As the federal government prepares to bring most public servants back to the office four days a week, some Ottawa city councillors are taking public stances on the issue. Read MoreMany councillors voiced opposition to the four-day in-office mandate from the federal government, others pointed to the city’s model, while others side-stepped the question to discuss OC Transpo’s struggles. Public Service, Local News, News, City council, Explainer, Ottawa Sun, return to office As the federal government prepares to bring most public servants back to the office four days a week, some Ottawa city councillors are taking public stances on the issue. Read…
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The Ottawa Senators taught the Calgary Flames a lesson in team defence on Thursday at the Saddledome, winning 4-1 and outshooting the home team 37-20. Read MoreTim Stutzle dazzled with the puck all night long, Dylan Cozens scored again, Linus Ullmark was sharp in goal and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 to move within four points of the Boston Bruins for the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Sports, Brady Tkachuk, Calgary Flames, Jake Sanderson, Ottawa Sun, Tim Stutzle The Ottawa Senators taught the Calgary Flames a lesson in team defence on Thursday…
Suspending arts and hospitality programs at Algonquin College will have a serious impact on Ottawa’s economy, business and arts organizations say. Read MoreArts and business leaders say events ranging from major music festivals to neighbourhood beer fests will be affected. Local News, News, Algonquin College, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Suspending arts and hospitality programs at Algonquin College will have a serious impact on Ottawa’s economy, business and arts organizations say. Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — Government officials are getting closer to ironing out a refund process for the hundreds of thousands of companies that paid tariffs now deemed illegal. In a filing with the Court of International Trade on Friday, Brandon Lord, executive director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s trade policy and programs directorate, said the CBP is working on a new system that will simplify the process. He said it should be ready in 45 days and require “minimal submission from importers.” The filing comes after a judge on Wednesday ordered the government to start paying back all importers…
Reports of extortion have climbed more than 500 per cent between 2012 and 2024, making it one of the fastest-growing crimes in Canada. In some parts of the country, like Peel Region, it’s even worse as the South Asian community has been particularly targeted. While hundreds of charges have been laid in the past few years, police say they don’t have all the tools they need to catch those behind these crimes. One of the biggest hurdles police face solving these extortion crimes, aside from non-reporting and victim fear, is access to information. “Lawful access to digital information is as important…
York Regional Police (YRP) say they’ve made an arrest after gunshots were fired at a home in Whitchurch-Stouffville in February. Officers were called to the home on Harold Avenue, in the area of 9th Line, at around 9 p.m. on Feb. 12. No one was injured, but the home sustained damage from the shots, police said. “Although investigators believe the house was the intended target of the shooting, the occupants residing there are not believed to be the intended target as they recently moved in,” a previous police release explained. On March 4, officers executed a search warrant at a…
EDMONTON — Ottawa and Alberta have reached a prospective deal that they say will see major projects be approved more efficiently. In a joint announcement Friday, the two governments said the deal will bring a “one project, one review” approach to addressing the broader impacts of such projects, including on the environment. A draft version of the deal says projects that fall under Alberta’s jurisdiction — namely in the non-renewable resource sector — will be deferred to the provincial regulatory review process. Alberta’s process will be integrated with Ottawa’s for projects involving federal land and jurisdiction. “Canada and Alberta are…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed on Friday that his government is considering making the land needed to accommodate a sprawling new two-million square foot convention centre by filling in parts of Lake Ontario. “I wouldn’t call it an island, but we may look at putting fill in until we can put (up) a convention centre,” Ford said on Friday at an unrelated event. “We’re losing out on so many large conventions in the world because we just don’t have the size and it’s a dated convention (centre) but we’re exploring that. “It’s no different than anything else,” he added. “The…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region, according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter. The officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitive matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity, cautioned that the U.S. intelligence has not uncovered that Russia is directing Iran on what to do with the information as the U.S. and Israel continue their bombardment and Iran fires retaliatory salvos at American assets and allies in the Persian Gulf. Still, it’s the first…
Ontario’s police watchdog says a man in Barrie is dead after police shot him with a stun gun. Barrie police say they pulled over a vehicle in the area of Dunlop Street West and Frances Street around 3:30 a.m. Friday. Investigators say a 25-year-old female driver was arrested and charged with impaired driving. During the course of that arrest, police learned that a 29-year-old man in the vehicle was wanted on an arrest warrant. He fled the scene and was located a short distance away by police. According to the SIU, the man and the officers ended up in a…
