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Ottawa·Analysis Closing arguments start this morning in the trial of key Freedom Convoy figures Tamara Lich and Chris Barber — the beginning of the end for a slow-rolling legal drama that began two and a half years ago.  Final arguments begin Monday at Ottawa Courthouse David Fraser · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Ottawa Goodyear Canada is set to invest more than half a billion dollars to expand its tire plant in southeastern Ontario, with the goal of making the plant net-zero in less than two decades. Planned expansion expected to create 200 manufacturing jobs, cut carbon emissionsCBC News · Posted: Aug 12, 2024Continue Reading

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