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Prime Minister Carney says new legislation is coming next week to crack down on violent criminals, and to toughen Canada’s bail laws. It will target people who are being accused of serious crimes, such as breaking-and-entering and violent auto theft. Human trafficking, sexual assault, and violent assault are a primary priority as well. And to handle the workload, the RCMP would be adding 1,000 officers to the workforce. Do these new measures go far enough? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, landscapers may soon...
October 16, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
After meeting with the Stellantis big-wigs, Prime Minister Carney has received assurances that the company will remain committed to Brampton. This comes days after the company announced plans to move their Brampton plant to Illinois. This afternoon, Carney is meeting with Ontario’s Premier, as Doug Ford suggests hitting back against U.S. President Trump if a trade deal can’t be reached. Brampton city councillor Rowena Santos joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Turning to provincial matters of a different kind, the recently-appointed OCDSB supervisor was in attendance for...
October 16, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Next week, the feds will be moving ahead with a new approach to bail reform, as they aim to tackle violent crime rates across the country. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the crackdown will target violent repeat offenders, and will introduce a brand-new ‘reverse-onus’ bail for major crimes. In other words, the accused will have to prove to the courts why they can be trusted to be released. Chris Lewis, a former OPP Commissioner, describes this approach as a ‘no-brainer’, adding that it should also be used in the case of major retail thefts. Michael Spratt, a...
October 16, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A British Columbia restaurant linked to prominent Bollywood star Kapil Sharma has been shot at for the third time this year. The café was hit twice by shootings in the summer, and police have said no suspects were identified.
October 16, 2025 - 17:58 | | The Globe and Mail
The Canadian postsecondary system should consider major changes to meet the economic challenges facing the country, according to a new report from Royal Bank of Canada.The report, published this week, calls for a “postsecondary pivot” to advance national goals. It’s based on the input of about 60 industry and postsecondary leaders who met in Toronto last month at a session convened by RBC Thought Leadership and the Business + Higher Education Roundtable. The focus was on how Canada can produce the talent needed to reorient its economy in response to trade disruptions.
October 16, 2025 - 17:34 | Joe Friesen | The Globe and Mail
Like hundreds of thousands of other Canadian teenagers who came of age during the Second World War, Gordon Quan yearned to fight for his country. But there was nothing typical in his quest. In those days of rampant racism, Chinese-Canadians had no citizenship rights. They were unable to vote, cloistered in their community’s Chinatowns and excluded from most professions. Those exclusions extended to the armed forces, which consistently turned away aspiring Chinese-Canadian recruits from British Columbia, who were willing to serve despite their second-class status in Canada. Mr. Quan was...
October 16, 2025 - 16:59 | Rod Mickleburgh | The Globe and Mail
