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Age 65 has been the longstanding expectation for Baby Boomers to retire from the workforce. At least, it’s the age that these workers are aiming for. For today’s younger Canadians, that retirement target seems like an outdated concept. According to a new Leger poll that was commissioned by Wealthsimple, 74 percent of Canadians between the ages of 24 and 44 say the conventional age just doesn’t align with their goals. Nancy Worth, a Millennial culture expert, joins the show in Hour 4. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
April 24, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A handful of Ontario highways will be upping their speed limits later this Summer. Well, it was the Ford government who signed that letter, not the highways themselves. And one of the highways that will be included in this plan is Highway 416. Another is Highway 401, a well-travelled stretch of road for anyone who wants to access the GTA. Is this the right path forward? Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, Ottawa’s largest school board is launching an elementary program review, all part of a widespread debriefing of its programs. They are doing this to determine...
April 24, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ottawa Senators President Cyril Leeder says LeBreton Flats remains the only site for the hockey team’s future home. At least, it’s the only location that the NHL franchise is seriously considering today. At the same time, he maintains that nothing is definitive, and shortcomings are still present in their existing deals with the NCC. Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch delivers an in-depth update on where things stand in Hour 2. Meantime, in order for most Ontarians to own a home in 2024, they will probably need to pick up a second job. We dig deeper with Nick Palucci, a Senior Director with RBC’...
April 24, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The new one-storey building replaces a small house on the property that had served as the nature centre for 42 years.
April 24, 2024 - 18:00 | Ken Hashizume | Global News - Canada
Effective this Summer, the Ontario government is permanently raising the speed limit on 10 sections of provincial highways. Yes, for all of the GTA commuters out there, this includes Highway 401. However, it also includes Highway 416, where the speed limit has been elevated to 110 kilometres per hour. But is this a good idea? Have we seen positive progress on the stretches of road that have already approved this plan? Overall, will this approach make our roads safer to drive? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Brian Turner, a columnist with Driving.ca! Meantime, a Toronto couple is just...
April 24, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
John Fraser didn’t initially want the job that is now key to his political legacy. In 1986, a year after he quit his post as Brian Mulroney’s fisheries minister over his role in a scandal involving tainted tuna, the opportunity arose for him to run for House of Commons Speaker.Fellow MPs were asking Mr. Fraser, the Progressive Conservative MP for Vancouver South, to submit his candidacy for the post. “I said no,” he later recalled in an oral history.
April 24, 2024 - 18:00 | Ian Bailey | The Globe and Mail
