Unpublished Newswire
The OPP is asking people to fight crime with cameras. Over in Russell County, their OPP detachment is the latest police force to adopt the CAMSafe Program, which would lean on a database of residential and commercial security cameras. This would create a mega-network that police could tap into when investigating crimes. We dig deeper with cybersecurity expert Claudiu Popa in Hour 2. Meantime, a group of airlines are taking aim at the Supreme Court of Canada. They argue that Canada’s top court should overturn the rules and regulations that require said airlines to fork over thousands of...
March 26, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
If you had any visions of cracking open an ice-cold beer at a city park this year, toss those fantasies out the window. That’s because Ottawa City Council has rejected the idea of allowing any sort of drinking in public parks, even for tourists. Capital Ward councillor Shawn Menard joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Meantime, our country’s lagging productivity growth is turning into a huge problem, according to the Bank of Canada. In fact, Canada’s biggest bank fears that our productivity growth is approaching ‘emergency levels’, which could force higher interest rates and limit rising...
March 26, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Sound the alarm, people! Costco is cracking down on membership sharing, and it’s doing so by having every member scan their membership cards when they enter a store. Locations in the United States have already done this, and it appears that Canadian locations are following suit. Are you on board with this new policy? That conversation is coming up in Hour 4. Plus, is it okay to leave work a few minutes early? If so, how early is too early? Kristy Cameron takes a final gander at the CFRA textboard.
March 25, 2024 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A new movement is looking into the idea of daily pay, otherwise known as ‘on-demand work pay’. In a nutshell, it’s the ability to access the pay you’ve earned before the scheduled payday comes around. Of course, a small fee is involved, but it’s probably worth the price tag if it delivers peace of mind. If this option was granted to you, would you take advantage of it? Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, as our Political Heat Panel reconvenes, we tackle the latest proposals to Canada’s election laws. If approved, our country’s next federal election would be pushed...
March 25, 2024 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
An estimated 90,000 Canadian cars are being stolen every year, according to the federal government. And if you check the latest data from the Insurance Bureau of Canada, you’ll find that private auto insurers had paid out $1.2 billion in theft claims throughout 2022. How big is that number? Well, it’s three times bigger than the price tag from 2018. So how do insurance companies react to high-risk vehicles in high-risk areas? We pick the brain of Brian Erwin, an insurance broker at Ottawa-based McDougall Insurance. Meantime, a 75-year-old Manotick woman is shocked and frustrated at her...
March 25, 2024 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
According to a Leger poll that was first unveiled in September, 47 percent of Canadians say they were living paycheque to paycheque. Since most workers get paid every two weeks, or perhaps on a monthly basis, a new movement is looking at the idea of introducing a daily pay option. Does it make sense for employees to have instant access to their wages? Kristy Cameron poses that question to Mitch McLean, a financial and investment advisor at Capital Wealth Partners. Meantime, after months of backlash and trust issues from the customers it serves, the CEO of Boeing will be stepping aside...
March 25, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
