Two men face several drug charges following raids on residences in Stittsville and Ottawa last week. Read MorePolice seized 25 grams of cocaine, more than 20 grams of crack cocaine, hydromorphone pills, as well as cash. News, Local News, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Two men face several drug charges following raids on residences in Stittsville and Ottawa last week. Read More
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Ottawa police have charged a 22-year-old man with a list of child-luring offences in connection with a series of incidents between March and December 2024. Read MoreOttawa police say there’s concern other victims are involved in the alleged offences that occurred between March and December 2024. News, Local News, Child luring, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Ottawa police have charged a 22-year-old man with a list of child-luring offences in connection with a series of incidents between March and December 2024. Read More
More than 30 soldiers based in Petawawa suffered frostbite injuries during a recent exercise in Alaska, prompting concerns about the quality of equipment military personnel are issued. Read MoreSeveral Canadian soldiers were hospitalized in Fairbanks, Alaska. Defence Watch, Arctic, Canadian Army, Discover, Ottawa Sun More than 30 soldiers based in Petawawa suffered frostbite injuries during a recent exercise in Alaska, prompting concerns about the quality of equipment military personnel are issued. Read More
While some families will be heading out of town for March Break, others will be doing staycations in the city and there’s shortage of fun things to explore. If you’re on a budget, consult the list below for some free and affordable events for the family to enjoy. Kids TV museum ‘From Mr. Dressup to Degrassi,’ this exhibition on at Harbourfront Centre showcases 42 years of legendary kids television in Toronto. Parents of a certain vintage visiting the exhibit with their kids could use the “magic of make-believe” too, reliving a little bit of their childhood. From 1952 to 1994,…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA cleared its moon rocket on Thursday for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket will roll out of the hangar and back to the pad next week at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, leading to a launch attempt as early as April 1. It will mark humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than 50 years. The Artemis II crew should have blasted off on a lunar flyaround earlier this year, but fuel leaks and other problems with the Space Launch System rocket interfered.…
Three people have been charged after federal authorities say they were found with multiple forged Canadian passports during a border examination at the Peace Bridge crossing in Fort Erie, Ont. Royal Canadian Mounted Police say the three Canadian residents were referred for a secondary examination when returning to Canada after taking a wrong turn towards the bridge to the United States. They say border officers found six forged passports, equipment consistent with the production of forged documents, about $84,000 in Canadian and U.S. currency, as well as dozens of credit cards, debit cards and gift cards and some drug paraphernalia.…
OTTAWA — Conservative defence critic James Bezan said it’s “really shameful” the Liberal government did not tell the public about a reported Iranian missile strike on an airbase in Kuwait where Canadian Armed Forces personnel are stationed. The newspaper La Presse reported Thursday the Canadian section at the Ali Al-salem Air Base appeared to be damaged by the March 1 attack, based on an analysis of satellite imagery. No Canadian military members were injured. Canada has an operational support hub at the airbase, which also hosts the United States Air Force. “This is a failure of the government of not…
An Ontario township has taken its first official step toward renaming a pair of islands that honour Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of King Charleswho was stripped of his royal titles and later arrested over his links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The names of Prince Andrew Island and nearby Gordonstoun Island should be dropped as soon as possible due to the “infamy” attached to the former prince, said Selwyn Mayor Sherry Senis. The township is submitting an application to the Ontario Geographic Names Board to that effect, following a unanimous council vote on Tuesday to request the…
OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says the government is rushing its hate crimes bill through without dealing with concerns from faith groups and civil society organizations. “Criminal law changes that affect freedom of expression deserve careful scrutiny, not procedural power plays,” the group said in a press release Thursday. “By forcing the Committee to wrap up without addressing the concerns raised by dozens of faith-based and civil society organizations, the government is sending a message: getting this legislation passed matters more than getting this legislation right.” In December, a coalition that includes civil liberties, community and labour groups…
Ontario must make entering the teaching profession more attractive to skilled tradespeople if it hopes to address a long-standing shortage of technological education teachers and ultimately get more students into the trades, a teachers’ organization says. The Ontario Teachers’ Federation, which represents all teachers in publicly funded schools, is putting forward a list of recommendations to the provincial government that aim to make a move from the trades to teaching make financial sense. “The trouble is sometimes incentivizing those in the trades to get into the education system,” OTF president Chris Cowley said in an interview. “That can be a…
