
Ottawa Bluesfest is the biggest summer music festival in Ottawa. The nine-day, multi-stage extravaganza takes place on the grounds of (and inside) the Canadian War Museum at LeBreton Flats Park, within sight of the Ottawa River and Parliament Hill. This year marks the 32nd edition of the popular event, and attendance has regained pre-pandemic levels. More than 250,000 people are expected over the festival's two extended weekends between July 9 and 19. Here's what you need to know: Read More
July 8, 2026 - 13:00 | Lynn Saxberg | Ottawa Citizen
July 8, 2026 - 13:00 | Fred Langan | The Globe and Mail
A pair of UWindsor grad students are using AI software with 100 acoustic box recorders placed across country to identify and monitor how birds communicate and travel at night.
July 8, 2026 - 12:59 | | CBC News - Canada
Saskatchewan shares its opinion on the proposed Alberta-Ontario pipeline through the Northern Shield Energy Corridor announced without Saskatchewan.
July 8, 2026 - 12:45 | Grace Miller | Global News - Canada
The Canadian Social Survey is a quarterly national survey that collects information on a variety of social topics. For the first time, it included questions around climate change.
July 8, 2026 - 12:28 | Uday Rana | Global News - Canada
This week, the Wall Street Journal published a two-part series, with the first part titled “ There Is No Going Back: The Inside Story of Europe’s Rupture With America .” While it looked at the general situation in Europe, the second was all about Canada’s role, and specifically that of Prime Minister Mark Carney. Its headline was “ The Canadian Who Steered Europe Away From the U.S. ,” with the subhead: “Facing threats from Trump, Mark Carney emerged as a central figure in a project to reshape the Western alliance.” Here are six things we learned from the Journal’s story. 51st state...
July 8, 2026 - 12:27 | Chris Knight | National Post



