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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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The Alberta Federation of Labour launched a new campaign on Saturday called Fight Back Now, aimed at protesting unpopular decisions made by the provincial government.
March 1, 2026 - 11:46 | Drew Stremick | Global News - Canada
Iran's president says a new leadership council has begun its search for a new supreme leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death.
March 1, 2026 - 11:25 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – Mexico has been rocked by a wave of retaliatory violence after authorities killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias ‘El Mencho’, last Sunday. The true impact of his death is yet to be seen, however.
The drug kingpin’s killing threatens to unleash a wave of unforeseen consequences in the region’s complex, interconnected criminal underworld beyond Mexico’s borders.
The CJNG is one of the most powerful and ruthless criminal organizations in the world, overseeing a vast empire of fentanyl, methamphetamine and...
March 1, 2026 - 07:00 | Special to National Post | National Post
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