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If you are between the ages of 18 and 24, you could potentially decide this year’s federal election. That is, if you head to the polls and cast your ballot. What is the first election you voted in? How old were you when you first raised your voice at the ballot box? And when it comes time to vote in this month’s election, will you step forward and fill out that ballot? Guest host Chris Holski sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Speaking of the campaign trail, things might be getting a little extra spicy in Week 3. Liberal leader...
April 7, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Young voters could swing the results at the ballot box on April 28th, as Canada enters Week 3 of the federal election campaign. Well, they could be the difference-makers if they actually go to the polls. According to recent data from Elections Canada, roughly 47 percent of electors aged 18 to 24 cast a ballot during the 2021 federal election. That was lower than any other age group. Furthermore, those numbers have been declining over the past few elections. Guest host Chris Holski picks up the conversation with Amanda Munday, an Executive Director of a non-profit group called New...
April 7, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Chris Holski is filling in for Kristy Cameron today. And it was another bad day on Wall Street, as global markets plunged for a third straight session. Despite the grim statistics, U.S. President Donald Trump says he won’t back down on his latest batch of tariffs, which have irritated global trade. We dig deeper with Don Drummond, a Canadian economist at Queens University and a former Chief Economist at TD Bank. Here at home, we are finding out more information about the 31-year-old suspect that was detained at Parliament Hill over the weekend. CTV’s Josh Marano delivers the...
April 7, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Well, we’ve made it through another hectic week, and the box office is starting to heat up. Matt Demers drops by the Hal Anthony studio to deliver his Weekly Movie Picks! Meantime, did you know that creating and sharing deceptive A.I.-fueled media is now a crime in New Jersey? Well, now you know. Tech expert Carmi Levy explains further in Hour 4. And finally, we deliver the latest breaking news headlines, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
April 4, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
People have different ways of measuring success. But when it comes to measuring anything, Canadians do it a lot differently than most countries. That’s because we use a mixture of two approaches. One approach is the Metric System and the other approach is the Imperial System. As of right now, only 3 countries live and die by the latter. Is it time for Canada to join the group and part ways with the Imperial gameplan? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. In other news, the CME is calling on today’s governments to work...
April 4, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A new survey says 25 percent of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque. If you are currently caught in this vicious cycle, especially during these challenging times, how can you get out of it? Kristy Cameron gathers some helpful tips from money expert Jessica Moorhouse in Hour 2. She is also a financial counsellor and the author of a best-seller called ‘Everything But Money’. Plus, as the bell sounds on the Wall Street stock markets, Americans are hoping for better numbers compared to yesterday’s freefall. We do the eye-test with CFRA’s Chris Holski.
April 4, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
