
As the first major heat event of the season hits while class is in session for many students, it's drawing renewed attention to the cooling challenges faced by schools today when temperatures bubble up into alarming territory.
June 23, 2025 - 18:32 | | CBC News - Canada
33-year-old Hamza Benhilal of Surrey, B.C., was identified by his friend and roommate Khaled Elgamal as the second victim of a fatal rockfall in Banff National Park on June 19.
June 23, 2025 - 18:10 | | CBC News - Canada
A mother and her 13-year-old son were rescued this weekend at an isolated section of Algonquin Park. CTV’s Katie Griffin delivers that story in Hour 4. And if any news breaks, you’ll hear it first on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
June 23, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Anyone else dripping sweat today? Canada’s Capital is rising above 40 degrees Celsius later this afternoon, and this heatwave is sticking around for at least another few days. If at all possible, how are you staying cool? How are you coping? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, it’s a Monday afternoon, which means it’s time to welcome back our Political Heat Panel. Today’s discussion features, as you might expect, the escalation of the Israel-Iran War. It appears that America has entered the chat. Will the...
June 23, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Canada’s Capital has officially set an all-time weather record, as today marks the hottest June 23rd in our city’s existence. And if you are an A/C company, chances are you’re getting your money’s worth. Tim Suitter, who owns Capital City Heating and Cooling, drops by to discuss his overflowing list of requests. We also turn back time to last Thursday’s storm, as cleanup efforts continue in various areas of the National Capital Region. Joining us with a broader analysis of the situation is Dr. Connell Miller, who is the Acting Director of the Northern...
June 23, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
If you can’t take the heat, you better get out of the kitchen. Sadly, Canada’s Capital is the world’s biggest sauna, as temperatures are set to rise above 40 degrees Celsius this afternoon. Environment Canada meteorologist Steven Flisfeder explains how long the humid pain will last. Shifting gears to more positive topics, we are tipping our caps to inspirational Canadians from coast to coast, all part of our Canada Proud initiative. And we are doing this every single day until the Canada Day fireworks wind down! Our first guest is Brandon Peacock, who used a life-...
June 23, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa