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Publication Date: August 17, 2026 - 18:02
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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. August 17th, 2026
August 17, 2026
The mayoral campaign in Ottawa is heating up, with Election Night just 70 days away. And earlier this morning, the present-day Mayor unveiled his transit plan beyond 2026. The big headline from Mark Sutcliffe: A pledge to cut the cost of adult transit passes by $43.50. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 3. Meantime, another one of Trump’s tariff deadlines is fast approaching. Will an agreement be reached to avoid absolute disaster? We dig deeper with our Political Heat Panel.
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POINTLESS FIRE PROPOSAL Read More
August 20, 2026 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
In a remarkable election-year turn of events, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is spending money the city doesn’t yet have in its coffers to pay for a 30 per cent fare cut in the monthly adult transit pass. Read More
August 20, 2026 - 05:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
Randall Denley's op-ed (Ottawa Citizen, Aug. 15, 2026) analyzes the recent Government of Ontario's population projections for Ottawa, where our city is expected to expand from the current 1.19 million population to 1.83 million in 2051, an increase of over 600,000 people. He asks where future development should occur, and suggests that the National Capital Greenbelt should be considered to meet the projected housing needs. Read More
August 20, 2026 - 04:33 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
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