News/Canada/Ottawa (Page 19)

The most common complaint officials received about the screening process at Ottawa International Airport over the past year and a half came from travellers who accused screening officers of unprofessional, rude and invasive behaviour during body and bag searches, CBC News has learned. The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) received about 138 complaints betweenContinue Reading

Ottawa With Myanmar plunging further into turmoil, advocates for the Rohingya people — a Muslim ethnic minority living in a Buddhist majority country — are calling on Canada to create a dedicated immigration pathway for Rohingya refugees. Fewer than 1,000 refugees have made it to Canada, advocates say Nicole WilliamsContinue Reading

Ottawa Endangered butternut trees thriving in western Quebec forest, group saysDisease-resistant seedlings of an endangered tree species are doing well during their first season in a forest in Wakefield, Que., according to the conservation group that planted them. Canker disease has caused butternut populations to plunge Jocelyn Shepel · CBCContinue Reading

Ottawa Municipalities are beginning to pick up the pieces after Friday’s heavy rainfall caused flooding across eastern Ontario and western Quebec. Ottawa councillor says ward’s residents dealing with flooded basements Chelsea, Que., is under a state of emergency after several roads flooded due to heavy rainfall Friday night. (Provided byContinue Reading

Ottawa The largest T. Rex that roamed the Earth might have come in at 15 tonnes, 70 per cent heavier than previous estimates, according to a new study co-authored by an Ottawa scientist. New study uses alligator size to try to fill blanks in fossil record Guy Quenneville · CBCContinue Reading

Ottawa Pat King danced out of the Ottawa courthouse Friday after being given bail with stricter social media rules and a new charge for breaching his original conditions — and having forfeited $25,000 to the court. King is facing a new charge of breaching his bail conditions David Fraser · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Ottawa A fence erected along a Constance Bay beach is stoking tensions between beachgoers and waterfront property owners who have long been at odds over whether the beach should be accessible to the public. A fence erected at a rental property on 121 Lane St. runs along a section ofContinue Reading

Ottawa Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe called a news conference Thursday to decry a financial crisis in the city he says could force tax hikes, fare increases or drastic service cuts — and blamed it on the provincial and federal governments. Mark Sutcliffe says future will be very painful without help fromContinue Reading

Ottawa Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King has been banned from a music festival in central Alberta which he had been promoting for weeks, alongside other fundraisers for his legal defence in Ottawa. King urged followers to buy tickets for the event — but organizers say he won’t be welcome on-siteContinue Reading