Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. March 24th, 2026 | Page 893 | Unpublished
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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. March 24th, 2026

March 24, 2026

Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection to a hit-and-run that killed a local crossing guard. The 55-year-old victim was on duty, near an elementary school in Barrhaven, when he was fatally struck by the driver. And this isn’t the first time that nearby residents have raised concerns about this school zone. Barrhaven West councillor David Hill says there are methods to fix these traffic problems, and he intends to implement them within his community. That brings us to you – the members of the mighty CFRA Nation. How can safety be improved in school zones? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, have you heard about the peptide craze? It’s the latest online health trend for wellness influencers, but unregulated peptides are now transforming into a huge problem. We dig deeper in Hour 3 with Timothy Caulfield, a Professor of Health Policy at the University of Alberta. He is also an expert in health misinformation.



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OTTAWA — The federal government says it will not renew funding next year for an initiative launched to help hire more diverse journalists and support those entering the screen industry. It says changes will also be coming to a program dedicated to funding projects meant to help combat online disinformation, with several millions in grants to be held back. The cuts come as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government embarks on a $60 billion spending review that stretches over five years as he looks to reorient the Liberals’ spending towards defence and initiatives designed to spur...
April 8, 2026 - 04:00 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
OTTAWA — One of Canada’s leading economists is warning that the country’s already historic federal deficit is on pace to top $100 billion in the next decade. University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe writes in a new study for the Montreal Economic Institute that, if current fiscal policy holds, the baseline federal deficit will grow to $117 billion by 2035. The 2025-26 federal budget, tabled in November, projected a $78.3-billion...
April 8, 2026 - 04:00 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The online portal for Ottawa residents to declare the occupancy status of their residential properties has "significantly expanded" the city's email contact base and saved thousands in postage costs each year, city staff said, and a proposed shift to a periodic declaration would likely cause more frustration for homeowners. Read More
April 8, 2026 - 04:00 | Aedan Helmer | Ottawa Citizen