Unpublished Newswire
Some politicians have expressed a desire to ditch Daylight Savings Time. A lot of everyday Canadians have vented their frustrations about it. So why is it still here? Can we get rid of it? Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, several Bank of Montreal customers have reached out to CTV News about a recent story. It involves the bank’s online infrastructure, and the alleged trust issues surrounding the company’s present-day security measures. Those calls keep growing by the day. Tech expert Carmi Levy delivers his two cents in Hour 3.
March 6, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Last Friday, the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre and the Somerset West Community Health Centre abruptly closed their doors until further notice. This came amidst reports that staff members were feeling unwell. Since then, our city’s frontline services have been significantly strained, with half of Ottawa’s supervised consumption sites still closed. Kristy Cameron chats with Rob Boyd, the CEO of Ottawa Inner City Health. Meantime, a new report from Equifax says Canadian mortgage-holders were developing bad habits in Q4, as missed payments slowly became more commonplace. We dig deeper...
March 6, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Believe it or not, Daylight Savings Time is fast approaching, and it should make for some entertaining speeches at this Sunday’s Academy Awards. Some people call it ‘springing forward’. Others call it ‘marching forward’. You also have the crowd that doesn’t want to hear either phrase, and doesn’t want to deal with a lost hour of sleep. Joseph De Koninck, an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at UOttawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences, has written an entire piece on his unapologetic disapproval. He joins the show in Hour 1. Plus, we have another positive sign that Spring is arriving faster...
March 6, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Amidst weaking economic conditions, the Bank of Canada will be unveiling its new interest rate on Wednesday, with economists predicting rate cuts over the coming months. Kristy Cameron chats with David MacDonald, a Senior Economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Plus, amidst the great Meta outage of 2024, are you back online? Text into the show and let us know. And finally, we rekindle the ‘bagged milk’ debate from Hour 2.
March 5, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A growing number of North American companies are using Artificial Intelligence software to monitor their employees, and to flag anything that compromises corporate policy. Beyond that, these tools could be used to monitor how employees react to significant changes. Where do we draw the line? Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, four Canadian provinces have confirmed at least one measles case, with one fully-vaccinated man still falling victim to it. That’s coming up in Hour 3. And finally, we have found the secret ingredient that lies within today’s Cadbury Cream...
March 5, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The city’s Auditor General says Ottawa City Council is not meeting its target for building affordable housing. In a new report released last Friday, Nathalie Gougeon emphasizes a better effort at providing and coordinating oversight of said strategy. Kristy Cameron explores further with Katie Burkholder-Harris, the Executive Director of the Alliance to End Homelessness. Meantime, an Ottawa business is fighting tooth and nail to offer assistance to disadvantaged women and gender nonconforming individuals. These people are working towards a career, and this place is designed to help them....
March 5, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
