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Publication Date: August 13, 2026 - 15:00
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Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. August 13th, 2026
August 13, 2026
Another day, another rainstorm battering Canada’s Capital. And for many in the city’s West End, their waking nightmares from the Canada Day floods resurfaced on Wednesday, with water creeping closer and closer to properties yet again. College Ward councillor Laine Johnson joins Kristy Cameron to discuss how her constituents fared. Meantime, the latest storm also knocked out power to thousands of Hydro Ottawa customers. A case of awful luck, or antiquitated infrastructure? We pose that question, and several others, to Hydro Ottawa CEO Bryce Conrad. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
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A one-year-old male grizzly bear escaped its enclosure at the Wilder Institute's Calgary Zoo on Sunday morning, zoo officials have confirmed.
August 16, 2026 - 23:16 | Craig Momney | Global News - Canada
One-year-old grizzly bear Fitz escaped his enclosure at the Calgary Zoo Sunday morning. The zoo says the bear was safely returned to his enclosure.
August 16, 2026 - 20:56 | | CBC News - Canada
Ottawa firefighters conducted an unusual rescue operation on Sunday afternoon when they worked to free a 27-year-old woman who was trapped in the mud at Rebecca Pond in Kanata. Read More
August 16, 2026 - 20:02 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
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