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Publication Date: August 12, 2026 - 19:32
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 12th, 2026
August 12, 2026
This summer has been a wet one in Ottawa. Actually, it's already the wettest on record. What's in store for the rest of the summer and fall? Weather Network's Doug Gillham shares the forecast with us.
Also, does having access to affordable, clean housing affect your health? On our Wednesday Check-Up, Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, a family doctor in Manotick, argues that it does.
Monte Solberg is between a rock, a hard place and a divided conservative base. The former Conservative MP and founder of Vote to Stay wants Albertans to believe their “future is stronger within a united Canada than outside of it.” Of all the players trying to sway the Oct. 19 vote — pro-separation and pro-Confederation — his path is the most treacherous. Champions of Alberta separation lean into a grievance culture carefully fed for a decade, especially during the Trudeau years. They have a motivated, sometimes angry base. Progressive “remain” campaigns — Thomas Lukaszuk’s Forever...
August 30, 2026 - 05:58 | Donna Kennedy-Glans | National Post
Can we please have some adults in the room for once? Canada is just as bad when it comes to applying tariffs on the U.S. as the other way around. If we were "attacked" (with last-minute demands in trade talks), then why isn't Mark Carney showing Canadians the proposed deal and letting us decide? Read More
August 30, 2026 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
After a few beers, Peggy Rody’s confidence would kick in. Read More
August 30, 2026 - 04:00 | Olivia Belovich | Ottawa Citizen



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