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Publication Date: May 14, 2026 - 18:20
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Ottawa Now - What is 'No Mow May'?
May 14, 2026
If you keep your ear close to the grapevine, and you follow a gardening Facebook group, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of ‘No Mow May’. But what is the method to all this madness? Well, it’s a conservation initiative that encourages homeowners to refrain from mowing their lawns during the month of May – a way to promote the presence of early-season pollinators like bees and butterflies. Kristy Cameron picks the brain of gardening expert Carson Arthur on today's Ottawa Now.
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'In The Garden' airs every Thursday afternoon at 4:30 until gardening season is over.
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Last Wednesday, the Mark Carney government tabled the Safe Social Media Act, Bill C-34, legislation that would make online services responsible for addressing harmful content on their platforms. The headline is a restriction on social media accounts for children under sixteen. Canada did not invent that idea. Australia did, and Australia has now been running the experiment for six months. The early results are worth examining before anyone declares this bill a solution or a failure.
First, what the bill does. It applies to social media services, including livestreaming and user-uploaded...
June 15, 2026 - 12:55 | B. E. Rybak | Walrus
A London woman is facing criminal charges after a car was allegedly driven into the rear of a fitness centre at Sherwood Forest Mall on Friday.
June 15, 2026 - 12:51 | Rachel Morgan | Global News - Ottawa
A 12-year-old boy is charged with attempted murder after a stolen vehicle struck a Toronto police officer early Monday, police said. The boy faces charges including theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation, failing to stop for police, assaulting a peace officer and leaving the scene of an accident, Toronto police said. He cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Officers responded to a report of a vehicle theft near Donlands Avenue and O’Connor Drive shortly after 1 a.m., the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said. Two cruisers tried to box the vehicle on the Leaside...
June 15, 2026 - 12:44 | Mason Kossak | National Post
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