CFRA Weekends - Why an Ottawa mother is running for CHEO during Ottawa Race Weekend

As Canada’s Capital gears up for Ottawa Race Weekend, some journeys are so much bigger than setting a personal-best or recording a record-setting time. In the case of Jessica Halsall, she is running to support CHEO after they cared for her newborn son in the NICU last February. She joins Andrew Pin…

CFRA Weekends - Ottawa Charge fight valiantly, fall short, and brace for another wave of PWHL Expansion

2026 feels like a case of deja vu for the Ottawa Charge. Sneaking into the playoffs and reaching the Finals, they fought with pride and sadly came up 2 wins shy of their first title. And now, with a wave of PWHL Expansion upon us, questions remain as to who will be back for next year's journey. How…

CFRA Weekends - LRT problems rear their ugly heads during the Victoria Day Weekend

OC Transpo users have renewed concerns about whether Ottawa’s LRT system has enough staff to keep trains running reliably. During the Victoria Day Weekend, O-Train service on Lines 1 and 4 was shut down for several hours, with management citing a staffing shortage of controllers as the primary reas…

CFRA Weekends - The journey of Ottawa figure-skating legend Barbara Ann Scott begins in 1928

CFRA's Andrew Pinsent digs deeper into the backstories of popular Canadian historical events, landmarks, and figures. Chiming in with his expert analysis every single Sunday is Craig Baird of Canadian History EHX. This week, we delve into the legacy of Ottawa figure-skating legend Barbara Ann Scott…

CFRA Weekends - Hantavirus outbreak amplifies the value and importance of worldwide cooperation

Six years after COVID came knocking, the deadly Hantavirus outbreak has received humanity's undivided attention. What started as a cruise ship outbreak in the Atlantic Ocean has generated waves of international concern, while simultaneously demonstrating the importance of coordinated responses to p…

CFRA Weekends - NHL Playoffs approaching Final Four territory

Colorado has been the NHL's best team all season, and a scrappy squad from Sin City is the only thing standing between them and a Stanley Cup Finals berth. The Avalanche are trying to book their ticket for the first time since 2022, while the Golden Knights are hoping that their 5th Final Four appe…

CFRA Weekends - Nate Erskine-Smith challenges nomination loss, while Ontario Liberals insist the process was fair

After spending over a decade in the House of Commons, Nate Erskine-Smith plans to leave the Carney Liberals in June, and the federal political arena behind him. It also appears that the Toronto-area MP is on shaky ground with the leaderless Ontario Liberal Party. Erskine-Smith lost a provincial nom…

CFRA Weekends - Dissecting the Hantavirus outbreak, the dangers it poses, and its transmissibility

As of Friday afternoon, Ontario was testing 10 people for symptoms of Hantavirus, all of whom have been self-isolating since returning from vacation. Meantime, at least 26 Canadian air travellers may have been exposed to the disease, although all of them are currently labeled as ‘low-risk’ patients…

CFRA Weekends - B.C. songwriter Leeroy Stagger prepares to check into Wakefield's Black Sheep Inn

Canadian singer-songwriter Leeroy Stagger is making the trek from Western Canada to Wakefield, Quebec. Not on a full-time basis, but for another notch on his musical passport. The 43-year-old Alternative Country voice has been in the music-making business for a long time, a journey that began at a …

CFRA Weekends - Canadian Tulip Festival headlines Victoria Day Weekend festivities

Everyone knows that the Victoria Day Weekend is the unofficial start to Summer, but don't tell that to the parts of Alberta that are getting plastered with snow today. But if you've lived in Canada's Capital long enough, you know that the real highlight of this 3-day vacation is the batch of blosso…