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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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A little less than a year after the April 2025 federal election, public opinion data continues to break strongly in favour of Mark Carney’s Liberal government.
The latest federal poll by Leger suggests the Liberal Party now holds a substantial lead in voting intentions. The survey, conducted from February 27 to March 2 among 1,627 respondents, puts the Liberals at 49 percent support among Canadian voters, compared to 35 percent for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives.
It is the largest Liberal advantage measured by Leger since the summer of 2020.
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March 12, 2026 - 15:41 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — The federal heritage minister has reconvened a group of researchers and advocates that had been tasked with advising the government on how to regulate tech platforms, as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government weighs how it wants to tackle the issue of online safety.
Heritage Minister Marc Miller’s office announced that the minister met with the group on Wednesday, saying its findings “
will subsequently go on to inform ongoing...
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