
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian-made hockey sticks, liquor and cement share one unfortunate fate: they are among more than 500 products targeted by the White House with 50 per cent duties under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The duties are set to go into effect — unless President Donald Trump changes his mind — on August 19. Last week, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced that the Trump administration plans to impose these duties in response to “Canada’s discriminatory treatment of U.S. commerce,” ranging from automotive retaliatory tariffs to provincial bans on U.S...
July 30, 2026 - 04:00 | Tracy Moran | National Post
My appreciation to Lynn Saxberg for her recent article identifying our city’s urban swimming spots, we are blessed in Ottawa by natural beauty and our proximity to rivers and lakes is a swimmer’s paradise. Read More
July 30, 2026 - 04:00 | Nicole Feriancek | Ottawa Citizen
After decades without flooding, some Montreal-area homeowners have seen their basements fill with water three years in a row. Experts say heavier rain, aging infrastructure and urban development all play a role — and adapting to a changing climate will require more than one solution.
July 30, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
In 2025, the Law Society of Ontario denied compensation to a victim client of a criminal defence lawyer who sexually exploited her, defamed her online and threatened to kill her. Now a court has issued a ruling that opens the door for victims of dishonest lawyers to be compensated for the loss of their sexual integrity — not just the loss of misappropriated money.
July 30, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The City of Ottawa is planning a major rehabilitation at St-Laurent Station that could eventually cause months of service disruptions and shut down the LRT in both directions at the station for several weeks, though construction work is probably still years away.
July 30, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Roads, businesses and other services will close this long weekend as Ottawa celebrates two events: the city's second Ironman Triathlon on Sunday, and Colonel By Day — the local name for the civic holiday that falls on the first Monday of August.
July 30, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa

