Unpublished Newswire
On a Friday afternoon, the sun blazes down on a Mississauga truck yard. With less than 24 hours before Toronto’s annual Carnival parade, Freedom Mas hasn’t started building its sound system. The semi-truck bed for the float is four hours late, and the rented speakers aren’t what were ordered. Khalil Bernard is pacing anxiously across the yard. As lead DJ for Freedom Mas, the only masquerade band (mas band) playing primarily Jamaican music in the Grand Parade, Bernard carries the weight of ensuring their sound system delivers not just tunes, but a statement of cultural pride.“Will they...
August 29, 2025 - 13:00 | Sarah Espedido | The Globe and Mail
Court of King's Bench confirmed the teen, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, will be tried by a judge from May 4-29 and continuing June 15-26.
August 29, 2025 - 12:53 | Chris Vandenbreekel | Global News - Canada
The Crown attorney's office is appealing the acquittal of Chau Lam and Hue Lam and is seeking a new first-degree murder trial for the two Vietnamese sisters who killed their mother after suffering years of abuse. Read More
August 29, 2025 - 12:47 | Aedan Helmer | Ottawa Citizen
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will return to the House of Commons this fall after securing a seat in rural Alberta over the summer. Poilievre handily won the August 18 Battle River—Crowfoot by-election with a little over 80 percent of the vote, in line with past Conservative performances in the riding.
The by-election, however, was only the first—and easiest—step on Poilievre’s long road to political recovery. Pre-election polls last winter showed that while he remained a polarizing figure in Canadian politics, he nevertheless enjoyed overwhelming backing from...
August 29, 2025 - 12:00 | Philippe J. Fournier | Walrus
OTTAWA — Former Trans Mountain CEO Dawn Farrell will be spearheading the federal government’s one-stop shop to help proponents of major infrastructure projects get shovels in the ground.
Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed the major federal projects office would be operational by Labour Day. On Friday, Carney’s office announced Farrell, who has four decades of experience in the energy sector, will be taking the job as CEO of the major projects office.
“I am thrilled that Dawn Farrell, one of Canada’s most experienced executives, is stepping up to help lead this vital priority,” said...
August 29, 2025 - 11:41 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
Jimmy John’s, an American sandwich chain with a reputation for speed and signature pickles, is preparing to open its first Ottawa location. Read More
August 29, 2025 - 11:12 | Sofia Misenheimer | Ottawa Citizen
