Re: Turncoat puts Grits in sight of majority, Nov. 6 Read MoreWednesday, Nov. 12: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Wednesday, Nov. 12: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Published Nov 12, 2025 • Last updated 1 week ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with MP Chris d’Entremont, who crossed the floor from Conservative caucus to join the Liberals, to a meeting of the Liberal Caucus on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Photo by JUSTIN TANG /THE CANADIAN PRESS PUT UP NO CROSSING SIGN Re: Turncoat…
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Re: Liberal spending on climate change has been $200B disaster, column, April 17 Read MoreThursday, Nov. 13: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Thursday, Nov. 13: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Published Nov 13, 2025 • Last updated 6 days ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Prime Minister Mark Carney. Photo by PATRICK DOYLE /AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES CRIPPLING CLIMATE TARGET ‘WIN’? Re: Liberal spending on climate change has been $200B disaster, column, April 17 Article content Recommended Videos Article content Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet,…
Re: Council passes Lansdowne 2.0 after close 15-10 vote, online, Nov. 7 Read MoreFriday, Nov. 14: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Friday, Nov. 14: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Published Nov 14, 2025 • Last updated 5 days ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation A rendering of Lansdowne Park. Photo by CITY OF OTTAWA GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD Re: Council passes Lansdowne 2.0 after close 15-10 vote, online, Nov. 7 Article content Recommended Videos Article content Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues…
Re: ‘Lest We Forget’; While many abandon the poppy, Grapes wishes you’d wear one, Nov. 11 Read MoreSaturday, Nov. 15: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Saturday, Nov. 15: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Published Nov 15, 2025 • Last updated 4 days ago • 1 minute read Join the conversation Wreaths are laid on the National War Memorial during the Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2025. Photo by JEAN LEVAC /POSTMEDIA NEVER, EVER FORGET Re: ‘Lest We Forget’; While many abandon the poppy, Grapes wishes you’d wear one, Nov. 11 Article content…
MEASLES ‘DIAGNOSIS’ UPSETTING Read MoreSunday, Nov. 16: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Sunday, Nov. 16: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Published Nov 16, 2025 • Last updated 3 days ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Measles Photo by Natalya Maisheva /Getty Images MEASLES ‘DIAGNOSIS’ UPSETTING Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. View more offers Article content Re: ‘Embarrassing and sad’; Canada loses measles elimination status after nearly 30 years, Nov. 11 Article content Recommended Videos Article content To see that Canada…
I think it’s high time Canadians got a detailed accounting of where the climate change money has gone to date and where it’s going in the future. All we hear are fancy names for projects that never seem to see the light of day along with the increased bureaucracy to go along with them. Read MoreTuesday, Nov. 18: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Tuesday, Nov. 18: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Published Nov 18, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation A person plants a Hemlock…
Anyone who votes for the Liberals to support their unsustainable spending is totally fine with saddling their children, grandchildren and beyond with a much lower standard of living. Read MoreWednesday, Nov. 19: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Wednesday, Nov. 19: Here are today’s Ottawa Sun letters to the editor. Published Nov 19, 2025 • Last updated 11 hours ago • 1 minute read Join the conversation Interim parliamentary budget officer Jason Jacques. Photo by ADRIAN WYLD /THE CANADIAN PRESS WAKE UP, VOTERS Anyone who votes for the Liberals to support their unsustainable spending is totally fine with…
The Professional Women’s Hockey League has confirmed that the Ottawa Charge will not take the ice at the new reduced-capacity arena approved under the City of Ottawa’s Lansdowne 2.0 redevelopment plan. Read MoreThe Professional Women’s Hockey League says it is discussing alternatives to the 5,850 seat arena approved as part of the Lansdowne 2.0 redevelopment plan. The Professional Women’s Hockey League says it is discussing alternatives to the 5,850 seat arena approved as part of the Lansdowne 2.0 redevelopment plan. Ottawa Charge players salute the home fans after the team’s 2-1 win against the Montreal Victoire at TD Place Arena…
The Ontario Provincial Police are asking for public help in an investigation after a driver was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle collision on County Road 42 near Westport. Read MoreThe crash occurred on Sunday between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. near Westport, the OPP said. The OPP were asking for the public’s help in an investigation following a single-vehicle crash on County Road 42 near Westport. Photo by OPP /X Article content The Ontario Provincial Police are asking for public help in an investigation after a driver was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a…
As Ontario braces for a severe influenza season, there is growing concern about the dwindling numbers of health workers getting annual flu shots. Read MoreDeclining uptake of flu vaccines among health workers comes at a time when officials are anticipating a severe flu season. Declining uptake of flu vaccines among health workers comes at a time when officials are anticipating a severe flu season. Dr. Gerald Evans is the medical director of infection prevention and control at Kingston Health Sciences Centre. Photo by MEGHAN BALOGH /THE WHIG-STANDARD/POSTMEDIA Article content As Ontario braces for a severe influenza season, there is growing…
