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Publication Date: May 12, 2026 - 18:02
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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. May 12th, 2026
May 12, 2026
We have got a 10-point transit plan from the new GM of OC Transpo. And by mid-June, two-car LRT service should be restored. But has your faith in Ottawa’s public transit been restored? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, today is the final day to complete the Canadian Census. And for some Canadians, they are using it as a form of protest against the federal government. Here to explain further is Kingston MP Mark Gerretsen.
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...
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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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