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Ottawa City Council is calling on the province to keep photo radar in school zones, solidified in a successful motion from Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor Tim Tierney on Wednesday. A few days prior, the Ford government had introduced legislation at Queen’s Park that would ban speed cameras. What should our cities do to reduce traffic speeds in school zones? What path do you think our municipality should follow? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. In other local news, Scotiabank will be closing its Carp branch by the end of...
October 22, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A well-known church in Ottawa’s Downtown Core is calling on the municipality to stop charging for on-street parking on Saturdays, specifically on the street it occupies. The rector of Saint Patrick Basilica has written to City Hall, asking them to rescind parking restrictions on Gloucester Street and Nepean Street. It says that Saturdays are an important day for the historic Basilica, and people attending important events are spending unnecessary amounts of time finding parking spots and feeding metres. Father Stephen Amesse joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Sticking with local news...
October 22, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ottawa City Council is the latest municipality to wage a war against the Ford government over speed cameras. Earlier today, they unanimously passed a motion from Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor Tim Tierney, calling on the province to keep photo radar cameras in school zones. Other cities, such as Brampton, have made similar requests in recent weeks. And in an effort to appease Premier Ford, the municipalities of Toronto and Burlington have offered to make changes to their programs. But if the province proceeds with the speed camera ban, multiple Ontario Mayors want reimbursements for the...
October 22, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Organizers of the "Forever Canadian" petition say they are "really, really close" to collecting enough signature to trigger a vote on the province's future in Canada.
October 22, 2025 - 17:57 | Ken MacGillivray | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — A schism opened between two of the top contenders in the NDP leadership race on Wednesday night, as Avi Lewis jabbed rival Heather McPherson over her use of a term he says has right-wing roots.
Lewis said in a media scrum that he wasn’t a fan of McPherson’s repeated use of the term “purity test” to frame the party’s recent struggles in growing its appeal.
“I don’t believe in using language that the right uses to slam the left. I don’t believe in using that against each other on the left,” said Lewis.
Lewis was speaking to reporters after the first candidates’ forum of the...
October 22, 2025 - 17:56 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
Unifor Québec Director Daniel Cloutier said 'this situation is a wake-up call,' warning that the tariffs could cost the plant its American customers.
October 22, 2025 - 17:53 | Alessia Simona Maratta | Global News - Canada
