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Publication Date: March 17, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. March 17th, 2026
March 17, 2026
It is illegal to use the HOV lanes if you’re driving alone. However, that road rule could soon be changed by the Ford government. The province is proposing changes to the Highway Traffic Act, which would allow single-occupant vehicles to use the HOV lanes during off-peak hours. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent has more on that story. Meantime, today’s snow squall has left thousands of Ottawa residents in the dark. And in the case of thousands of students at Algonquin College, they have been told to stay home. CTV’s Tyler Fleming delivers the details in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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The first blood clot was about the size of an avocado.
Beatrice Mikkola, 30 years old, was exhausted. She had just arrived home from the hospital, having survived a postpartum hemorrhage while giving birth to her first child. She was trying to care for a newborn. And she was passing blood clots from her vagina.
At first, her health providers told her this was normal. Then, about a month after her delivery, she bled through her pants and several maxi pads. She got dizzy. “Your body just goes, like, ‘Whoosh.’ I was like, ‘There’s something wrong.’ ”
The Calgary resident went to the...
April 6, 2026 - 14:57 | Investigative Journalism Bureau | National Post
Along the Sea to Sky Highway, hanging from the rockface of The Papoose near Shannon Falls, a hollowed-out red Volkswagen Beetle is hanging on the cliff face.
April 6, 2026 - 14:42 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
MacLeod, who announced last November that she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer, will be leaving the team for an undetermined length of time as she continues her treatments, the PWHL club said Monday.
April 6, 2026 - 14:21 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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