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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.
Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA — Avi Lewis may be
flush off a convincing victory within his party
, but a new poll suggests the new NDP leader has a steep hill to climb with the broader electorate with more people thinking the party is irrelevant than relevant.
Not quite a third of Canadians believe that the left-...
April 1, 2026 - 06:00 | Simon Tuck | National Post
Canada’s emergency doctors are demanding better protection against administrative harassment and bullying for speaking out about dangerous overcrowding and unreported deaths in the country’s emergency rooms.
Among other measures, the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians is calling for “effective and enforced” whistleblower protection, arguing they risk personal and professional persecution for calling out unsafe conditions that are putting lives at risk.
“Advocating for better patient care, health system reform, and physician rights is a core physician competency and...
April 1, 2026 - 06:00 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
New emails, obtained by the Ontario NDP, offer fresh insights into an incident flagged more than a year ago by the auditor general.
April 1, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
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