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Publication Date: August 18, 2026 - 18:02
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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. August 18th, 2026
August 18, 2026
We are hours away from Trump’s latest tariff deadline. Canadian officials are in Washington – hard at work and doing everything in their power to avoid a worst-case scenario. Is ‘no deal’ the best play that Canada can make? Have we used up all our leverage against Trump already? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Then, we talk property taxes and a wide range of municipal issues with mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper.
Ramesh Baniya says every single member of his staff at Everest Cuisine in Ottawa is waiting for an update about a loved one who is missing after catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border. He's helped organize a Friday evening vigil at Ottawa city hall.
August 28, 2026 - 12:36 | Dan Taekema | CBC News - Ottawa
A spokesperson for the Isha Foundation, a spiritual group based in India, said 10 people from Toronto had arrived at the Nepal-China border minutes before the flooding hit.
August 28, 2026 - 12:19 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
The mayor of Kingston, Ont., says a snicker is the only response Donald Trump will be getting from his community following the U.S. president's renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America. "The best thing we can possibly do is just ignore the silliness," Bryan Paterson says.
August 28, 2026 - 12:13 | Dan Taekema | CBC News - Ottawa




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