Unpublished Newswire
If you’re a high school student in Ontario, and you want the keys to your graduation credentials, you will need to pass a Financial Literacy Test. To be more specific, a result of 70% or better. Ontario’s Education Minister says today’s youth need practical skills to survive the real world, and he argues that everyday financial know-how is a big backbone of that survival toolbox. Good move by the Ford government, or not going far enough? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the controversial ‘...
April 23, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have approved a bill that bans anyone aged 17-and-under from ever buying cigarettes. It’s called the ‘Tobacco and Vapes Bill’, and it aims to stop people born after New Year’s Eve 2008 from taking up smoking. Here in Canada, health experts are encouraging the feds to introduce similar legislation. Kristy Cameron checks in with Dr. Andrew Pipe, a smoking cessation expert, in Hour 2. He is a former Chief of Prevention and Rehabilitation at the UOttawa Heart Institute. Shifting gears to Queen’s Park, the Ford government has...
April 23, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
April 23, 2026 - 10:53 | | CBC News - Canada
According to a report by an Israeli NGO, Hamas’s own internal memos show it has been working in tandem with Canadian government‑funded charities and non‑governmental organizations. The documents, which the Israeli army says it seized during its Gaza counteroffensive, detail how the terror organization allegedly infiltrated and exploited international NGOs operating in the Strip. National Post was given exclusive access to electronic scans of what are said to be the original Arabic documents, as well as English translations, by NGO Monitor, a Jerusalem-based non-profit that works to...
April 19, 2026 - 07:00 | National Post | National Post
April 16, 2026 - 07:39 | | CBC News - Canada
April 14, 2026 - 19:14 | | CBC News - Canada
