Unpublished Newswire
In 2025, the City of Ottawa tested a Summer experiment, permitting alcohol consumption at 8 city-owned parks. This year, that project is coming back, and it’s expanding. Good idea or bad idea? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, it’s a Monday afternoon, which means it’s time to talk politics with our Political Heat Panel.
April 20, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
WestJet says it is cutting flight capacity due to the soaring price of jet fuel caused by the war in Iran.
April 20, 2026 - 18:02 | | CBC News - Canada
A growing number of Canadians are entering the realm of polyamorous relationships. It’s become an umbrella term for non-monogamous, multiple-partner relationships. It can include marriage but, legally, that would only be between two people. Experts say that complex dynamic leaves multi-partner families in a bit of a legal grey zone, especially when it comes to property management and parenting boundaries. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Hilary Angrove, a family lawyer and the co-founder of Angrove Law. Meantime, as various portions of residents along the Ottawa River prepare for...
April 20, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Last Summer, the City of Ottawa permitted alcohol consumption at 8 city-owned parks. Overall, it appeared to be a great success, as Ottawa Bylaw only received a single enforcement call at those designated sites. Mind you, they did get 31 calls about alcohol consumption in areas where it was not permitted. That brings us to this Summer, where the project is going to be expanded even further. Kristy Cameron gathers instant reaction from Valerie Keyes in Hour 1. She is the President of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Ottawa. Meantime, a group of Orleans parents have petitioned the Ford...
April 20, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The financial loss is nearly double the $841 million before tax the national mail carrier lost the year before, the company said in a statement alongside its annual report.
April 20, 2026 - 17:59 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
For local residents, action is simply not fast enough in getting egress in subdivisions along Hammonds Plains Road, as well as diverting traffic away from the main artery.
April 20, 2026 - 17:54 | Rebecca Lau | Global News - Canada
