Ottawa Now - New ‘community hazard zones’ in Chinatown and Lowertown expand school bus access, and bring new realities for local families

The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority has designated five new “community hazard zones” around elementary schools, citing ongoing social and environmental concerns.  The affected areas include neighbourhoods near Chinatown along Somerset Street West, as well as Lowertown around Rideau Street …

CFRA Weekends - Team USA one shot better than Canada for Men's Hockey Gold

One chance, one opportunity, and one goal decided Men's Hockey glory at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. And for the first time since 1980, Olympic Gold is heading South of the border. To add insult to injury for Canadian spectators, it happened at their own expense, and then continued during Tea…

PODCAST: The Daily Review for Fri. February 27th, 2026

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Friday, February 27th, 2026.

CTV Your Morning Ottawa Podcast for the week of February 23rd to 27th

On today’s edition of the CTV Your Morning Ottawa Podcast, we celebrate Winston Cumberbatch, OC Transpo’s first Black bus operator. Later in the show, we explore the significance of Ramadan and spotlight a local youth hockey team that is making a big community impact. Plus, we share some helpful te…

Indie Canadian filmmaker Emma Higgins on her new film 'Sweetness' ahead of its theatrical release March 6

Guest host Andrew Pinsent speaks with writer and director Emma Higgins about her new film Sweetness -- in theatres March 6 -- including how it first got developed, the initial release at SXSW, and seeing this broader theatrical launch.

Movie Reviews with Keith Whittier: Scream 7; Dreams; Big Trouble in Little China

Keith Whittier, movie reviewer for Ottawa Life Magazine, is back to run through some of the big movies hitting theatres and streaming with guest host Andrew Pinsent. Here’s what Keith is reviewing this week: Scream 7 Dreams Big Trouble in Little China Tune in every Friday at 10:45am to Ottawa at …

'Really complicated': Why the United Counties of Prescott and Russell are taking a unified approach to the Alto high-speed rail project

Guest host Andrew Pinsent speaks with Clarence-Rockland Mayor Mario Zanth, Warden of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell about the recent motion to establish a committee to address the Alto high-speed rail project as a collective and why he thinks that's the right path forward.

Ottawa At Work - Andy's Top 3 - February 27, 2026

Andrew Pinsent fills in for Patricia Boal and starts the show talking about the top 3 stories of the day.

The Morning Rush - The Inbox - February 27, 2026

Bill takes some time to hear from the listeners to wrap up the show!

The Morning Rush - Maple season officially begins this weekend at Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm

Bill is joined by Owner at Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm, Earl Stanley, to talk about the start of maple season.