Homeowners were told Monday evening to leave their homes due to landslide risk in the Old Fort area in in the Peace River Valley, five km south of Fort St. John, British Columbia. Read More”Supports and Emergency Services will not be provided for those who do not evacuate.” Old Fort landslides in 2018, 2020, and now 2026. News, Canada, Local News, British Columbia, emergency, evacuation, landslide Homeowners were told Monday evening to leave their homes due to landslide risk in the Old Fort area in in the Peace River Valley, five km south of Fort St. John, British Columbia. Read More
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Premier Doug Ford says six inmates mistakenly released from Ontario’s jails remain at large. More than 150 inmates have been improperly released from the provincial jail system since 2021. Ford says the criminals will be captured, but he says the situation is unacceptable. Ontario’s solicitor general and his No. 2 have apologized for “inadvertently” saying officials apprehended all 157 criminals who were mistakenly released from the province’s jails over the past five years. Michael Kerzner repeatedly said last week during question period at Queen’s Park, and afterward to journalists, that the criminals were caught immediately after being improperly released. Global…
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Sens 1-on-1 with Bruce Garrioch, Bruce and Ottawa Citizen Senators writer Callum Fraser break down the first-round series between the Senators and Carolina Hurricanes. They discuss how impressive Linus Ullmark has been so far, what went wrong for the Senators in Game 2, Tim Stutzle’s costly giveaway, the need for Brady Tkachuk to step up, the banged-up Senators defence, and if Ottawa can still win the series despite losing the first two games. Read MoreCatchup with the latest episode of Sens 1-on-1 with Bruce Garrioch Ottawa Senators, Sports, NHL, Stanley Cup Playoffs WATCH BELOW: On the latest…
Spencer Bowes has come a very long way in two years. Read MoreTwo Aprils ago, he was the Ottawa 67’s last pick, 293rd overall, in the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. Junior Hockey, Hockey, NHL, Sports, NHL Draft, OHL, Ottawa 67’s, Ottawa Sun Spencer Bowes has come a very long way in two years. Read More
The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has issued a public warning after a concealed trail camera was found outside a Milton home. Police say they were called to a home in Milton on April 16 after the homeowner found the camera and battery pack wrapped in camouflage tape and hidden in shrubs, pointing toward neighbouring homes. “This is a known tactic used by criminals involved in residential break and enters,” police said in a news release. “These cameras may be used to conduct surveillance on target residences to determine occupancy patterns and identify opportunities to commit offences when homes are…
MONTRÉAL — Lawyers for the City of Montreal asked the Court of Appeal on Tuesday to overturn a landmark class-action ruling on racial profiling by police, saying it’s too complicated to determine who is eligible for compensation. The city is appealing a 2024 Superior Court ruling that determined Montreal police had a systemic racial profiling problem. Racialized citizens had alleged they were unfairly stopped, arrested, detained, and profiled by police between mid-August 2017 and January 2019. Superior Court Justice Dominique Poulin held the city responsible for violating class-action members’ Charter rights, ordering it pay each of them up to $5,000…
Lucas Beckman is having a spring to remember. Read MoreBeckman is 8-0 with a .962 save percentage for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens so far in the QMJHL playoffs. Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Sports, Ottawa Sun Lucas Beckman is having a spring to remember. Read More
Shake off the heartbreak and move on. Read MoreShake off the heartbreak and move on. The Ottawa Senators had Tuesday off to attempt to escape the stinging feeling of disappointment after a 3-2 difficult double-overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. The winner by Jordan Martinook at 6:51 of the second overtime ended a night that was a rollercoaster ride of Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Senators Extra, Sports, NHL Playoffs, Ottawa Sun Shake off the heartbreak and move on. Read More
OTTAWA — The last Conservative leader to be ousted by his party says he’s advised his replacement to forget the floor crossings and social media trends as speculation heats up over Pierre Poilievre’s future at the party’s helm. “My advice to him has always been to put the country first and look at the long term,” Erin O’Toole said in an interview on Tuesday. “Forget about the short-term cycle of political machinations, floor crossings, what’s trending on Twitter. None of that stuff really matters.” O’Toole was removed as Conservative leader in February 2022 after he lost to Justin Trudeau’s Liberals…
