Unpublished Newswire
The fist case was detected in Manitoba in February and now the province is reporting 60 cases. The virus is highly transmissible and symptoms often don't appear for a few days.
May 21, 2025 - 18:31 | Teagan Rasche | Global News - Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to take questions from reporters on Parliament Hill this evening after holding a secretive, two-day retreat with his new cabinet in Gatineau, Que.Carney will speak with journalists after emerging from what his office called a cabinet “planning forum” held at Meech Lake to prepare for the new sitting of Parliament that starts next week.
May 21, 2025 - 18:03 | Kyle Duggan | The Globe and Mail
Pete Hoekstra, the new U.S. Ambassador to Canada, says a trade deal between North America’s longstanding allies is possible by July. He also says that Canada could get the lowest tariffs of any country. We dip into CTV’s Power Play for the latest developments. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
May 21, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s been 3 years since a massive derecho took a massive bite out of Canada’s Capital, cementing its place in our city’s history for all the wrong reasons. At one point, wind gusts hovered around 150 km/h, marking one of the highest wind speeds in Ontario’s history. And then, one hour later, it was gone. But the damage was done. Where were you when the derecho struck the National Capital Region in 2022? Did it change how you prepare for future storms? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Shifting gears to...
May 21, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ontario’s Premier might have acquired some brownie points with frustrated Ontarians last week. In an ordinary meeting with the media, Doug Ford called speed cameras a ‘cash grab’, suggesting that some of the province’s cities could be using municipal speed cameras as a way to boost city coffers than promote road safety. However, one auto columnist disagrees. Lorraine Sommerfeld outlines her reasoning in Hour 2. Meantime, Ottawa’s nightlife and music industry experts are assembling later today for the Capital Music Week Conference. The first-of-its-kind...
May 21, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
3 years ago, the National Capital Region and various areas of Quebec became the primary target of a massive derecho. It destroyed dozens of homes, properties, infrastructure, and forests. Ottawa’s hydro crews dubbed it as the most devastating storm to strike our city – even bigger than the 1998 Ice Storm and the 2018 tornadoes. It’s a statement that Andrew Lussier can attest to, as he’s spent the past 3 years tirelessly repairing his damaged home. And in 2024, he finally got his insurance claims sorted. Lussier joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Switching gears to...
May 21, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
