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Publication Date: February 20, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. February 20th, 2026
February 20, 2026
One man has died following Thursday night’s stabbing near the Rideau Centre, and police have taken one person into custody. Today, the OPS Homicide Unit is still investigating the area. It once again brings up the level of safety in Ottawa’s Downtown Core. Do you feel safe whenever you go there? Chris Lewis, a former OPP Commissioner, used to live in the area. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Meantime, we are expecting another dusting of snow tonight, as we desperately try to get out of a snowy February. Doug Gillham, a meteorologist with The Weather Network, tells us what we can expect over the coming hours. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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March 5, 2026 - 06:35 | | CBC News - Canada
Good morning. Shuttered airports and dangerous skies have left governments struggling to bring their citizens back from the Middle East – more on that below, along with the rise of generic Ozempic and the start of the Paralympic Games. But first:
March 5, 2026 - 06:31 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
Standing in front of the conveyor belt, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I had just spent the last few hours carefully sorting through the detritus of other people’s lives as it rolled by me. I had paid my way into a rag house, the colloquial name for a garment recycling centre, which gave me the opportunity to dig through previously donated clothing inside of the facility before the clothes got destroyed and turned into rags or compacted into bales and shipped off to other countries. This is where many vintage clothing stores find their inventory. My thrifting hobby had led me to start a...
March 5, 2026 - 06:30 | Rollie Pemberton | Walrus
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