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Publication Date: August 27, 2026 - 18:01
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. August 27th, 2026
August 27, 2026
A new report suggests that the fearsome and powerful Canada Day storms, which hit parts of Ontario and Quebec, caused a total of $439 million in insured damages. Guest host Chris Holski digs deeper with Maximilien Roy, the Vice-President of Strategy at the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Meantime, Ottawa and Gatineau have signed an economic agreement as today’s tariff uncertainty grows. What should, or what can, the City of Ottawa do to brace for what comes next? How can we hit back? We open the debate floor to our Reality Check panelists in Hour 2.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The last time Maine voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1988 for George H. W. Bush, yet in every U.S. Senate race since 1996, the Pine Tree State has elected Republican Senator Susan Collins. Even in 2020, when Democrats tied the race to a broader referendum on Donald Trump — and polls predicted she would lose to Democrat Sara Gideon — Collins prevailed. Some Mainers split their tickets, voting for both her and Joe Biden. But now, with President Donald Trump’s approval ratings low and tensions with Canada worsening, many pollsters and analysts...
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Mark Carney crafts a narrative to make himself “the hero” of the trade negotiations just as he did with his assurances of “superior expertise” with Donald Trump in all his election speeches. Read More
September 3, 2026 - 04:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
Jean-Paul Murray says he has spent years waiting for motorboats to disappear from Gatineau Park. Read More
September 3, 2026 - 04:00 | Michael McBean | Ottawa Citizen




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