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Publication Date: March 19, 2026 - 21:57
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7-year-old B.C. girl and her mother being held by U.S. immigration officials in Texas
March 19, 2026
Family and friends are expressing fears for a Penticton, B.C., woman and her daughter who have been detained by U.S. authorities in Texas and are currently in an immigration holding facility. Tania Warner — a 47-year-old who family say is legally in the U.S. on a worker's visa — and Ayla Lucas were stopped at a U.S. border checkpoint on their way back from a baby shower.
Chinatown has been left to crumble while elected officials trade blame. The consequences are being pushed down to children, who now qualify for bus service to schools a few hundred metres from their homes. As the snow melts and the streets reveal what has been hidden, we must ask: are our streets really safe for kids? Read More
April 11, 2026 - 04:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
I live near Chinatown and I see homeless men and women and people affected by addictions on a daily basis. Disturbing yes. A concern for safety yes. But this situation exists as a result of choices that we have made — or at least passively let happen. Read More
April 11, 2026 - 04:00 | Nicole Feriancek | Ottawa Citizen
The City of Ottawa's finance committee has approved an agreement to fast-track building up to 3,000 affordable and mixed-income homes in a partnership with the federal government. Read More
April 11, 2026 - 04:00 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen



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