59 m. ago Kelowna residents raise concerns over social support facilities in neighbourhood

The City of Kelowna, in partnership with BC Housing, plans to build a 40-unit supportive and complex care facility on Pacific Avenue near Capri Mall.

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1 hour ago Des centaines de fonctionnaires fédéraux avertis de suppressions d’emplois

Ottawa veut réduire les dépenses de programmes et coûts administratifs d’environ 60 milliards de dollars en cinq ans.

Politics

4 h. ago Canada removes Syria from list of foreign state supporters of terrorism

Ottawa said it has also removed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group that led a rebel takeover last year, from its list of terrorist entities under the Criminal Code.

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4 h. ago Ottawa moving to reissue fishing licences to Mi’kmaq group despite Inuit objections

OTTAWA — The federal government says it is proposing to reissue fishing licences to a coalition of Mi’kmaq First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut who successfully sued to have the original licences quashed. In 2021, Inuit asked the Federal Court to set aside a decision by the minister of fisheries […]

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4 h. ago Ottawa to proceed with promised firearm classification review: minister

The government has been heavily criticized by gun control advocates for not banning the semi-automatic SKS, which is commonly used in Indigenous communities.

Events

6 h. ago Ottawa Senators will be without centre Shane Pinto versus the St. Louis Blues

The club's third-line centre left Thursday's game against the New York Rangers with a lower-body injury

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6 h. ago Notable early reaction to Netflix’s deal to acquire Warner Bros.

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix’s $72 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. studio and its film and television operations drew quick reactions Friday. Film and television industry entities including guilds and the lobbying group for movie theater owners criticized the deal, warning it would harm consumers and cinema owners. In announcing the deal, Warner Bros. […]

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9 h. ago More than 10,000 CBSA removal warrants active for more than a year

OTTAWA — More than 10,000 removal warrants in the Canada Border Services Agency inventory have been active for more than a year — even though the agency says removals are at an all-time high. CBSA statistics show more than 33,000 removal warrants in the current inventory. Agency vice-president Aaron McCrorie said more than 22,000 people […]

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9 h. ago Supreme Court restores woman’s conviction for attempted murder of her mother

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has restored a woman’s conviction for attempting to kill her mother by injecting her with insulin. In June 2019, a neighbour found the woman — identified only as B.F. due to a publication ban — her mother and B.F.’s 19-month-old daughter unconscious in their home. Emergency responders discovered […]

Events

9 h. ago Canadian economy held up better than expected under U.S. tariffs, IMF report says

OTTAWA — A new report by the International Monetary Fund says the Canadian economy has held up better than expected under the trade shock from U.S. tariffs. The report says the impact of the trade dispute was mitigated by exemptions under the free trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico, but employment and […]

Economics

11 h. ago Ottawa's future should not be decided by Toronto's new rules | Opinion

Randall Denley: When decisions about purely local matters are made at Queen’s Park, not City Hall, political accountability is diminished.

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11 h. ago Canada added 54,000 jobs in November, unemployment rate drops to 6.5%: StatCan

OTTAWA — The labour market surprised economists again in November with a third straight month of job gains. Statistics Canada said Friday that the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with economists’ expectations for a small loss. The unemployment rate fell to 6.5 per cent in November, down from 6.9 per cent in […]

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13 h. ago Sceptres, fans laud Charge coach Carla MacLeod after cancer diagnosis

Ottawa's 3-1 loss got lost in the outpouring of affection and love by just about everyone in attendance in Toronto

Sport

14 h. ago Ottawa effectuera un «examen complet» du régime de classement des armes à feu

Ce processus comprendra des consultations avec les communautés autochtones au sujet de la carabine semi-automatique SKS.

Society

17 h. ago Ottawa's most prolific art collector gave it all away, thinking he'd be dead by now

When Bill Staubi was diagnosed with Stage-4 liver cancer, he divested himself of his massive art collection. Then the cancer disappeared.

Events

17 h. ago Why so upset about Ottawa Police getting more money? | Opinion

Mohammed Adam: The disconnect between the police and some of those they serve is on display ever year at budget time.

Events

18 h. ago Chaos erupts at Indian airports as country’s largest airline cancels flights

NEW DELHI (AP) — Chaos gripped major Indian airports Friday as passengers of the country’s biggest airline, IndiGo, scrambled to cope up with widespread flight disruptions and cancellations triggered by newly enforced rules limiting working hours for crew and pilots. Scenes of frustration played out as passengers slept on airport floors, queued for hours at […]

Events

21 h. ago This queer Toronto barbershop is changing lives one haircut at a time

In a humble, single-chair barbershop on Toronto's Danforth Avenue, haircuts are becoming moments of personal affirmation for queer and transgender clients. The Queer Barber is a QTBIPOC-owned (acronym for Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) barbershop founded in 2022 by E (who uses all pronouns). The space was created with the singular purpose of offering gender-affirming haircuts in an environment where QTBIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals can simply exist without explanation or fear of being misread. "I wanted to create the kind of space I never saw in the industry. One where queer, trans, and QTBIPOC people could walk in without bracing themselves," E told blogTO, whose background consists of barbering, psychology, community care, and now social work. The shop owner is currently completing their Master of Social Work at the University of Toronto, and says everything they're learning, from trauma-informed p...

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23 h. ago Takeaways: Ottawa Senators finish without Shane Pinto in loss to New York Rangers

"He's a big loss," said coach Travis Green. "Pinto plays a lot of important minutes."

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26 h. ago Key ministers address Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa after Hodgson is bumped

Several key federal cabinet ministers addressed the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa Thursday, including Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne.

Politics