
Montreal is forging ahead with new rules banning many short-term rentals for nine months a year, hoping to alleviate a housing crunch and strike a blow in a lengthy battle against unauthorized listings.City council in March passed a new bylaw that will allow people to rent their principal residences for periods of 31 days or less only during peak tourist season, between June 10 and Sept. 10. They must also obtain a $300 permit from the city and meet previous requirements to register with the province.
June 2, 2025 - 18:41 | Morgan Lowrie | The Globe and Mail
Ontario’s minister of health defended hospital parking fees Monday, saying eliminating them — as Nova Scotia has done — would put additional pressure on hospitals across the province. Read More
June 2, 2025 - 18:40 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
For the last five years, Harvest with Heart has been growing thousands of pounds of food for the Regina food bank.
June 2, 2025 - 18:40 | Andrew Benson | Global News - Canada
Following today’s First Ministers Meeting in Saskatoon, CTV’s Vassy Kapelos caught up with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. Guest host Chris Holski dissects some of that conversation in Hour 4. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
June 2, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Scotiabank is cashing out of Carleton University, as it prepares to close its campus branch and relocate it to Bank Street. The move will become official in early-August. In the age of online finance, when was the last time you visited a bank, and what was the reason? Chris Holski sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, it’s time to talk politics with our Political Heat Panel! Today’s debate surrounds U.S. President Trump’s tariff rhetoric and today’s First Ministers Meeting.
June 2, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Something about the Ford government has been grinding Chris Holski’s gears for a hot minute, and it all goes back to Bill 5, a measure that would give the province special powers. And no, this isn’t the ‘Strong Mayors’ trigger. This legislation would suspend provincial and municipal laws for chosen projects in areas that are deemed to have economic importance. It’s a so-called ‘Special Economic Zone’, the first of which could be the resource-rich Ring of Fire. Holski digs deeper in Hour 2. Meantime, Ottawa firefighters are launching this year...
June 2, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa