Unpublished Newswire
It’s officially Summer in Ottawa! But if you’re driving anywhere in this city, you know your biggest delay will probably be caused by construction. Last month, we saw extensive lane closures on Highway 417 ahead of Pinecrest. It caused several delays, unexpected traffic jams, and problems for multiple wards. Should the municipality be doing more to communicate and coordinate road closures to minimize disruptions? College Ward councillor Laine Johnson joins guest host Chris Holski in Hour 2. Meantime, we’ve always been taught to stay strong. But what if the strongest...
June 23, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk – sorry, that should read former captain – thanked the team and the City of Ottawa for 8 years of endless support and memories. But now, in his words, it’s time for the next chapter. It comes days after a blockbuster trade to the Sunshine State ignited debate and anger among many hockey fans in Canada’s Capital. When the Florida Panthers come to town, and No. 8 is in the building, will you cheer for him or will you boo him? Guest host Chris Holski does a vibe-check with Jack Richardson, an on-air personality with the Locked On...
June 23, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Peruvian rescue teams have recovered the bodies of a Canadian woman, Sandra Covone, and Daniel Navarro, her Mexican husband, after they were engulfed in an avalanche on the summit of a 6,000-metre mountain in the Andes. “The bodies of Canadian Sandra Covone and Mexican Daniel Navarro, who were found in the area of the landslide, have been recovered and taken to the city of Huaraz,” Peruvian police said in a statement to Univision , an American Spanish-language news site. The mountaineering couple were killed by the avalanche at dawn on Wednesday, June 17, according to Spanish...
June 20, 2026 - 12:33 | National Post Staff | National Post
Are you a fan of the Toy Story franchise? Do you know someone who is? If you responded 'Yes' to either question, you might want to hit the box office this weekend! Matt Demers offers his Weekly Movie Picks in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Natalie Van Rooy. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.
June 19, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Back in April, in what seemed like an honest attempt to right the ship, the City of Ottawa overhauled OC Transpo's network of bus routes. However, a scathing report from Ottawa's Auditor General says the new formula was based around outdated data. Do you trust the statistics and figures that OC Transpo is offering? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today's Question of the Day. Plus, it's been almost exactly one week since Ottawa's final supervised consumption sites shuttered their doors, as the Ford government cut off their funding last Saturday. How are...
June 19, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A new audit of OC Transpo’s bus service says the ‘New Ways To Bus’ plan was launched in 2025 with outdated data. Furthermore, the audit says the master plan was cost-savings focused, leading to late buses and other impacts to service. River Ward councillor Riley Brockington pays us a visit in Hour 2. Later in the program, we open the floor to the mighty CFRA Nation. Plus, the skies aren’t looking too friendly in Ottawa, and Kristy isn’t even hitting the cottage this weekend.
June 19, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
