
City Hall is mulling over a potential update to Ottawa's list of noise bylaws. Chief among those growing concerns is excessive noise at restaurants and cafes that offer live music and entertainment. River Ward councillor Riley Brockington says the last noise bylaw update happened 24 years ago, and portions of the Downtown Ottawa landscape have changed since then. So what exactly could be changed, and what should business owners expect? Brockington joins Kristy Cameron on today's Ottawa Now.
March 23, 2026 - 18:30 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The City of Ottawa is looking at creating new noise bylaws, which would deal with excessive noise at restaurants and cafes that offer live music and entertainment. Establishments would be ordered by the Chief License Inspector to, among other things, relocate their sound equipment. Event spaces in the Downtown Core are pushing back, arguing that it would be extremely difficult for live event spaces to operate under these new rules. Joining Kristy Cameron for a broader discussion on this matter are Melanie Brulee, the Executive Director of the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition, and Kwende...
March 23, 2026 - 18:25 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Here in Canada's Capital, gas prices could reach $1.80 per litre by the end of this week. And according to Canadians for Affordable Energy President Dan McTeague, that price tag could soon soar to $2.00 per litre in Toronto, as the Iran War treads further into Week 4. Over the past few shows, we've heard from cab drivers, pizza delivery drivers, truckers, and several others who drive for a living. For folks in that line of work, it’s getting far too expensive to keep up or get ahead, and it's really hurting their bottom-line. Today, we check in with Baudouin St-Cyr, the...
March 23, 2026 - 18:20 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Technology Minister Nate Glubish says such images, known as deepfakes, can cause people serious harm and that changing the law should create a new layer of protection.
March 23, 2026 - 18:18 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
On Sunday night, an Air Canada jet was carrying 72 passengers from Montreal’s Pierre-Elliott Trudeau Airport to New York. But as the flight crew made landing just before Midnight at LaGuardia Airport, things spiraled into disaster when the jet collided with a fire truck. Two pilots have lost their lives and 41 people have been taken to hospital. What factors could have played into this deadly crash? Kristy Cameron chats with Dennis Wyche, a man who has worked in Air Traffic Control for 35 years and also holds a private pilot’s license. He previously served as a System...
March 23, 2026 - 18:15 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A warning that the following story contains details that are deeply disturbing. A man in Gatineau is devastated and calling for swift changes after his young Golden Retriever was mauled to death at a dog daycare. CTV's Katie Griffin pays us a visit in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.
March 23, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa






