Unpublished Newswire
Freedom. It’s a word we hear often, whether in economics, pandemics or political campaigns. There’s the freedom of the markets, the so-called "Freedom Convoy," and a country that is promoted as free and strong. Freedom is also central to the successful marketing of pickup trucks, products that are proliferating on our roads. The danger that these vehicles pose to the lives of pedestrians is rarely mentioned. Read More
May 8, 2025 - 04:30 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
May 8, 2025 - 04:01 | | CBC News - Canada
In the end, it made no difference to the results in Carleton riding that there were 91 names on the ballot. Bruce Fanjoy still would have won, Pierre Poilievre still would have lost. All it did was create confusion for those trying to vote, and extra time and effort for those whose task was to count the votes and report results. If the point was to protest "first past the post," it is beyond me how the point was made. Read More
May 8, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa police have expanded their use of special constables — unarmed peace officers with nearly all the training of a patrol officer but without the option to use lethal force — to take some of the workload off an overburdened front line.
May 8, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
A Canadian academic has been waiting nearly five years for freedom of information records from Toronto police concerning facial recognition technology. He thinks there needs to be better enforcement of access legislation.
May 8, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Newcomer girls in Ottawa are celebrating their new-found hockey skills at an end-of-season tournament, just as the Ottawa Charge prepares to take to the ice for the women's team's first-ever playoff game Thursday.
May 8, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
