Unpublished Newswire
OC Transpo has undergone a significant overhaul of its day-to-day routes, yet the counting stats and the ridership numbers still don’t pass the eye-test. How long does it take for you to get to work via bus? What about in your own car? Kristy Cameron does a round of transit comparisons, as we tackle today’s Question of the Day. Then, we shift gears to another controversial debate with CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent. Well, it some circles, it might be considered as such. We have another 12 finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame! Who is most likely to emerge victorious in...
September 17, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Back in August, Ontario’s Premier organized a study to look into the viability of digging a tunnel under Highway 401 and through the GTA. More specifically, a tunnel from Brampton to Mississauga in the West End, and one from Scarborough to Markham in the East End. But now, Ford is ramping up the intensity of this idea, encouraging Canada’s Prime Minister to back his vision. Is this an efficient solution to traffic congestion? And even if it is, can this province afford the price tag? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Matti Siemiatycki, a Professor of Geography and Planning at...
September 17, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Despite hiring new drivers and mechanics, OC Transpo continues to fall short on its reliability targets, as the transit service’s metrics stay ‘stagnant’. And while another phase of LRT is awaiting the green light in Orleans, critics remain skeptical that this ship is being turned around fast enough. Gio Petti is a regular Ottawa transit user, and his recently-released documentary has dissected a wide range of present-day transit dilemmas at OC Transpo. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Meantime, if the warm weather keeps on cooking, local restaurant owners could be...
September 17, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A Minnesota court requested the arrest of a Canadian resident this month so he can stand trial in the U.S. after he allegedly helped with the 2022 cross-border smuggling of an Indian family of four who froze to death in Manitoba. U.S. authorities were concerned that Fenil Patel, 37, who also goes by the name Fenilkumar Kantilal Patel, would flee Canada – possibly to India – according to new court documents filed in Ontario and Minnesota, verified by The Globe and Mail.
September 17, 2025 - 17:55 | Temur Durrani | The Globe and Mail
A 26-year-old Ottawa man has been released on bail after allegedly uttering a threat to cause death to the musical artist Morrissey ahead of his appearance at CityFolk last week. Read More
September 17, 2025 - 17:50 | Nicholas Kohler | Ottawa Citizen
A law professor at the University of Alberta has been placed on non-disciplinary leave while the university conducts a review of online comments made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Law students were notified about the leave
in an email
from faculty dean, Fiona Kelly. However, the...
September 17, 2025 - 17:48 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