As details of the full scope of the government’s cuts to the federal public service trickle out, unions are warning about the potential impact to important services. Read MorePublic sector unions warned a parliamentary committee that job cuts will impact services Canadians rely on. Public Service, Ottawa Sun, Professional Institute of the Public Service, Public Service Alliance of Canada, Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates As details of the full scope of the government’s cuts to the federal public service trickle out, unions are warning about the potential impact to important services. Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — Incendiary internal messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as “so stupid” and says the company is “robbing them blind, baby” have been made public as over two dozen states weigh whether to continue their antitrust trial against the entertainment giant and its subsidiary Ticketmaster. The messages from late 2021 through early 2023 on the online work messaging platform Slack were highlighted late Wednesday in a filing by government lawyers released in the public court record. The lawyers insist the messages should be evidence in the week-old trial in Manhattan federal court against Live…
The Ford government’s move to amalgamate conservation authorities across the province is coming under the microscope, with critics claiming it could weaken some key environmental protections. This week, the Ford government announced it would fold Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into just nine regional ones. Conservation authorities are responsible for protecting people and property from natural hazards such as flooding and erosion. They manage natural resources, conserve land and protect water quality, and they can also regulate development in hazardous areas. “It’s a really bad idea,” said Ontario NDP Environment Critic Peter Tabuns. “We set those up to protect people against flooding, to…
OTTAWA — As American officials consider cutting separate deals with both countries, Mexico says Canada is a core partner in the continental trade pact known as CUSMA. “The Mexican government is very clear that Canada’s participation in our trade agreement is fundamental,” Luis Rosendo Gutierrez Romano, Mexico’s vice-minister of trade, said in Spanish. He spoke Thursday at a news conference announcing a Mexican trade mission to Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto from May 7 to May 9. The trade mission follows a Canadian one to Mexico last month led by Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, or…
Police have recovered the vehicle they say was allegedly used in Tuesday morning’s shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto. In a brief statement Thursday afternoon, investigators said the white Honda CR-V was recovered within hours of the shooting, but added that no further information would be released at this time. They did say the vehicle had been stolen “shortly before the incident.” Investigators are searching for at least two suspects who emerged from the vehicle and opened fire on the consulate, located on University Avenue, just before 4:30 a.m. on March 10. A door at the consulate was damaged,…
YELLOWKNIFE — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday the government is putting an additional $32 billion into military forward operating locations in Yellowknife, Inuvik and Iqaluit and Deployed Operating Base 5 Wing in Goose Bay, N.L. The prime minister made the announcement in Yellowknife on Thursday before taking off for a planned visit to Norway. “With this plan, we are taking control of our future,” Carney said. “We will no longer rely on others to defend our Arctic security or to fuel our economy. We’re taking full responsibility for defending our sovereignty.” The $32 billion is part of Canada’s 2022…
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American military refueling plane went down in Iraq and rescue efforts were underway, U.S. Central Command said Thursday. The KC-135 aircraft was part of the operation against Iran, but the crash was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire, the military said in a statement. U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said that two aircraft were involved and that one landed safely and the other went down in western Iraq. It described the latter as “a loss.” A U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the developing situation, said the…
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with King Charles while he’s in the United Kingdom next week. Carney is set to arrive in London on Sunday after visiting Norway to observe the NATO Cold Response exercises and participate in a Nordic-Canada Council summit. The prime minister is scheduled to meet with the King on Monday, close to a year after the monarch visited Canada to deliver the throne speech to open the first session of the 45th Parliament. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Carney said the King will be “very interested” in progress in the Arctic…
For many Torontonians, the weekly grocery run has become stressful. From produce to pantry staples, the cost of food continues to climb, pushing more people toward food banks and leaving some neighbourhoods with limited options for affordable groceries. At least one Toronto councillor says the city should try something bold, and he’s proposing opening city-run grocery stores to help bring prices down. “I think food is a big part of where people spend their money, and if we’re talking about affordability and making life a little more affordable for Torontonians, I think it’s an area that if we were able…
Retired FBI agent Brad Garrett discusses how an active shooter training in January helped prepare the West Bloomfield, Michigan, synagogue on how to respond to Thursday’s vehicle ramming incident. Retired FBI agent Brad Garrett discusses how an active shooter training in January helped prepare the West Bloomfield, Michigan, synagogue on how to respond to Thursday’s vehicle ramming incident. US Retired FBI agent Brad Garrett discusses how an active shooter training in January helped prepare the West Bloomfield, Michigan, synagogue on how to respond to Thursday’s vehicle ramming incident.