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In Montreal, turning right on a red light is illegal. Should our city follow the same mindset, especially when it comes to chaotic Downtown traffic? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, it’s a Thursday afternoon, which means it’s time to deliver some gardening tips and tricks with Ottawa Now gardening expert Carson Arthur! If you have a question for Carson, give the CFRA textboard a shout or call the station at 613-521-8255.
July 31, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s been a pretty busy Summer in Canada’s Capital so far, as tourism officials report a positive boost in visitors over the past few months. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Jerome Miousse, the Director of Public Affairs at Ottawa Tourism. Shifting gears to local transit, OC Transpo is introducing a brand-new bus route to enhance transit connections to pivotal transit areas, such as the Ottawa Train Station and the Ottawa International Airport. CTV’s Josh Pringle has more in Hour 2. Plus, how are Ottawa’s cyclists feeling about the right-turn-on-red debate? Should...
July 31, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
In one of Quebec’s biggest cities, traffic signs forbid right turns on a red light. And while you can’t legally pull that off in Montreal, a right-turn-on-red is not illegal in Ontario. Here in Ottawa, however, calls are growing to change that. At the very least, traffic safety advocates are calling for conversations and debates to be held about this issue. Somerset councillor Ariel Troster is one of those voices. Another is Knoxdale-Merivale councillor Sean Devine. Kristy Cameron speaks to the latter in Hour 1. We also get the other side of this debate from Beacon Hill-...
July 31, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Despite construction workarounds on Dewdney Avenue, some local restaurants along the street have been making the best of the situation
July 31, 2025 - 18:00 | Kat Ludwig | Global News - Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada says this year’s first human case of West Nile virus acquired within the country has been confirmed in Toronto. The confirmation comes after Toronto Public Health said its first laboratory-confirmed case of the virus in 2025 is an adult resident of the city with no travel history.The virus is transmitted to humans through infected mosquitoes.
July 31, 2025 - 17:46 | Nicole Ireland | The Globe and Mail
The Toronto Blue Jays made a splash on MLB trade deadline day, acquiring right-hander Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians.
July 31, 2025 - 17:16 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
