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Publication Date: March 17, 2026 - 18:01
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Tues. March 17th, 2026
March 17, 2026
Effective April 30th, Ontarians will be permitted to bring their own alcoholic beverages to outdoor public events. From farmers’ markets and movie screenings, to art exhibits and neighbourhood festivals, the world is your oyster. How are people reacting to Doug Ford’s master plan? Kristy Cameron checks in with Tara Shannon, the Executive Director of the Ottawa Festival Network. Meantime, Mother Nature keeps flip-flopping between seasons, as we head back to the wintery freeze following a morning snow squall. Environment Canada climatologist David Phillips pays us a visit in Hour 2. Plus, Carleton’s favourite political activist group has returned. CFRA’s Chris Holski explains.
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Cheers turned to sadness in Toronto's Little Italy as Bosnia defeated Italy in the FIFA World Cup qualifier.
April 1, 2026 - 06:47 | | The Globe and Mail
Just over a month after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, the country has suffered severe losses. But while largely outmatched militarily, Iran has used its geography to spread the cost of war. By all but shutting down shipping across the Strait of Hormuz, it has effectively grounded global oil trade to a halt and sent markets spiralling.
Look up this trade lane—a waterway for vessels moving through the Gulf, transporting more than 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas—and you’ll find it described as a “choke point.” It’s a term that Edward Fishman, an energy...
April 1, 2026 - 06:30 | Vikram Nijhawan | Walrus
Traditionally, stories about the Cree trickster Wîsahkêcâhk are only told when there is snow on the ground, which means, as the planet rapidly warms, there are fewer and fewer opportunities to tell them. Vancouver, where I live, didn’t see a single snowflake until February. So instead of the legend of the creation of the moon, I’ll tell you her name: tipiskâwi-pîsim, night sun. In Anishinaabemowin, she is Nookomis Dibik-Giizis, the revered Grandmother Moon. Though almost every acre on land has been claimed by one nation or another, the moon has been a shared locus of imagination and...
April 1, 2026 - 06:29 | Michelle Cyca | Walrus
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