Unpublished Newswire
As the cold weather rushes in, Ottawa’s trick-or-treaters are getting ready to have some fun on this spooky Halloween. CTV’s Jackie Perez takes a look at the latest weather forecast. Then, we challenge the mighty CFRA Nation to a laughing contest! Can you cackle like a witch? We sift through the CFRA textboard to find out. And finally, if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
October 31, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
All season long, the Toronto Blue Jays have been one of baseball’s top teams on their home turf. All they need is one more win at Rogers Centre, and they’ve won it all. What would it mean to you if Canada’s Team won the World Series? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, if you’re planning a trip to the local cinema this weekend, Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks!
October 31, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Public Service Alliance of Canada is warning that Tuesday’s Federal Budget could lead to 70,000 job cuts in the public service. Earlier this week, Canada’s Finance Minister suggested that the size of the public service has grown too large, and that it should be trimmed back to pre-pandemic levels. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with David MacDonald in Hour 2. He is a Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Plus, if you’re going trick-or-treating tonight, make sure you have those rain boots handy! David Phillips from Environment Canada fills us...
October 31, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ottawa is preparing to roll out draft stablecoin legislation as soon as December, as Canada seeks to catch up to U.S. moves that have pushed the fiat-backed digital asset into the mainstream.According to three sources familiar with the matter, the proposed framework, which is expected to be unveiled in the federal budget on Tuesday and tabled before holiday recess, drew significant inspiration from the Genius Act in the United States.
October 31, 2025 - 18:01 | Mariya Postelnyak, Sean Silcoff | The Globe and Mail
Blue Jays fans have waited 32 years for this moment! With another win at Rogers Centre, either today or Saturday, Canada’s Team will achieve baseball immortality. We speak to Ottawa residents Carter Hamer and Zach Neilson, who have tickets to Game 6. Then, we dig deeper into the nationwide spread of Blue Jays fever with Katelyn Esmonde. She is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Western University, as well as an expert on sports fandom. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
October 31, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The final Lansdowne 2.0 report has recommended that a massive digital art piece be "respectfully decommissioned and removed" after only 11 years. Read More
October 31, 2025 - 17:51 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
