Unpublished Newswire
Comments made by one city councillor - illustrating how an initiative in a neighbouring ward is now causing issues in her ward - has drawn the ire of Action Sandy Hill. The acting chair, Calla Barnett, drops by the Ottawa Now studios with her thoughts. Meantime, your kids have already dumped some of their school knowledge from their brains, and they don't even know it yet. In Hour 2, we chat with a University Professor, who has a few magic tricks to mitigate the learning loss. Plus, CTV's Matt Skube is back from vacation to talk about bathroom beaches! And yes, that visual sounds worse...
August 7, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
CAA is putting a surcharge on auto insurance for some of Canada's most stolen cars. Should people who drive high-theft vehicles pay more money? Driving columnist Lorraine Sommerfeld drops by the studio with her thoughts in Hour 1. Meantime, the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby could give the National Capital Region a very deep soaking this weekend. Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips delivers the latest forecast, and analyzes how far out the storm is from striking Canada's Capital.
August 7, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
To begin Hour 4, Kristy Cameron replays an earlier conversation with College Ward councillor Laine Johnson. It turns out that some of her council colleagues, including Johnson herself, were caught off-guard with an announced reduction in LRT services. We deliver the details on yet another transit curveball. Meantime, an ugly structure has Riverside South residents extremely upset.
August 6, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Should cities offer cash incentives to attract doctors? We take your texts and your calls on this issue in Hour 3, as Kristy Cameron tackles today's Question of the Day. Meantime, guard donkeys have made their way out East. Yes, you read that sentence correctly. Plus, who is Governor Tim Walz and what does he offer to Kamala Harris as a Vice-Presidential candidate? CTV U.S. political analyst Eric Ham drops by to discuss further.
August 6, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The City of Ottawa is turning to Artificial Intelligence in order to determine if someone might be at risk of chronic homelessness. How exactly will this gameplan work? We try to get some answers. Later in Hour 2, we hear from a Huntsville councillor who is offering cash incentives to attract doctors. Should other Canadian cities follow their lead? We started that debate in Hour 1, and it rages on at 3:05. Plus, what would you do in order to save money? Well, for some people, living inside their own cars is a small price to pay.
August 6, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Instead of every 5 minutes, the LRT will be showing up every 10 minutes from 9am to 3pm AND from 6:30pm to 9pm. You didn't know about that second block, did you? Well, it turns out that a LOT of people were caught off-guard by that curveball. In fact, city councillors like College Ward councillor Laine Johnson were also left in the dark. We deliver the details in Hour 1. Meantime, should municipalities offer cash incentives to attract doctors? Before we hear from you in Hour 3, you'll hear what the Canadian Public Health Association thinks about this idea.
August 6, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
