Unpublished Newswire
As we mentioned at the start of Hour 2, CTV Ottawa is examining the latest scamming trends that are putting Canadians on edge. But how exactly can you tell if you are being scammed? What are the general tell-tale signs? Kristy Cameron picks the brain of Jeff Filliter, a senior investigator with Haywood Hunt and Associates. Meantime, all eyes will be focused on the House of Commons tonight, as a critical budget vote is just hours away. What are the odds that the Carney Liberals crumble? We pose that question, and several others, to our Political Heat Panel.
November 17, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
CTV Ottawa is kickstarting a special series today, highlighting the issue of scams across our region and across the country. In fact, in 2024 alone, Canadians lost over $600 million to cold-blooded scammers. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson gets the ball rolling in Hour 2. Meantime, today’s inflation numbers might be slowing down, but consumers are still feeling the pinch at the local grocery store. Is that a good sign or the start of a waking nightmare? We dig deeper with David MacDonald, a Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Plus, as the snow starts to...
November 17, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A Downtown pilot project that was designed to divert 9-1-1 calls has fielded over 4,000 calls in its first year of operation. ANCHOR, which stands for Alternate Neighbourhood Crisis Response, allows Centretown residents to call 2-1-1 instead of local police. This is used in cases where someone is dealing with a mental health crisis or a substance abuse crisis. Somerset councillor Ariel Troster joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. We also check in with Sabrina Lemay, the Executive Director of the Centretown BIA. Meantime, Canada is trying to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040, but a new report...
November 17, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
RCMP said they believe Sherry Shelley has been in the area between Walmart and the logging road, off Ware Road in Lantzville, sometime overnight from Nov. 13 to Nov. 14.
November 17, 2025 - 17:38 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
As housing advocates push back against proposed Ontario legislation they say would weaken tenant rights across the province, an Ottawa councillor is looking for the city's support to oppose the provincial bill. Read More
November 17, 2025 - 17:35 | Natasha Baldin | Ottawa Citizen
With the opening of the REM's Deux-Montagnes line, service is now available at 14 new stations across the 50 kilometer long expansion.
November 17, 2025 - 17:11 | Brayden Jagger Haines | Global News - Canada
