The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Thursday, October 1st, 2026.

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Thursday, October 1st, 2026.

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The Daily Review

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PODCAST: The Daily Review for Thurs. October 1st, 2026

In case you missed it, five provinces across Canada are hiking their minimum wages. Ontario has tied its increase to the rising cost-of-living prices, making $17.95 the new hourly wage. Nova Scotia has moved theirs to $17 flat, while P.E.I. has boosted their minimum to $17.30 per hour. It’s now $16.40 in Manitoba and $15.70 in Saskatchewan. Back in September, Nunavut upped their minimum wage to just over $20 per hour. Alberta, meantime, hasn’t increased their minimum wages since 2019 – staying at $15 flat. Is $17.90-per-hour a high enough minimum wage? If not, what should be? Kristy Cameron crunches the numbers with Anne Coleman, the Executive Director of the Ontario Living Wage Network. Turning our attention to municipal politics, mayoral candidate Mark Sutcliffe has announced a new infrastructure plan as part of his re-election platform. He says Ottawa’s roads and flood infrastructure are the top priorities in his new $10 billion infrastructure vision. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent joins us with the details in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.

In case you missed it, five provinces across Canada are hiking their minimum wages. Ontario has tied its increase to the rising cost-of-living prices, making $17.95 the new hourly wage. Nova Scotia has moved theirs to $17 flat, while P.E.I. has boosted their minimum to $17.30 per hour. It&rsquo;s now $16.40 in Manitoba and $15.70 in Saskatchewan. Back in September, Nunavut upped their minimum wage to just over $20 per hour. Alberta, meantime, hasn&rsquo;t increased their minimum wages since 2019 &ndash; staying at $15 flat. Is $17.90-per-hour a high enough minimum wage? If not, what should be? Kristy Cameron crunches the numbers with Anne Coleman, the Executive Director of the Ontario Living Wage Network. Turning our attention to municipal politics, mayoral candidate Mark Sutcliffe has announced a new infrastructure plan as part of his re-election platform. He says Ottawa&rsquo;s roads and flood infrastructure are the top priorities in his new $10 billion infrastructure vision. CFRA&rsquo;s Andrew Pinsent joins us with the details in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today&rsquo;s top headlines.

Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. October 1st, 2026

Vassy Kapelos speaks with airline safety expert and former FAA safety inspector, Dave Soucie, about the near-hijacking of an airliner headed from the UAE to Israel, and what investigators will be looking to find out about how it happened.

Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

Vassy Kapelos speaks with airline safety expert and former FAA safety inspector, Dave Soucie, about the near-hijacking of an airliner headed from the UAE to Israel, and what investigators will be looking to find out about how it happened.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

VKS: What to know about the FlyDubai attack

Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Marieke Walsh, Senior Political Reporter with The Globe and Mail, Laura Stone, Queen’s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail, Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star, and Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News.

Today's focus:
A major milestone on the path to a new oil pipeline in Canada

Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

Vassy Kapelos hosts &lsquo;The Daily Debrief&rsquo; political panel discussion with Marieke Walsh, Senior Political Reporter with The Globe and Mail, Laura Stone, Queen&rsquo;s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail, Robert Benzie, Queen&rsquo;s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star, and Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News.
Today's focus:
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<li>A major milestone on the path to a new oil pipeline in Canada</li>
</ul>
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

PODCAST: The Daily Review for Thurs. October 1st, 2026

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