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Publication Date: September 3, 2026 - 18:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. September 3rd, 2026
September 3, 2026
Does Ottawa need a Downtown safety czar? Mayoral candidate and Incumbent Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has unveiled his Public Safety Action Plan. If re-elected in October, he plans to hire 350 new police officers, paramedics, and firefighters. Sutcliffe says he will double investments into ANCHOR – Ottawa’s 9-1-1 alternative program. And finally, he’s vowing to appoint a Downtown Safety Czar. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Josiah Frith, the President of the Lowertown Community Association. Then, we check in with CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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There is work to be done if the Ottawa Senators are going to get Drake Batherson to sign on the dotted line. Read More
September 10, 2026 - 17:59 | Bruce Garrioch | Ottawa Citizen
It’s Thursday, September 10. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom MAN, 23, KILLED IN WORKPLACE INCIDENT IN SOUTHWEST OTTAWA The victim was reported trapped under heavy equipment at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday at a workplace on Barnsdale Road. Read the story HOW OTTAWA MAYORAL CANDIDATES WOULD TACKLE HOMELESSNESS According to the […]
September 10, 2026 - 17:44 | Robert Cross | Ottawa Citizen
The family of a teen struck by a driver at a Toronto intersection that used to have an automated speed enforcement (ASE) camera before Ontario passed legislation to remove it is suing the province, city and driver for millions of dollars in damages.
September 10, 2026 - 17:39 | Alina Snisarenko | CBC News - Canada
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