Unpublished Newswire
Have you ever heard of ‘wild parsnip’ before? Do you know what it looks like? For starters, it’s an invasive plant species, and its toxic sap can cause severe skin reactions. It can even cause temporary blindness. It is also spreading across Canada – specifically in PEI, BC, and right here in Ontario. Joining us in Hour 2 is Marc Cadotte, a Professor in Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto. He studies wild parsnip warnings, as well as the latest infestation upticks. In local news, residents on Fernbank Road are expressing their frustrations over an...
July 25, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Georgia-born Terry Gene Bollea changed the world of wrestling forever, but his Hulk Hogan personality grew stale in his final years with WWE. Outside the ring, his controversial incidents tainted his personal legacy. So how is the wrestling legend being remembered today? Former CFRA newswriter and current wrestling podcaster Zach McGibbon joins guest host Chris Holski in Hour 1. Plus, it's a Friday afternoon, so we're trying to lighten the mood a little bit for today's Question of the Day. What is one movie that you know is bad, but you love it anyway? CFRA show producers Corey Price and...
July 25, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Canada’s Capital is in the middle of Summer’s peak, and Ottawa Fire Service is hoping to educate residents on the importance of water safety. In order to do that, some of CTV Ottawa’s finest put the OFS Water Rescue crews to the test. Spoiler alert: This was all planned, and everyone survived. CTV’s Katie Griffin explains how it all went in Hour 4. Plus, if news breaks, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
July 24, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s a trial verdict that countless Canadians have been waiting to hear, and it’s a verdict that ultimately disappointed a lot of Canadians. Five former members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior squad have spent the past few years fighting against sexual assault charges. All of them pleaded not guilty against the criminal charges they were facing, which stemmed from an out-of-control party at a London hotel. All of them have been found not guilty. As for their professional hockey careers, that remains up in the air, and a lot of people argue they should never hit the ice...
July 24, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has just dropped, and it does not display good news for the Ottawa-Gatineau economy. It says that section of Canada will bear the brunt of the Carney Liberals’ upcoming job cuts, as 24,000 public service jobs could get the axe by 2028. The feds are hoping to find $25 billion in savings over the next 3 years, and they will have some tough calls to make in order to reach that objective. We explore further with David MacDonald, who is a Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Meantime, a new study...
July 24, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Chris Holski is filling in for Kristy Cameron this week, as she enjoys a relaxing vacation without a single worry of any traffic nightmares. Perhaps the rest of us haven’t been as lucky over the past 7 days. And as we move deeper into the 2020s and well beyond that, maybe we need to reinvent Highway 417. Would you support turning portions of it into a boulevard? What about underground transit commutes that don’t involve the O-Train? We dig deeper with Martin Tite, who is an architect with Ottawa-based Provencher Roy. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top...
July 24, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
