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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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Defence Minister David McGuinty said the Canadian Armed Forces 'are not involved in the prosecution of this war' while underscoring that position is not going to change.
March 17, 2026 - 15:01 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
From the beginning of the Iran conflict, United States president Donald Trump has presented an array of reasons and objectives for attacking Iran. Many of them are contradictory:
It’s about nuclear weapons (the same ones that were “obliterated” last year).
It’s about fundamental regime change (and yet the “Venezuela solution” would also be just fine).
There was an imminent threat of attack against the US (which no intelligence agency was able to pick up, and which a recent high-level resignation from the administration has publicly claimed never existed)—or Trump just had a “gut...
March 17, 2026 - 14:59 | Peter Jones | Walrus
The federal government is closing its co-working space at 480 Boulevard de la Cité in Gatineau this summer, while the multi-year pilot project at five other locations across the National Capital Region is being extended another six months. Read More
March 17, 2026 - 14:50 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
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