Unpublished Newswire
Bill 9 serves as the Ford government’s latest initiative to crack down on so-called misbehaving municipal politicians. Ahead of the 2026 Municipal Elections, Ontario’s Premier is hoping to have those regulations in place before the ballot boxes open. However, critics say these new rules are still terribly flawed, and this bill is ultimately going to miss the mark. We dig deeper in Hour 2 with Aird and Berlis municipal lawyer John Mascarin and Ontario Liberal MPP Stephen Blais. But first, a nasty storm is looming over the National Capital Region, and it is capable of producing...
July 7, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Have you ever stumbled across a TV show called Extreme Couponing? It’s commonly showcased on TLC, as TV crews follow Americans during their coupon-clipping rituals. It lasted for 4 seasons, airing from 2010 to 2012. And their skills were capable of turning a grocery bill of $700, to serve as one example, into just $100. On occasion, the couponer was actually owed money from the store they shopped at! Since the 1990s, however, it has fizzled into a lost art. But that could soon change, as a modern-day economy filled with inflation and tariffs could spark a comeback for the ages....
July 7, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
July 5, 2025 - 07:54 | | CBC News - Canada
CHEO has partnered with the Canadian Blood Services for the ‘Who’s Saving Who’ campaign, an initiative to recruit 1 million new blood donors by 2030. CTV’s Natalie Van Rooy fills us in. Shifting our sights to Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to speak this hour, as his ‘beautiful bill’ narrowly passes through Congress. We take you live to the White House once he approaches the podium. And finally, if local news breaks, you’ll hear it right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
July 4, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
U.S. President Donald Trump is turning his ‘big and beautiful bill’ into official law, coincidentally on America’s birthday. It is being completed this afternoon during an Independence Day ceremony at the White House. On Thursday, after a tense 24 hours of negotiating, members of U.S. Congress passed it through with a final tally of 218 to 214. Nearly 900 pages long, its contents include a collection of tax breaks and spending cuts, as well as new funding for U.S. national defense and future deportations. As this grand unveiling is taking place, Trump is turning up the...
July 4, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The ByWard Market is seeing more and more people come back to the neighbourhood. That’s according to the first annual update from the ByWard Market District Authority. It says the historic Downtown district ‘feels safer’ since the Community Policing Hub was installed in the Rideau Centre last year. However, if you ask Rideau-Vanier councillor Stephanie Plante, that is not the vibe she is getting from her constituents. She joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Meantime, a suspect accused of robbing a fast-food restaurant on River Road was apprehended, largely thanks to the...
July 4, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
