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Ottawa Now - Ford government to embrace BYOB policy at outdoor events
March 17, 2026
Can you picture a BYOB policy at an outdoor festival? 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. Effective April 30th, Ontarians will be permitted to bring their own alcoholic beverages to outdoor public events. From farmers’ markets to art exhibits, the world is your oyster. But how would this new policy impact some of Ottawa's major events? Is this something that event organizers would embrace? Kristy Cameron chats with Tara Shannon, the Executive Director of the Ottawa Festival Network, on Ottawa Now.
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Jewish groups in Canada are applauding the 20-year sentence handed down Friday to an Ontario man on terrorism-related charges.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice sentenced Matthew Althorpe to 20 years imprisonment for facilitating a terrorist activity, instructing others to carry out a terrorist activity and committing an indictable offence (willfully promoting hatred) for a terrorist group. He had pleaded guilty to all charges.
“He produced videos, images, publications, and posts on the social messaging application Telegram encouraging hate against minorities,” the Public...
March 27, 2026 - 15:51 | Chris Knight | National Post
OTTAWA — Manitoba NDP premier and hometown boy Wab Kinew had a pithy message for the next leader of the federal NDP when delivering opening remarks at the party’s national convention in Winnipeg.
“(To) the leadership candidates, my best piece of advice: win,” said Kinew. “It’s way better than the alternative.”
Kinew said that winning a majority government in the fall 2023 provincial election empowered his Manitoba NDP to pursue a bold, progressive governing agenda, implementing such initiatives as sweeping anti-scab legislation, a...
March 27, 2026 - 15:36 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The City is proud to celebrate the recognition of Centre d’accueil Champlain with a formal designation as a French Language Services agency under Ontario’s French Language Services Act. MPP Stéphane Sarrazin, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Francophone Affairs and to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (Small Business), and Mayor Mark Sutcliffe joined residents, their families, staff, and community partners at the long-term care home to mark this important milestone.
Centre d’accueil Champlain plays a vital role in meeting the needs of Francophone...
March 27, 2026 - 15:31 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
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