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Publication Date: March 16, 2026 - 18:02
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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 16th, 2026
March 16, 2026
From the idea of legalizing pepper spray for self-defense purposes, to the looming demise of two Ottawa-based consumption sites, the CFRA textboard was burning hot today. Kristy Cameron gathers your feedback in Hour 3. Then, we open the debate floor just after the 4:30 newscast, as the Political Heat Panel tackles all-things politics. Plus, Matt Demers offers his reaction to last night’s big winners at the Oscars. But more importantly, we find out who won this year’s bet.
Unpublished Newswire
Saskatchewan's mental health and addictions minister says she's considering legislation to limit where supervised consumption sites may operate.
March 31, 2026 - 18:00 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
After months of heated debate and deliberation, councillors approved its 2026-27 budget, which includes an operating budget of $1.45 billion, a capital budget of $316.7 million.
March 31, 2026 - 17:33 | Rebecca Lau | Global News - Canada
Analysis
The sexual assault trial of auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach drew near to its conclusion Monday as the defence savagely characterized the case as a disastrous inversion of the presumption of innocence, starting with a “negligent and reckless investigation.”
Defence counsel Leora Shemesh argued in her closing that the politics of the #MeToo movement improperly tainted the police investigation, with investigators succumbing to “tunnel vision” and the “unconscious filtering of evidence” to ignore anything that did not fit with Stronach’s presumed guilt.
The modern...
March 31, 2026 - 17:13 | Joseph Brean | National Post
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