PODCAST: The Daily Review for Mon. March 16th, 2026

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Monday, March 16th, 2026.

Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 16th, 2026

Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8% last month, dropping from 2.3% in January. We dig through the data with Richard Forbes, a Principal Economist with Signal49 Research. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, …

Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 16th, 2026

From the idea of legalizing pepper spray for self-defense purposes, to the looming demise of two Ottawa-based consumption sites, the CFRA textboard was burning hot today. Kristy Cameron gathers your feedback in Hour 3. Then, we open the debate floor just after the 4:30 newscast, as the Political He…

Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 16th, 2026

Ontario’s Attorney General is calling on the Carney Liberals to consider legalizing the use of pepper spray for self-defense measures. This proposal also involves the exploration of mandatory DNA collection upon arrests for sexual offences. In his open letter to Canada’s Attorney General, Doug Down…

Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 16th, 2026

A pair of Ottawa-based supervised consumption sites have received notices from the Ford government, indicating that their funding is being withdrawn. According to a joint statement from Ottawa Inner City Health and the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, the bad news came from the Ministry of Healt…

VKS: Tech Check - Facebook could lay off 20,000 workers

Vassy Kapelos is joined by tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy for a look at some of the top tech stories of the week. Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on I…

VKS: Recapping the 2026 Oscars

Vassy Kapelos speaks with CTV film critic Richard Crouse about the 98th Academy Awards. Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

VKS: The Daily Debrief - Monday panel

Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Zain Velji, a political campaign strategist and partner at Northweather, Jamie Ellerton, Principal at Conaptus and Tom Mulcair, CTV political analyst and former NDP leader. Today's focus: Reflections on Carney's first year as …

Ottawa At Work with Patricia Boal - March 16th, 2026

Patricia Boal talks to CTV's Rachel Aiello, Dean Brown of TSN 1200, Ottawa Inner City Health CEO Rob Boyd, Ottawa Life Magazine movie reviewer Keith Whittier, and much more. Plus, we sift through the Top 3 stories and tackle today's Question of the Day.

Ottawa At Work - Patricia's Top 3 - March 16, 2026

Patricia Boal starts the show talking about the top 3 stories of the day.