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Author: Joe Friesen
Publication Date: January 3, 2026 - 07:00
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Q + A: University of Montreal’s rector reflects on how postsecondaries can best serve society
January 3, 2026
Daniel Jutras, rector of the University of Montreal, says universities are under fire and underfunded.
The former McGill University law dean, who has spent about four decades in academia and who served as senior counsel to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, says the public is more skeptical of expertise than ever before.
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The capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores by U.S. forces has local Venezuelans both celebrating his ouster and wondering if their homeland can peacefully transition to a democratic state.
January 4, 2026 - 20:48 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Juliana Fombona said she felt a surge of hope when she learned that the U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas on Saturday. But that optimism was fleeting as she began to ponder what the future might hold.The same political forces behind Mr. Maduro are still entrenched in her home country despite his removal, said Ms. Fombona, an architect who has lived in Halifax for 23 years. And it’s still unclear who will run Venezuela, whether democracy will be restored and when the humanitarian crisis may improve.
January 4, 2026 - 20:05 | Lindsay Jones, Marcus Gee | The Globe and Mail
Firefighters were sent to St. Patrick Street on Sunday afternoon after Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call about a light haze in an apartment building. Read More
January 4, 2026 - 17:47 | Doug Menary | Ottawa Citizen
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