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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. March 17th, 2026

March 17, 2026

Can you picture a BYOB policy at an outdoor festival? Or perhaps a tall boy at an outdoor movie showing? Maybe drinking some wine at a park while watching a Shakespearian play? The Ford government wants to make that happen. Are you on board with the province’s vision? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, the Brockville General Hospital says it has finalized an agreement with the Upper Canada District School Board to acquire an old school. The former Commonwealth Public School sits on the street across from the hospital, and it’s been used as a warming centre this Winter. But once the warming centre has closed, the takeover will begin. We check in with Julie Caffin, the CEO of Brockville General Hospital, in Hour 3.

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