Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA — Federally appointed judges say their $415,000 salary needs a $60,000 bump to keep the job attractive to top legal applicants. The government says: not in this economy.
Since November, the federal government and the judiciary have been quietly but forcibly clashing in front of a quadrennial commission reviewing federally appointed judges’ compensation.
At the centre of the battle is a single issue: is judges’ $414,900 annual salary, plus benefits and pension, enough to keep attracting top legal applicants to fill vacancies in provincial superior and appellate courts or the...
July 4, 2025 - 04:00 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
Some Ontario residents will undergo hip and knee surgeries at private clinics under a $115 million expansion announced by Health Minister Sylvia Jones this week. Read More
July 4, 2025 - 04:00 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
The FIFA World Cup tournament is about a year away, and despite Canada being a prohibitive underdog, the prime minister is hoping that we can still win it on home soil. “May Jonathan David (Canada men’s team captain) be the first Canadian to touch the trophy,” Mark Carney said Tuesday when he welcomed the 2026 World Cup trophy at the Canada Day celebrations at LeBreton Flats. Read More
July 4, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
For years, soldiers with an Ottawa military unit have operated a private Facebook account where they post photos of themselves in uniform exposing their genitals, as well as antisemitic, misogynistic, homophobic and racist comments. Read More
July 4, 2025 - 04:00 | David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Decades before they were patrolling the corridors of power in downtown Ottawa, Michael Sabia and Peter Harder were marching through the same hallway for violin lessons in St. Catharines, Ont.
Each took lessons from Sister Mary Alexander in the early 1960s as they honed their skills and even trained to play together one year at the local Kiwanis Festival.
Their paths crossed again decades later in the federal government when they both worked for Mulroney-era cabinet ministers.
Today, more than 60 years after those first violin lessons, the two men are pulling on different...
July 4, 2025 - 04:00 | Simon Tuck , Antoine Trépanier | National Post
The drowning death of a man near Westboro Beach on Wednesday is yet another sobering reminder of just how hazardous even the most inviting waters can be. Read More
July 4, 2025 - 04:00 | Bruce Deachman | Ottawa Citizen
