Unpublished Newswire
In case you haven’t heard all morning and all afternoon, there is plenty of snow on the ground and the roads are bad. City of Ottawa Roads Manager Bryden Denyes and CTV’s Austin Lee paint a picture for us in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Kimberley Fowler. And finally, if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
December 10, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
If you are under the age of sixteen, and you live in Australia, don’t even try to access or create a social media account. That’s because, on a wide variety of platforms, it’s illegal to do so. The country’s Prime Minister says it’s a benchmark statement. Is it one that Canada should adopt? Kristy Cameron rekindles the social media debate on the CFRA textboard, as we tackle today’s Question of the Day. We also pose this question to Shruti Shekar, the editor-in-chief of Android Central. And shifting gears to local law enforcement, Ottawa Police are...
December 10, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
After months of dialogue Down Under, kids under the age of sixteen are now banned from operating social media accounts in Australia. The country’s Prime Minister is labeling the act as a benchmark moment. There has been a growing movement here in Canada to install similar practices, and we’ve mentioned it a few times on this program already. In Hour 2, we circle back to this debate with Unplugged Canada founder Jenny Perez. But first, we pick the brain of Dr. Victoria Talwar, the Canada Research Chair at McGill University’s Department of Educational and Counselling...
December 10, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A pair of local politicians are urging the College of Physicians and Surgeons to investigate a controversial addiction clinic in Chinatown. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Ottawa-Centre MPP Catherine McKenney, who currently represents the Ontario NDP at Queen’s Park and once served as an Ottawa city councillor. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
December 10, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Today marked a significant moment in time for Canada’s Indigenous groups, as a total of 62 items and artifacts were repatriated from The Vatican. Among the crowd of items is a kayak that dates back at least 100 years. CTV’s Dylan Dyson delivers the details in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
December 9, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Ottawa Senators are in conversation with the federal and provincial governments in regards to a brand-new Downtown arena. The team has hired a lobbyist group to talk to both levels of government, but it appears that municipal dollars are off the table. For context, Ottawa’s Mayor had previously said that city dollars would not be used to build a new facility for the Senators. Who should receive the bill for these expensive undertakings? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Shifting gears to provincial matters, the next...
December 9, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
