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Publication Date: February 17, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. February 17th, 2026
February 17, 2026
An Ottawa city councillor wants to ban feeding wild animals, and plans to introduce her motion to City Committee this Thursday. Laura Dudas is the voice for Orleans West-Innes. She argues that feeding wildlife can attract rodents, hence her request to tighten the present-day legislation. Dudas joins Kristy Cameron to explain further. Later in the show, we pick the brain of Nathaniel Heppell, a wildlife control specialist who also operates Ace Wildlife and Pest Control. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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Good morning. Donald Trump’s invasion threats have helped turn Greenland into a hot new travel destination – more on that below, along with Jesse Jackson’s political legacy and Canada’s third Olympic gold. But first:
February 18, 2026 - 06:46 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
AROUND 9 P.M. ON April 10, 2024, James Nevin parked his truck next to the Shubenacadie Canal in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, scanning the banks for a good spot to fish. There were others already there, so he decided against it; the year before, he had been threatened by other fishers holding guns.
For years, Nevin had earned his living, in part, fishing elvers—baby eels—in the rivers, streams, and canals of Nova Scotia. That spring, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) had announced it would not open elver fishing season, citing illegal fishing as a threat to stock health and commenting that the...
February 18, 2026 - 06:30 | Yuan Wang | Walrus
Brampton, Mississauga and parts of Waterloo Region were among the suburbs where people flocked back to the bus, leading to overcrowding and setting records.
February 18, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
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