Unpublished Newswire
Pride Week is officially underway in Canada's Capital, as Monday marks the initial stages of Sunday's grand celebration. Guest host Andrew Pinsent chats with David Breault in Hour 2. He is a member of Capital Pride's Board of Directors. Meantime, a visually-impaired Ottawa woman says she’s been repeatedly denied UBER rides because of her service dog. It’s a story that hits close to home for Michelle Weger, a disability advocate and best-selling author who has previously examined this exact issue with CBC’s Marketplace. And as Michelle reveals in today's conversation,...
August 18, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Andrew Pinsent is filling in for the vacationing Kristy Cameron this week. And as thousands of Canadians try to enjoy their moments of paradise, it's tough to do if your summertime plans revolve around Air Canada flights. As of right now, due to a flight attendant strike, there are none in the sky. That reality is not likely to change anytime soon, with some union members willing to spend time behind bars if the strike is deemed illegal. We dig deeper in Hour 1 with Barry Eidlin, an Associate Professor of Sociology at McGill University. Over in Kanata, the construction of a tunnel under...
August 18, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The union for 10,000 striking Air Canada flight attendants said on Monday they won’t return to work even though the strike, now in its third day, has been declared illegal. The job action at Canada’s largest airline is affecting about 130,000 travelers a day at the peak of the summer travel season.The battle between Air Canada and its flight attendants – which has boiled over into an illegal strike, stranding travellers and grounding planes – includes a fight over unpaid work that could set a precedent for other major carriers in Canada and around the world, experts say.A key demand of...
August 18, 2025 - 17:58 | Jeff Gray | The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford put the focus on making Canada globally competitive rather than securing a trade deal with the United States as they met in Ottawa on Monday.Carney and Ford were meeting on Parliament Hill as trade talks with the United States show little signs of progressing.
August 18, 2025 - 17:58 | Craig Lord | The Globe and Mail
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski says western provinces and the East Coast should remain on alert for the possibility of more wildfire activity throughout the rest of summer and into September.
August 18, 2025 - 17:44 | | The Globe and Mail
Ontario Premier Doug Ford met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa as trade talks with the United States show few signs of progress. Ford said after the meeting that the pair talked about how to make Canada more competitive and said U.S. President Donald Trump’s behaviour is difficult to predict.
August 18, 2025 - 17:43 | | The Globe and Mail
