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Author: Nicole Feriancek
Publication Date: May 14, 2026 - 04:00
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Why call it 'Bike Days?'; Lamenting Lansdowne 2.0 | Letters to the Editor
May 14, 2026
I’m curious why the NCC closes several parkways and calls it “Bike Days”. I live near Queen Elizabeth Drive, and notice that even when the roadway is closed to cars, the majority of cyclists still use the pathway. This is uncomfortable, if not downright dangerous, for the many pedestrians who use the pathway. But when I suggested to the NCC that they might put up signs to at least encourage cyclists to use the open road, they did not think that would be appropriate. So why call it “Bike Days”? Read More
Applicants for Canadian citizenship certificates now have to wait a year, because of a surge of interest from Americans interested in taking advantage of new Canadian citizenship rules, according to the Canadian government’s processing-time estimator.U.S. applications surged during the first few months of 2026, with millions south of the border estimated to be eligible for Canadian citizenship based on their ancestry, after Canada changed its citizenship law.Demand from U.S. citizens added 14,000 applicants to the queue. That includes a large concentration of people who live in New...
May 17, 2026 - 07:00 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
If you’ve ever felt tense, irritable or even freaked out in a supposedly haunted house, the reason might be more normal than paranormal. Canadian scientists have discovered that “infrasound,” frequencies of noise that are too low for the human ear to detect, may still create an emotional response in people, possibly a haunted feeling. The team of researchers was led by Dr. Rodney Schmaltz , a full professor in the Department of Psychology at MacEwan University in Edmonton. His research focuses on the psychology of belief, with a particular interest in how people evaluate extraordinary...
May 17, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Knight | National Post
Re: Have you filed your 2026 Census? Some Canadians aren't in protest, online, May 12 Read More
May 17, 2026 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun



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