Unpublished Newswire
Ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, the Ford government is more than doubling the maximum fine that can be handed out for selling tickets above their original value. In a news release issued Thursday morning, the province said that businesses and individuals who violate this legislation could face fines of $25,000 – up from $10,000 previously. Back in 2019, the governing Ontario PC’s scrapped a law that would cap ticket resale prices at 50 percent above initial face value, calling it ‘unenforceable’. But now, according to the province’s Minister of Public...
June 5, 2026 - 18:20 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A B.C. man is facing 21 weapons and drug charges after border agents allegedly found firearms, including 3D-printed pistols, and drugs at a Vancouver home.
June 5, 2026 - 18:12 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Martel's fake investment scheme brought in $301 million from 1,700 investors
June 5, 2026 - 18:07 | | CBC News - Canada
Are you thinking of catching a movie at the local cinema this weekend? If so, Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks! Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Kimberley Fowler. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
June 5, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It’s almost officially Summer, and most employees have submitted their vacation requests for July and August. Are you among the crowd taking a well-earned vacation? Are you saving those paid vacation days for the back-half of 2026? Or is your workload way too heavy, and you’re simply afraid to take time off? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the Carney Liberals have unveiled their long-awaited, 50-page Artificial Intelligence Strategy. The Prime Minister, along with Canada’s A.I. Minister, says these...
June 5, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
For months, local politicians have raised alarm bells about a controversial safe supply clinic in Chinatown. Originally called Northwood Recovery Clinic, the name was later changed to New Dawn Recovery. Somerset councillor Ariel Troster called the operation out for its practices, saying it had taken a toll on the neighbourhood. She later collaborated with Ontario MPP and former Ottawa councillor Catherine McKenney, and called on the College of Physicians and Surgeons to investigate the private addictions clinic. And today, a change in guidelines was announced. Troster reacts to those new...
June 5, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