The federal government is being told to reboot a $100-million Canadian Forces project to buy night-vision equipment in the wake of allegations the proposed purchase was designed to favour U.S. manufacturers. Read MoreThe Canadian International Trade Tribunal recommended the government revise the project after receiving a complaint from Cadex Inc. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal recommended the government revise the project after receiving a complaint from Cadex Inc. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has sided with a Canadian firm in its complaint about a procurement for night-vision binoculars for the Canadian Forces. Photo by zim286 /GETTY IMAGES Article content The…
Brady Tkachuk can’t put his thumb on an exact date yet, but he’s closing in on a return from his surgery. Read MoreTkachuk skates with his teammates in Anaheim to ramp up his road to a return Tkachuk skates with his teammates in Anaheim to ramp up his road to a return Ottawa Senators left winger Brady Tkachuk skates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils. AP Photo Article content Brady Tkachuk can’t put his thumb on an exact date yet, but he’s closing in on a return from his surgery. View more…
I was in a burger joint on Bank Street the other day, where I was surprised to see a sign indicating that not only was the washroom there not open to the non-paying public — an all-too-common restriction at retail businesses throughout Ottawa — but that even customers sitting down and eating at the restaurant were forbidden from using the facilities. Read MoreBruce Deachman: Almost five years since a splashy announcement of public toilet investments in Ottawa, I’m still holding my bladder. Bruce Deachman: Almost five years since a splashy announcement of public toilet investments in Ottawa, I’m still holding…
Fire officers advised police that a deceased person had been located inside the apartment. Read MoreThe OPP confirmed a deceased person was discovered at a fire in Clarence-Rockland over the weekend. The OPP confirmed a deceased person was discovered at a fire in Clarence-Rockland over the weekend. Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. POSTMEDIA / FILE PHOTO Article content Ontario Provincial Police have confirmed that a deceased person was discovered at a fire in an apartment building in Clarence-Rockland on Sunday night. View more offers Article content Russell County officers were dispatched to the scene on Laurier Street at about 7 p.m.…
The total cost of personnel spending for the public service continued to increase in the first months of this fiscal year, even as staffing levels were reduced, according to Canada’s parliamentary budget officer. Read MoreThe government spent $31.2 billion on personnel in the first five months of this fiscal while the average number of FTEs shrank to 346,000. The government spent $31.2 billion on personnel in the first five months of this fiscal while the average number of FTEs shrank to 346,000. Jason Jacques, Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer prepares to appear before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates,…
The Ottawa police are asking witnesses to come forward after an 81-year-old pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the city’s west end Tuesday. Read MoreOfficers responded at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after the pedestrian was hit in the Cameron Harvey Drive and Dunrobin Road area. Ottawa Police Service crest on a cruiser. Photo by GORD HOLDER /POSTMEDIA Article content The Ottawa police are asking witnesses to come forward after an 81-year-old pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the city’s west end Tuesday. View more offers Article content Officers responded at about 5:30 p.m. after the pedestrian was hit…
Viral season is straining the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital, forcing it to cancel surgeries and bump some staff members from their offices this week to make more room for incoming patients. Read More”This is just the tip of the iceberg for flu season and we are facing such a crunch,” president and CEO Michael Cohen says. “This is just the tip of the iceberg for flu season and we are facing such a crunch,” president and CEO Michael Cohen says. A file photo of the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital. Photo by RECORDER AND TIMES /POSTMEDIA Article…
The following are the draws for the Quarterfinal round of the 2025 SSA Provincial High School Football Playoffs that will lead up to the seventeenth Alberta Bowl. The times and locations are included as well as the provincial ranking of the teams (as determined by Football Alberta) and contacts for each team involved. For general information about the draw, coaches contact information or the playoffs please contact: Deryk Venance, SSA operations coordinator (587)404-9358(B) or Tim Enger, Football Alberta, results coordinator at (780)905-7822(C) Read MoreThe following are the draws for the Quarterfinal round of the 2025 SSA Provincial High School Football…
An emergency call to a domestic on Nov. 10 resulted in a high speed chase, officer invovled shooting and a flipped truck and now the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating. Read MoreA Nov. 10 call for service resulted in police chasing a truck through the city and an officer involved shooting. Now police are asking for the public’s help with video and photos. A Nov. 10 call for service resulted in police chasing a truck through the city and an officer involved shooting. Now police are asking for the public’s help with video and photos. Published Nov…
Alberta’s hourly minimum wage is still below the living wage for families and it is widening, says the Alberta Living Wage Network (ALWN). Read MoreGrand Prairie’s living wage costs at $21.80/hr: up 15.6% from last year. Grand Prairie’s living wage costs at $21.80/hr: up 15.6% from last year. Published Nov 17, 2025 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Photo by Songbird839 /Getty Images Alberta’s hourly minimum wage is still below the living wage for families and it is widening, says the Alberta Living Wage Network (ALWN). Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your…