The federal government’s IT services department is moving away from desk “hoteling” in response to the four-day return-to-office mandate for public servants, according to an internal email obtained by the Ottawa Citizen. Read MoreNew “neighbourhood model” in the National Capital Region will see department group teams together, shut down co-working locations and bring back assigned workstations. Public Service, Ottawa Sun, public service The federal government’s IT services department is moving away from desk “hoteling” in response to the four-day return-to-office mandate for public servants, according to an internal email obtained by the Ottawa Citizen. Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with even Republicans showing less faith in his leadership. The findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research show a president who is struggling with unfulfilled promises to tame inflation and testing Americans’ patience with a conflict in the Middle East that has dragged on longer than expected. Trump’s approval rating on the economy dropped to 30% in April from 38% in a March AP-NORC poll. A similarly…
A 14 year-old boy has been charged after an alleged robbery at a high school in Oshawa. Officers say they were called to a high school in the Harmony Road North and Adelaide Avenue East area around 1:45 p.m. on April 16. Investigators say a male student allegedly approached the victim and made threats while demanding the victim’s phone and property. “The suspect was confronted by school staff but fled the area on foot,” Durham police wrote in a press release. No injuries were reported. Police say they found the suspect at an Oshawa residence and took him into custody.…
A 14-year-old is facing charges after “brandishing an imitation firearm” in class, Durham Regional Police said in a press release on Tuesday. Police say the student waved a firearm during class and threatened fellow students on April 14 at a secondary school in the area of Harmony Road North and Coldstream Drive in Oshawa. The next day, the youth surrendered to investigators and officers seized the imitation handgun. The youth was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon and uttering threats and was released on an undertaking. Anyone with video of the incident or additional information is asked to contact…
It’s Tuesday, April 21. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. Read MoreIt’s Tuesday, April 21. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. DELIVERY OF U.S.-BUILT P-8 SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT TO CANADA HIT BY FURTHER DELAYS The delivery to the Canadian military of the U.S.-built fleet of P-8 surveillance aircraft has fallen three years behind schedule. Read the story A 92-YEAR-OLD FELL AT Local News, News It’s Tuesday, April 21. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. Read More
The hallway of the third floor of a high-rise apartment building in Ottawa was almost unrecognizable after a fire was set intentionally with gasoline almost two years ago, a fire investigator said in his testimony during a first-degree murder trial Thursday. Read MoreThe blaze at 1244 Donald St. on May 2, 2024, killed a three-year-old girl and severely injured her mother and five-year-old sister. News, Local News, Office of the Fire Marshal, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ottawa Sun, Realtime The hallway of the third floor of a high-rise apartment building in Ottawa was almost unrecognizable after a fire was set intentionally…
OTTAWA — The Liberals are moving to take control of House of Commons committees now that they’ve secured a majority government. House leader Steven MacKinnon said in a social media post Tuesday that the Liberals will seek to change the standing orders, the rules that govern the Commons, to ensure they have the most votes on committees. “Prime Minister Mark Carney and his government are determined to work constructively both in the House and in parliamentary committees,” he said. Majority governments traditionally hold a majority of seats on House committees. Because the Liberals won a minority in last April’s election,…
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to approve the appointment of Annette Ryan as Canada’s next Parliamentary Budget Officer. MPs approved her appointment in a 164 to 153 vote, with Bloc Québécois and Conservatives voting against her nomination. Ryan, a longtime public servant and the current deputy director at Canada’s financial intelligence agency, Fintrac, was named as cabinet’s pick to lead the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer last month. Ryan’s testimony was clouded at times by MPs’ focus on Jason Jacques, the former interim PBO whose term expired earlier this year. Conservative MPs had said they would vote…
Dave McKay can hear the Ottawa River lap against his home from inside the living room. Read More”The volunteers are exhausted, there’s fatigue, there’s PTSD from this having happened too many times. It just keeps happening.” News, Local News, Flooding, Ottawa River flooding, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Dave McKay can hear the Ottawa River lap against his home from inside the living room. Read More
A 34-year-old Ottawa man has been identified as the victim of a homicide in Perth earlier in April. Read MoreChristo Allison Richards was found in Last Duel Park on Sunday, April 12. News, Local News, Homicide, Ontario Provincial Police, Ottawa Sun, Perth, Realtime A 34-year-old Ottawa man has been identified as the victim of a homicide in Perth earlier in April. Read More
An adult male was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle collision in Ottawa’s south end on Tuesday, April 21. Read MoreThe collision occurred at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday. News, Local News, fatal crash, Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa Sun, Realtime An adult male was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle collision in Ottawa’s south end on Tuesday, April 21. Read More