Unpublished Newswire
Chris Holski is filling in for dog enthusiast Kristy Cameron this afternoon. And as we enter the month of June, it is unofficially kitten season. That’s because our humane societies tend to become inundated with rescue kittens that, eventually, they will adopt out. For both felines and canines, what are we expecting in 2025? Sharon Miko, the President and CEO of the Ottawa Humane Society, joins the program in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
June 3, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Following today’s First Ministers Meeting in Saskatoon, CTV’s Vassy Kapelos caught up with Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. Guest host Chris Holski dissects some of that conversation in Hour 4. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
June 2, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Scotiabank is cashing out of Carleton University, as it prepares to close its campus branch and relocate it to Bank Street. The move will become official in early-August. In the age of online finance, when was the last time you visited a bank, and what was the reason? Chris Holski sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, it’s time to talk politics with our Political Heat Panel! Today’s debate surrounds U.S. President Trump’s tariff rhetoric and today’s First Ministers Meeting.
June 2, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Something about the Ford government has been grinding Chris Holski’s gears for a hot minute, and it all goes back to Bill 5, a measure that would give the province special powers. And no, this isn’t the ‘Strong Mayors’ trigger. This legislation would suspend provincial and municipal laws for chosen projects in areas that are deemed to have economic importance. It’s a so-called ‘Special Economic Zone’, the first of which could be the resource-rich Ring of Fire. Holski digs deeper in Hour 2. Meantime, Ottawa firefighters are launching this year...
June 2, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Chris Holski is filling in for Kristy Cameron today, as she pinch-hits for CTV Morning Live this week. Don’t worry, we’ll revisit that subject with a couple of highlights from Monday’s program. But first, we shift gears to serious matters at Carleton University, as Scotiabank shuts down its campus branch in favour of relocation. The closure will be complete as of August 5th, as the branch moves to 1145 Bank Street. Marc Tasse is a part-time Professor at UOttawa’s Telfer School of Management. He joins the show in Hour 1 to deliver his two cents on the matter. Plus...
June 2, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Canada’s big city mayors were in Ottawa today for the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities Conference. One of the main players in attendance for Friday’s meetings was Prime Minister Mark Carney. CTV’s Josh Marano joins the program in Hour 4. Meantime, if you are tired of the busy news cycle and want to unwind at the local cinema, Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks! And finally, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
May 30, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
