Ontario high school students will soon have their attendance count for a sizable portion of their final grades. Participation and attendance will count for 15 percent of their final marks in Grades 9 and 10, and 10 percent during Grades 11 and 12. Do you agree with this approach by the Ford government? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the Ottawa Heart Institute has launched the next phase of a campaign to screen one million Canadians for cardiovascular disease risk factors. Details are on the way in Hour 3. And finally, Sens Mile is officially open for business tomorrow!

Ontario high school students will soon have their attendance count for a sizable portion of their final grades. Participation and attendance will count for 15 percent of their final marks in Grades 9 and 10, and 10 percent during Grades 11 and 12. Do you agree with this approach by the Ford government? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today&rsquo;s Question of the Day. Meantime, the Ottawa Heart Institute has launched the next phase of a campaign to screen one million Canadians for cardiovascular disease risk factors. Details are on the way in Hour 3. And finally, Sens Mile is officially open for business tomorrow!

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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. April 16th, 2026

Dr. Barry Dworkin has got a case of hockey playoff fever, but that won't stop him from taking your calls and texts!

Dr. Barry Dworkin has got a case of hockey playoff fever, but that won't stop him from taking your calls and texts!

PODCAST: CFRA's House Calls for Sun. April 19th, 2026

A cannabis company out of Moncton, New Brunswick says it's time to talk about bringing cannabis into Canada’s public spaces. It comes nearly 8 years after the federal government introduced the Cannabis Act, and on the eve of Monday’s 4/20 celebrations. Megan McCrae is a Senior Vice-President of Corporate Strategy and International Growth at Organigram. She joins Andrew Pinsent on CFRA Weekends.

A cannabis company out of Moncton, New Brunswick says it's time to talk about bringing cannabis into Canada&rsquo;s public spaces. It comes nearly 8 years after the federal government introduced the Cannabis Act, and on the eve of Monday&rsquo;s 4/20 celebrations. Megan McCrae is a Senior Vice-President of Corporate Strategy and International Growth at Organigram. She joins Andrew Pinsent on CFRA Weekends.

CFRA Weekends - Cannabis in public spaces? A Moncton-based company says it's time to have the conversation

Ontario is planning a massive expansion of provincial jails over the coming decades, with the current structure bursting at the seams and jail populations consistently overcapacity. Nearly 6,000 jail beds will be added by 2050, with the plan set to be broken down into three different phases. Phase 1 of the plan, which is already underway, includes 1,170 new beds by 2032 at a cost of $4 billion, although internal government documents indicate that only $2.9 billion has been approved so far. Per the Ministry of Ontario’s Solicitor General, these capacity problems are ‘complex’, with numerous factors contributing to the jail population spike. Andrew Pinsent digs deeper with Mackenzie Plumb, a PhD Candidate in Criminology at UOttawa, and Justin Piché, a UOttawa Criminology Professor.

Ontario is planning a massive expansion of provincial jails over the coming decades, with the current structure bursting at the seams and jail populations consistently overcapacity. Nearly 6,000 jail beds will be added by 2050, with the plan set to be broken down into three different phases.&nbsp;Phase 1 of the plan, which is already underway, includes 1,170 new beds by 2032 at a cost of $4 billion, although internal government documents indicate that only $2.9 billion has been approved so far.&nbsp;Per the Ministry of Ontario&rsquo;s Solicitor General, these capacity problems are &lsquo;complex&rsquo;, with numerous factors contributing to the jail population spike.&nbsp;Andrew Pinsent digs deeper with Mackenzie Plumb, a PhD Candidate in Criminology at UOttawa, and Justin Pich&eacute;, a UOttawa Criminology Professor.

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