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Ottawa Now - The demographics moving in, and moving out, of Canada's Capital
May 5, 2026
The Greater Ottawa Homebuilders Association is sounding the alarm about families and mid-career workers leaving the city, mainly because they can’t find the right type of housing. This demographic, to be more specific, is searching for ‘ground-oriented and family-friendly’ properties. They want a bit more space to settle down, a reality that today’s condos cannot provide. The Missing Middle Initiative – run through the University of Ottawa – assembled this batch of data for us to digest. And while people might still be moving into Canada’s Capital, those demographics are extremely distinct from the others. Mike Moffatt, the Founding Director of the Missing Middle Initiative, pays us a visit on Ottawa Now.
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A Toronto man found not criminally responsible for the unprovoked killing of an off-duty firefighter at a café in 2013 who “continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public” has moved out of hospital, only has to check in with his handlers every two weeks, and is now living in a residential facility that’s a quick walk or bus ride from the city’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Nabil Huruy, 35, had been living in the hospital’s secure forensic unit. “His first transition to community living occurred when he moved to” a 24‑hour supervised residence on Dec...
May 23, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
When I was growing up, the notion that two people of the same sex might one day get married was not only unheard of, it was unthinkable. Until I was almost thirty years old, homosexuals were a despised minority with almost no legal protections. I’m extremely fortunate to have lived through a monumental and relatively rapid evolution of legal and social reforms culminating in the legalization of same-sex marriage. And I’m even more fortunate that, during my judicial career, I had a front-row seat to some of the most historically significant developments in what many human rights lawyers...
May 23, 2026 - 06:30 | Harvey Brownstone | Walrus
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May 23, 2026 - 06:00 | Ketsia Beboua | Walrus
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