57 m. ago Will Senators core make the next step? Five burning questions as NHL season begins

The mandate from Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer is simple. “I would be disappointed if we didn’t make the playoffs,” Andlauer said on Monday at a groundbreaking for the Laitiere de l’Outaouais in Gatineau. After making the post-season for the first time in eight years last spring, the Senators will open the 2025-26 campaign against […]

Events

1 hour ago Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to help Marineland’s belugas amid euthanasia threat

The federal and Ontario governments are urging each other to help 30 belugas at Marineland, which has threatened to euthanize the whales if the park does not receive emergency funds from Ottawa. The federal government should reconsider its position after denying Marineland permits to move the belugas to an aquarium in China, Premier Doug Ford […]

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2 h. ago Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to help Marineland’s 30 belugas amid euthanasia threat

Governments are urging each other to help 30 belugas at Marineland, which has threatened to euthanize the whales if the park does not receive emergency funds from Ottawa.

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2 h. ago Fiscal watchdog gives mixed review to Ottawa’s budget framework changes

Interim parliamentary budget officer said definition of capital spending appears to exceed U.K. standards.

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2 h. ago How will Ottawa Redblacks ownership respond to CFL team's stumble backwards?

If the Ottawa Redblacks are going to move on from their current football operations leads — and with three games left in the season, that decision has not yet been made — there’s more to it than simply bidding farewell to GM Shawn Burke and head coach Bob Dyce than beginning the search for their […]

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2 h. ago BASF Fields of Purpose program helps growers give back to their communities

BASF boosts rural impact in 2025 by donating $100,000 in seed and crop protection products across AB, SK, MB and ON CALGARY, ALBERTA, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The new BASF Fields of Purpose program from BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada Inc. (BASF) boosts rural impact through initiatives that matter most to Canadian growers and retailers. […]

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2 h. ago Danielle Smith says she’s giving Carney until Grey Cup to fix nine ‘bad laws’

Smith was taking questions from the media a day after meeting briefly with Carney, just before he left Ottawa for a visit to Washington, D.C.

Transport

3 h. ago Ottawa police looking to identify person of interest in east

A 55-year-old man was found with apparent stab wounds last Thursday in the city's east end.

Events

3 h. ago Nuit Blanche returns to Ottawa in 2026, and this time it might work

The all-night arts festival is popular in Montreal and Toronto, but the last time Ottawa held an event was in 2015.

Other

4 h. ago Innisfil man faces numerous charges for multiple shootings in GTA

York Regional Police have laid additional firearm charges against a 23-year-old Innisfil man in relation to shooting incidents in Vaughan, Brampton and London. Cops say just before 2 a.m. on Sept. 10, officers responded to the sounds of gunshots on Lady Angela Lane, in the area of Bathurst St. and Teston Rd., and attempted to […]

Events

4 h. ago Alberta teachers' strike: Kids camps, programs planned for students | Lockout notice issued to teachers | Businesses affected

Continuing coverage of the Alberta teachers' strike

Society

4 h. ago Alberta woman grabbed, pulled into moving vehicle during failed kidnapping: police

Lethbridge police say a woman reported being pulled into a vehicle that then drove away. She told authorities the suspect touched her and made references to sex.

Society

5 h. ago Medical helicopter crash on California highway leaves 3 critically injured

The victims, identified as a pilot, nurse and paramedic, were transported to hospitals in critical condition, said a spokesperson for the Sacramento Fire Department.

Events

5 h. ago Alberta Pipeline Plan Sparks Fear and Hope Among Canada’s Indigenous Groups

Alberta’s pitch to build a new crude oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific coast has divided the region’s Indigenous communities, where there are memories of a similar project that was fought and eventually canceled.

Other

5 h. ago Bondi defends herself against Democratic criticism that she’s weaponized the Justice Department

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi defended herself against Democratic criticism that she had weaponized the Justice Department at a Tuesday congressional hearing where she was set to face tough questions over the political pressure on the law enforcement agency to pursue President Donald Trump’s perceived foes. During her opening remarks, Bondi echoed conservative […]

Economics

6 h. ago Ottawa imposes its biggest fine under the temporary foreign worker program

Bolero Shellfish Processing Inc. was penalized for failing to provide proper wages and working conditions

Society

6 h. ago Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber to be sentenced Tuesday

The two are expected in the Ottawa courthouse on Elgin Street after sentencing hearings in July. 

Politics

7 h. ago Alaska Silver Corp. to Present at the Metals & Mining Virtual Investor Conference October 7th

Company invites individual and institutional investors, as well as advisors and analysts, to attend online at VirtualInvestorConferences.com TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alaska Silver Corp. (TSX-V: WAM; OTCQX: WAMFF), based in Illinois Creek District, Alaska, focused on developing critical minerals & high-grade silver resources, today announced that Kit Marrs, President & CEO, will […]

Culture

7 h. ago Letters: Alberta teachers and government both need a reality check

Do you like the Connor McDavid deal? Vote in our daily poll! The government has decided to pay parents $150 per week for each child they have 12 years and under while the teachers strike. There are a lot of parents who work from home and have no babysitting expenses because they are at home […]

Politics

7 h. ago Breakenridge: Alberta Next exists to criticize Ottawa, and that's been laid bare

Ottawa can’t be blamed for a teachers’ strike, and there’s little desire for conversations that involve anything that isn’t Ottawa’s fault

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