Unpublished Newswire
New York City has started to pay residents $30 per hour to shovel sidewalks and bus stops. The municipality says they’ve been doing this for decades, but the recent pay upgrade has brought a lot of attention to this initiative. Is this an idea that Canada's Capital should get behind? Joining us with his perspective in Hour 3 is Joshua Goodman. He is the Deputy Commissioner for Public Affairs and Customer Experience at the New York City Department of Sanitation. Then, we pick your brain on the CFRA textboard, as Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Circling back...
February 27, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Funeral directors across Canada are warning grieving families about a series of third-party websites. They are allegedly republishing obituaries for profit, sometimes with fabricated details about the deceased. And while this type of immoral activity has been making headlines over the past 2 years, these sites are becoming more and more prominent in 2026. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Jeff Hagel, a Western Region Representative for the Funeral Service Association of Canada. He has also worked directly with several families that have been impacted by obituary scraping. Shifting gears to...
February 27, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority has designated five new 'community hazard zones' around elementary schools, citing ongoing social and environmental concerns. As part of the changes, bus service will be extended to approximately 60 additional students who live within the newly identified zones. Mike Chatham, a parent of two children at Devonshire Community Public School, explains why he feels 'abandoned' in Hour 1. On the lighter side of the news cycle, today is Pokemon Day. All the way back in 1996, a crowd of trainers dared to become the ultimate Pokemon master. And now, 30...
February 27, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
February 27, 2026 - 17:44 | | The Globe and Mail
February 27, 2026 - 17:33 | Dave McGinn | The Globe and Mail
Durham police say a 17-year-old boy was arrested after officers seized 325 kilograms of cocaine worth more than $7 million in one of the service’s largest busts.
February 27, 2026 - 17:24 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Ottawa
