Unpublished Newswire
Long weekends come with an increase in impaired driving, according to MADD Canada. Vacationers are asked to be extra careful and make a plan to get home in advance.
June 27, 2025 - 18:03 | Katherine Dornian | Global News - Canada
Some of Canada’s oldest rocks, according to scientists, might be the oldest on Planet Earth. Guest host Andrew Pinsent picks the brain of Jonathan O’Neill, who is a Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Ottawa. Plus, while Lone Star Texas Grill might sound like an American brand, it is definitely Canadian-owned. CTV’s Peter Szperling highlights their 40-year journey in this hour’s ‘Proudly Canadian’ feature.
June 27, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s very clear that we need newer forms of transit innovation to rectify a snails-paced commute in Canada’s Capital, especially if a major accident handicaps our city. Some argue that the solution is ‘ring roads’. Others are advocating for more bridges. And then, you have the crowd who wants both. What side are you siding with? Guest host Andrew Pinsent tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, a new survey says dental care is being put on the backburner when Canadians have to sacrifice essential needs. We sift through the data in Hour 3.
June 27, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Earlier this week, Mother Nature was bringing the heat. Starting this weekend, we are getting heavy rainfall. Doug Gillham, a meteorologist with The Weather Network, tells us what’s in store for Canada’s Capital. And as we turn our attention to the United States, President Trump is bringing the thunder, eliminating further trade talks with Canada over a digital sales tax. Canadian economist Moshe Lander describes the ripple effect.
June 27, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Andrew Pinsent is filling in for Kristy Cameron this afternoon. And before anyone asks, it is raining at her cottage right now. We are starting the program with a conversation about public transportation, and whether the installation of ‘ring roads’ is the best path forward to alleviate traffic headaches. If that isn’t your cup of tea, perhaps another interprovincial bridge could do a better job. On July 10th, the NCC plans to hold public consultations on a bridge proposal, which would cross commuters from the East End over Kettle Island. Sylvie Bigras, the President of...
June 27, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As the 2000 federal election loomed, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien recruited a star candidate to bolster his effort to win a third Liberal majority, a McGill University economist-turned-banker named John McCallum.“In many ways, Mr. McCallum comes out of central casting, a rumpled … academic who is fluently bilingual but with an easy media presence in both official languages,” enthused Globe and Mail columnist Hugh Winsor. There was talk that Mr. McCallum, seen as an articulate, sought-after expert as chief economist at Royal Bank of Canada, could end up as finance minister if Paul Martin...
June 27, 2025 - 17:52 | Alan Freeman | The Globe and Mail
