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Publication Date: March 16, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 16th, 2026
March 16, 2026
A pair of Ottawa-based supervised consumption sites have received notices from the Ford government, indicating that their funding is being withdrawn. According to a joint statement from Ottawa Inner City Health and the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, the bad news came from the Ministry of Health on Friday afternoon, stating that the cash would cease within 90 days. We get the latest updates from CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent. Meantime, the gloomy news in Centretown continues, as an apartment building fire claimed the lives of two people on Saturday. Nick DeFazio from Ottawa Fire Services joins the program in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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The Sunshine List shows 50 individuals in the Premier's Office earned an average of $162,000 in 2025, pushing up the total compensation to over $8 million.
March 30, 2026 - 06:00 | Colin D’Mello | Global News - Ottawa
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March 30, 2026 - 06:00 | Kevin Libin | National Post
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March 30, 2026 - 06:00 | Callum Fraser | Ottawa Citizen
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