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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

Ottawa Katherine Sandford, a children’s television writer from Chelsea, Que., flew to Los Angeles to receive her award this weekend at the Children’s and Family Emmys. Episode’s theme poignant given Canada-U.S. tensions, says Katherine Sandford Gabrielle Huston · CBC News · Posted: Mar 16, 2025 3:23 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Ottawa The Powassan, Ont., man accused of stealing one of the world’s most famous portraits from the Château Laurier and switching it for a fake during a COVID-19 lockdown has pleaded guilty to 3 of 6 charges. Missing Roaring Lion print found in Italy last year Jeffrey Wood, centre, entersContinue Reading

Ottawa A company with steel plants in Quebec and Ontario, including one facility located east of Ottawa, says it’s laying off more than 100 workers due to challenging market conditions — including threatened U.S. tariffs that have now taken effect. ‘It’s not just a steel plant. It’s also a whole community,’ mayor says ofContinue Reading

Ottawa Tardiness is nothing new at Via Rail, but late arrivals are soaring since passenger trains have been forced to slow down at hundreds of rail crossings operated by CN Rail. Passenger trains are forced to slow at rail crossings in dispute with CN Rail Daniel Leblanc · CBC NewsContinue Reading

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is in the midst of its biggest overhaul since two boards amalgamated back in 1998. It’s known for some 15 years that it needed to deal with the mish mash of programs and grade configurations it inherited from those days but never really addressed, and finallyContinue Reading

Ottawa Ontario’s system to support people with developmental disabilities is “on the verge of collapse” because of low funding, according to several agencies that have formed a coalition to call on the provincial government to act.  52,000 people on waitlists in Ontario for support services Gabrielle Huston · CBC News ·Continue Reading