News/Canada/Ottawa (Page 19)

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

Ottawa The University of Ottawa will host an international program supported by the International Olympic Committee, making it the first school outside of Europe to do so in the program’s 30-year history. The school is 1st outside of Europe to host program Jenna Legge · CBC News · Posted: AugContinue Reading

Ottawa Gatineau, Que., police are making changes following an investigation into a decision to cancel an ambulance for a man who later died of a cerebral hemorrhage. 69-year-old man died of a brain injury after police cancelled an ambulanceDavid Fraser · CBC News · Posted: Aug 06, 2024 4:01 PMContinue Reading

Ottawa After a month of fear and uncertainty, some asylum seekers staying at a Cornwall conference centre now have 60 more days before they have to find alternate housing.  Almost 70 asylum-seekers have until end of September to find a new place to live Emma Weller · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Ottawa The provincial Crown’s office wants Ontario’s highest court to toss the acquittal of a doctor who had been accused of murdering four of his patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, and order a new trial against him. Appeal filed over pre-trial rulings that Crown alleges undermined case againstContinue Reading

It’s found in pencil leads, and also in vast quantities under the lakes and forest outside one small western Quebec town. And in a familiar-sounding story, locals in the Outaouais region are against the massive disruption that’s needed for a mining company to dig it up. Graphite is one of six minerals the Canadian government hasContinue Reading

Some Canadians who tried to house-sit abroad say they were flagged and turned away at the U.S. border and now fear their ability to travel freely has been jeopardized after border agents classified their house-sitting plans as work. Several house-sitters told CBC News they feel misled by U.K.-based company Trusted Housesitters, which some said hasContinue Reading

Ottawa Oksana Stepanenko is recovering at home after she was shot Thursday by another bus rider wielding a pellet gun. A 20-year-old man faces 10 charges in connection with the shooting. Alleged shooter faces 10 charges, including assault with a weapon Gabrielle Huston · CBC News · Posted: Jul 27, 2024Continue Reading

Ottawa Packed to the brim with black foliage, deep shades of green and the occasional white royal wedding poppy, a garden in Carleton Place, Ont., has drawn quite a bit of attention for its unique backyard collection. A gardener in Carleton Place, Ont., has been curating it since 2018 JocelynContinue Reading