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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supervised consumption sites have received notices from the Ford government, indicating that their funding is being withdrawn.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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Ottawa-based experts on Canada's access-to-information law are condemning recent government proposals to update the legislation and calling on parliamentarians to urgently review how best to reform the ailing system. Read More
March 28, 2026 - 04:00 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
I don’t think that I have ever seen the Senators play as well as they have been playing the past two months — and this despite a raft of injuries. They have been all heart, playing a mostly skilled and disciplined game. They have often been skating circles around other teams. Whether or not they can persevere to make the playoffs, I don’t think I have been prouder to be a Senators fan. Read More
March 28, 2026 - 04:00 | Nicole Feriancek | Ottawa Citizen
Members of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation west of Ottawa are heading to the ballot box on Saturday to elect a new chief and council.
March 28, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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