Unpublished Newswire
Most Ontario hospitals do charge parking fees; some have discounted fares. Our QOTD: "Should parking be free at hospitals?" NDP MPP Jeff Burch, who is tabling the motion to ban hospital parking fees, joins the program. Later, Canadian tourist towns are seeing a reduction of American visitors. Is that off-set by more Canadian travelers? Kristy speaks with the GM of Thousand Islands Cruises - Kingston, Eric Ferguson, about what he's seeing. Plus, many local shops and restaurants are voicing their displeasure at the possibility of extending paid on-street parking. Is it a 'cash grab' like...
May 13, 2025 - 21:53 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Gregor Robertson, Canada‘s new housing minister, is a former Vancouver mayor blamed by some for presiding over a period of skyrocketing housing prices, but credited by others for bringing in precedent-setting policies aimed at tackling an affordability problem that has persisted since the 1990s. Mr. Robertson, who was appointed to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet on Tuesday, had a mixed record as mayor. Notably, he never managed to deliver on his promise to end street homelessness – though its rate of increase slowed while he was in office, and he did persuade the province to...
May 13, 2025 - 21:47 | Frances Bula | The Globe and Mail
The first Indigenous person ever to be appointed Minister of Indigenous Services Canada has a big job ahead of them and high expectations to meet, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations says.Mandy Gull-Masty, from the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi in Quebec, was sworn in on Tuesday to lead the ministry, which administers services and programs for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.
May 13, 2025 - 21:09 | Willow Fiddler | The Globe and Mail
The Ottawa Senators’ short-lived playoff run may be over, but the city’s postseason fever was alive and well on Tuesday night with the Ottawa Charge hosting their first playoff game. Read More
May 13, 2025 - 20:50 | Janson Duench | Ottawa Citizen
Despite tariffs, many U.S. cities are hoping to keep economic ties with Canada. Kristy speaks with Juliet Abdel, president of Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce in Kansas, about how she hopes to grow and preserve trade partnerships with their northern neighbours. Later, what does the reshuffling of the cabinet mean for the Canadian economy? Anything? Plus, a rash of break-ins in the Copeland Park area has residents on edge. College ward councillor Laine Johnson says she is seeing an uptick in thefts, especially during the week. CTV reporter Katelyn Wilson has the latest. ...
May 13, 2025 - 20:46 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Thousands of public-sector employees represented by Alberta’s largest union could soon walk off the job after they voted overwhelmingly to strike.The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees began holding a strike vote on Thursday for 23,500 of its members from eight different locals, who work for the provincial government in correctional facilities, health care and other agencies.
May 13, 2025 - 20:35 | Liam Newbigging | The Globe and Mail
