Unpublished Newswire
Have you started a fit of road rage before? Have you ever witnessed it while driving? Kristy Cameron measures the pulse of the mighty CFRA Nation, as she tackles today's Question of the Day. Meantime, Canadian patients are among the first to test a revolutionary form of pacemaker technology. Details are on the way in Hour 3. Plus, an Ottawa resident recalls an emotional reunion with her stolen dog. The real kicker is where the dog was eventually found - which is deep in the heart of Wymoning!
August 13, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A recent survey finds that Ontario's motorists are the angriest in all of Canada. In Hour 2, Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Daniel Ivans of Rates.ca, the main authors of this study. Meantime, are Ottawa's speed cameras influencing the way we drive? That discussion is on the way as well. Plus, Ottawa Police are warning residents to be on the lookout for a new scam. Hint: It involves taxis and forms of payment. Marc-Andre Way, the President of the Canadian Taxi Association, explains how you can avoid these annoying traps.
August 13, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
On today's show, the Director of the Renfrew County Bus Lines says there will be no school bus transportation for students if there is no contract in place. We deliver the details in Hour 1. Plus, it's not just food bank usage that's on the rise these days. It turns out that more people are turning to pet food banks as well.
August 13, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
With 2.5 million Ontarians currently in need of a family physician, something's got to give. What if it was possible to make sure everyone had a primary caregiver? Here to suggest an interesting idea to solve this dilemma is the President and CEO of the NOSM University in Thunder Bay and Sudbury. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news, right here on CFRA's Ottawa Now.
August 12, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Does demand-based parking make sense to you? Does it work for our city? In the first 2 hours of today's program, we heard from the newsmakers. Right now, we turn things over to the mighty CFRA Nation, as Kristy Cameron tackles today's Question of the Day. Later in Hour 3, we get an update on some of the NCC's damaged properties, as the cleanup from last week's storm continues. Plus, our Political Heat Panel has reconvened once again!
August 12, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The City of Hamilton is enacting its anti-renoviction bylaws. Would such a bylaw work in Ottawa? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Steve Pomeroy, a professor who studies the housing crisis. Meantime, a new study says that 17 different cancers are rising in younger people. The co-author of this study, Miranda Fidler-Benaoudia, delivers the data and tells us what the numbers mean. Plus, upper-level governments are sounding off on Mayor Sutcliffe's pleas for additional transit funding. Do they seem receptive to the idea? That's coming up in Hour 2.
August 12, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
