Unpublished Newswire
As part of today’s huge announcement, the Ford government is confident that its new childcare formula will deliver a fine balance of certainty and stability to Ontario’s operators, thereby avoiding closures and keeping facilities open. This comes after several childcare centres vocalized their frustration, with many of them struggling to keep their doors open under the current structure. How is the $10-per-day daycare system working out for your family? Kristy Cameron checks the pulse of the mighty CFRA Nation and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, this year’s gardening trends...
August 15, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ontario childcare operators who are part of the $10-per-day program will soon be compensated in a way the province says will cover the true cost of providing care. However, plenty of skeptics still remain. Kristy Cameron chats with Saba Al-Odeh, the owner and director of Kanata’s Little Heroes Daycare Centre. Meantime, the death of Canadian actor Matthew Perry has a bad stench to it, with at least one recent arrest linked to his sudden demise. CFRA's Chris Holski delivers the details.
August 15, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Have you ever heard of CrowdTangle before? It’s a tool that is widely used by researchers, watchdog organizations, and journalists to monitor social media posts. More importantly, it is typically used to track how misinformation spreads on a company’s platforms. Today, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has shut down that tool, and a lot of tech experts are up in arms. Tech analyst Carmi Levy delivers the bigger picture in Hour 1. Plus, has your attitude towards cycling changed this year? What about over the past 10 years? We dissect our city’s transportation trends!
August 15, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
In Hour 4, we continue to gather your reaction to Knoxdale-Merivale councillor Sean Devine's comments from the previous hour. As our city continues to deal with transit funding problems, is raising property taxes a necessity? Make your voices heard on the CFRA textboard! Plus, a new wing at a Disney theme park is paying tribute to Disney villains. Good idea, or a slippery slope for future generations?
August 14, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Have you ever heard of a small Canadian town in Saskatchewan called Moosomin? Would you want to live there? And if you are hesitant to join the party, would a cool $30,000 convince you to take that leap of faith? That money is all yours...if you build a house there. Kristy Cameron tackles today's Question of the Day! Plus, as you heard last week, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe made an urgent plea to the federal and provincial governments for more transit funding. Should the city instead look inward at what they didn't do, or what they did wrong? According to one city councillor, tough...
August 14, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
According to a new report from the United Nations, Canada's temporary foreign workers program is a breeding ground for contemporary slavery. Joining us in Hour 2 with his two cents is Shane Martinez, a Toronto-based human rights lawyer who works with Justice 4 Migrant Workers. Meantime, does Canada need another alternative voice to modern-day politics? Well, whether you like it or not, a new political party has been approved by Elections Canada, fittingly known as the Canadian Future Party. And it won't take long before they get their feet wet, as a pair of upcoming byelections will test...
August 14, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
