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Publication Date: February 20, 2026 - 18:01
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. February 20th, 2026
February 20, 2026
Thursday night’s stabbing on Rideau Street has turned into a homicide. And while a Downtown city councillor believes that things have slightly improved in the Downtown Core, we still need to invest more time and money before its ultimate form is achievable. Rideau-Vanier representative Stephanie Plante joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Meantime, Canada will be going for Olympic Gold in Men’s Hockey this weekend, as the boys stormed back to take Friday’s Semi-Final match against Finland. But on Sunday morning, nerves will be at an all-time high. How can you watch the game without actually watching it? CFRA’s Chris Holski delivers a few pointers.
Two people are dead and a third is in critical condition following a fire Saturday night at a residential high-rise at 395 Somerset St. near Bank Street. Read More
March 15, 2026 - 08:28 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
The owner of two tigers is facing an order to remove them from his property in Wainfleet, Ont., by Monday.
Zohaib Masood, who has been keeping two sub-adult tigers on his former mushroom farm in the southern Niagara Region township since last fall, approached Wainfleet’s town council this week looking for an exemption to its exotic animal bylaw that expressly forbids people from keeping tigers.
“The obvious fear is what happens if these animals escape,” Mayor Brian Grant said Friday.
“He’s in a residential area. We’re talking homes everywhere, so that’s obviously our No. 1 concern...
March 15, 2026 - 06:30 | Chris Lambie | National Post
The Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement unveiled plans to shield the premier, his cabinet ministers and their staff from freedom of information laws.
March 15, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa





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