2 h. ago Gorman: The problem isn't high rent. The problem is expectations

Ottawa’s rental market isn’t the villain. The villain is the idea that life is supposed to be easy. It never has been.

Other

12 h. ago Carter Yakemchuk leads Ottawa Senators rookie to victory over Toronto Maple Leafs

The defenceman led the way in the Prospects Showdown opener with two goals and an assist.

Culture

13 h. ago Maple Leaf kids show spunk in losing rookie event opener to Senators

The final score Saturday won’t be remembered by the Maple Leafs talent evaluators as much as the spirit of their rookie squad. Opening the Prospects Showdown at the Bell Centre in Montreal against the Ottawa Senators’ freshmen, they were down three at one stage before a strong rally nearly tied an eventual 4-3 loss. Luke […]

Society

15 h. ago ‘Go to eleven’: How the ‘Spinal Tap’ phrase lived on after the movie

Rob Reiner had a secret weapon on the set of “This Is Spinal Tap.” The dialogue in the mockumentary centred around a fictional British heavy metal band was almost entirely improvised. But before they started rolling, director Reiner (who also played documentarian Marty Di Bergi in the film) talked to the art department about funny […]

Other

16 h. ago RCMP feared traitor Kim Philby knew ’most interesting’ Canadian secrets: Documents

OTTAWA — The early-1960s revelation that British spy Kim Philby had worked for Moscow alarmed Canadian intelligence officials who feared that he had betrayed confidences gleaned from Soviet defector Igor Gouzenko, once-secret archival records show. Harold Adrian Russell “Kim” Philby was recruited by Russian intelligence in the 1930s. He joined Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, known […]

Other

20 h. ago Au Népal, la première ministre au chevet des victimes des émeutes

L’ex-cheffe de la Cour suprême a entamé au pas de charge son mandat provisoire.

Politics

24 h. ago MADD Canada Remembers Nova Scotia Victims of Alcohol and Drug

DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, Sept. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Community members, including victims’ families and friends, will gather today to remember those who have been killed in crashes involving alcohol, cannabis and/or other drugs. This year, the names of two victims, Talia Forrest and Jesse Robinson, have been added to the Nova Scotia Monument located […]

Events

24 h. ago Here’s what’s happening in currency markets and more: FP video

Watch: Plus, how Ottawa's five nation-building projects could be a game changer for Canada's economy

Other

24 h. ago NP View: Carney Liberals again side with Israel’s enemies, fail to protect Canadian Jews

In 1939, Ottawa's policy towards the Jews was 'none is too many.' Now, it's one of sheer indifference

Transport

30 h. ago Un automne chargé pour les amateurs de jazz et de musiques métissées

Encore une rentrée, encore une programmation musclée pour les oreilles curieuses et voyageuses.

Other

30 h. ago Les restrictions liées aux travailleurs étrangers temporaires pèsent sur les régions

Le silence de Québec et d’Ottawa sur la question accentue les inquiétudes dans les entreprises et les municipalités.

Other

31 h. ago U.S. protests China’s ‘coercive’ plan for nature reserve on disputed South China Sea territory

The U.S. and Philippines charged that China was looking at exerting territorial control rather than protecting the environment

Other

32 h. ago Cases to be dropped against 2 police officers in fatal shooting of Calgary man

Anthony Heffernan was 27 years old when he was fatally shot in a northeast Calgary motel room on March 16, 2015 and his family called the dropped charges upsetting.

Events

33 h. ago 'Repeat offender' charged in museum, construction site thefts: Police

The man was released under a judicial interim release order.

Events

34 h. ago Man charged with tunnelling into neighbour's apartment wishes to represent himself

"No way. No chance I'm getting a lawyer. Self-represented all the way," the accused man told the court

Society

34 h. ago London teacher charged with sexual assault released after second arrest

Jamie Cain, 43, spent two days in custody before being released again.

Events

35 h. ago $3K worth of ice cream, milk stolen from Shoppers Drug Mart over 3 weeks

Between Aug. 8 and Aug. 30, Lethbridge police said a man went to a Shoppers Drug Mart in the Alberta city many times and stole 'significant quantities of ice cream and milk.'

Economics

35 h. ago Former Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox sentenced to 3 years in prison for soliciting a minor

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from an underage sex sting. Maddox, 34, pleaded guilty Thursday to meeting a minor to do unlawful acts and unlawful use of a two-way communications device. As part of a plea […]

Events

35 h. ago Montana animal shelter evacuated after FBI drug burn backfires

BILLINGS, Mont. — A cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine seized by the FBI and incinerated inside a Montana animal shelter prompted its evacuation and sent workers to the hospital, city officials in Billings said. The smoke started to fill the building during a drug burn on Wednesday, apparently because of negative pressure […]

Events

35 h. ago In Calgary courts: Man charged with Marlborough Mall murder pleads guilty to a reduced charge

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Sept. 8 to 12, 2025

Events