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Publication Date: March 16, 2026 - 18:25
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Ottawa Now - Should retail stores be open on STAT holidays?
March 16, 2026
On Friday, the Ford government confirmed that Ontario’s retail stores will now be open for business on Family Day and Victoria Day. Last month, Premier Doug Ford mused about opening stores during some of the province’s STAT holidays, saying he was disappointed he couldn’t shop at Home Depot during a Holiday Monday. Furthermore, he’s received several calls from people looking to shop over the holidays, and questioned why shopping centres aren’t open for business when restaurants are. This gut call, however, has been pretty divisive. We hear from Sebastian Prins, the Ontario Director of Government Relations for the Retail Council of Canada. Then, Kristy Cameron checks in with Ontario Liberal MPP John Fraser.
Unpublished Newswire
WINNIPEG — Frontrunner Avi Lewis vowed to unify the NDP in his last media scrum before the party’s new leader is announced on Sunday, but he stood by attacks on two prominent moderate figures within the party.
Lewis doubled down on earlier comments he made criticizing Thomas Mulcair, former federal NDP leader and Quebec lieutenant, telling reporters that Mulcair set the party back years by pivoting to the right ahead of the 2015 federal election.
“I think Tom Mulcair made a decision in the 2015 election that cost us a lot, and there’s still a lot of hard feelings within the NDP...
March 28, 2026 - 16:58 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The value of a previous playoff experience is debatable, especially in junior hockey. When the Ottawa 67’s opened their first-round Ontario Hockey League best-of-seven series against the Kingston Frontenacs on Friday night, their lineup boasted players with a total of 121 games of post-season experience, compared to an indiscernible 101 on the visitors’ roster. While […]
March 28, 2026 - 16:39 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Citizen
An imminent 2% federal tax hike on alcohol is coming under fire from critics who say it will only worsen Canadians’ affordability challenges and cost jobs.
The
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
estimates the 2% hike, taking effect April 1, 2026, will add about $41 million in extra tax revenue...
March 28, 2026 - 16:31 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
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