Unpublished Newswire
We are receiving breaking news from OC Transpo this afternoon. As seen on Kristy Cameron’s social media feed, and heard this hour from CFRA’s Chris Holski, Renee Amilcar will be stepping down as the General Manager of OC Transpo in mid-July. We gather instant reaction from Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor Tim Tierney. Later in Hour 3, Ottawa Police continue to investigate a damning jewellery store robbery on Bank Street, which unfolded last Friday night. We dig deeper with former Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau. Plus, as the Ottawa Senators try to strike a deal at...
June 3, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
We’re finally getting that Summer weather we’ve been waiting for, but at what cost? Burning wildfires in Central Canada are blowing nasty smoke in our general direction, causing hazy air and a crappy air quality. In fact, as we get deeper into the Afternoon and Evening hours, we are looking at a 4-Moderate Risk. If you dare to step outside, are your lungs and organs playing with fire? Tanzina Mohsin, a climatologist and University of Toronto professor, drops by for a chat. As we focus on a lifeline for children’s healthcare this week, let’s not forget that June is...
June 3, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Chris Holski is filling in for dog enthusiast Kristy Cameron this afternoon. And as we enter the month of June, it is unofficially kitten season. That’s because our humane societies tend to become inundated with rescue kittens that, eventually, they will adopt out. For both felines and canines, what are we expecting in 2025? Sharon Miko, the President and CEO of the Ottawa Humane Society, joins the program in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
June 3, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Following today’s First Ministers Meeting in Saskatoon, CTV’s Vassy Kapelos caught up with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. Guest host Chris Holski dissects some of that conversation in Hour 4. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
June 2, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Scotiabank is cashing out of Carleton University, as it prepares to close its campus branch and relocate it to Bank Street. The move will become official in early-August. In the age of online finance, when was the last time you visited a bank, and what was the reason? Chris Holski sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, it’s time to talk politics with our Political Heat Panel! Today’s debate surrounds U.S. President Trump’s tariff rhetoric and today’s First Ministers Meeting.
June 2, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Something about the Ford government has been grinding Chris Holski’s gears for a hot minute, and it all goes back to Bill 5, a measure that would give the province special powers. And no, this isn’t the ‘Strong Mayors’ trigger. This legislation would suspend provincial and municipal laws for chosen projects in areas that are deemed to have economic importance. It’s a so-called ‘Special Economic Zone’, the first of which could be the resource-rich Ring of Fire. Holski digs deeper in Hour 2. Meantime, Ottawa firefighters are launching this year...
June 2, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
