54 m. ago Manitoba legislature approves $18,000 fine for former premier Heather Stefanson

Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson has been fined $18,000 for violating the province's conflict of interest law.

Economics

65 m. ago Bail hearing delayed for boy charged in stabbing of younger brother

The accused, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with aggravated assault and attempted murder after his younger brother was stabbed.

Other

66 m. ago Judge rules that federal government can't release 'secret recipe' of Ottawa consulting firm

The Federal Court judge ruled Public Services and Procurement Canada could not disclose the name of contracted consultants.

Politics

79 m. ago Magic mushroom ban does not violate freedom of thought, judge rules

The drug law is constitutional and “does not offend the principles of fundamental justice," the judge said.

Other

2 h. ago Ford says ‘Buy Ontario’ legislation coming when legislature returns

The premier told reporters on Tuesday his government was planning to legislate a 'Buy Ontario' approach in the coming weeks, suggesting it would likely come with caveats.

Other

2 h. ago Merchandise trade deficit widens in August on gold swings, U.S. tariffs: StatCan

OTTAWA — Canada’s merchandise trade deficit grew in August as gold shipment patterns shifted and U.S. tariffs weighed on exports to the country, said Statistics Canada. Merchandise exports overall fell three per cent in August to $60.6 billion to grow Canada’s trade deficit to $6.3 billion, up from $3.8 billion in July, the agency said […]

Economics

3 h. ago Track coach who abused teens in 1970s sentenced to six years in prison

Thomas Kenneth Porter, 77, was sentenced to six years in prison months after Court of King’s Bench Justice Nicholas Devlin found him guilty of two counts of indecent assault and three counts of gross indecency.

Events

3 h. ago Five premiers urge Carney to withdraw court submission on notwithstanding clause

OTTAWA — Five premiers say Ottawa’s recent call for limits on the notwithstanding clause amounts to a “complete disavowal” of the bargain that spawned the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Constitution’s notwithstanding clause gives provincial legislatures or Parliament the ability to pass legislation that effectively overrides provisions of the Charter, though only for a […]

Society

3 h. 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

4 h. ago Opinion: Military resilience could be lost in the fog of climate politics

The U.S. has directed the military to remove references to climate change from official guidance. NATO, too, has been tempted to de-emphasize climate.

Politics

4 h. ago Opinion: Military planning must take climate change into account

The U.S. has directed the military to remove references to climate change from official guidance. NATO, too, has been tempted to de-emphasize climate.

Society

4 h. 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 […]

Other

5 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.

Other

5 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.

Other

5 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 […]

Other

5 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

6 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

6 h. ago Bills on high rent, lack of housing lost in rush to wrap N.S. legislature: NDP

Nova Scotia’s NDP leader is highlighting a pair of her party’s housing bills she says were lost in the government's rush to wrap up the fall sitting of the legislature.

Other

6 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

7 h. ago Privacy commissioner not consulted on cybersecurity legislation

Bill C-8 would give the federal government power to deny internet products and services to any person it deems an online threat.

Society