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Publication Date: March 11, 2026 - 18:01
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. March 11th, 2026
March 11, 2026
In the wake of a menacing ice storm, Ottawa’s LRT faced a daunting test of survival. And unfortunately, Line 1 blinked, as an overhead cable snapped just before 1:30 this afternoon. Sophie Vincent, who works at UOttawa, witnessed part of the incident. Sofia Mandoli, a transit rider, felt the ripple effect of Wednesday’s disaster. Both join Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Plus, for the fourth time in 4 months, a Member of Parliament has crossed the floor to join the Carney Liberals. This time, it’s an NDP MP representing Nunavut. And with a trio of byelections scheduled for 2026, the Red Team only needs two vacant seats to secure a majority rule. CTV’s Mike LeCouteur drops by with the latest developments.
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OTTAWA — Canada’s immigration department only conducted 4,057 investigations in 2023 and 2024 out of a total of 153,000 cases of potential non-compliance under Canada’s international student program, according to a new report by the auditor general released on Monday.
The report said nearly 93 per cent of 700 Canadian learning institutions submitted reports between 2023 and 2024 that flagged the 153,000 cases.
But the department only has funding to investigate 2,000 cases annually. Of the investigations the department did conduct, the report said the department took “limited action...
March 23, 2026 - 11:42 | Jordan Gowling | National Post
Return trips by Canadian residents from the U.S. fell 22 per cent in January compared with a year earlier, according to the latest data.
March 23, 2026 - 11:22 | Ariel Rabinovitch | Global News - Canada
Auditor General Karen Hogan says there are critical weaknesses in the integrity controls for the International Student Program.
March 23, 2026 - 11:18 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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