Councillor says DND decision highlights lack of federal and provincial plans on homelessness
Rideau-Vanier Councillor Stephanie Plante tells CFRA's Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron a decision to move federal workers out of a Lowertown building highlights a lack of a plan from upper levels of government to combat addiction and homelessness. (Image: Google Maps)
New developments coming on city wildlife strategy
On the day a moose was spotted in Kanata, Donna DuBreuil of the Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre tells CFRA's Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron new developments are on the horizon for the city's wildlife strategy. (Image: Chris Johnson)
Can a tattoo give you cancer?
Nadine Prevost at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada.tells Newstalk 580 CFRA's Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron there needs to be further research into any potential link between tattoos and cancer. (Image: pexels)
SCOOP: Environment Canada's summer forecast for Ottawa
Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips tells CFRA's Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron what the weather service expects our summer will be like.
Nick DeFazio: "Sometimes people underestimate how difficult it is to navigate a boat"
Ottawa Fire Services spokesperson Nick DeFazio speaks with CFRA's Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron about water safety after a recent spate of incidents in the Ottawa River.
Ottawa Now — What's the deal with TikTok's 'anti-sunscreen' trend?
Dr. Feras Al Ghazawi is a dermatologist, working at The Ottawa Hospital and Panorama Dermatology Clinic, Vital Medical Clinic. He joins Kristy Cameron to unpack the anti-sunscreen trend taking TikTok by storm and go through the potential risks of opting to go uncovered.
Is Eastern Ontario a new tornado alley?
Is Environment Canada's David Phillips ready to call our region a new “tornado alley?” His answer from CFRA's "Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron."
Ottawa Now - Amidst an increase in service calls, Councillor Brockington says more bylaw officers are needed
Ottawa Bylaw has been busy - REALLY busy. So busy, in fact, that Ottawa Bylaw officers have responded to more calls than Toronto and Windsor! Riley Brockington, the Chair of Ottawa's Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee, drops by to discuss the rise in numbers and what can be do…
Ottawa Now – Kemptville Mayor fears that smaller towns will be negatively impacted by the feds’ return-to-work model
Later this Fall, federal civil servants will be mandated back to their workspace for three days per week. It’s a move that has received a visceral disapproval from various unions. And for small Canadian towns, it’s also bad news. Kemptville Mayor Nancy Peckford expands further on these fears during…
Ottawa Now: How are insurance brokers reacting to growing car theft risk?
Brian Erwin, Account Executive and Insurance Broker with McDougall Insurance & Financial Ltd., joins Kristy Cameron with his take and what might make your costs go up.