Unpublished Newswire
As we talked about during Monday’s program, the City of Ottawa is at a crossroads with its aging infrastructure, not to mention the realities of its financial situation. This week, the idea of an infrastructure levy was being pitched by City Staff, as the municipality examines a backlog of items that need repairs. From roads and parks, to arenas and pools, a lot of elbow grease and TLC is needed. And in the past, Ottawa hasn’t spent enough to maintain those municipal assets properly, as evidenced by an annual $1.2 billion shortfall. General Burns Pool – located in Sean...
June 3, 2026 - 18:25 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s hard to stay at a park and cheer for your kid’s little-league team when nature calls, especially when there’s no bathroom to relieve yourself. In fact, in any outdoor situation with no restroom, that is not a pleasant thought to think of. A few years ago, Capital Ward councillor Shawn Menard brought a motion to City Council, calling for more porta-potty installations at Ottawa’s parks. And while the rollout has been present recently, he argues that the rollout isn’t big enough. Meantime, for 10 of the past 11 years, the Ottawa Patriots Baseball Club has...
June 3, 2026 - 18:20 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A long-awaited draft bylaw dealing with bad faith evictions took a step forward today at Ottawa’s Planning and Housing Committee. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent has the latest from City Hall. Then, we take a look at the latest weather forecast with CTV’s Jackie Perez. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
June 3, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s hard to stay at a park and cheer for your kid’s little-league team when nature calls, especially when there’s no bathroom to relieve yourself. In fact, in any outdoor situation with no restroom, that is not a pleasant thought to think of. The City of Ottawa has tried to answer that call by deploying some porta-potties to city parks. However, critics say more action needs to be taken. Do Ottawa’s public parks need more bathrooms? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the review of Canada’...
June 3, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
You might have noticed a porta-potty presence in some of Ottawa’s city parks these days, but the city councillor for Capital Ward says it’s still not enough. A few years ago, Shawn Menard brought a motion to City Council, calling for more porta-potty installations. And now, finally, it’s being rolled out. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Then, we check in with Paul Villeneuve, the Co-President of the Ottawa Patriots Baseball Club. For the past 11 years, with the exception of last season, the baseball club has paid out-of-pocket for a porta-potty where they play ball....
June 3, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A Clarington, Ont., man has been arrested by the Durham Regional Police Service ‘s Hate Crime and Extremism Unit for allegedly making several antisemitic online death threats. Unit investigators were contacted by the Vancouver Police Department with information related to several antisemitic death threats made via the social media platform X. “VPD was made aware of online threats made on the social media platform ‘X’ on May 20, 2026,” VPD Constable Megan Lui wrote National Post in an email on Tueasday afternoon. “Officers investigated and noted that the user was in Clarington, Ontario...
June 2, 2026 - 17:05 | National Post Staff | National Post
