MONTRÉAL — Universities and junior colleges across Quebec are launching a new campaign to counter the rise of male influencers. The bilingual strategy is part of the third phase of the campaign entitled “Consent is Key,” led by Concordia University researcher and author Léa Clermont-Dion. It takes aim at alpha male influencers who are spreading a message that trivializes sexual violence, said Clermont-Dion, who is urging the government to prioritize the issue as a growing concern. In a large-scale survey of people at six Quebec universities, one in three reported experiencing at least one form of sexual violence since they…
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The United States women’s hockey team has a date with Flavor Flav in Las Vegas in July to celebrate winning the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The rapper reposted a note on his X account on Thursday from sports media brand The GIST, announcing he’s hosting a “She Got Game” weekend event from July 16-19 in partnership with the outlet and MGM Resorts. The post said the event was being held to honor the women’s hockey team and other female athletes, with details to follow. It featured a picture of the U.S. women’s hockey players celebrating in a…
OTTAWA — Chief Justice Richard Wagner called on Canadian lawyers and judges to step up their efforts to defend the independence of the country’s courts on Thursday, noting while Canadians maintain a strong trust in their institutions, the system is still being heavily tested. Wagner told the general meeting of the Canadian Bar Association Thursday that trust in the courts can’t be taken for granted. “The independence of our courts continues to be tested,” he said in his speech. “We see pressure on appointment processes and threats to withhold funding for the justice system.” He did not name Alberta Premier…
Algonquin College is now set to decide on whether to cut more than 30 programs at a March 2 virtual board of governors meeting. Read MoreAlgonquin College’s board of governors is now set to decide on whether to cut more than 30 programs at a virtual meeting on March 2. News, Local News, Algonquin College, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Algonquin College is now set to decide on whether to cut more than 30 programs at a March 2 virtual board of governors meeting. Read More
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty announced $1.55 billion in federal funding Thursday to support Jordan’s Principle, a legal principle that states First Nations children must have equal access to social and health services. MPs unanimously passed a motion in 2007 committing the government to ensuring First Nations children get necessary services without delays caused by jurisdictional squabbles between governments. The principle is named after Jordan River Anderson of Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba. Born in 1999 with multiple disabilities, Anderson died at five years old without ever leaving the hospital because federal and provincial governments couldn’t decide…
OTTAWA — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday he will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer late next week in Washington, D.C. The discussion comes as both countries prepare for the mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. LeBlanc told the Canadian Club Toronto that he’s “not pessimistic” about the future of the trilateral trade deal because the U.S. maintained a CUSMA exemption when President Donald Trump announced new tariffs recently. “So, they’re doing that because it’s in the American economic interest to do that,” he said. “American business leaders and American business associations are also speaking…
Burger King is testing AI-powered headsets that can recite recipes, alert managers when inventories are low and even track how friendly employees are to customers. Restaurant Brands International – the Miami-based company that owns Burger King, Popeyes and other brands – said Thursday it’s currently testing the OpenAI-powered headsets in 500 U.S. restaurants. The system collects data on restaurant operations and shares it via “Patty,” a voice that talks to employees through their headsets. If the drink machine is low on Diet Coke, Patty will tell the store’s manager. If a customer uses a QR code to report a messy…
The gold-medal party is over for Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson. Read MoreSenators’ Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson on Olympic gold medals, visit to White House, phone call with Trump and commitment to Ottawa. Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Senators Extra, Sports, Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson, Ottawa Sun The gold-medal party is over for Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson. Read More
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is taking issue with a Toronto city council report that concluded it would take upwards of 13 years and cost $52 million to build speed bumps and other traffic calming measures. The recent report came after Ford banned automated speed cameras provincewide in the fall, saying they did not work and were nothing but a cash grab. Evidence from municipalities and researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children concluded that speed cameras do work to slow traffic. Related: Chow calls on province to reimburse Toronto for lost speed camera revenue But Ford says he believes speed…
The voice of Moe the bartender will sing Bruce Springsteen covers at Ottawa Bluesfest this summer. Read MoreFrom a Simpsons voice actor singing Springsteen to a funk band performing in mummy wrappings, here’s your cheat sheet to the more unexpected bookings this summer. Life, Local Arts, Music, Travel Ottawa, Bluesfest, Bluesfest 2026, Explainer, Ottawa Sun The voice of Moe the bartender will sing Bruce Springsteen covers at Ottawa Bluesfest this summer. Read More
