Unpublished Newswire
From everyday residents and longtime customers, to the Mayor of Ottawa and famous Prime Ministers, the doors of John’s Diner have welcomed people for more than 50 years. However, after Friday’s dinners have been served, the lights will be turned off one last time. There is no trouble in paradise for the Hatoum family. They just want to enjoy these precious moments of paradise while they are still here. Tony Hatoum, John’s son, works at the diner himself. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 3. Sticking with the subject of Downtown businesses, the City of Ottawa is trying to...
April 23, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Beer Store is set to close its Carling Avenue location later this Spring. Once the doors are officially shuttered on June 15th, it will mark the second Ottawa-based Beer Store closure of 2025. This sudden exit leaves Ontarians with a lot of long-term questions, as the province continues to expand the sale of alcohol to convenience stores and big box stores. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Rod Phillips, a Professor of History at Carleton University who also teaches a course on the history of alcohol. In other provincial news, the Ford government is set to launch a financial...
April 23, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The future of Downtown Ottawa was back in the spotlight earlier today, as the City of Ottawa held a ‘city building summit’. The events kicked off this morning at Rogers Centre Ottawa with a speech from Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. A lot of Ottawa-based movers and shakers were in attendance, a list that ranged from politicians to business leaders and local developers. One of the sessions focused on turning Canada’s Capital into a music hub – a ‘music city’ such as Nashville. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson has more on that story in Hour 1. At the same time, several...
April 23, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will represent Canada at the funeral for Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, with all five of the country's cardinals also expected to attend.
April 23, 2025 - 17:54 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
During a Tuesday press conference to unveil the Conservative election platform, Pierre Poilievre took a departure from the topic du jour, analyzing a report from an obscure government department that warned of the potential that many Canadians may “face the very real possibility of downward social mobility” by 2040.
“The report paints a terrifying picture of a spiral of economic depression and cost inflation,” Poilievre said...
April 23, 2025 - 17:40 | Tyler Dawson | National Post
If a bid for the remaining stores is received that keeps them alive, Hudson's Bay retains the right to remove them from the liquidation process.
April 23, 2025 - 17:15 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
