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Publication Date: March 3, 2026 - 18:30
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Ottawa Now - 'If there are no farmers, what are they going to be eating?': Horticulture student vents frustrations over approved cuts at Algonquin College
March 3, 2026
Despite new funding from the Ontario government, and Premier Ford lifting a gut-punching tuition freeze, Algonquin College’s Board of Governors has decided to execute another series of program suspensions. Just one year after the last round of cuts, another 30 programs will be on the chopping block this time, with the college citing ‘financial mitigation measures’ as the reason why. Aarushi Aarushi is a 2nd Semester student at Algonquin’s Horticulture Program, which is one of the programs biting the dust. She vents her frustrations on today’s Ottawa Now.
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March 19, 2026 - 10:52 | Jim Bronskill | The Globe and Mail
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre broke new ground for a federal party leader and possibly a Member of Parliament this week by sitting down for an interview on the Joe Rogan Experience.
“Fought for Canadian workers and Canadian interests on the world’s biggest podcast,” Poilievre captioned a photo of him and the podcaster hoisting a 71-pound kettlebell adorned in the Canadian flag at his studio in Austin, Texas.
“Thank you @joerogan for an amazing conversation. Let’s get tariff-free trade.”
The episode is scheduled to go live
on Thursday afternoon. Its length...
March 19, 2026 - 10:33 | National Post Staff | National Post
Canada is fast-tracking the purchase of more than 65,000 new assault rifles, starting with a $307 million order for 30,000 weapons. Built by Colt Canada, the rifles will replace aging C7 and C8 models, marking a push to modernize the army and speed up procurement through a streamlined process.
March 19, 2026 - 10:33 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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