Unpublished Newswire
The latest string of auto thefts has placed everyone on edge, from daily commuters to car dealers. Take this story from Orleans resident Austin Lonsdale as a prime example. He drives a 2021 Honda CRV, a 3-year-old crossover SUV. He recently received a letter in the mail from a car insurance company, with a stern warning attached. If he didn’t purchase a $450 car tracker at a Speedy Glass location of their choosing, he would be slapped with a $400 yearly surcharge on his insurance premiums. That whacky news story is coming up in Hour 4. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news, right...
March 27, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
In a new statement to the Trudeau government, CAMH is calling for further action against gambling ads, and iron-clad rules as to where they can be displayed. They want to see an outright ban across all media avenues that rely on minors as their key demographic. If at least 25 percent of your fanbase is within that age group, you shouldn’t be able to promote gambling ads. How do you think online gambling should be regulated? Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, Ontario’s College of Pharmacists have an axe to grind with the world’s biggest health corporations,...
March 27, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
In 2024, the Ontario government is planning to spend an extra $2 billion on home care services, a 3-year effort to expand and revamp a struggling section of the province’s healthcare system. However, this approach is allegedly putting Ontarians without family doctors at a further disadvantage, and it doesn’t do enough to cut down on wait times at Ontario’s Emergency Rooms. Kristy Cameron chats with Dr. Michael Herman, an Emergency Room Physician at Ottawa’s Queensway-Carleton Hospital. Meantime, an extended CEBA repayment deadline is just hours away, and business owners are sweating...
March 27, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A new statement from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is calling on the feds to take further action in the war against gambling promotions, arguing that youth mental health is at stake if they don’t. Recently, the Trudeau Liberals had banned athletes and celebrities from making appearances in these ads, but CAMH wants to see an outright ban for any platform that relies on minors as the key audience. That magic number is 25 percent or above. Kristy Cameron opens the debate floor with Dr. Nigel Turner, a scientist at CAMH’s Institute for Mental Health and Policy Research....
March 27, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Canada’s College of Family Physicians is calling for changes into how family doctors are paid. In doing so, it hopes that provinces like Ontario can ensure the long-term sustainability of present and future jobs in the industry. Does the province’s 2024 Budget address the majority of those concerns? In Hour 4, we are joined alongside Dr. Garni Tatikian, a family physician based in Toronto. Plus, we bring you the latest on the Baltimore bridge collapse, and find out how other ‘bridge towns’ in North America are reacting to Tuesday’s tragedy.
March 26, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
You won’t be able to legally enjoy a cold one at a city park this Summer. While other Canadian cities have moved ahead with pilot projects to green-light alcohol consumption, Ottawa isn’t there yet. Should we allow legal drinking in Ottawa’s public parks? Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. As for Ontario-at-large, we have some noteworthy news to report from Queen’s Park, as the Doug Ford government tables the 2024 Budget. It involves no new taxes and buckets of infrastructure cash. We dissect the province’s annual blueprint with a special Political Heat Panel.
March 26, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