Former Toronto Raptors star Chris Bosh shared some frightening details about a recent health issue he experienced while getting ready for a date with his wife. In a video posted to social media on Wednesday, Bosh said he’s “lucky to be alive” after he blacked out and woke up covered in his own blood on the bathroom floor. Bosh didn’t get into specific medical details of what caused the incident, but did recount the terrifying event. “So, I woke up covered in my own blood,” Bosh shared in the video. “It was crazy. It was fast, it was instant. There was no…
The Mounties are calling on young Canadians to help name the newest members of its canine unit, a litter of 13 German Shepherd puppies born at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre. The annual Name the Puppy contest invites children to submit names that will eventually be carried by future police dogs serving across the country. The RCMP says it’s looking for originality and imagination, but there are a few rules to follow. The contest rules and requirements include: Participants must be between 4 and 14 years old and live in Canada Each child may submit one name All…
Highway 417 will have two full closures in the spring and summer of 2028 to accommodate rapid bridge replacements at Woodroffe Avenue and at Maitland Avenue. Read MoreThose two spans crossing Highway 417 were both originally constructed in the late 1950s. News, Local News, Highway 417, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Highway 417 will have two full closures in the spring and summer of 2028 to accommodate rapid bridge replacements at Woodroffe Avenue and at Maitland Avenue. Read More
The federal Liberals’ Budget Implementation Act has passed a confidence vote in the House of Commons. Bill C-15 carried on division, meaning there was no recorded vote in Parliament. The legislation enacts key measures proposed in the Liberals’ 2025 federal budget, which passed a confidence vote for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government in November last year. Opposition parties worked with the Liberals to fast-track the bill through the House of Commons. The Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois negotiated several amendments to the Liberals’ legislation in a clause-by-clause review at the finance committee on Monday. The Senate must now approve the…
Toronto police are trying to identify a man who allegedly spat on a person in the PATH underground shopping complex between Scotia Plaza and First Canadian Place in January. Investigators say it happened on Monday, January 19, 2026, at around 7:22 p.m. The suspect allegedly approached the victim, unprovoked, and spat on them. “The victim confronted the suspect,” police said in a release. “But as they did, the suspect walked toward the victim in an aggressive manner while uttering anti-Black racial slurs.” Police the say victim did not know the suspect, who was last seen walking toward Scotia Plaza. He’s…
A 51-year-old man from Gatineau was pronounced dead at a regional trauma centre after the pickup truck he was driving was struck by a transport truck on Highway 401 west of Gananoque late Wednesday. Read MoreThe collision occurred just before midnight Wednesday. News, Local News, Fatal collision, Highway 401, Ontario Provincial Police, Ottawa Sun, Realtime A 51-year-old man from Gatineau was pronounced dead at a regional trauma centre after the pickup truck he was driving was struck by a transport truck on Highway 401 west of Gananoque late Wednesday. Read More
A Toronto developer is being accused of chopping down mature trees in the middle of the night, bypassing bylaws meant to protect city greenery, and it’s not the first time they have been accused of skirting the rules. Developer Modcity was accused of cutting down a tree in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood without a permit last summer. Now, residents say that the same developer has cut down several more trees at a different property several kilometres away, all under the cover of night. “There were half a dozen trees that were lining the backyard along my property line, and all those…
SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI says the shooter involved in mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., got around a ban on her problematic use of ChatGPT by having a second account. The revelation came as the firm outlined a series of “immediate steps” it would be taking in response to the killings. OpenAI vice-president for global policy Ann O’Leary says the company only discovered the second account after Jesse Van Rootselaar’s name was announced by RCMP. She says the shooter who killed eight people and then herself on Feb. 10 somehow evaded systems to prevent banned users from…
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix is declining to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over the fellow storied Hollywood giant. On Thursday, after Warner’s board announced that Skydance-owned Paramount’s offer was superior to the agreement it had previously struck with Netflix, the streaming giant said the new price that would be required to buy Warner would make it a deal that is “no longer financially attractive.” Unlike Netflix’s bid, Paramount wants all of Warner’s operations, including networks like CNN and Discovery.…
NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked a judge on Thursday to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has unconstitutionally violated his rights to defend himself by blocking Venezuelan funds to pay his legal costs. Attorney Barry Pollack filed papers in Manhattan federal court, saying the U.S. government has violated his client’s due process rights by blocking funds to defend him that should come from the Venezuelan government. “Mr. Maduro, as Venezuela’s head of state, has both a right and an expectation to have legal fees…