commodity. That being said, it’s also important to keep your head on a swivel. Case and point: An alleged parking scam that is leaving people out thousands of dollars. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson investigates further in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
August 18, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
We are hours away from Trump’s latest tariff deadline. Canadian officials are in Washington – hard at work and doing everything in their power to avoid a worst-case scenario. Is ‘no deal’ the best play that Canada can make? Have we used up all our leverage against Trump already? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Then, we talk property taxes and a wide range of municipal issues with mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper.
August 18, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As the application deadline looms large in this year’s Municipal Election race, fewer people are running for school board trustee positions here in Ottawa. In fact, in other areas of Ontario, a similar pattern is emerging. Why is that? CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Meantime, are you feeling like you’re running on empty, but you can’t seem to slow down? It’s more than just feeling tired after an exhausting week. It’s a profound, systemic exhaustion that steals your motivation, your patience, and your joy. In this week’s...
August 18, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Tick-tock, ladies and gentlemen. We are entering the final minutes to Midnight, and a group of terrifying tariffs awaits Canada if no solution can be achieved between North America’s biggest neighbours. Can the feds strike a deal with Trump? Depending on the circumstances, are they wiser not to? We dig deeper with Fen Hampson, a Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University. Meantime, residents of Riverside South and Findlay Creek are getting fed up with bad cell service. Steve Desroches, the councillor that oversees Ward 22, says he has received frequent complaints...
August 18, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As a new round of punishing new tariffs on Canada looms, a Leger poll suggests more than half of Canadians want the federal government to take a hard line and make no more concessions with the United States. Andrew Enns, Leger's executive vice-president for Central Canada, says that will be a challenge for Canada's leaders, who want to secure a deal with the Americans.
August 18, 2026 - 17:47 | Catherine Morrison | The Globe and Mail
