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Publication Date: March 2, 2026 - 18:03
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Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 2nd, 2026
March 2, 2026
From weekend puddles, to today's deep freeze, we could be witnessing the final moments of the Rideau Canal skating season. Jackie Perez takes a gander at this week's forecast and previews tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast. Plus, we circle back to today's Question of the Day. Do you have the worst commute in Canada's Capital? CTV's Leah Larocque drops by the studio to preview her week-long feature. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.
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Good morning. The Trump administration keeps shifting the goals and timeline for its war in Iran – more on that below, along with Mark Carney’s billion-dollar India deal and B.C.’s final time change. But first:
March 3, 2026 - 06:42 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
In 2012, a survey from the nonprofit Vancouver Foundation identified a perplexing trend: as the city was densifying in response to its housing crisis, people—especially those who lived in high-density housing—reported feeling less connected to their neighbours. A growing body of research since then has found a correlation between living in high-density urban environments and increased rates of social isolation, due to factors including a lack of secure tenure in rental buildings, poor architectural design, a dearth of green space and limited access to nature, and stigma related to...
March 3, 2026 - 06:30 | Jessica Barrett | Walrus
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
— Canada’s defence minister says the Liberal party is a “big tent” as divisions emerge over its decision to back the U.S. strikes against Iran, calling its supreme leader who was killed in the assaults a “force for evil.”
David McGuinty travelled to Australia alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney on the second part of a three-part trip to India, Australia and Japan to drum up new investments into Canada. Carney is set...
March 3, 2026 - 06:25 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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