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Publication Date: August 13, 2026 - 17:42
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. August 13th, 2026
August 13, 2026
We have got an interesting story out of The Trillium today, as Ford’s Progressive Conservatives were allegedly spying on now-former Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie during her Jamaican beach vacation. This happened while she was leading the Ontario Liberals – a role that she vacated earlier this year. Charlie Pinkerton joins us with the latest developments in Hour 2. And in this week’s edition of the Reality Check Panel, we tackle Ottawa’s severe flooding this Summer, an uptick in e-scooter injuries, and Premier Ford’s upcoming visit to Canada’s Capital.
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There are currently 582 active wildfires burning across Canada, 31 of which are labelled as out of control, according to Natural Resources Canada.
August 18, 2026 - 10:36 | Adriana Fallico | Global News - Canada
Unless a trade deal is reached, a fresh round of sweeping 50 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump could hit Canada by midnight.
August 18, 2026 - 10:08 | Uday Rana | Global News - Canada
Nova Scotia’s rookie energy minister is apologizing for decade-old song lyrics that even he admits were ridiculous. Marco MacLeod — who is 37 and was named to cabinet in May — wrote and recorded four songs that were released in 2013, when he was in his mid-20s. They came to light recently in Frank Magazine , and have been seized on by a Halifax’s women’s organization as being misogynistic. The PC caucus said in an email to National Post that MacLeod has never made money from the songs, and they are not autobiographical. MacLeod is facing calls to resign. The lyrics include: “I wan’...
August 18, 2026 - 09:53 | Mason Kossak | National Post
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