54 h. ago Saravanamuttoo: Three innovative ways to help fund Ottawa's public transit system

New funding approaches could restore transit to the reliable, frequent and affordable system that Ottawa once had.

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2 d. ago More funding needed to support Ottawa's overdose prevention strategy: report

Around 207 opioid-related deaths were reported in 2023, a nearly three-fold increase from 2019.

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7 d. ago Nigeria struggles to rein in a widespread meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 150

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote parts of the northern region with children affected the most. While cases first recorded in October have spread to 23 of Nigeria’s 36 states, […]

Events

2 w. ago Indigenous kids' supports at risk as regional program shutdown looms

The Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre is hours away from shutting down the Jordan's Principle program

Society

3 w. ago Iceland’s minister for children quits after admitting she had baby with teenager 30 years ago

LONDON — Iceland’s president on Sunday accepted the resignation of the North Atlantic island nation’s children’s minister, who quit the government over a relationship she had with a teenager more than three decades ago. Asthildur Loa Thorsdottir stepped down after national broadcaster RUV revealed last week that she had a child 35 years ago when […]

Politics

3 w. ago Ottawa funding Jordan’s Principle for First Nations children through 2026: minister

Patty Hajdu said government has poured $8.8 billion into the principle since it was established in 2016

Politics

3 w. ago Canada says it will fund Jordan’s Principle for First Nations kids through 2026

MONTREAL — Ottawa says it will continue to fund Jordan’s Principle to support First Nations children through 2026 as some First Nations chiefs decry what they call cutbacks in services.  Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the extension in a press release Saturday, about 24 hours before a federal election campaign is expected to kick […]

Society

3 w. ago Mayors of border cities call on Ottawa for funding, support as tariff war continues

Mayors of several Canadian border cities and towns are calling for support from the federal government as the tariff war with the United States starts to hurt their communities. They say their communities are disproportionately impacted because local businesses rely heavily on cross-border movement of goods and visitors. Mike Bradley, mayor of Sarnia, Ont., says […]

Economics

4 w. ago Trump says he’s ‘immediately’ ending Secret Service protection for Biden’s children

There was no immediate reaction from the former president's office

Politics