Unpublished Newswire
According to Ontario’s Education Minister, the Ford government is open to removing elected school board officials, as Paul Calandra describes the present-day system as ‘outdated’. OCDSB Trustee Lyra Evans joins guest host Andrew Pinsent in Hour 2. On the brighter side of life, movie critic Matt Demers finally got to meet his childhood celebrity crush! He tells us all about it.
August 22, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The defence lawyer for the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver’s Lapu-Lapu Day festival earlier this year has concluded legal arguments about whether his client is fit to stand trial. Adam Kai-Ji Lo faces 11 counts of second-degree murder and is accused of driving an SUV through a crowded street.
August 22, 2025 - 18:00 | Brieanna Charlebois | The Globe and Mail
Andrew Pinsent is filling for the vacationing Kristy Cameron, as Canada's Prime Minister dials back on a handful of American-targeted tariffs. We deliver the latest developments as they become available. In local news, Ottawa's Mayor is mulling over a substantial increase to Ottawa's police budget for 2026. Tom Ledgley, a coordinator with Horizon Ottawa, outlines his skepticism and criticism in Hour 1. Plus, an Ottawa-raised Indie-Folk artist is returning home ahead of her debut album release!
August 22, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is ordering parties involved in a decade-long child welfare case to work together – or separately – to reform the system and stop Ottawa from further discriminating against First Nations children.The order comes nine years after the tribunal concluded that the federal government had discriminated against First Nations children by underfunding the on-reserve child welfare system, following a joint 2007 human rights complaint from the Assembly of First Nations and the Caring Society.
August 22, 2025 - 17:13 | Alessia Passafiume | The Globe and Mail
Basketball is taking over downtown Winnipeg this weekend as the CEBL championships come to town and the Sea Bears are looking to win the league title.
August 22, 2025 - 17:01 | Teagan Rasche | Global News - Canada
Albertans who are not eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine this fall will have to pay $100 to get a shot, the province announced Friday as it outlined another change to its highly scrutinized immunization program.Alberta will be the only province in the country to make most of its residents pay out of pocket to get immunized against COVID-19 this October. Health care workers, immunocompromised individuals, seniors in care homes or receiving home care, and people on income support will continue to be covered by the province. The $100 administrative fee applies to all other Albertans.
August 22, 2025 - 16:45 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
