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OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thrown down the gauntlet to newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney in a livestreamed address Monday, inviting him to the table to negotiate a new deal between Ottawa and Alberta.
“We hope this will result in a binding agreement that Albertans can have confidence in. Call it an ‘Alberta Accord,'” said Smith, seated in front of a backdrop of Albertan and Canadian flags...
May 5, 2025 - 18:50 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
In today’s Question of the Day, we tackled the trials and tribulations at the Ottawa Hospital’s General Campus, specifically when it comes to finding a place to park. We hear from Gary in Vanier, as well as a hospital worker named Rita, in Hour 4. Meantime, starting this Winter, Air Canada will be offering non-stop flights to the Bahamas and Jamaica straight out of Ottawa. CTV’s Stefan Keyes joins us with that story. And finally, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
May 5, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Staff members at the Ottawa Hospital’s General Campus are encouraging patients to arrive to their appointments 45 minutes early, as a lack of parking spots is creating even more chaos. How would you grade your general experience? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to slap new tariffs on any films made outside of the United States. We gauge the temperature from Canada’s filmmakers in Hour 3. Plus, we talk politics with our Political Heat Panel, as Prime Minister Mark Carney...
May 5, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
U.S. President Donald Trump took hold of the White House in late-January. Prime Minister Mark Carney started his fresh mandate with Canadians last week. However, while they have talked over the phone multiple times, these two men haven’t been in the same room together as leaders of their respective countries. That will change on Tuesday, as Carney touches down in Washington. He says this will hopefully be the first of several meetings with America’s leader, and expects the discussions to be difficult but constructive. Ryan Hurl, a Professor of Political Science at the...
May 5, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A new study from the University of Ottawa is highlighting the escalating violence and harassment faced by Ontario’s education workers. These workers fear that their well-being is in serious danger. And for the school boards that employ these educators, retention records are in a rough place. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Darby Mallory, a PhD student in Criminology and the lead author of this UOttawa report. Meantime, if you’re making a trip to the Ottawa Hospital’s General Campus, you might want to be there 45 minutes early. That’s because of – you guessed...
May 5, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Competition Bureau sued Canada’s Wonderland over alleged drip pricing, claiming the park misleads customers by not showing full prices up front.
May 5, 2025 - 17:55 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Canada
