The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Monday, September 28th, 2026.

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Monday, September 28th, 2026.

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PODCAST: The Daily Review for Mon. September 28th, 2026

New standardized test results show that Math scores in Ontario are up by a single percentage point, but the scores themselves are still low. Meantime, scores for Reading and Writing are looking stronger. Here to react to the latest EQAO data is Chandra Pasma, the MPP for Ottawa West Nepean and the Education Critic for the Ontario NDP. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with CTV’s Austin Lee. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.

New standardized test results show that Math scores in Ontario are up by a single percentage point, but the scores themselves are still low. Meantime, scores for Reading and Writing are looking stronger. Here to react to the latest EQAO data is Chandra Pasma, the MPP for Ottawa West Nepean and the Education Critic for the Ontario NDP. Then, we preview tonight&rsquo;s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with CTV&rsquo;s Austin Lee. And if news breaks in real time, you&rsquo;ll hear it live on CFRA&rsquo;s Ottawa Now.

Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Mon. September 28th, 2026

From public transit, to today’s taxes, Kristy Cameron tackles whatever is on your mind for today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, tomorrow’s biggest talking point might be coming South of the border, as U.S. President Trump gets set to launch a series of import bans at Midnight tonight. We dig deeper in Hour 3 with our Political Heat Panel.

From public transit, to today&rsquo;s taxes, Kristy Cameron tackles whatever is on your mind for today&rsquo;s Question of the Day. Meantime, tomorrow&rsquo;s biggest talking point might be coming South of the border, as U.S. President Trump gets set to launch a series of import bans at Midnight tonight. We dig deeper in Hour 3 with our Political Heat Panel.

Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. September 28th, 2026

A new study shows that outsourcing surgeries and imaging to private for-profit clinics has not resulted in a drop in wait times for most procedures. That’s according to new data from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – considered to be a left-leaning thinktank. It used publicly-available data, but also data obtained through access-to-information requests. Since the Ford government started outsourcing more key procedures, wait times for these medical imaging services and surgeries are actually going up. Kristy Cameron chats with Andrew Longhurst, a senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He is also the author behind this study. Meantime, an Ottawa plastic surgeon says he is starting to see more people arriving at his office with surgical plans – sketches that were made from an A.I. program. He says it doesn’t happen often, but he is taking this opportunity to warn clients that referencing images generated with A.I. in a cosmetic surgery consultation isn’t a realistic way to set expectations. Dr. Ian MacArthur drops by for a visit in Hour 2. Plus, Little Debbie products are back in Canada, but will people actually buy them? CFRA’s Chris Holski has more on that.

A new study shows that outsourcing surgeries and imaging to private for-profit clinics has not resulted in a drop in wait times for most procedures. That&rsquo;s according to new data from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives &ndash; considered to be a left-leaning thinktank. It used publicly-available data, but also data obtained through access-to-information requests. Since the Ford government started outsourcing more key procedures, wait times for these medical imaging services and surgeries are actually going up. Kristy Cameron chats with Andrew Longhurst, a senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He is also the author behind this study. Meantime, an Ottawa plastic surgeon says he is starting to see more people arriving at his office with surgical plans &ndash; sketches that were made from an A.I. program. He says it doesn&rsquo;t happen often, but he is taking this opportunity to warn clients that referencing images generated with A.I. in a cosmetic surgery consultation isn&rsquo;t a realistic way to set expectations. Dr. Ian MacArthur drops by for a visit in Hour 2. Plus, Little Debbie products are back in Canada, but will people actually buy them? CFRA&rsquo;s Chris Holski has more on that.

PODCAST: The Daily Review for Mon. September 28th, 2026

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