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Ottawa Canada’s health-care system could stand to benefit from the political upheaval unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump as American physicians look to move north and Canadians forgo opportunities south of the border. Some Canadian doctors are also turning down opportunities in the U.S. Renowned Ottawa heart surgeon Marc Ruel turned down a prestigiousContinue Reading

Ottawa From housing and transit to the struggling downtown core and potential public service cuts, the mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., are joining forces to call on federal parties to pledge help for the National Capital Region.  Mayors want stronger voice at NCC, help for next-stage transit projects Elyse SkuraContinue Reading

Ottawa The Ontario school board that launched a review after the death of one its students last year says it wants some good to come out of the process, though some details, including the boy’s cause of death, remain unclear all these months later.  Death of Landyn Ferris ‘cries out for aContinue Reading

Ottawa·First Person Forced to put the cost of extractions and dentures on a loan, 74-year-old Gale Uhlmann writes about being unable to retire, the cost of living in her small Ontario community, and why she wants seniors dental care to be on voters minds at the ballot box. I wantContinue Reading

Ottawa The front-runners in the race to be Canada’s next prime minister have to convince local voters to give them a seat in the House, and their ridings just happen to be side-by-side. Poilievre’s Carleton and Carney’s Nepean are neighbours southwest of Parliament Hill Hallie Cotnam · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

What does Ottawa’s Night Mayor actually do? Mathieu Grondin was hired as Ottawa’s Nightlife Commissioner around 10 months ago. CBC’s Arthur White-Crummey looks into what he’s done since then. In the nearly 10 months since Ottawa hired Mathieu Grondin as its first-ever nightlife commissioner, what has he been up to? ItContinue Reading

Ottawa A new unit of Ottawa police officers patrolling Parliament Hill is set to be fully staffed by the end of next year, according to the city’s chief of police. $50 million over 5 years in federal cash for new unit David Fraser · CBC News · Posted: Mar 25,Continue Reading

Ottawa Prime Minister Mark Carney will run in the Ottawa riding of Nepean in the next federal election, according to the Liberal Party. Previously held by Liberal MP Chandra Arya, it borders riding where Poilievre is seeking re-electionCBC News · Posted: Mar 22, 2025 8:19 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Ottawa A federal public service union is condemning a move by Canada’s Translation Bureau to cut its workforce by one-quarter over the next five years. Public service union, Bloc Québécois condemn the moveCBC News · Posted: Mar 20, 2025 3:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 20 Canadian Association of ProfessionalContinue Reading