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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.
Unpublished Newswire
An Ottawa lawyer is raising concerns over a proposed federal bill that would give law enforcement the ability to obtain Canadians' private information and intercept communication, and he says Ottawans should be concerned. Read More
March 24, 2026 - 04:00 | Paula Tran | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Alberta’s normally straight-shooting Premier Danielle Smith was evasive when asked on Saturday about her government’s proposed ban on advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID).
Pressed on the issue by a caller on
her weekend radio show
, Smith noted that advance...
March 24, 2026 - 04:00 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The federal government’s nominee for the role of budget watchdog says she will avoid "hyperbolic language" and serve just one term in the position to help maintain the independence of the office, as opposition MPs continued to question why the interim parliamentary budget officer (PBO) was passed over for the permanent job. Read More
March 24, 2026 - 04:00 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
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