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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Mon. February 23rd, 2026

February 23, 2026

Canadian motorists and households are showing signs of financial strain due to the rising cost of living. In fact, many of them are barreling towards a breaking point, especially when it comes to vehicle insurance prices. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Matt Hands, a Vice-President of Insurance at Ratehub.ca, in Hour 2. Shifting gears to the world of Tourism, Canadians who are vacationing and living in Jaslico have been urgently ordered to shelter in place. This warning goes double for anyone who is currently visiting Puerto Vallarta, a popular tourist destination in Mexico. It follows the demise of a major drug cartel leader, who was reportedly killed in a government operation just days ago. And now, a wave of violence has engulfed the area. We go 1-on-1 with Debbie Parrish-Lefort, a concerned Ottawa resident who finds herself waiting in limbo.



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Dr. Alecs Chochinov recently received a private message from an emergency medicine colleague who has been practising for more than a decade. “I’ve never been so despondent,” it said. “That single doctor is speaking for many,” Chochinov said. “People are despondent. They’re scared that there are going to be bad outcomes and they’re going to feel responsible. But they don’t see any respite.” In a new commentary, Chochinov and his co-authors warn needless, avoidable deaths are recurring “with unsettling regularity, not randomly, not rarely,” in Canada’s hospitals, a function of choked...
March 10, 2026 - 06:00 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
We shouldn’t have been too shocked when Parliament blundered into honouring a veteran of a Nazi SS unit in 2023. After the Holocaust, this country became a favoured destination for countless European war criminals. They were actually welcomed by the government. Despite their crimes, they were left to live peaceful, prosperous lives and even built monuments here to their wartime exploits. What is shocking is that almost none of them faced a single consequence for their atrocities. Canada Did What?!, hosted by Tristin Hopper, is a Postmedia podcast that digs into the untold, surprising...
March 10, 2026 - 06:00 | National Post | National Post
Good morning. Water, not oil, could be the resource most at risk in the war with Iran – more on that below, along with Ottawa’s defence spending and The Globe’s Oscar predictions. But first:
March 10, 2026 - 05:49 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail