Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. February 17th, 2026 | Page 43 | Unpublished
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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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Since announcing sweeping changes to Ontario's freedom of information laws, the Ford government has unveiled a flurry of new policies.
March 18, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
March 18, 2026 - 06:00 | Erin Anderssen | The Globe and Mail
Two companies involved in the construction of addiction recovery facilities in Alberta are mired in litigation – with accusations of forgery on one side and allegations on the other of threats and intimidation involving businessman Sam Mraiche, the man at the centre of the province’s health care procurement controversy.
March 18, 2026 - 06:00 | Tom Cardoso, Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail