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Paul Calandra says Ontario’s latest EQAO test results are not good enough, despite slight gains in multiple areas. It’s gotten to the point where Ontario’s Education Minister is planning a thorough review of how the province conducts Standardized Testing. How do you interpret the latest test results? What is the cause for these struggles? Is a thorough review a bit overkill? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Over in Cornwall, an 83-year-old crossing guard is turning heads with a now 50-year promise, as she...
December 3, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As we mentioned in Hour 1, Ontario’s Education Minister is noticing the minor gains in the latest string of EQAO test results. However, Paul Calandra says they are still not good enough, and he is mulling over a thorough review of how the province conducts Standardized Testing. Kristy Cameron keeps the conversation going with Stephen Skoutajan, the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario President for Ottawa-Carleton. Meantime, the number of vehicle thefts have gone down in Canada’s Capital, which is a good statistical decline. Is it the new norm, or a short-term decline...
December 3, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ontario’s Education Minister is preparing for a thorough review of how the province conducts Standardized Testing. Paul Calandra made that promise in the wake of the province’s latest EQAO test results, which were officially released Wednesday morning. And while the results do show slight gains in Reading, Writing, and Math, he argues those gains aren’t good enough. Kristy Cameron chats with Rene Jansen in de Wal, the President of the English Catholic Teachers Association of Ontario. Plus, as the holiday travel season ramps up, Julie Beun from CAA North and East Ontario...
December 3, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
December 3, 2025 - 11:43 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The Kingston doctor who was ordered to repay the Ford government thousands of dollars is taking her fight to court, a dispute that circles back to a series of drive-thru COVID vaccine clinics. CTV’s Katie Griffin delivers the details in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
December 2, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A staple of Ottawa’s Downtown Core is on the verge of turning 200 years old. The City of Ottawa is trying to promote it, but also preserve its future. Should the ByWard Market be designated a National Historic Site? Dom Santaguida, the co-owner at Vittoria Trattoria, joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 3 with his two cents. Then, we turn the floor over to the mighty CFRA Nation, as we tackle today’s Question of the Day. Plus, the Ottawa Senators ‘Ignite Hope’ Telethon is shining a light on community stories of resilience, care, and community impact. We hear one of those...
December 2, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
