Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 9th, 2026 | Page 890 | Unpublished
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 9th, 2026

March 9, 2026

Drivers in Ottawa are feeling the ripple effects of the latest conflict in the Middle East, as gas prices sharply spiked this weekend. On Saturday, prices at the pumps rose by about 6 cents per litre, bringing the average price in Canada’s Capital to roughly $1.52 per litre. That’s significant when compared to the prices we saw just 2 weeks ago – when the average price was 19 cents lower. Colin Mang, an economist at McMaster University, dissects the latest round of sticker shock in Hour 1. Sticking with life on Ottawa’s roadways, CTV Ottawa has concluded its worst commute study. And as we sifted through the data, we discovered that the misery meter for public transit users is being triggered by LRT chaos. CTV’s Leah Larocque explains what LRT forces, in particular, are grinding their gears. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.



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COMPTON, CA — On a quiet street in the notorious Los Angeles district of Compton, Calif., the first man ever to come to bat for Toronto’s newborn baseball franchise grants his first interview in nearly half a century: Go back to Thursday, April 7, 1977, and here is John Henry Scott snowshoeing to home plate in his superfly sideburns and his virgin white No. 11 on a frosty and historic afternoon. Now, in Scott’s bungalow on the eve of the...
March 19, 2026 - 07:00 | Allen Abel | National Post
A Kurdish immigrant convicted of smuggling $35 million worth of opium into Canada has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and is at risk of being deported to Iran for his crimes. Sohrab Hanareh-Mafarani, 53, a permanent resident of Canada who came here in 2010, was found guilty in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice of importing opium, possession of opium for the purpose of trafficking, conspiracy to import opium and conspiracy to possess opium for the purpose of trafficking. “Mr. Hanareh-Mafarani, along with several other individuals, was involved in the shipment of over 500...
March 19, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
Alberta doctors will be explicitly banned from raising assisted death with a patient without the person first bringing it up, according to a new bill tabled in the province on Wednesday. The goal is to ensure the potentially life-ending decisions are “initiated and driven” by people...
March 19, 2026 - 07:00 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post