Unpublished Newswire
A mistrial has been declared in the high-profile sexual assault case against five former junior hockey players. CTV London reporter Nick Paparella delivers the latest developments. Meantime, the City of Ottawa is pondering significant alterations to its parking rates, and a lot of people aren’t happy about the initial rumours. In the future, we could see parking fees throughout the ByWard Market, as well as Preston Street and Elgin Street, during the Evening hours. Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor Tim Tierney joins Kristy Cameron for a civil discussion in Hour 1.
April 25, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
April 25, 2025 - 10:15 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The Ottawa Senators are trailing the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 in their best-of-seven series. The good news: The boys are back at the Canadian Tire Centre tonight! It marks their first Home playoff game since May 23rd, 2017 – a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to force the Eastern Conference Finals to a Game 7. Senators superfan Kyle Humphrey pays us a visit in Hour 4, as Sens Army takes over Kanata and the Sens Mile slowly grows. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
April 24, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Ford government is planning to crack down on financial mismanagement at a handful of provincial school boards. Two of them are based in Toronto. Another is Ottawa’s largest. And if the results don’t go well, the province could seize control. Is this the right move from the Ministry of Education? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, patio season is finally starting to warm up, but some of the city’s restaurant owners don’t consider it as good news for their bottom line. That’s because the City...
April 24, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Children with special education needs across the province are being subject to exclusion, seclusion, and restraint. That’s according to a new report from Community Living Ontario, which was unveiled earlier this week. We dig deeper in Hour 2 with Shawn Pegg, the non-profit’s Director of Social Policy and Strategic Initiatives. They are a provincial association that advocates for Ontarians with intellectual disabilities, as well as their families. Plus, we are counting down the days before Canadians head to the polls and form the next government. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent...
April 24, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
During yesterday’s program, we received news that the Ontario government would be thoroughly investigating the finances of a few school boards. One of them is easily Ottawa’s largest. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has posted deficit budgets for 4 straight years, and they are currently facing a multi-million-dollar deficit for the next learning season. In his first month of office, Education Minister Paul Calandra says he has received plenty of feedback from parents in Canada’s Capital, specifically pertaining to the OCDSB. And while he doesn’t want to...
April 24, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
