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Publication Date: May 11, 2026 - 04:00
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Race for mayor off to early start, even as Sutcliffe waits for the 'real campaign'
May 11, 2026
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says he isn't campaigning yet, but his three main challengers aren't waiting for him to start. They've already established well-organized efforts to win the job and are sending out a barrage of announcements.
A much-convicted, 71-year-old schizophrenic man now free after brutally strangling a cellmate remains “a significant threat to the safety of the public,” according to a new ruling that singles out his unauthorized use of marijuana for concern. George Veerman of Hamilton, Ont., was released in 2015, seven years after being found not criminally responsible for the murder, and now lives with his brother. But Veerman “remains incapable of consenting to psychiatric treatment. He is treated with a long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication every 14 days and 350 mg of Clozapine nightly...
June 9, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
June 9, 2026 - 06:51 | Aaron Sousa | The Globe and Mail
British Columbia’s police watchdog has been asked to investigate after police in East Vancouver fatally shot a person while responding to a home invasion involving a hostage.
June 9, 2026 - 06:44 | | The Globe and Mail



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