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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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A Nova Scotian book publisher says the provincial government’s cuts are “soul-crushing” when sales have already been decimated by uncertainty in the U.S. market.
February 26, 2026 - 13:01 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
February 26, 2026 - 12:56 | Laura Stone | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said trade with China is no substitute for trade with the United States and Canada should build on its leverage to secure a tariff-free trade deal with our neighbour to the south.
“Canada’s prosperity and security are inseparable from a stable relationship with the United States,” said Poilievre, during a speech at the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto on Thursday.
“That is why we should not declare a permanent rupture from our biggest customer and closest neighbour in favour of a strategic partnership for a new world order with Beijing...
February 26, 2026 - 12:54 | Jordan Gowling | National Post
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