As the return-to-office mandate proceeds, Outaouais family doctors are speaking out against a sharp rise in consultations from healthy employees looking to get prescribed remote work. They are seeking RTO exemptions, and a reduction of hours spent in the office. Dr. Karine Lemyre, a family physician based in Gatineau, joins Kristy Cameron on Ottawa Now.

As the return-to-office mandate proceeds, Outaouais family doctors are speaking out against a sharp rise in consultations from healthy employees looking to get prescribed remote work. They are seeking RTO exemptions, and a reduction of hours spent in the office. Dr. Karine Lemyre, a family physician based in Gatineau, joins Kristy Cameron on Ottawa Now.

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The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Friday, October 30th, 2026.

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Friday, October 30th, 2026.

PODCAST: The Daily Review for Fri. October 30th, 2026

Are you craving a trip to the local cinema this weekend? If so, Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks! Meantime, your next shopping trip to Walmart could come with a little dose of Artificial Intelligence, as the retailer launches a new shopping assistant. CTV’s Josh Marano has more on that in Hour 4. And finally, we take a gander at the weekend weather forecast with CTV’s Jackie Perez.

Are you craving a trip to the local cinema this weekend? If so, Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks! Meantime, your next shopping trip to Walmart could come with a little dose of Artificial Intelligence, as the retailer launches a new shopping assistant. CTV&rsquo;s Josh Marano has more on that in Hour 4. And finally, we take a gander at the weekend weather forecast with CTV&rsquo;s Jackie Perez.

Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Fri. October 30th, 2026

As discussed earlier in today’s program, a new Léger poll commissioned by several right-leaning think tanks reveals that long wait times are pushing half of all Canadians to skip seeing a doctor or visiting a hospital. In Hour 3, Kristy Cameron chats with Andrew Enns, the Executive Vice-President of the Central Canada chapter of Leger. Then, she opens the floor to the mighty CFRA Nation, as we tackle today’s Question of the Day. Do you fall into this category? Plus, we go 1-on-1 with Cameron Wales, the newly-elected Mayor of Brockville. He won Monday’s election in a decisive landslide, capturing nearly 68 percent of the vote to capture the city’s biggest seat. He had previously served two terms as a Brockville city councillor.

As discussed earlier in today&rsquo;s program, a new L&eacute;ger poll commissioned by several right-leaning think tanks reveals that long wait times are pushing half of all Canadians to skip seeing a doctor or visiting a hospital. In Hour 3, Kristy Cameron chats with Andrew Enns, the Executive Vice-President of the Central Canada chapter of Leger. Then, she opens the floor to the mighty CFRA Nation, as we tackle today&rsquo;s Question of the Day. Do you fall into this category? Plus, we go 1-on-1 with Cameron Wales, the newly-elected Mayor of Brockville. He won Monday&rsquo;s election in a decisive landslide, capturing nearly 68 percent of the vote to capture the city&rsquo;s biggest seat. He had previously served two terms as a Brockville city councillor.

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