Unpublished Newswire
Quebec is rolling out a series of brand-new civility expectations in all of its schools, from elementary grades right into the high school levels. In other words, students will have to use formal language when addressing staff members. Should Ontario adopt a similar model of respect? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife have submitted not guilty pleas to a quartet of charges. Both are facing punishment in the United States for narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation...
January 5, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Back in 2023, following a successful pilot project, the City of Ottawa ordered 350 Electric buses. So far, only a small percentage of them have been added to Ottawa’s fleet. To be exact, 30 of those buses have actually made their way to Canada’s Capital. What gives? We get the details from CTV’s Leah Larocque in Hour 2. Then, we check in with Barrhaven East councillor Wilson Lo, who is a member of the city’s Transit Committee and once worked at OC Transpo. Meantime, after grinding through the bulk of the 2020’s under a hybrid-work model, thousands of Ontario...
January 5, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As they head back to the classroom, Quebec’s students are going to have to get used to a brand-new rule change. Students at both the elementary and high school levels are now required to use formal language when addressing teachers and staff members. Introduced by the Quebec government, these regulations are intended to ‘establish a framework for civic responsibility’. We kickstart the conversation with Heidi Yetman, the President of the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers. She is skeptical that these changes are going to deliver a significant shift. Later in the...
January 5, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
January 5, 2026 - 15:41 | | CBC News - Canada
The National Capital Commission opened the entire length of the Rideau Canal Skateway on Monday morning. CBC's Sannah Choi spoke with some of the first people to skate it.
January 5, 2026 - 13:41 | | CBC News - Canada
Canada was bounced at the quarterfinal stage of the 2024 and 2025 tournaments before the country's latest loss in the semifinals to the Czechs at the world junior hockey championship.
January 5, 2026 - 11:30 | | The Globe and Mail
