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As you heard earlier in today’s program, the province is cracking down on the financial accountability of provincial school boards. Ottawa’s largest school board is one of the biggest names on this list, and it’s not good news if they fail the next steps. In a statement released by the Ministry of Education, an investigator will be assigned to validate the school board’s current financial position. Then, they will recommend whether the Ministry should take charge of the situation. OCDSB Trustee Lynn Scott says the school board will fully cooperate with the pending...
April 23, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
From everyday residents and longtime customers, to the Mayor of Ottawa and famous Prime Ministers, the doors of John’s Diner have welcomed people for more than 50 years. However, after Friday’s dinners have been served, the lights will be turned off one last time. There is no trouble in paradise for the Hatoum family. They just want to enjoy these precious moments of paradise while they are still here. Tony Hatoum, John’s son, works at the diner himself. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 3. Sticking with the subject of Downtown businesses, the City of Ottawa is trying to...
April 23, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Beer Store is set to close its Carling Avenue location later this Spring. Once the doors are officially shuttered on June 15th, it will mark the second Ottawa-based Beer Store closure of 2025. This sudden exit leaves Ontarians with a lot of long-term questions, as the province continues to expand the sale of alcohol to convenience stores and big box stores. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Rod Phillips, a Professor of History at Carleton University who also teaches a course on the history of alcohol. In other provincial news, the Ford government is set to launch a financial...
April 23, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The future of Downtown Ottawa was back in the spotlight earlier today, as the City of Ottawa held a ‘city building summit’. The events kicked off this morning at Rogers Centre Ottawa with a speech from Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. A lot of Ottawa-based movers and shakers were in attendance, a list that ranged from politicians to business leaders and local developers. One of the sessions focused on turning Canada’s Capital into a music hub – a ‘music city’ such as Nashville. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson has more on that story in Hour 1. At the same time, several...
April 23, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Quelque Chose Patisserie closed its Byward Market location on Sunday. However, the space will not be empty for long. Set to fill that void later this Summer is Craig’s Cookies, a Toronto-based cookie company. We speak to Craig Pike, the company’s founder, in Hour 4. Plus, whether you call him cocky or confident, CTV’s Matt Skube is wearing his Auston Matthews jersey this afternoon. He politely gloats about the Game 1 victory for his beloved Maple Leafs, while nervously awaiting tonight’s Game 2.
April 22, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
We have received preliminary data from last weekend’s Advanced Polls. Spoiler alert: A lot of people voted. To be precise, 7.3 million Canadians did. And back in 2021, we saw 5.8 million cast their ballots in the Advanced Polls, marking a 25 percent increase from 4 years ago. Were you one of them? What’s driving you to the ballot box ahead of a pivotal election? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, the Ottawa Senators are just hours away from squaring off against the Toronto Maple Leafs, with the bigger brother...
April 22, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
