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Ottawa The company that runs the Ottawa parking garage that partially collapsed on Wednesday said it could be up to two weeks before trapped vehicles can be accessed, a delay that is frustrating owners. Owners frustrated by lack of communication face long wait to retrieve their cars These owners areContinue Reading

This man is still living in hospital 16 years after a brain injury Ken Rekowski was injured in a January 2009 car crash that left him with severe physical and cognitive impairments. He wants to live in the community, but finding support for him to do so has proved difficultContinue Reading

Ottawa University of Ottawa professor Florian Martin-Bariteau says artificial intelligence is already interfering with democracies, and regulation is needed. Professor Florian Martin-Bariteau spoke last week at global AI summit Gabrielle Huston · CBC News · Posted: Feb 20, 2025 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: February 20 University of OttawaContinue Reading

Ottawa Pat King, a key organizer of the 2022 convoy protest in downtown Ottawa, got a three-month conditional sentence on Wednesday. Organizer of 2022 convoy protest was convicted of 5 of 9 charges late last year David Fraser · CBC News · Posted: Feb 19, 2025 10:22 AM EST | LastContinue Reading

Ottawa A new independent commission tasked with monitoring, for the very first time, the activities of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has still not been established, almost four months after the adoption of legislation. Law creating new commission to hear CBSA, RCMP complaints passed months ago Brigitte Bureau ·Continue Reading

Electric bus manufacturers hit hard by pandemic-era supply chain chaos could soon find themselves pummelled by a trade war.  “The immediate effect of the [U.S. President] Donald Trump tariffs is buses become more expensive overnight,” said Josipa Petrunic, the president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation ConsortiumContinue Reading

Ottawa The contractor hired to rehabilitate a century-old bridge in Kingston, Ont., that was demolished after the failed repair job is suing the federal government and an engineering firm that investigated the incident for more than $8 million. Landform Civil Infrastructures Inc. is itself being sued by subcontractors for $1.6M Dan Taekema ·Continue Reading

Ottawa Several copies of a book promoting white nationalist ideology have been placed in community-run library boxes in neighbourhoods across the city, prompting a police investigation. Area councillor calls incident ‘disturbing’ Faith Greco · CBC News · Posted: Feb 10, 2025 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: February 10 CopiesContinue Reading

Ottawa A shortage of the French liqueur Chartreuse has bartenders lamenting and one Ottawa distiller inventing. A recent boom in demand for the French liqueur and a decision by the monks who make it has led to a shortage Natalia Goodwin · CBC News · Posted: Feb 10, 2025 4:00Continue Reading