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In the wake of Wednesday’s French leaders’ debate, press accounts have covered most of the main beats, such as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asking Liberal Leader Mark Carney if he was “embarrassed” to request a fourth term, and Carney defending the Liberal record by saying, “I just got here.”
But there’s a whole bunch of weird minutiae you missed if you were just paying attention to the important parts....
April 17, 2025 - 18:30 | Tristin Hopper | National Post
We have five Canadian teams taking part in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Three of those markets will be squaring off against American teams. Will Canadian fans be flocking to the U.S. to watch their team play? In light of recent times, probably not as many. That story is coming up in Hour 4. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
April 17, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
We are just hours away from the start of tonight’s English Debate. Will you be tuning in? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, the Ottawa Senators are gearing up for their first playoff matchup since 2017. We take a gander at how die-hard fans and hard-working business owners are preparing for the Battle of Ontario.
April 17, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
“I don’t even know these women,” Frank Stronach told a small entourage of supporters this week after facing complainants accusing him of sex crimes for the first time in court. Speaking during a break in a preliminary hearing that examined two of the most serious charges he faces, the 92-year-old billionaire stopped talking after being told journalists were within earshot.
Stronach’s reputation as the ultimate Canadian success story...
April 17, 2025 - 18:01 | Special to National Post | National Post
Amid growing fears of crossing the U.S. border, the head of an Ottawa-based startup says he has cancelled his business conventions to America. Oscar Acosta, the man behind Body Mechanics, was planning to visit American cities in May and July. He was also registered for a conference in early-2026. He has cancelled all of them. Acosta joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Speaking of land border crossings into the United States, new data shows that numbers are down by hundreds of thousands. We sift through the details and analyze the latest travel advisory with Barbara Barrett, the Executive...
April 17, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Did you catch Wednesday’s Leaders Debate en français? It was the appetizer to tonight's English Language Debate, which is also being held in Montreal. Will you give it the time of day? CTV’s Jeremie Charron recaps yesterday’s barbs and previews today's 'festivities'. Later in Hour 1, CTV Ottawa’s Josh Pringle tries to explain why the money from the city’s red-light cameras wasn’t solely allocated to road safety initiatives. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
April 17, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
