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The federal government is expected to soon announce funding for residential school survivors who want to attend the papal visit in-person or by holding their own community events, according to a senior government source. The Vatican confirmed on Thursday that Pope Francis will still travel to Canada from July 24 …
Read More »Proposed class-action lawsuit targets Ottawa over prison practice set to become illegal
A proposed class-action lawsuit recently filed in Nova Scotia could see some former inmates seeking compensation for a prison practice that’s been performed on federal prisoners for years, but which will soon be illegal in Canada. The practice is called “dry celling.” It is a type of confinement that critics have described …
Read More »Winter protests in Ottawa and Alberta cost RCMP millions, documents show
The RCMP spent more than $1.6 million during the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, according to a CBC access to information request. Documents also revealed the force spent another $1.2 million on policing protests in Alberta, the majority at the U.S. border in Coutts, Alta. In total, the RCMP spent nearly $3 million policing the …
Read More »City of Ottawa denied ‘outrageous’ request to fly Russian flag
The Russian Embassy in Ottawa asked the city to fly the Russian flag and illuminate a wing of City Hall in red, white and blue to mark Russia Day on Sunday, but the city refused. According to a statement from Arnold McLean, the city’s chief of protocol, his office received …
Read More »Former Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard found guilty of sexually assaulting Ottawa woman
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Canadian rock musician Jacob Hoggard was found guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm after violently raping an Ottawa woman in the fall of 2016, but a Toronto jury …
Read More »Legault pledges to demand more control from Ottawa over immigration to Quebec
Premier François Legault gave a glimpse into what his provincial election campaign will look like Sunday, with a speech outlining his plan to demand Ottawa hand over more immigration powers to Quebec. Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), Legault’s party, held its caucus in Drummondville, Que., this weekend, a city in the Eastern Townships southeast of …
Read More »Ottawa directing RCMP to eliminate neck restraints, tear gas and rubber bullets: Mendicino
Two years after the murder of George Floyd, the Canadian government says it will soon order the RCMP to ban the use of tear gas, rubber bullets and neck restraints. In an interview with CBC News on the second anniversary of Floyd’s death in police custody, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said …
Read More »Where has Doug Ford been during Ottawa emergencies? Someplace else
With just about a week left until election day, Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford was supposed to make his first — and presumably only — campaign stop in Ottawa on Thursday. But after a devastating storm ripped through the capital and the surrounding areas in eastern Ontario, Ford’s Ottawa trip …
Read More »‘As bad as it gets’: Why what hit Ottawa was worse than the ice storm or 2018 tornadoes
Four massive steel transmission towers that sit crumpled around Ottawa hint at the scope of the challenge facing crews in the wake of Saturday’s massive storm as they work to restore power to tens of thousands of customers. Those Hydro One towers, or what’s left of them, also stand as proof just how ferocious the …
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