Unpublished Newswire
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee today approved the recommended plan to improve transit travel time and reliability along St. Laurent Boulevard, between Hemlock and Innes roads. The plan would also help make getting around easier and more comfortable for everyone – whether you're driving, biking or walking.
Key benefits of the recommended plan include:
Enhanced transit service, including sections of bus-only lanes, bus queue jump lanes at intersections and improved bus stops that will improve transit times
New segregated cycle tracks and improved sidewalks
A median multi-...
September 25, 2025 - 12:20 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
This story first appeared in the Montreal Gazette
The man who killed one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers inside a federal penitentiary in Quebec last year pleaded guilty to the homicide on Thursday. A judge at a courthouse in Sept-Îles heard the guilty plea from Martin “Spike” Charest, 52, who appeared by videoconference.
Charest is currently at a federal penitentiary in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, located north of Montreal. When he was connected to the courtroom, he first said: “Do you want a pizza or not?” It appeared to be an attempt at a joke for his defence lawyer Sonia...
September 25, 2025 - 12:20 | Postmedia News | National Post
Hudson’s Bay will begin auctioning off hundreds of pieces of store memorabilia, art and other artifacts in November – another step in the dissolution of Canada’s oldest retailer.The auction process was approved at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto on Thursday and applies to the company’s collection of more than 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts.
September 25, 2025 - 12:15 | Susan Krashinsky Robertson | The Globe and Mail
Local police found the victim, Giovanni Michael 'Mike' Robinson, 32, suffering from a gunshot wound on Wednesday in Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
September 25, 2025 - 12:00 | Katie Scott | Global News - Ottawa
Local police found the victim, Giovanni Michael 'Mike' Robinson, 32, suffering from a gunshot wound on Wednesday in Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
September 25, 2025 - 12:00 | Katie Scott | Global News - Canada
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is outlawing speed cameras across the province, a decision that puts him at odds with many municipalities and police forces who say the devices are needed to protect vulnerable residents such as children.The announcement was made Thursday in Vaughan, Ont., north of Toronto, where Mayor Steven Del Duca has already dropped the cameras after Mr. Ford criticized them as punitive for taxpayers.
September 25, 2025 - 11:55 | Laura Stone | The Globe and Mail
