Unpublished Newswire
Tamara Kovitch’s 10-year-old daughter used to see a speech language pathologist at school three times a week to help with her dyslexia and dysgraphia, a neurological condition that affects writing ability. Now, because of budget cuts, the pathologist only comes once every three weeks, she said. Her seven-year-old son has ADHD and also needs extra support – despite his teacher’s best efforts, he often struggles academically.
October 10, 2025 - 20:09 | Dave McGinn | The Globe and Mail
A wealthy Canadian financier says that he put forward a multibillion dollar proposal to redevelop Marineland and save 30 whales facing death, but that Ontario Premier Doug Ford has not meaningfully considered the plan. Marc Wade, a Canadian-born investor living in the Los Angeles area, said he and a real estate developer reached out to the government in the spring about their plan to buy Marineland and turn it into an entertainment complex with a sanctuary for whales and other wildlife.
October 10, 2025 - 19:47 | Laura Stone | The Globe and Mail
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says the uncertainty of rotating postal strikes, paired with a teachers strike in Alberta, is still a problem for businesses.
October 10, 2025 - 19:26 | Erik Bay | Global News - Canada
Small business owners who count on spending by students say the Alberta teachers strike is having a crushing impact on their operations.
October 10, 2025 - 18:59 | Ken MacGillivray | Global News - Canada
A $50,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance of Robbie Thomson in Smiths Falls two years ago, the Ontario Provincial Police announced Friday. Read More
October 10, 2025 - 18:35 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
Earlier this week, the City of Ottawa released a 10-point report to address the municipality’s dwindling number of primary doctors. Ottawa is short nearly 300 family doctors, while a whopping 165,362 residents were without a family doctor in 2022. And according to this report, existing provincial policies put Canada’s Capital at a ‘disadvantage’, with international medical graduates barred from practicing here for 5 years and physician partnerships currently limited beyond five kilometres. As a result, some municipalities have had to get creative to entice family...
October 10, 2025 - 18:35 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
