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Ottawa Now - How a student-run invention is making it easier for students to find housing
March 31, 2026
Finding a place to live isn’t easy, and a lot of people can relate to the struggle of scouring online marketplaces to find an acceptable rental space. What makes it borderline unbearable for students is the high cost of living, online marketplace scams, and a full school workload. Oh, and you might be stuck with an unpleasant roommate. Aidan Fitzmaurice, a UOttawa student and the founder of Next Room Incorporated, is on a mission to change that. He runs a student-led platform where students can find housing listings, not to mention their own roommates. Fitzmaurice joins Kristy Cameron on today’s Ottawa Now.
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T his month, the federal government is rushing surveillance law reform through parliamentary study, with committee hearings on Bill C-22 slated to conclude before the end of May. The legislation—called the Lawful Access Act—would give Ottawa broad new powers to compel technology providers to build surveillance tools into their systems.
Its scope could mean requiring companies to install spy tools into mobile devices, social media and messaging apps, cloud-storage services, video game platforms, smart home devices, live video camera networks, or health and fitness trackers—to name a few...
May 25, 2026 - 06:31 | Kate Robertson | Walrus
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May 25, 2026 - 06:30 | Renée Pellerin | Walrus
Good morning. One of Canada’s largest construction unions is back in the spotlight after both its top official and his wife, who was also a senior union official, resigned. More on that below, along with a meeting in Western Canada and negotiations in the Middle East. Let’s get to it.
May 25, 2026 - 06:16 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
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