Unpublished Newswire
The public transit clique on Ottawa city council showed their true colours when presented with a proposal to improve transit in rural areas. A sensible plan to enhance rural service was defeated on a tie vote because some councillors would rather have no service at all than see public transit contaminated by the evils of the private sector. Read More
April 14, 2026 - 06:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
The Ford government's decision to keep trustees in place long-term will not mean the end of supervision at eight Ontario school boards, the education minister says.
April 14, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
It’s a Season 2 bonus episode! There are layers within layers to the outlandish stories of Rob Ford, but one of the most bizarre is that of the “crack video” showing the late Toronto mayor smoking cocaine in a seedy suburban basement. The gangbanger who filmed it tried selling it in hopes of getting out of Toronto’s thug life, but set off a circus that engulfed a city. It put police, gangsters and the mayor’s minions in hot pursuit of a tape everyone wanted, but everyone connected to would eventually suffer for...
April 14, 2026 - 06:00 | National Post | National Post
A Manitoba judge discounted the sentenced for a Métis mechanic who drove a man to a beating by fellow street gang members that left the victim with a fractured skull, a brain bleed and cranial swelling that required he be airlifted to Winnipeg for an extensive hospital stay.
Mackenzie Arthur Mollard’s Métis status, as well as the fact that he took Aaron Pronteau to hospital after the April 25, 2024 beating in Thompson, played into the sentencing decision in Manitoba provincial court.
“While I am satisfied that the offender’s Gladue factors, his decision to convey his victim to the...
April 14, 2026 - 06:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
Experts say they worry the province hasn’t used all the powers available that come with a public health emergency, and is leaning on public opinion rather than science to inform policy.
April 14, 2026 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Almost a year after a forest fire scorched the Mantario Trail, Manitoba parks officials remain unsure whether the province's most popular distance-hiking trail will reopen in 2026.
April 14, 2026 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
