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A return-to-office policy for municipal employees has become a lightning rod for controversy in recent weeks. And once New Year’s Day rolls around, there won’t be a change of heart, as Ottawa City Council has voted to keep it in place. However, the increased public pressure has led to positive reassurances from city officials, who promise that the policy's impact on existing work arrangements will be limited. In late-August, City Manager Wendy Stephanson announced the return of a 5-day workplace work week, which would only impact a minority of employees. At the moment, 93...
September 24, 2025 - 18:20 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
According to a new survey from Abacus Data, Ontarians are skeptical of Premier Doug Ford’s push to eliminate school board trustees. The survey polled 2,000 Ontarians for CUPE Ontario. Only 1-in-3 supported the changes proposed by the province, while 7-in-10 fear that these changes will result in either no change at all or a worse outcome altogether. When asked what the real issue is, most pointed to levels of underfunding. Kristy Cameron digs through the data with Ihor Korbabicz, the President of Abacus Data, on today's Ottawa Now.
September 24, 2025 - 18:15 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Thanks to increased pressures to return public service workers back to their workstations, the feds are now backpedaling on previous plans to sell government buildings within the Downtown Core. CTV’s Katie Griffin delivers the details in Hour 4. Plus, the captain of the Ottawa Senators is smiling for the camera, as a new Amazon series puts Brady Tkachuk in the NHL spotlight. CTV's Dylan Dyson has more on that. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.
September 24, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
If you are the proud owner of a new set of AirPod Pros, you can now use voice translation in real time. In other words, you can literally have a conversation with someone via your headphones and understand exactly what they’re saying, even if they are speaking in a completely different language. Shruti Shekar, the editor-in-chief of Android Central, kicks off today’s edition of Web Wednesdays. But first, it’s time to tackle today’s Question of the Day. As of New Year's Day, all municipal employees are required to perform 5-day work weeks in the office. However,...
September 24, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
There are roughly 50 small-scale homeless encampments dispersed throughout Canada’s Capital. According to recent complaints from residents in Sandy Hill and Lowertown, it’s taking the municipality far too long to respond to these encampment surges. Meantime, city officials are pointing to a shortage of police officers as a reason for these response backlogs. That led to Tuesday’s motion at the city’s Community Services Committee from Rideau-Vanier councillor Stephanie Plante, who is calling for more transparency over how the city responds to encampment complaints...
September 24, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The outbreak update says the cases are spread across six provinces, with the majority in Ontario and Quebec, and 16 people are hospitalized.
September 24, 2025 - 18:01 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
