Unpublished Newswire
Mark Carney's first trip as Canada's Prime Minister is to Europe, and not the United States. That decision speaks volumes as to how fast our relationship has soured with our southern neighbours. And now, Canadians are wondering if this historic relationship can be salvaged at all. According to a growing crowd of Ontario business and labour groups, that trust is gone. We dig deeper in Hour 1. Meantime, small businesses that are situated inside several Hudson's Bay locations are closely monitoring a possible liquidation of Canada's older retailer. One of them is Hair Republic Group, which...
March 17, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
We are just days away from waving goodbye to Winter (on the calendar) and ringing in the Spring season. If you plan on celebrating with a trip to the local cinema this weekend, Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks! And as an added bonus, he also pays up for another lost Oscars' bet. Plus, in his first act as Canada's Prime Minister, Mark Carney is taking away the Tories' biggest weapon in a future election. He has axed the Carbon Tax. CTV's Colton Praill delivers the details in Hour 4.
March 14, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
In case you missed it, Prime Minister Mark Carney was officially sworn into office this morning. Shortly after the ceremony, he had a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, signaling the first of many conversations with America’s Big Cheese during a very tense trade war. And following his own meeting with U.S. officials, Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested that Carney and Trump will have a 'better' relationship. What approach does Canada’s new leader need to take in order to make this relationship work? Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. And while...
March 14, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A protest against the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s elementary school restructuring plan is underway this afternoon. This controversial program review is proposing changes to school boundaries and some specialized programs, as well as French immersion programming and grade structures. Thirty schools and an estimated 11,000 students would be impacted, with some having to switch schools altogether. And in a recent update, Ottawa’s largest school board is planning to take another look at these ideas before a final decision is made in April, as widespread criticism...
March 14, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Less than a week after a landslide leadership win, Mark Carney is now the Prime Minister of Canada. He was officially sworn into office this morning, and he wasted little time getting his Cabinet assembled. Carney’s everyday mantra boils down to 3 words: Change, Focus, Action. What should we expect from the country’s biggest voice? André Lecours, a Professor of Political Studies at UOttawa, pays us a visit in Hour 1. He researches nationalism, federalism, and comparative politics. But first, we bring you up to speed on today's top headlines.
March 14, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
There's a high-profile meeting unfolding in Washington this hour. Kristy Cameron delivers the latest breaking news as it happens. Plus, we try to lighten the mood before the supper-hour newscast with CTV's Matt Skube.
March 13, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
