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A Montreal man charged with assaulting a Jewish father at a park last week will be sent to a psychiatric hospital for a 30-day evaluation to determine criminal responsibility.Sergio Yanes Preciado appeared before a Quebec court judge on Wednesday afternoon after meeting with a criminologist for an evaluation earlier in the day.Yanes Preciado, 23, was charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm in an attack on a 32-year-old Jewish father of three at a Montreal park last Friday afternoon.
August 13, 2025 - 17:20 | | The Globe and Mail
The federal government announced $25-million in funding today for companies to build more than 850 electric vehicle chargers, mostly in Quebec.The money will also help companies finance the purchases of natural gas-powered transport and recycling trucks to help companies lower emissions.
August 13, 2025 - 17:15 | | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — The federal government’s “comprehensive spending review” is too narrow and won’t save enough tax dollars to put Ottawa back on solid footing, a new report will conclude.
The report, to be released Thursday by the C.D. Howe Institute, says the Carney government’s spending review will only include about one-third of all federal program spending and is expected to save no more than $22 billion by 2028-29. The think tank says that’s less than half the $50 billion in savings that are needed to return federal government coffers to “a fair and prudent path” that would see Ottawa’s...
August 13, 2025 - 17:07 | Simon Tuck | National Post
Ontario's police oversight agency has ruled that an Ottawa Police Service officer did not commit a criminal offence in connection with the arrest and injury of a female suspect who was struck by a passing vehicle while attempting to flee. Read More
August 13, 2025 - 16:58 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa Police Service has issued a missing person notice for 81-year-old Winston Reid, saying Wednesday that he last been seen a day earlier in the 600 block of Eagleson Road in Kanata. Read More
August 13, 2025 - 16:39 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
During a podcast on Apple Music, American pop star Chappell Roan spoke about her latest single, "The Subway," and its Saskatchewan name-drop. She also promised to perform in Saskatchewan, saying it's time the province got its recognition globally. (Aug. 13, 2025)
August 13, 2025 - 16:25 | | The Globe and Mail
