Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. February 20th, 2026

Ottawa Police are investigating a fatal stabbing near Ottawa’s ByWard Market, a section of the Downtown Core that City Hall wants to revitalize over the coming years. When you travel there, how safe do you feel? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that several Trump tariffs are illegal, while the U.S. President barks right back with a new set of global tariffs. We gather the latest developments from CTV’s Jeremie Charron. Then, we check in with Andrew Di Capua, who is a Principal Economist with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.