Unpublished Newswire
You smell that? It’s the long-awaited scent of Spring! You hear that? It might be an e-scooter passing by. That season is slated to begin on the last day of April, as the City of Ottawa examines a potential expansion of this program into newer neighbourhoods. And in some areas, e-scooters could be available for rent 24 hours a day. Of course, nothing has been made official, but City Hall is certainly ready to have this debate. Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor Tim Tierney joins the program in Hour 1. Meantime, new statistics from the OPP shows that impaired driving in Eastern Ontario...
March 19, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Teagan Thomas, co-founder of iGem uOttawa and one of the team leads on this program, talks with Kristy Cameron about the biomanufacturing platform Phytogene and how they're leveraging it to help use tobacco plants to develop drugs similar to Ozempic and others as well as recent success at a competition in Paris.
March 19, 2025 - 11:29 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Several Ontario-based organizations are sounding the alarm bells over urgent funding shortfalls. In Hour 4, we hear from an organization that supports people who are living with developmental disabilities. Plus, CTV's Matt Skube takes a nostalgia trip as The Bay encounters its darkest hour.
March 18, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As the uncertain future of Hudson's Bay darkens by the day, experts fear that we could be witnessing the eventual end of modern-day department stores. When was the last time you shopped at a department store? How about Canada's oldest retailer? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today's Question of the Day. Meantime, a group of UOttawa students are hoping to tackle the country's pharmaceutical shortages with Phytogene. Joining us to explain their gameplan is Teagan Thomas, a fourth-year Biomedical Science student and the co-lead of this project.
March 18, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A recent survey into the day-to-day operations of Ontario's education workers delivered shocking results - and not in a good way. In it, 47 percent of respondents said they experienced daily incidents of violence. In Hour 2, Kristy Cameron combs through the findings alongside Cynthia Steeves, who is the President of CUPE 2357. The union represents administration and support staff for the Ottawa Catholic School Board. Plus, an iconic Canadian ice cream brand announces they will be absorbing the cost of tariffs in 2025, rather than passing it onto the consumer. We get the inside scoop from...
March 18, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A suspended Ottawa-based lawyer has been found guilty of criminal harassment and extortion. CTV's Katie Griffin has the latest from the Elgin Street courthouse. Meantime, as Hudson's Bay is preparing to liquidate all of its stores, many Canadians wonder if this is the end of the road for longstanding department stores. Retail expert Doug Stephens believes that, someday, they could go extinct. He explains further in Hour 1.
March 18, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
