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CFRA LIVE--  John Packer with Andrew Pinsent, January 14

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Friday, December 12th, 2025.

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Friday, December 12th, 2025.

PODCAST: The Daily Review for Fri. December 12th, 2025

'Silent Night, Deadly Night', 'Ella McCay', and 'Not Without Hope'. Those are not the names of famous hot-wing flavours. But they are the movies that Matt Demers was kind enough to review this week! He delivers his honest ratings in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Kimberley Johnson and Kimberley Fowler. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.

'Silent Night, Deadly Night', 'Ella McCay', and 'Not Without Hope'. Those are not the names of famous hot-wing flavours. But they are the movies that Matt Demers was kind enough to review this week! He delivers his honest ratings in Hour 4.&nbsp;Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Kimberley Johnson and Kimberley Fowler. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.

Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Fri. December 12th, 2025

The Carney government has unveiled the first leg of high-speed rail, which would connect Ottawa to Montreal once it's been fully constructed. Plane, Train, Car, Bus, LRT: What mode of transportation do you prefer? Is high-speed rail a must-have asset in our country? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today's Question of the Day. Shifting gears to other local matters, Ottawa's flu season has put a couple of dents on provincial hospitals, with staff members feeling very strained lately. We open the conversation with Melissa Prokopy, who is the Vice-President of Policy and Advocacy at the Ontario Hospital Association. Then, we check in with Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, a family doctor who is currently based in Manotick.

The Carney government has unveiled the first leg of high-speed rail, which would connect Ottawa to Montreal once it's been fully constructed. Plane, Train, Car, Bus, LRT: What mode of transportation do you prefer? Is high-speed rail a must-have asset in our country? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today's Question of the Day. Shifting gears to other local matters, Ottawa's flu season has put a couple of dents on provincial hospitals, with staff members feeling very strained lately.&nbsp;We open the conversation with Melissa Prokopy, who is the Vice-President of Policy and Advocacy at the Ontario Hospital Association. Then, we check in with&nbsp;Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, a family doctor who is currently based in Manotick.

CFRA LIVE-- John Packer with Andrew Pinsent, January 14

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