Unpublished Newswire
A sentencing hearing for a former city lawyer who pleaded guilty to vandalizing the National Holocaust Monument is expected on Monday morning, more than five months after he was arrested and charged. Read More
December 1, 2025 - 04:00 | Paula Tran | Ottawa Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s a high-flying tale of carrots, sticks and political flip-flops.
American leaders have been urging Canada to boost its military spending and NATO contributions since the alliance’s founding, back in 1949. Some, like former U.S. president Barack Obama, have been polite about it, encouraging Ottawa that “the world needs more Canada,” while others, especially U.S. President Donald Trump, have been more blunt, referring to Canadians as “freeloaders” who are “delinquent” on military contributions.
In other words, there has long been a bipartisan U.S. view on...
December 1, 2025 - 04:00 | Tracy Moran | National Post
OTTAWA — The Liberals have agreed to remove religious exemptions from Canada’s hate-speech laws to secure Bloc Québécois support to help pass its bill targeting hate and terror symbols, National Post has learned through a source close to the talks.
Currently, the law exempts hateful or antisemitic speech if it based in good faith on the interpretation of a religious text, but that immunity is set to be removed. Additionally, the Liberals are expected to back off plans to eliminate the need for a provincial attorney general’s sign-off to pursue a hate-propaganda prosecution.
The...
December 1, 2025 - 04:00 | Christopher Nardi , Stephanie Taylor | National Post
I’ve been a public servant for 23 years, and I’ve seen the pendulum of government funding swing back and forth a couple of times. Read More
December 1, 2025 - 04:00 | Alex Robinson | Ottawa Citizen
Months after the U.S. ended duty-free shipping on small packages, Canadian online retailers will have to make a tough gamble: pay pricey fees on low-value shipments, or get a holiday sales boost from American customers?
December 1, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
An Ottawa couple says they’ve lost out on more than $381,000 after hiring Ottawa contractor Giuseppe "Joey" Peloso and his company Magnolia to renovate their kitchen, when plumbing broke and flooded their home. Plaintiffs in other lawsuits against Peloso and his business include other customers, subcontractors, investors, the Republic of Austria and Embassy of Niger.
December 1, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
