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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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April 6, 2026 - 06:46 | Christopher Reynolds | The Globe and Mail
In the early hours of March 4, 2026, in international waters off the coast of Galle, Sri Lanka, the USS Charlotte, a Los Angeles–class nuclear-powered attack submarine, closed in on the IRIS Dena, a new Iranian Moudge-class frigate.
Key points
The US Navy has struck and sunk Iran’s unarmed IRIS Dena frigate
The ongoing US–Iran war is not legal by domestic or international standards, drawing scrutiny to America’s actions
Canada built its defence on interoperability with a US that followed rules-based order—but that might be gone now
Submerged, the Charlotte fired a heavyweight,...
April 6, 2026 - 06:30 | Patrick Lennox | Walrus
Municipalities across Ontario say they can no longer foot the bill for provincial programming like social services and health care, saying they face an “unsustainable” funding shortfall of billions of dollars annually.
April 6, 2026 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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