Unpublished Newswire
Already assured of top spot in their pool, Canada finished its preliminary round at the world hockey championship with a 3-2 win over Czechia on Tuesday in Fribourg, Switzerland.
May 26, 2026 - 18:10 | | CBC News - Canada
An Ottawa man has launched a campaign in support of the Alto high-speed rail project. CTV’s Dylan Dyson joins us with the details in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
May 26, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Despite recent changes made by the province to Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act, community advocates say that a renovictions bylaw is still urgently needed. Ottawa City Staff released a report on Monday, seeking City Council’s direction on whether to bring the proposed Rental Renovation License Bylaw to council for a vote. They think the bylaw may no longer be necessary, despite the fact it would provide protections not contained in provincial laws. Somerset councillor Ariel Troster joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 3. But first, it’s time to tackle today’s Question...
May 26, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The non-profit behind an Ottawa summer camp for children with autism is worried about staffing, not to mention the camp’s overall future, due to reduced resources from the federal government. Organizers with Camp Kaleidoscope say they've received the approval for 5 positions through the Canada Summer Jobs Program. There’s just one problem: The camp requested 67 positions. And they ran into similar issues last year as well. Back in 2025, only 7 jobs were initially approved through that same program, a number that eventually increased to 14 approvals after lots of lobbying....
May 26, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Should air conditioning in schools be mandatory? Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Chandra Pasma, who is also the Ontario NDP’s Education Critic, is tabling the Fighting Extreme Heat In Schools Act. It’s a piece of legislation that has gone through several different iterations over the years, but its primary objective is to mandate maximum temperature standards across Ontario's public education infrastructure. Pasma pays us a visit in Hour 1. Meantime, the City of Ottawa is getting some attention at Queen’s Park today, as a number of local issues were put to the Ford government by...
May 26, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
OTTAWA — Sparks flew at a western premiers’ meeting in Kananaskis, Alta., as Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew took issue with Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith’s characterization of a recent court ruling as “antidemocratic.” Kinew said Smith was being disingenuous about Justice Shaina Leonard’s move earlier this month to throw out a separatist petition calling for a referendum on Alberta independence. “I think we know that that is not correct. A lot of you just said there, Premier Smith,” Kinew said in a tense moment at a summit-ending press conference. Kinew was reacting to Smith’s...
May 26, 2026 - 17:59 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
