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Some Ottawa residents have received letters from Canada Post, saying their door-to-door delivery services will be screeching to a halt in favour of community mailboxes. What does this shift in services signify? McMaster University professor Marvin Ryder pays us a visit in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
June 12, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Children in Quebec will soon need to be at least 16 years old to buy an energy drink. It comes after the province adopted new legislation, which is aimed at protecting young teenagers from the potential harms of caffeinated beverages. Should Ontario do the same? Earlier in the program, we picked the brain of Dr. Paul Poirier, a cardiologist who has spent years studying the long-term cardiovascular risks of highly-caffeinated beverages. In Hour 3, Kristy Cameron sifts through your thoughts and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, Ottawa’s remaining drug consumption...
June 12, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Are you craving a trip to the nearest cinema this weekend? If so, Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks! And for all the soccer fanatics out there, today is your day, as Canada hosts Bosnia-Herzegovina on home soil for the World Cup opener! That means lots of filled-to-the-brim bars, and watch parties as far as the eye can see. We do a vibe-check with Blair Brassard, the co-owner of the Glebe Central Pub, in Hour 2.
June 12, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The city councillor for Riverside South-Findlay Creek has shared some of the first images of a proposed recreation complex in the area – a project that will be developed in phases. Phase 1 includes amenities such as a six-lane swimming pool, two NHL-sized ice rinks, an indoor walking track, and a fitness studio. Steve Desroches joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines, a list that includes a historic moment for Canadian soccer.
June 12, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
OTTAWA – On a visit to Paris, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he believes the notion is catching on for middle powers to unite against “hegemons,” as he laid out in his attention-grabbing speech in Davos, Switzerland , earlier this year. “It is gaining real traction,” said Carney during a press conference in the French capital on Friday. “You see it in the agreements we have, you see … those translating into specific business-to-business and research arrangements that are coming forward.” Carney met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace, where both leaders...
June 12, 2026 - 17:34 | Jordan Gowling | National Post
June 12, 2026 - 17:27 | Brad Wheeler | The Globe and Mail
