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As of next Tuesday, children of all ages and post-secondary students from all walks of life will be hitting the books once again. But for students in Ottawa’s French Boards, class was back in session today. CTV’s Katie Griffin pays us a visit in Hour 4. Meantime, the number of workers heading into Ottawa-Gatineau office workstations went up this Spring, resulting in longer commute times all across the National Capital Region. CTV’s Austin Lee delivers the data. And if news breaks, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
August 26, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The City of Ottawa has announced that all employees are returning to the office full-time, effective January 1st. A new memo from the City Manager cites it as the new standard, insisting it will help strengthen the organizational culture. This decision isn't sitting well with everyone, spawning negative reactions from multiple city councillors. Kitchissippi councillor Jeff Leiper vents his frustrations in Hour 3. But first, it’s time to tackle today’s Question of the Day! Starting this year, Ottawa’s two largest school boards will be asking students and...
August 26, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Whether they know it or not, employees who are using unauthorized A.I. tools could be putting the company they work for at serious risk. Kristy Cameron digs deeper in Hour 2 with Kareem Sadek, a partner in the consulting practice at KPMG Canada. They specialize in Artificial Intelligence, as well as tech risk. Plus, new research from Indeed shows that Canada’s tech job market has gone from boom to bust in just 5 years. Here to email us the bad news is Brendan Bernard, a Senior Economist with Indeed Canada.
August 26, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Effective next month, Ottawa’s two largest school boards will be asking students and teachers to pack ‘litterless lunches’. If you bring any plastic, glass, or recyclable products to school with you, then you have to bring them home and dispose of them yourself. This shift in school board policy is due to the recent removal of classroom blue bins. We gather instant reaction from listeners throughout today’s broadcast. And just after the bottom-hour news, Kristy Cameron picks the brain of Duncan Bury, who is the co-founder of Waste Watch Ottawa. But first, we bring...
August 26, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Two men who were killed and dismembered previously lived in the same homeless encampment in Barrie, Ont., as the suspect charged in their alleged murders, police say. At a press conference on Tuesday, Barrie Police Chief Rich Johnston described the killings as an “isolated incident,” and said police aren’t searching for other victims or suspects.
August 26, 2025 - 17:34 | Sophia Coppolino | The Globe and Mail
Public health officials in London, Ont., have redeclared an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease after confirming 25 new cases and identifying the likely source of the bacteria.The Middlesex-London Health Unit said Tuesday that testing at the Sofina Foods plant in the city’s east end found a match to the subtype of legionella bacteria linked to the outbreak.
August 26, 2025 - 17:31 | Natasha Baldin | The Globe and Mail
