Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. March 17th, 2026 | Page 18 | Unpublished
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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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Perhaps one of the most controversial issues in Canada is MAID, or medical assistance in dying. There are people who feel that it’s being offered too readily in cases where death may not be an appropriate course, and others who feel there needs to be expanded access. One province has decided that the pace of these deaths has gone too far, too fast. National Post politics reporter Rahim Mohamed joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss where MAID is currently at in Canada, why Alberta felt it needed to bring in restrictions, and how those limitations have been perceived. Background...
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Thousands of soccer fans descending on Toronto for the FIFA World Cup are planning trips outside of the city, a new report suggests.
April 2, 2026 - 11:22 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Canada
Thousands of soccer fans descending on Toronto for the FIFA World Cup are planning trips outside of the city, a new report suggests.
April 2, 2026 - 11:22 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Ottawa