1 hour ago Today's letters: 'Longest ballot committee' at it again in Alberta

Thursday, May 8: Elections Canada should consider a fee for potential candidates, much like during a leadership race, a reader suggests. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

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5 h. ago Shuttered Toronto landmark gets new lease on life as grocery business moves in

The fate of a well-loved Toronto landmark has taken another turn after the iconic Beaux Arts-style building was closed for three years.The former Postal Station C building at 1117 Queen Street was built in 1902, designed by famed architects David Ewart and Samuel G Curry, and served the neighbourhood's mail delivery needs for more than a century until it was officially closed in 2020.In the years that followed, it seemed that the fate of Postal Station C was nothing short of tragic, from being sold to sitting vacant, and riling up locals even more with the possibility of a futuristic new condo tower sprouting from the stately old building.Take a walk by Postal Station C today, and you'll see the building plastered in signs indicating that something new is moving, teasing work opportunities, and a new chapter for the building.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared b...

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7 h. ago Venezuela denies opposition members left country during rescue operation

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s government on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time that members of the country’s opposition left the Argentine diplomatic compound where they had sheltered for over a year, but it denied that their arrival to the United States occurred under an international rescue operation as characterized by the political faction and the […]

Politics

9 h. ago B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures after Lapu Lapu attack

Premier Eby said Wednesday that former chief justice Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct a festival safety review “in a very short period of time.”

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9 h. ago B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures after attack

Premier Eby said Wednesday that former chief justice Christopher Hinkson has agreed to serve as commissioner to conduct a festival safety review “in a very short period of time.”

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9 h. ago Vancouver mayor ‘frustrated’ with slow pace to abolish city’s park board

Ken Sim asked the provincial government to amend the Vancouver Charter in December 2023, a critical step in his plan to dissolve the Vancouver Park Board.

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9 h. ago Alberta premier 'pleased' by tone of first ministers meeting, Ford says Ottawa needs to show Prairies 'some love'

"The prime minister reaffirmed his commitment to table federal legislation to eliminate federal trade barriers by Canada Day."

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9 h. ago Bell: Danielle Smith — Liberals not Trump are the greater threat to Alberta

'We're feeling the biggest threat to our economic survival is Ottawa,' says Premier Danielle Smith who believes President Trump is not the biggest threat to Alberta

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9 h. ago Bell: Smith fires back — Liberals not Trump are greatest threat to Alberta

'We're feeling the biggest threat to our economic survival is Ottawa,' says Premier Danielle Smith who believes President Trump is not the biggest threat to Alberta

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9 h. ago Bell: Smith slams 'willfully blind' and 'ignorant' critics of Alberta

"They haven't been paying attention. They haven't developed any empathy for what Alberta has gone through,' says Premier Danielle Smith, of those not seeing Alberta's beefs against Liberal Ottawa

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10 h. ago Ontario to ask for appeal of court order pausing Toronto bike lane removals

Ontario is seeking to appeal a temporary court order stopping it from ripping up three major Toronto bike lanes while a judge weighs whether the plan is unconstitutional. The government served notice of its intent to appeal last month’s injunction to lawyers for a cycling advocacy group challenging its plan to remove lanes on Bloor […]

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10 h. ago Avec les séries de la LPHF, Jennifer Gardiner et Cayla Barnes vivront de la nouveauté

À compter de jeudi soir, une nouvelle saison va commencer pour la Victoire de Montréal et la Charge d’Ottawa.

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11 h. ago Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai stepping down, won’t run in next election

WHITEHORSE — Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says he is stepping down as the leader of the governing Liberal party and will not be running for re-election. Pillai says he’s asked the party to immediately begin the process of holding a convention to select a new leader. More coming.

Politics

12 h. ago Ford government files appeal against injunction frustrating its bike lane removal

At the end of April, an Ontario judge told the government it must suspend any imminent plans to remove bike lanes from Bloor Street, Yonge Street or University Avenue.

Politics

12 h. ago Higher measles risk heightens anxiety for immunocompromised individuals

The virus has re-emerged in Ottawa for the first time since 2019.

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12 h. ago Doug Ford says Carney should extend an olive branch to the West. Liberal strategists agree

Fifty-five per cent of Albertans feel that their province is being treated unfairly by the federal government

Transport

14 h. ago Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?

Politics

15 h. ago Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer tells fans 'we're just getting started'

'Sens fans, even though our season ended sooner than we liked, I wanted to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for your unwavering and amazing support.'

Sport

15 h. ago Ontario education minister blasts TDSB for considering cutting programs

Toronto District School Board is one of several boards in Ontario the government is currently subjecting to financial scrutiny, with the threat of a takeover.

Politics

15 h. ago Gouvernement Carney: la communauté d’affaires réclame un ministre à Québec

L’absence d’un élu de Québec à la table du conseil des ministres à Ottawa est «problématique», selon la Chambre de commerce.

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