Unpublished Newswire
Christmas parties are starting to pop up all around Canada’s Capital. That also means RIDE checks are making their seasonal comeback, courtesy of Ottawa Police. But they are telling residents where and when they’ll be stopping by. Is this attempt at brutal honesty and transparency counter-productive? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, a proposed change to Ontario’s consumer protection laws has some shoppers worried about the fate of their loyalty points. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson has more on that story...
November 28, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Amid federal cuts to International students, Ontario universities are expecting to face revenue losses that will likely surpass $2 billion. That’s according to recent warnings from the Council of Ontario Universities. President and CEO Steve Orsini joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Plus, we got a new memo on Lansdowne 2.0 this afternoon! CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent delivers the key takeaways.
November 28, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
This weekend, Ottawa Police will be performing RIDE checks all across the National Capital Region. And they will be letting residents know where and when they’ll be there. Do you agree with this brutally-honest strategy? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Chris Lewis, a public safety analyst for CTV News and a former OPP Commissioner. Later in the show, we also check in with MADD Canada CEO Steve Sullivan. Plus, Black Friday has officially arrived, as consumers rev up their engines for a busy weekend of shopping. But in the midst of a testy trade war with America, will Canadians shut...
November 28, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Police in Delhi say they have arrested the “prime conspirator” behind a series of extortion-linked shootings at a British Columbia café.A statement from the department’s crime branch says 28-year-old Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon fled to India after a crackdown by Surrey Police in which several of his associates were arrested.
November 28, 2025 - 17:53 | Brieanna Charlebois | The Globe and Mail
It was supposed to be all about an oil pipeline, but the memorandum of understanding that Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed this week looks a lot more like a major shift in energy policy.For Alberta and its oil patch, a potential bitumen line that would ship one million barrels a day to the West Coast is the obvious centrepiece. But look at all the other items in the hopper: halts to clean electricity and oil and gas emissions cap regulations, transmission and power grid upgrades, nuclear energy, artificial intelligence and carbon capture. This goes...
November 28, 2025 - 17:50 | Jeffrey Jones | The Globe and Mail
Stephanie Stavros is not a famous medical researcher. But one evening this fall, she found herself unexpectedly receiving a standing ovation at a prestigious science awards ceremony in Toronto. The Canada Gairdner Awards Gala, held in October, celebrated achievements in biomedical research, from the discovery of stem cells to the development of mRNA vaccines.
November 28, 2025 - 17:29 | Kristy Kirkup | The Globe and Mail
