Unpublished Newswire
Good morning. We’re following a devastating day of Israeli air strikes in Lebanon – more on that below, along with the start to B.C.’s election campaign and Fred Lum’s 40 years of remarkable photos for The Globe and Mail. But first:Today’s headlinesThe Crown calls on the Supreme Court to clarify liability in the suicide cases before the Kenneth Law trialRwanda sent child soldiers to Congo, a UN report says, despite the country’s pledge to CanadaJustin Trudeau tells Stephen Colbert that it’s a ‘tough time’ in Canada
September 24, 2024 - 06:32 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
En mai, le député libéral et franco-ontarien Francis Drouin a semblé exaspéré par deux témoins invités à un comité permanent sur les langues officielles du Canada. Les témoins, un auteur et un professeur, demandaient la protection du français au Québec et ont avancé qu’étudier dans un établissement anglophone dans la province augmentait significativement la probabilité de vivre en anglais. M. Drouin, président de l’Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, a décrit leur rhétorique comme étant « pleine de marde ».
M. Drouin a semblé irrité de leur obsession pour les écoles anglophones...
September 24, 2024 - 06:30 | Toula Drimonis | Walrus
In May, Liberal MP and Franco-Ontarian Francis Drouin appeared exasperated by two witnesses invited to a standing committee on Canada’s official languages. The witnesses, an author and a professor, were advocating for the protection of French in Quebec and claimed that studying at an English institution in the province significantly increased the probability of living one’s life in English. Drouin, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie, described their rhetoric as “plein de marde”—or full of shit.
Drouin seemed irritated by their narrow focus on Quebec’s...
September 24, 2024 - 06:30 | Toula Drimonis | Walrus
The calls are growing louder for city council to tighten the rules governing short-term accommodations, including those advertised on websites like Airbnb and Vrbo, after students arrived by the busload at a rented house in the Masonville neighbourhood.
September 24, 2024 - 06:02 | Daryl Newcombe | CTV News - Canada
An initial process for those interested in opening new government-funded addiction centres saw just over 80 groups indicating they planned to try and get involved.
September 24, 2024 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
Re: Ottawa Senators, National Capital Commission reach agreement for new arena at LeBreton Flats, Sept. 20. Read More
September 24, 2024 - 06:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
