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According to a new financial report from RBC, a feared decrease in immigration levels could dish out long-term side effects to Canada’s economy. Marvin Ryder explains further in Hour 2. On the bright side of the newsfeed, a woman from Waterloo was never expected to ride a horse again following a series of medical challenges. Today, she is defying those odds.
May 31, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As we continue to find out the patterns surrounding the ongoing auto theft crisis, has it convinced you to stay away from certain makes and models? Does it determine what type of car you buy? Driving columnist Lorraine Sommerfeld digs deeper in Hour 1. Plus, experts say that beer and wine could cost up to 50 percent more in Ontario once it hits the convenience store shelves this Fall.
May 31, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Researchers from Sweden have found a possible link between tattoo exposures and malignant Lymphoma risk. However, they greatly emphasize that more research on the topic is needed, as these findings in their current form are limited. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Lymphoma specialist Nadine Prevost just before the end of Hour 4. But first, we have major breaking news out of New York, as former U.S. President Donald Trump is found guilty on all 34 charges in the hush money trial.
May 30, 2024 - 18:12 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A financial literacy graduation requirement is one of the biggest educational changes coming to an Ontario school near you. It will ensure that today’s students have the skills and knowledge to create and manage a household budget, save for a home, make wise investments, and protect themselves from financial fraud. This model, according to Ontario’s Education Minister, would follow the exact same blueprint as the Grade 10 English Literacy Test. Does this idea get your approval? We open the debate floor in Hour 3, as Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, it’s a...
May 30, 2024 - 18:12 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The brand-new breast cancer screening guidelines have been highly-anticipated. Today, we finally got them, but not to the extent that many of us had envisioned. The Canadian Cancer Society has been relentlessly calling on Canada’s task force to lower the age limit for routine screening, suggesting a decrease from 50 to 40. This week, the Preventive Health Care Panel ruled that it shouldn’t be lowered for average-risk citizens, arguing that it didn’t find any compelling evidence to suggest that these changes made sense. We get instant reaction from Dr. Moira Rushton, a Medical Oncologist...
May 30, 2024 - 18:10 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ontario has announced a series of brand-new high school graduation requirements, all part of the province’s ‘back-to-basics’ approach to education. A financial literacy graduation requirement, for example, is one of the biggest changes on the table. Starting next year, high-schoolers will need to pass this assessment during their Grade 10 Math course, needing a 70-or-higher in order to graduate. Kristy Cameron chats with OSSTF President Karen Littlewood in Hour 1. Meantime, a pivotal transportation beacon in Kingston is facing a necessary demolition. The federal government had previously...
May 30, 2024 - 18:08 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
