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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.
Unpublished Newswire
An Ottawa lawyer is raising concerns over a proposed federal bill that would give law enforcement the ability to obtain Canadians' private information and intercept communication, and he says Ottawans should be concerned. Read More
March 24, 2026 - 04:00 | Paula Tran | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Alberta’s normally straight-shooting Premier Danielle Smith was evasive when asked on Saturday about her government’s proposed ban on advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID).
Pressed on the issue by a caller on
her weekend radio show
, Smith noted that advance...
March 24, 2026 - 04:00 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The federal government’s nominee for the role of budget watchdog says she will avoid "hyperbolic language" and serve just one term in the position to help maintain the independence of the office, as opposition MPs continued to question why the interim parliamentary budget officer (PBO) was passed over for the permanent job. Read More
March 24, 2026 - 04:00 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
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