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Publication Date: May 14, 2026 - 16:01
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. May 14th, 2026
May 14, 2026
Thanks to recent changes by the Ford government, Ontario's Open and Closed menu for Victoria Day is looking a little bit different this year. And the next year. And the year after that. CFRA's Chris Holski explains why. Meantime, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has introduced a motion to cut monthly patio fees for the entire Summer. Typically, the monthly patio permit rental rate is $16.49 per square metre. If approved, that extra expense gets wiped away during the warmest months of 2026, which would do a world of good for Downtown business owners. How much relief would this provide? Is this a discount that our municipality can afford? We dig deeper in Hour 2 with our Reality Check Panel.
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May 21, 2026 - 05:00 | Lindsay Jones | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — Canadians already struggling with rising grocery prices are staring down another blow as delivery companies are hitting their retail customers with new fuel surcharges triggered by the war in Iran. Documents obtained by National Post show that a number of Canadian trucking and delivery companies have in recent weeks used a range of mechanisms and formulas to pass on increased fuel costs to their customers. Those mechanisms include flat price increases, surcharges based on weight and distance, and new minimum orders, but economists say they’re all going to mean the same thing...
May 21, 2026 - 04:00 | Simon Tuck | National Post
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. President Donald Trump has a shifting list of grievances with Canada. These have included an ad featuring Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s EV deal with China, and his pro-globalization Davos speech. Ottawa also moved to raise costs for auto giants, reportedly irking the White House, and Carney has drawn criticism for inviting former president Barack Obama to meet with him in Toronto this month. There have been reports about Trump demanding “entry fees” — concessions Carney must make before talks begin. And, of course, there have...
May 21, 2026 - 04:00 | Tracy Moran | National Post
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