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Author: Robert Cross
Publication Date: July 10, 2026 - 17:07
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News of the day: Unexploded Canada Day fireworks shot off Bluesfest opening night; DND buys two local properties; How can the city better co-ordinate construction projects?
July 10, 2026
It’s Friday, July 10. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom today. UNEXPLODED CANADA DAY FIREWORKS SHOT OFF BLUESFEST OPENING NIGHT Local councillors are upset that the massive display was fired off at nearly 11 p.m. without any advance notice. Read the story DND BUYS TWO OTTAWA PROPERTIES AMID SPENDING SPREE, SPACE […]
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OTTAWA — Canada will not be taking part in cross-border celebrations to highlight the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge next week, the government has announced. “In light of trade action threatened by the United States earlier this week, it would be inappropriate to proceed with a celebratory event between the two countries,” said Jenna Ghassabeh, director of communications for the minister of housing and infrastructure, in a statement sent late Tuesday afternoon. The bridge is scheduled to open to vehicle traffic on Monday, July 27. This is the first snub from Canada...
July 21, 2026 - 18:49 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
CHARLOTTETOWN — Eight premiers said Tuesday they would start allowing people in their province to buy alcohol directly from producers anywhere in the country. “We’re thrilled today that other provinces have joined us,” said New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt, whose province amended its laws to allow residents to order alcohol directly from elsewhere in Canada last year. Holt’s province will be joined by Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., and Newfoundland and Labrador in allowing direct-to-consumer shipping from out of province. “Now … New Brunswick’s world-...
July 21, 2026 - 18:16 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
A father killed his two young sons in southeast Ottawa on June 29 before then setting fire to his dental practice in Iroquois and dying by suicide in a parking lot outside Kemptville, Ottawa police said in a news release detailing the homicide investigation into the deaths. Read More
July 21, 2026 - 18:05 | Nicholas Kohler | Ottawa Citizen
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