Unpublished Newswire
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
Jackie Patton, who lives nearby, told CBC News she was having lunch when she heard multiple police sirens rush into the plaza. She said about a minute later, she heard three shots.
July 21, 2026 - 18:31 | | CBC News - Canada
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
Downtown residents have raised a new string of public safety concerns in the ByWard Market. It comes after a series of incidents over the past 2 weeks, including a pair of assaults in the area of Cumberland Street and George Street last weekend. CTV’s Dylan Dyson joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight’s CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
July 21, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A batch of new Trump tariffs are slated to hit Canada within the next 30 days, and some of Canada’s CUSMA-protected exports will be feeling the pain this time. How significant, you may ask? How about a 50% tax? Once again, meeting with the media today, America’s President said that Canada can’t survive without the United States. So how should Canada respond this time? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, it’s been 20 days since a massive downpour destroyed thousands of basements and properties in...
July 21, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
