Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Danielle Groen
Publication Date: June 17, 2026 - 06:17
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Morning Update: The bridge that Trump stopped
June 17, 2026
Good morning. The Gordie Howe International Bridge seemed destined for a triumphant opening, until a political showdown got in the way – more on that below, along with a made-in-Canada health breakthrough and Alphonso Davies’s much-watched hamstring. But first:
Unpublished Newswire
It’s rare to find retailers, residents, property owners and a city councillor agreeing on much when it comes to the ByWard Market. Yet after speaking with people in the area in recent weeks, I keep hearing a similar complaint: they don’t have a meaningful voice in decisions shaping the Market’s future. Read More
July 16, 2026 - 04:00 | Bruce Deachman | Ottawa Citizen
Finally, someone has shed light on what is happening with the entire dilapidated and boarded-up block on Bank Street between Lisgar and Nepean. Thank you for this in-depth investigative journalism. A similar story (minus the tenants) could be told about the block kitty corner to it at Bank and Lisgar, which has been vacant for years, or the huge parcel of land down the way at O'Connor and Gilmour, or the vacant lot behind Staples or the still wretched Somerset house at Somerset and Bank. Read More
July 16, 2026 - 04:00 | Nicole Feriancek | Ottawa Citizen
When Prime Minister Mark Carney stood alongside Alberta’s premier earlier this month to herald a plan for a new oil export pipeline, the news came with a massive taxpayer-funded caveat. In the absence of a private firm to build the proposed oil corridor, the pair confirmed, the federally owned Trans Mountain Corp. would lead the roughly $40-billion project. For Carney, the announcement marked a sharp pivot in strategy for getting the proposal over the finish line, with Ottawa letting go of its insistence just five months earlier that the pipeline be funded by private capital. “The...
July 16, 2026 - 04:00 | Jesse Snyder , Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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