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A new report has been released by the CD Howe Institute, detailing students’ success across Ontario’s school boards. As you might guess by the brief description, they are examining which school boards are outperforming the competition, and which ones are missing the mark. For both of Ottawa’s major school boards, their report cards aren’t too pleasant to look at. Kristy Cameron gathers instant reaction from David Johnson, a Professor Emeritus of Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is also the author of a report called ‘Signposts of Success:...
September 4, 2025 - 18:45 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is examining how much someone would need to earn on an hourly basis in order to rent an apartment. In other words, ‘rental wage’. 62 cities were the focus of this study, with Toronto and Vancouver topping the crowd when it comes to unaffordable housing. So where does Canada’s Capital rank? For Q1 of 2025, the average asking rent for vacant rental units was $2,010 for a 1-bedroom apartment. If you’re looking for a 2-bedroom unit, the average asking rent was $2,490 back then. The CCPA says the average...
September 4, 2025 - 18:25 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
If anything positive came from the Ottawa Redblacks' last game — a 30-20 loss at TD Place on Aug. 22 to the West Division's last-place Edmonton Elks — it was the play of Dustin Crum. Read More
September 4, 2025 - 18:20 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Citizen
Two A&W employees in Cornwall are being hailed as heroes today, as they jumped into action to help save a life. Last week, an 81-year-old customer suffered a severe allergic reaction after getting stung by a wasp, and their quick thinking was exactly what the doctor ordered. CTV’s Tyler Fleming tells us that story in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes.
September 4, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Earlier in today’s program, we dissected a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, as they examined how much money is needed in order to rent an apartment. Toronto and Vancouver toppled the crowd when it comes to unaffordable housing. So when it comes to ‘rental wages’, where does Canada’s Capital rank? According to the CCPA, the average hourly wage required to afford a vacant unit in Ottawa is $39 for a 1-bedroom apartment and $48 for a 2-bedroom apartment. And with the minimum wage currently sitting at $17.20 per hour, you would need to work...
September 4, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
We might be seeing the unofficial end of hybrid work hours within Canada’s public service. And if new data from the Angus Reid Institute tells us anything, people are split on this looming reality. Out of the 1,900 workers that were polled – working in either private, public, or not-for-profit sectors – 45 percent of them supported a full-time return to the office workspace. However, another 43 percent are singing a different tune, either opposing or strongly opposing an end to hybrid work arrangements. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Jon Roe, a Research Associate with...
September 4, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
