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Following hours of deliberation on Wednesday, Ottawa City Council has approved the 2026 City Budget. However, when it comes to Ottawa’s Transit Budget, a couple of changes were made to the final product. We gather reaction from Laura Shantz, a board member of Ottawa Transit Riders, in Hour 2. Shifting gears to Queen’s Park, the Ontario Liberals are calling on the Ford government to sell off any remaining U.S. liquor, with the proceeds going straight to charity. Ottawa South MPP John Fraser explains why. Plus, the Carney government is giving Hydro Ottawa $6 million towards A.I...
December 11, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
What started as a routine train trek from Toronto to Ottawa was anything but normal, as passengers had to wait 12 hours before finally arriving in Canada’s Capital. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson explains what happened in Hour 1. Later in the program, we unpack the finalized City Budget with CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
December 11, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
In case you haven’t heard all morning and all afternoon, there is plenty of snow on the ground and the roads are bad. City of Ottawa Roads Manager Bryden Denyes and CTV’s Austin Lee paint a picture for us in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Kimberley Fowler. And finally, if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
December 10, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
If you are under the age of sixteen, and you live in Australia, don’t even try to access or create a social media account. That’s because, on a wide variety of platforms, it’s illegal to do so. The country’s Prime Minister says it’s a benchmark statement. Is it one that Canada should adopt? Kristy Cameron rekindles the social media debate on the CFRA textboard, as we tackle today’s Question of the Day. We also pose this question to Shruti Shekar, the editor-in-chief of Android Central. And shifting gears to local law enforcement, Ottawa Police are...
December 10, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
After months of dialogue Down Under, kids under the age of sixteen are now banned from operating social media accounts in Australia. The country’s Prime Minister is labeling the act as a benchmark moment. There has been a growing movement here in Canada to install similar practices, and we’ve mentioned it a few times on this program already. In Hour 2, we circle back to this debate with Unplugged Canada founder Jenny Perez. But first, we pick the brain of Dr. Victoria Talwar, the Canada Research Chair at McGill University’s Department of Educational and Counselling...
December 10, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A pair of local politicians are urging the College of Physicians and Surgeons to investigate a controversial addiction clinic in Chinatown. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Ottawa-Centre MPP Catherine McKenney, who currently represents the Ontario NDP at Queen’s Park and once served as an Ottawa city councillor. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
December 10, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
