Unpublished Newswire
With 2.5 million Ontarians currently in need of a family physician, something's got to give. What if it was possible to make sure everyone had a primary caregiver? Here to suggest an interesting idea to solve this dilemma is the President and CEO of the NOSM University in Thunder Bay and Sudbury. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news, right here on CFRA's Ottawa Now.
August 12, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Does demand-based parking make sense to you? Does it work for our city? In the first 2 hours of today's program, we heard from the newsmakers. Right now, we turn things over to the mighty CFRA Nation, as Kristy Cameron tackles today's Question of the Day. Later in Hour 3, we get an update on some of the NCC's damaged properties, as the cleanup from last week's storm continues. Plus, our Political Heat Panel has reconvened once again!
August 12, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The City of Hamilton is enacting its anti-renoviction bylaws. Would such a bylaw work in Ottawa? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Steve Pomeroy, a professor who studies the housing crisis. Meantime, a new study says that 17 different cancers are rising in younger people. The co-author of this study, Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia, delivers the data and tells us what the numbers mean. Plus, upper-level governments are sounding off on Mayor Sutcliffe's pleas for additional transit funding. Do they seem receptive to the idea? That's coming up in Hour 2.
August 12, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Parking rates are changing in 11 of Ottawa's 20 paid parking zones. Yes, some rates are going down, but most are going up. Does demand-based parking make sense for Canada's Capital? As the show continues, Kristy Cameron speaks to a handful of business owners, who further elaborate on the upcoming changes and how they could impact their bottom line. Plus, another edition of Greekfest is about to get underway! We deliver a preview of this year's festivities in Hour 1.
August 12, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Are you looking to party this weekend? Montreal might be the perfect place to check out, and not just because of a professional tennis event that is filled to the brim with big-name stars. We explain further in Hour 4. Plus, animal rights groups are pushing to end pet restrictions in rental housing. We dig deeper with Barbara Cartwright, who is the CEO of Humane Canada. And finally, we deliver the latest breaking news, right here on CFRA's Ottawa Now.
August 9, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Do you think schools should shorten their Summer Break schedule and take more breaks year-round? Earlier in today's program, you heard the experts make their case. In Hour 3, we open the debate floor to the mighty CFRA Nation, as Kristy Cameron tackles today's Question of the Day. Meantime, do you remember a flight that was filled with hundreds of pool noodles and people named 'Josh' on it? Well, a packed theater with people named 'Ryan' got together to watch the latest Deadpool appearance on the big screen. One of the big names in attendance was, of course, Vanier's Ryan Reynolds. Plus...
August 9, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
