CFRA Weekends - Canada's NDP prepares to pick a new party leader

After a Nunavut MP became the latest floor-crosser to join the Carney Liberals, all the cameras are slowly turning to Canada’s NDP brass. That’s because the federal party is in the middle of a leadership search, with a long-awaited solution scheduled for next weekend. The Orange Crush have been wit…

CFRA Weekends - 45 years since the last battle, Ottawa and Kingston finally square off in the OHL Playoffs

Across several decades, the Ottawa 67's have shared some memorable regular season battles with the Kingston Frontenacs. In 2014, the rebuilding barber poles were pushing for a playoff spot when Kingston forged a late-game comeback to stun them in overtime, a result that kept Ottawa on the couch onc…

CFRA Weekends - Six years after issuing a COVID Emergency Declaration, did Ontario learn its lessons?

It’s been exactly 6 years since the Ford government issued a provincewide COVID-19 Emergency Declaration. Today’s question: Did Ontario, and Canada as a whole, learn its lesson? Andrew Pinsent checks in with Dr. Raywat Deonandan, an epidemiologist at UOttawa, on CFRA Weekends.

CFRA Weekends - Strait of Hormuz standoff persists into Week 4 of the Iran War

As we enter Week 4 of the Iran War, economic markets are feeling the burn and gas prices are skyrocketing, as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed off. Meantime, Donald Trump is growing more and more frustrated that NATO allies are not helping America’s cause in the war, leading to his 48-hour ultim…

CFRA Weekends - Delving into Mark Zuckerberg's controversial decision to dial back the Metaverse

Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly dialed back the Metaverse initiative. The decision to do so has annoyed several, including a former employee who claims that company management became ‘out of touch’ with reality. CFRA show producer Mitch Kedrosky joins Andrew Pinsent …

CFRA Weekends - New report gives Ontario a failing grade as lead traces still linger in school drinking water

Over the past few years, Ontario has received plenty of flack for not taking enough measures to remove lead traces in student drinking water. In fact, a new report from the Canadian Environmental Law Association has given the Ford government an ‘F’ for Effort, with Ottawa’s largest school board bec…

CFRA Weekends - The instrumental music outfit that continues to catch Canada's attention

In 1978, British rock group Dire Straits created the 'Sultans of Swing'. In 2026, it's the Sultans of String that are making plenty of timeless noise in Canada. The Toronto-based instrumental music outfit has been nominated for a trio of Juno Awards in their 20-year career. And on Sunday, they are …

CFRA Weekends - Blue Jays' Spring Training closes with rotation injuries mounting

Upon the arrival of a highly-anticipated Spring Training slate, Blue Jays starting pitcher Shane Bieber was already ruled out for the start of 2026 due to injury. Since then, Jose Berrios and Trey Yesavage have joined the walking wounded, as Toronto rolls with a 5-man starting rotation for the time…

CFRA Weekends - Ontario tightens access-to-information laws from the highest chains of command at Queen's Park

During last weekend's musings, CFRA's Andrew Pinsent questioned the level of transparency over recent matters at Ottawa City Hall. This Saturday, he is turning his attention to Queen's Park, as Ontario's Premier tightens the province's access-to-information laws from the highest chains of command.

CFRA Weekends - It's gut-check time for the Ottawa Senators

This season has been a roller-coaster of emotions and bad breaks for the Ottawa Senators, who still find themselves in a dogfight for the final playoff spots in the mighty Eastern Conference. However, as time slowly becomes their enemy, Ottawa faces a significant amount of action without their top …