PODCAST: The Daily Review for Wed. March 11th, 2026

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Wednesday, March 11th, 2026.

Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Wed. March 11th, 2026

An Ottawa mother is speaking out after her youngest child was denied the chance to enroll at the neighbourhood French public school. CTV's Katie Griffin explains why in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Tyler Fleming. And if news breaks in real…

Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Wed. March 11th, 2026

The National Capital Region has been placed under a Freezing Rain Warning for most of today, with a significant ice storm eager to wreak some havoc on power lines and trees. And as we’ve discovered throughout today’s broadcast, it was too much for Ottawa’s LRT to handle. CFRA’s Chris Holski has the…

Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. March 11th, 2026

In the wake of a menacing ice storm, Ottawa’s LRT faced a daunting test of survival. And unfortunately, Line 1 blinked, as an overhead cable snapped just before 1:30 this afternoon. Sophie Vincent, who works at UOttawa, witnessed part of the incident. Sofia Mandoli, a transit rider, felt the ripple…

Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. March 11th, 2026

Most of the freezing rain has already fallen in Canada’s Capital, but another band of frozen chaos is still on the way. We get the latest forecast from The Weather Network’s Doug Gillham. Meantime, Ottawa City Council has approved the $200 million plan to revitalize the ByWard Market. CFRA’s Andrew…

VKS: NDP MP Lori Idlout crosses the floor

The Nunavut MP is the fourth member of an opposition party to join the Carney government. Vassy Kapelos speaks with CTV News political analyst and former NDP leader Tom Mulcair. Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your pod…

VKS: The Explainer - How is Iran a state sponsor of terrorism?

Phil Gurski, former senior strategic counter terrorism specialist at CSIS, joins Vassy Kapelos to help answer this week's Explainer question: How is Iran a state sponsor of terrorism? Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to yo…

VKS: The Daily Debrief - Wednesday panel

Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Laura D’Angelo, Vice President, National Strategy and Public Affairs, Enterprise Canada, Jeff Rutledge, Vice President, McMillian Vantage and Stephanie Levitz, senior reporter in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau. Today's foc…

Ottawa At Work with Patricia Boal - March 11th, 2026

Patricia Boal talks to CFRA's Chris Holski, CTV's Jeremie Charron, Certified Financial Planner Janet Gray, Writer and Director of Et Maintenant? Jocelyn Forgues, and much more. Plus, we sift through the Top 3 stories and tackle today's Question of the Day.

Financial advice to prepare yourself for a possible economic downturn

Patricia Boal speaks with Janet Gray, Certified Financial Planner and Money Coach, Money Coaches Canada, with tips and advice for how you can prepare for a possible economic downturn in tumultuous times and things to consider moving forward.