Unpublished Newswire
Good news, everyone! This Summer, you’ll be able to go for a swim at Dows Lake, as the NCC opens a new recreational swimming spot at Commissioners Park. The dock includes Muskoka chairs and bike racks, while also serving as a spot to launch canoes and kayaks. CFRA’s Chris Holski delivers the details. Later in Hour 2, we have another chapter to a controversial safer supply clinic in Downtown Ottawa. The Northwood Recovery Clinic on Somerset Street West has been grinding people’s gears for several weeks now, and residents thought peace would prevail after it was expected...
June 11, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s been nearly 3 months since Canadian liquor stores purged American alcohol from their shelves. But now, Alberta and Saskatchewan are changing course, opting to resume regular purchases and distribution of U.S. booze. Here in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford isn’t backing down, vowing to keep the boycott in place until U.S. President Trump removes all tariffs. So if you are craving some Kentucky bourbon in this province, you’ll have to get creative. CTV political analyst Scott Reid delivers his key takeaways from Western Canada’s recent backpedalling. Shifting gears...
June 11, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The report into the infamous ArriveCan app wasn’t the only breakdown we got from Canada’s Auditor General today. In a separate release, it says the feds have been slow in their efforts to reduce office space. Since 2019, Public Services and Procurement Canada had plans to reduce its office footprint. It’s now 2025, a whopping 6 years later, and there has only been a 2 percent reduction. That’s because full-scale implementation only began last year, a reality that was fueled by a lack of funding. CTV’s Austin Lee has more on that story in Hour 4. Plus, we...
June 10, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A few months ago, just as U.S. President Trump launched a heated trade war against Canada, an American couple dished out some kindness at a Windsor restaurant. As we head into the Summer months, perhaps it’s time to hug it out again. Recent data has shown that American tourists aren’t visiting Canada as often, with some fearing that they will be greeted with a dose of Canadian toxicity if they cross the border. Quebec’s Eastern Township Tourism is hoping to curb that perception with a new advertising campaign. It features a local hotel clerk warmly hugging an American...
June 10, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Residents of Sandy Lake First Nation in Northwestern Ontario have been evacuated due to lingering wildfires. Until the blaze fades away, the City of Cornwall will be offering a helping hand to all displaced residents, providing support systems and a shoulder to lean on. Kristy Cameron chats with Layton Woods, Cornwall’s Deputy Fire Chief, in Hour 2. Meantime, Canada’s Auditor General has unveiled a long-awaited report on the ArriveCan app, and the results might not surprise you. It has ruled that the Trudeau government failed to follow its own procurement and security rules....
June 10, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s not just fewer Canadians travelling to the United States, but also fewer Americans travelling to Canada. According to StatsCan, the number of car trips that Americans took to visit Canada declined by 10.7 percent in April and 8.4 percent in May. Those data drops are compared to what we saw in April and May of last year. And when we look at air travel through the same lens, the trend continues. Naturally, as a testy trade war unfolds, Canadian tourism associations are worried that the perception of an anti-American environment is keeping our Southern neighbours away from the...
June 10, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
