Unpublished Newswire
In December alone, three children have died from flu-related complications in the Ottawa area, as officials warn of a ‘rapid and significant’ rise in Influenza A cases. Kristy Cameron chats with Dr. Trevor Arnason, Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health, in Hour 2. Over in Los Angeles, police continue to investigate the sudden and tragic death of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, with his son serving as the primary suspect. Matt Demers delivers the latest developments.
December 15, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ottawa Police has launched a brand-new traffic unit to deal with speeding concerns in Canada’s Capital. Effective today, residents could see more traffic enforcement officers in their neighbourhoods, as officers attempt to make up for the recent purge of speed cameras. CTV’s Josh Marano delivers the latest developments in Hour 1. Sticking with city news, but also looking from a national lens, a Downtown city councillor says that Canada needs a countrywide gameplan to properly address the next phase of the opioid crisis. Joining us to explain further is Rideau-Vanier...
December 15, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
'Silent Night, Deadly Night', 'Ella McCay', and 'Not Without Hope'. Those are not the names of famous hot-wing flavours. But they are the movies that Matt Demers was kind enough to review this week! He delivers his honest ratings in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Kimberley Johnson and Kimberley Fowler. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.
December 12, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Carney government has unveiled the first leg of high-speed rail, which would connect Ottawa to Montreal once it's been fully constructed. Plane, Train, Car, Bus, LRT: What mode of transportation do you prefer? Is high-speed rail a must-have asset in our country? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today's Question of the Day. Shifting gears to other local matters, Ottawa's flu season has put a couple of dents on provincial hospitals, with staff members feeling very strained lately. We open the conversation with Melissa Prokopy, who is the Vice-President...
December 12, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
'Twas the final night of the Fall Session, and not a creature was stirring in the House of Commons. But there was a massive political earthquake, and it leaves the Carney Liberals one floor-crossing short of a majority government. On Wednesday night, word rapidly spread that Michael Ma was leaving the Blue Team to join the Red Team, and he's not the first Tory in recent months to make this move. Should this practice be allowed in Canada's political arena? We hastily assemble a special edition of the Political Heat Panel to discuss this matter. Plus, a Jeopardy clue has inspired an Ottawa...
December 12, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
High-speed rail is coming to Canada! Well, not right away, but in the coming years. And the journey will start in Ottawa and Montreal. Is it a necessary form of travel, or is it just nice to have? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Matti Siemiatycki, who heads the University of Toronto's Infrastructure Institute. Meantime, an ongoing surge in flu cases has got CHEO's top authorities asking for help. CTV's Josh Marano has more on that story in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today's top headlines.
December 12, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
