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Publication Date: August 17, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. August 17th, 2026
August 17, 2026
It has posted a $7.2 million deficit for the first 3 months of 2026. It ran a deficit of $52 million in 2025. Today, speaking at a news conference at Terry Fox Station, Ottawa’s Mayor talked about his plan to fix it. That would be Ottawa’s transit service. He also threw around the idea of a price reduction, intending to hold monthly passes at a reduced $95 rate for the next 4 years. Laura Shantz from Ottawa Transit Riders chimes in with her two cents after CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent breaks it all down for us. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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September 12, 2026 - 07:30 | Patrick White | The Globe and Mail
Naila Moloo, 19, won the 2022 Canadian Youth Innovation Award at the age of 16 for creating a flexible solar panel prototype when she was a Grade 11 student at Elmwood School in Ottawa. She plans to become an entrepreneur, pursuing her own AI-startup, Periodwise, which assists with menstrual management for women. She’s attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — and considering living in the United States permanently to pursue her dream. Why not Canada? “There are a lot of opportunities in the U.S., especially in the tech scene,” she says. Moloo is not alone in that...
September 12, 2026 - 07:00 | Special to National Post | National Post
Eskild Bakke Olsen stood up on the Norway bench in anticipation of something legendary as he watched teammates Noah Steen and Sander Hurrod dash towards the Canadian goal on a 2-on-1 rush in overtime. Read More
September 12, 2026 - 06:00 | Callum Fraser | Ottawa Citizen
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