Grande Prairie RCMP requests public assistance locating 15-year-old Gracie-Ann Gale. RCMP say Gale was last seen on Feb. 21 in Grande Prairie. Read More”RCMP is worried for her wellbeing and would like to speak with her.” News, Local News, Alberta, Grande Prairie, missing, RCMP Grande Prairie RCMP requests public assistance locating 15-year-old Gracie-Ann Gale. RCMP say Gale was last seen on Feb. 21 in Grande Prairie. Read More
The Durham Region Health Department is warning the public after a case of measles was confirmed in an unvaccinated child. An investigation into who may have been exposed to the virus has determined two locations at three different times where the child went. The child was at Ritson North Urgent Care in Oshawa on Feb. 26 from 1:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on March 2 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Lakeridge Health Oshawa Emergency Department waiting room on March 2 from 11:25 a.m. to 2 p.m. Individuals at any of those locations during the specified times are…
Bobby McMann and Scott Laughton are on the move. The Toronto Maple Leafs dealt McMann to the Seattle Kraken, and Laughton to L.A. Kings, in exchange for draft picks, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports. In return for McMann, the Leafs will receive a 2027 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick, per Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos. Laughton fetched a third-round pick. 3rd rounder https://t.co/iJMyjX9yT1 — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 6, 2026 The trades come as the Buds sell players amidst a disappointing season. On Thursday, centre Nic Roy was traded to the Colorado Avalanche. McMann, 29, had only played for Toronto in the NHL to this point,…
It has now been three weeks since OC Transpo last announced an increase in the number of trains available on the O-Train Line 1 as the transit authority continues to deal with issues on the train car axles. Read MoreRather than focusing on incremental increases, OC Transpo says it is now looking toward the return of the full fleet. News, Local News, OC Transpo, Ottawa Sun, Realtime It has now been three weeks since OC Transpo last announced an increase in the number of trains available on the O-Train Line 1 as the transit authority continues to deal with issues on the…
Police in Niagara Region have arrested and charged a second suspect in connection with a stabbing that occurred in St. Catharines last year. Officers were called to the area of Queenston Street and Niagara Street on the morning of Oct. 5, 2025 after a man who was sleeping outdoors was allegedly struck in the head and stabbed multiple times by an unknown suspect who fled the scene with the victim’s phone, investigators said. The victim – a man in his 30s – was located by police with serious injuries and transported to a hospital for treatment. Detectives described the attack…
TORONTO — Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. has agreed to pay a little over $100 million in a settlement reached with three U.S. financial regulators for “wilful violations” of anti-money laundering laws. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) says Canaccord’s “widespread compliance failures” include not conducting proper customer due diligence and not setting up appropriate internal controls to detect suspicious activity. It says the lapses resulted in Canaccord failing to timely detect and report numerous securities fraud schemes that caused significant economic harm to innocent investors. The settlement reached with FinCEN, the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection will not be able to immediately begin issuing refunds for President Donald Trump’s tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court. In a filing to court Friday, Brandon Lord, a senior official in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s trade office, said the department hopes to have a refund system in place in 45 days. A judge with the U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday ordered refunds for companies that paid Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs and the fentanyl-related duties on Canada, Mexico and China. That decision came after America’s top court…
The military conflict in Iran and surrounding nations has prompted Air Canada to extend its suspension of flights to Israel and the UAE for several more weeks. The airline says its flights from Toronto to Tel Aviv will be cancelled until May 2, and flights to Dubai will be cancelled until at least March 28. “We are monitoring the situation and will adjust our schedule accordingly,” the company said. “We continue adding capacity to Delhi to provide travellers with options to Canada.” There was tangible relief among Canadians who landed Friday morning in Toronto on a flight from Dubai, with…
The Toronto Police Service is seeking help from the public finding a missing eight-year-old child. Aviannah was last seen on Friday, March 6, 2026 at approximately 12:40 p.m., in the Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street West area. The missing child is described as three feet tall, with black hair in two braids. Aviannah was last seen wearing a pink sweatshirt, black pants, pink boots and a multi-coloured jacket. Police say they are concerned for the child’s safety. The Toronto Police Service is seeking help from the public finding a missing eight-year-old child. Aviannah was last seen on Friday, March 6,…
MIAMI (AP) — The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials, according to people familiar with the matter. The inquiry comes as President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover” of the communist-run island. Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, has created a “working group” that includes federal prosecutors and officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies to try to build cases against people connected to the Cuban government and its Communist Party, according to one of the people. They spoke on…