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The federal government may be overestimating how much procurement spending ends up in Indigenous hands by hundreds of millions of dollars, a recent study finds. Read More
March 25, 2026 - 04:00 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Canada’s justice minister says while he never believed in the notwithstanding clause as the right tool to maintain the mandatory minimum penalty for access and possession of child sex abuse images, he nevertheless “gave it the thought that it deserves.”
Sean Fraser’s comments come as debate gets underway on Bill C-16, an omnibus crime bill that proposes to insert what legal analysts characterize as a “safety valve” into mandatory minimum sentences.
Doing so has touched off a fresh political debate on the issue of mandatory sentences within Canada.
As the Opposition...
March 25, 2026 - 04:00 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
With construction rolling ahead on the massive multi-year Lansdowne 2.0 project and the historic Aberdeen Pavilion shutting down for renovations later this year, marquee events like CityFolk, the Ottawa Farmers' Market and 613Flea are searching for new homes. Read More
March 25, 2026 - 04:00 | Aedan Helmer | Ottawa Citizen
Members of Parliament last year went on the fewest sponsored international trips in the last 15 years, excluding the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 25, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Though oil and gas industry executives at CERAWeek, a global energy conference in Houston, welcomed Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson’s enthusiasm, they still say they want to see considerable action before they can be sure Canada's federal government is serious about changing the country’s reputation as being reluctant to expand the energy sector, especially oil and natural gas.
March 25, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Ontario is running out of time to beef up rules that would crack down on negligent and misbehaving municipal politicians ahead of the next civic election, some experts and opposition critics warn.
March 25, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
