7 m. ago Ottawa Public Library sees increase in reported incidents in 2024

Two downtown branches had the most incidents, together accounting for 54 per cent of the total.

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2 h. ago En Iran, le pouvoir a lâché du lest sur le voile, mais la répression n’est jamais loin

De plus en plus d’Iraniennes se montrent tête nue en public, mais les conservateurs n’ont pas dit leur dernier mot.

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2 h. ago ZOHAR: Toronto needs clear boundaries on protests before it’s too late

It isn’t about silencing dissent. It’s about containing protests so people can express themselves in appropriate spaces

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3 h. ago Most Vancouverites believe city is 'on the wrong track,' poll suggests

'Polling like this reinforces what Vancouverites have been telling us: they want action, not the status quo, on public safety and affordability' — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim

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3 h. ago Conavi Medical Corp. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Shares and/or Pre

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES FINAL PROSPECTUS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ON SEDAR+ TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conavi Medical Corp. (TSXV: CNVI) (“Conavi” or the “Company”), a commercial stage medical device company focused on designing, manufacturing, and marketing imaging technologies to guide common […]

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4 h. ago NMG Announces Pricing of US$20 Million Public Equity Offering

BASE SHELF PROSPECTUS IS ACCESSIBLE, AND THE SHELF PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS ON SEDAR+ MONTRÉAL — Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (“NMG” or the “Company”) ( NYSE: NMG, TSX: NOU) announces the pricing of a public equity offering of 8,333,334 common shares of the Company (“Shares”) at a price of US$2.40 […]

Economics

4 h. ago McFarlane Commences Exploration Drilling at Juby Gold Project

TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — McFarlane Lake Mining Limited (“McFarlane” or the “Company”) (CSE: MLM, OTC: MLMLF) is pleased to announce that exploration Drilling has commenced at its 100%-owned Juby Gold Project, located west of Gowganda, Ontario, within the southern part of the “Prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt”. “Commencing drilling at Juby is an […]

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5 h. ago Letters, Dec. 18, 2025: ‘Repealing rezoning an easy decision’

Am I hearing correctly? Councillors voted 13-2 in favour of repealing the $128M Trudeau-incentivized blanket rezoning, yet the city still needs to go through a public hearing? I was, in no way involved, but I do vaguely recall there being somewhere in the neighbourhood of 75% disapproval during that week-long in-person and phone-in period of […]

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5 h. ago Edmonton police chief says policy changed since McFee's Oilers game attendance in businessman's box

Edmonton’s new police chief says the service has revised its gifts policy since his predecessor’s attendance at Oilers games in a businessman’s private box. Photos published late last month show then-Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Chief Dale McFee at 2024 playoffs games with MHCare Medical CEO Sam Mraiche and senior Alberta government officials. In a year-end […]

Economics

6 h. ago The government said it would reduce its use of external consultants, but the budget tells another story | Opinion

Rather than strengthening the public service, the federal government has chosen once again to double down on outsourcing.

Politics

7 h. ago Pesticides Coalition: Canada Must Choose Science and Health Over Lobbyists

MONTREAL, Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A coalition of nearly 30 civil society and academic organizations is urging the federal government to halt plans announced in the latest budget to weaken Canada’s pesticide process, and instead launch a long-overdue public debate and comprehensive reform. The Coalition warns that the proposed changes would reduce protections […]

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8 h. ago I have never written to the Citizen before. But this story was deeply disturbing | Letters to the Editor

Thursday, Dec. 18: Citizen readers discuss a CHEO nurse with uncertain Canadian residency and Ontario's lacking Public Health policy

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8 h. ago Is the Canadian military's ambitious mobilization plan even doable?

The plan put in motion on May 31, 2025, outlines the need to increase the current reserve force to 100,000 and to boost supplementary and other reserves to 300,000.

Events

12 h. ago Ontario pushing ahead with controversial plan to let sewage flow next to public beach

Local politicians, environmental groups, and physicians are sounding the alarm following the Ontario government's move to proceed with the construction work on a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) system across from Ontario Place, which, critics argue, could have devastating health effects on those who swim, paddle, and gather in the area.Grassroots organization Ontario Place for All denounced the provincial government's decision to move ahead with the controversial sewage plan, arguing that the work could allow raw sewage to be discharged into the water along the lakeshore.Construction began after the Ford government passed the polarizing Bill 5, which the group says removes the requirement for public consultation on this type of infrastructure work."This is another example of how the current Government of Ontario is changing the law to make this project easier for them and to avoid public consultation and transparency," said Ann Elisabeth Samson, Co-Chair, Ontari...

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16 h. ago 'Gentle' panhandler who lived in Vancouver's West End viciously assaulted

Couple who filed missing person report were shocked to learn homeless man was in hospital and too injured to tell Vancouver police what happened

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17 h. ago WARMINGTON: Currency exchange operator brutally beaten, robbed of $60,000

The way this senior citizen was viciously mugged at his money exchange business looked like something out of Pulp Fiction. But this was Erin Mills in Mississauga. Certainly not the Erin Mills the late great mayor Hazel McCallion thought would be the model suburban neighbourhood where families can live safety and successfully. It’s still a […]

Economics

18 h. ago Observers blast government for refusing to measure public servants' productivity

The federal government decided against pursuing a new report's recommendation to collect data on public service productivity.

Politics

19 h. ago Toronto mayor says Eglinton Crosstown LRT won’t open within next month

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Chow said there would be an update on the status of the rapid transit line next month, confirming it would not be open to the public before.

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19 h. ago 'This behaviour is unacceptable': Police seek suspect after West Edmonton Mall sex assault

Officers were told a woman was riding an escalator when an unknown man came up to her from behind and "intentionally squirted an unknown substance resembling semen onto her back and buttocks"

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19 h. ago Starfighters Space Announces Closing of its Reg A Initial Public Offering

Common Stock to Begin Trading on NYSE Under Ticker Symbol “FJET” on December 18, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Starfighters Space, Inc. (“Starfighters” or “the Company”), the innovative aerospace company, owner and operator of the world’s largest commercial supersonic aircraft fleet, out of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, today announced the completion of its Initial Public […]

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