Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is abandoning efforts by his predecessor to reintroduce into the Canadian Human Rights Act the ability to bring forward complaints of online hate speech. The controversial provision, known as section 13, was repealed under the former Conservative government of Stephen Harper, with efforts to revive it advanced by former prime minister Justin Trudeau as part of his government’s online harms agenda, which never passed. The last attempt was under Bill C-63 which, besides proposing to create a new regulator for social media platforms,...
May 28, 2026 - 04:00 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
Karissa Renaud was 25 years old when she first experienced pain in her pelvic area so severe that trips to the emergency room at various Ottawa hospitals became routine. Read More
May 28, 2026 - 04:00 | Robert Hiltz | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — It’s time to move past the battle against the trade threats from U.S. President Donald Trump and focus more on boosting Canadian competitiveness, one of the country’s most influential business groups told the Carney government in its pre-budget submission. In a document sent this week to the House of Commons finance committee, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said it’s urgent that governments cut excessive red tape and permitting delays, boost domestic capital markets, dismantle interprovincial trade barriers and slash taxes so that Canadian companies can compete better with...
May 28, 2026 - 04:00 | Simon Tuck | National Post
The shift toward more assigned seating for public servants bucks the prevailing trend among private sector employers who are increasingly embracing unassigned workstations and hybrid work, observers say. Read More
May 28, 2026 - 04:00 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
Home builders in Ottawa say their sales offices in new developments are getting busier as more buyers take advantage of HST relief on new home purchases.
May 28, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
A dentist told Sudanese refugee Omer Obiedallah that he'll likely need several procedures to deal with tooth pain. Due to recent federal cuts to refugee healthcare, Obiedallah says he won't be able to afford to follow up. Instead, he says, he will have to wait till his situation worsens and go to an ER.
May 28, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
