Ottawa A new project to build homes for the homeless out of old shipping containers in Gatineau, Que., is proving a success, advocates say. Village Transitiôn hopes to increase its 40 units to 100 These shipping containers are being used to provide a safe, warm place for people who would otherwiseContinue Reading
Ottawa A Superior Court judge has found that Ottawa police drug squad officers went ahead with an arrest last year when they knew they didn’t have grounds, and that one of them deliberately lied in court to make it seem like they did. Officers knew they had no grounds toContinue Reading
Ottawa While different levels of government promise to speed up the accreditation of internationally trained professionals to prop up the healthcare system, it still takes months if not years for new immigrants to be able to practise in Canada. The federal government want to simplify recognition of foreign medical credentialsContinue Reading
Ottawa After months of enduring the war in Gaza, Waseem Elrayyes and his immediate family are among the lucky ones who have been able to escape to Canada under the federal government’s temporary visa program. His sisters and other family members are still there. Only 616 Gazans have arrived in CanadaContinue Reading
Ottawa Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced plans to cut about 3,300 jobs, or about a quarter of its workforce, over the next three years. IRCC says it needs to return to pre-pandemic spending, match lower immigration levels Emma Weller · CBC News · Posted: Jan 21, 2025 7:47Continue Reading
Ottawa City joins Toronto and Mississauga in calling on upper levels of government to increase social assistance rates to meet basic needs. Councillor says residents are ‘drowning’ despite doing their best to afford meals Dan Taekema · CBC News · Posted: Jan 20, 2025 12:31 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading
Ottawa Canada lags behind other developed countries when it comes to the length of time it takes to approve desperately needed cancer drugs. Patients and doctors say that’s causing frustration and threatening lives. Potentially life-saving treatments delayed by bureaucracy, doctors say Isabel Harder · CBC News · Posted: Jan 18,Continue Reading
Ottawa Prosecutors argued Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King should be sentenced 10 years for his role in the disruptive protest that brought Ottawa’s downtown to a standstill for more than three weeks in early 2022. King was convicted in November of 5 criminal charges stemming from takeover of Ottawa’s downtown in 2022Continue Reading
Ottawa Three-time Canadian Olympic soccer medallist Desiree Scott has reversed course on the retirement she announced in the fall and signed with the Ottawa Rapid of the new Northern Super League, the team announced Tuesday. 3-time Olympian has made 187 appearances for Canada’s women’s soccer teamCBC News · Posted: JanContinue Reading
