Unpublished Newswire
We continue to gather reaction to U.S. hiking 35% tariffs on Canadian goods that aren't CUSMA compliant. Lana Payne, President of UNIFOR, Canada's largest private sector union, drops by with her thoughts. Later, Luke Stark, an assistant professor that studies the social impacts of AI, speaks with Kristy about how more and more people are turning to artificial intelligence to help with their mental health. Plus, CFRA's Chris Holski, inspired by this week's Ottawa Iron Man, drops by with an 'alternate' Ottawa Iron Man that you could do. Also, it's Friday and Mr. Hollywood gives his flaming...
August 2, 2025 - 08:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The August 1st trade deadline has come and gone without a deal between Canada and the United States. U.S. President signed an executive order hiking tariffs to 35% on some Canadian goods. Canada, (bad) deal or no deal? We get reaction from Canada's former Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay. Plus, have you turned to AI to help with your mental health? More and more people are doing so, but it does come with some warnings. Kristy speaks with Benslyne Avril, an Ottawa psychotherapist, about the dangers of sharing personal issues with an AI bot. Later, we continue Kristy's Summer Hit List...
August 2, 2025 - 07:47 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ninety-two-year-old Jean Mitchell has been active for as long as she can remember. She played sports while growing up in Saskatchewan – tennis, skating, volleyball – but admits that anything requiring hand-eye co-ordination was not where she shone.Then she met her husband, an avid outdoorsman who believed the only way to handle a nine-to-five city job was to ditch corporate wear for outdoor gear as soon as the weekend hit. They enjoyed canoeing, overnight hiking and cross-country skiing during the nearly six decades spent together before he passed in 2014.
August 2, 2025 - 07:30 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
As the Bank of Canada held interest rates for the third time, economists and real estate experts say the market may not need another rate cut for it to improve.
August 2, 2025 - 07:00 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that the provincial government’s law mandating the removal of bike lanes on key Toronto streets violates Canadians’ constitutional rights to life, liberty and security of the person.
This decision marks a significant victory for bike-lane advocates and raises questions about similar policies across the country that seek the removal of bike lanes.
On Wednesday, Justice Paul Schabus of the Ontario Superior Court found that the Ontario government’s decision to remove bike lanes was made without proper considerations, and breached S. 7 of the Charter...
August 2, 2025 - 07:00 | National Post Staff | National Post
D escending into Diavik is like landing on a distant moon, the world sealed in a hard sheet of ice and snow stretching in every direction. The plane circled a few times and then slid into a landing pattern which brought it into contact with a rough strip that shook the outdated Canadian North Boeing 737, one of the few larger planes that can touch down on gravel.
The cold that ripped through the plane after the door was opened caused a wave of grumbling. The cabin speakers came on and the pilot welcomed us, casually noting that the temperature outside hovered around thirty below. This...
August 2, 2025 - 06:30 | Jeremy Thomas Gilmer | Walrus
