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Lawyers for the federal attorney general are set to elaborate today on the legal rationale for the historic use of the Emergencies Act to dispel “Freedom Convoy” protesters early last year. The lawyers plan to spell out reasons the Federal Court should dismiss arguments from several groups and individuals who …
Read More »Ontario blames Ottawa for potential delays to Highway 413 construction
The Ford government is blaming its federal counterparts as the prospect of a lengthy assessment of its key highway pledge threatens to delay the project. Provincial officials and the minister of transportation believe that the blame for future delays to the construction and creation of its Highway 413 project lies …
Read More »House fire in Ottawa suburb of Manotick leaves 1 person dead: officials – Ottawa
OTTAWA — One person is dead after a fire at a single-family home in one of Ottawa’s southern suburbs. Ottawa Fire Services say they were called to a blaze in the 5,000 block of First Line Road in Manotick early this morning. They say firefighters found a person inside just …
Read More »Paddleboard Mental Health advocate bullied after visiting Parliament Hill
A mental health advocate is speaking out after he claims he was subjected to bullying after meeting with the prime minister earlier this week. Whitby, Ont. resident Mike Shoreman was being recognized for his feat of paddle-boarding across the five great lakes back in 2022. But when he posted a …
Read More »Ottawa police union defends using ‘thin blue line’ again after Edmonton shooting
Ottawa’s city council has made it clear it does not want to see the “thin blue line” symbol on police uniforms, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said Friday, but he did not condemn its use by the police union. In an interview, Sutcliffe said that decision is in the hands of the …
Read More »Ontario mayors seek help, clarity from Ottawa to support Roxham Road asylum seekers
The mayors of three Ontario cities are calling on the federal government to help them support asylum seekers being transferred to their communities after entering the country through an unofficial border crossing in Quebec. The leaders of Niagara Falls, Cornwall and Windsor say local supports are being stretched to capacity …
Read More »Ice sculptors say they’re not worried about losing their craft to climate change – Ottawa
As part of an annual festival celebrating winter, Ottawa’s Sparks Street has been lined in recent weeks with ice sculptures depicting everything from animals and flowers to a Tim Hortons cup. But by the time Winterlude wrapped up this past weekend, some of those works of art had been rendered …
Read More »How Jimmy Carter once helped clean up a partial nuclear meltdown — in Ontario
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 20, 2023 3:42 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size He is known now as Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. But in December 1952, James Earl Carter Jr. was a young U.S. naval officer about to be …
Read More »Contractor association complaint against Ottawa Hospital cites ‘restrictive’ deal – Ottawa
A group representing construction workers wants the federal Competition Bureau to investigate the Ottawa Hospital’s agreement with a labour group to build the new $2.8-billion Civic campus. In January, the Ottawa Hospital announced it had signed a “historic” agreement with the Unionized Building and Construction Trades of Eastern Ontario and …
Read More »Ottawa still crafting Black Canadian justice strategy as advocates call for reform – National
The federal government is being urged to follow through with its commitment to develop a Black Canadian justice strategy. The Liberal government committed to creating such a strategy in the 2021 election campaign after advocacy groups and the United Nations raised serious concerns over anti-Black racism in the Canadian criminal …
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