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Author: Aaron Hutchins
Publication Date: June 15, 2026 - 11:28
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Can we just enjoy outdoor swimming without the city's culture of legal liability? | Opinion
June 15, 2026
You don’t have to be a cranky Gen-Xer to appreciate the freedom to swim in a river unsupervised, but it probably helps. As the National Capital Commission prepares to open two new swimming docks in the Ottawa River (at the Museum of History and near Major Hill Park), I want to say how refreshing it is not to be nagged about stuff we know. Read More
Unpublished Newswire
The issue of the finished-but-not-yet-opened Gordie Howe International Bridge continues to create ripples on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border, and far from the Michigan-Ontario crossing that is its epicentre. Among the more recent statements comes from Mike Levin, the Democratic incumbent from California’s 49th congressional district, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019. In a video posted to social media, Levin says: “There’s a brand new bridge between Detroit and Canada that is finished, it’s ready, and it’s sitting there empty because Donald Trump will not...
July 1, 2026 - 06:30 | Chris Knight | National Post
If you’ve noticed more national flags adorning Canadian streets, even in Montreal where the fleur-de-lys is far more common, you’re not alone. Every day is Canada day. Annexationist rhetoric will do that to a country.
Since taking office, United States president Donald Trump has repeatedly mused about making Canada the country’s “cherished” fifty-first state, claiming Canada is not economically or militarily viable without the US. The economics underlying the president’s argument were fabricated and fantastical, but this was the world’s most powerful country, helmed by an unpredictable...
July 1, 2026 - 06:30 | Dónal Gill | Walrus
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