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The Ottawa Catholic School Board is making changes to its Bus Attendant Program later this month. This program involves having a support worker ride the school bus to assist students with special needs. Jennifer Bloom, a bus attendant herself, says they are ‘advocates’ for these students. And if these positions are eliminated, she fears that student safety on these bus rides would be ‘impossible’ to maintain. Sadie Lajoie is a parent to her daughter Hayden, a Grade 1 student at Thomas Darcy McGee Elementary School and part of the school’s Developmental...
June 9, 2026 - 18:25 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ottawa City Council will be convening tomorrow morning, and the ballooning price tag of the new Central Library could be one of the big items on Wednesday’s agenda. In Hour 4, CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent catches up with a construction lawyer, and explains how big-city projects can fall into a tailspin. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Austin Lee. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
June 9, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Carney government is expected to table the Digital Safety Act tomorrow. Reports indicate that the new legislation will include a U-16 social media ban – similar to what was enacted last year in Australia. And while it’s not expected to include the same type of ban for A.I. chatbots, it will lay out the responsibilities for platforms to abide by. How young is too young, and what social media items should be off-limits? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, Ottawa Inner City Health is warning of grave...
June 9, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Ottawa Catholic School Board is making changes to its Bus Attendant Program later this month. This program involves having a support worker ride the school bus to assist students with special needs. Jennifer Bloom, a bus attendant herself, says they are ‘advocates’ for students. And if these positions are eliminated, she fears that safety on these bus rides would be ‘impossible’ to maintain. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Sadie Lajoie in Hour 2. She is the parent of a Grade 1 student at Thomas Darcy McGee Elementary School, and her daughter is part of the...
June 9, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Carney Liberals are planning to unveil a U-16 social media ban, one of many portions to the incoming Digital Safety Act. Per reports, the ban will be similar to what was enacted last year in Australia, but it’s not expected to include the same type of ban for A.I. chatbots. A trio of other countries are mulling over social media bans, while Malaysia just implemented their own U-16 legislation. Meantime, for supervision purposes, Brazil requires youth accounts to be linked to those of a legal guardian. What is the best pathway for Canada to take? In Hour 1, Kristy Cameron opens...
June 9, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is drastically impacting oil prices, but a global helium shortage is also adding pressure to Ottawa’s balloon shops. CTV's Austin Lee joins us with the details in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
June 8, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
