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The Calgary Zoo's new polar bear made his debut Wednesday but it will be a while before he gets up close and personal with the current polar bear in residence. Yelle, a 500 kilogram, 20-year-old bear that arrived from Quebec has finished quarantine and made his way into the zoo's habitat, wolfing down caches of food that staff had laid out for him.
April 8, 2026 - 15:27 | | The Globe and Mail
Plans to build a standalone public washroom in Centretown have been paused – at least for now – due to budgetary constraints. Back in 2025, a whopping $1 million investment was approved by City Council to install a bathroom at the corner of Bank and Somerset. But on Tuesday, City Staff indicated that the plan was in jeopardy because it went $400,000 over budget, a price tag that Councillor Tierney alleges keeps getting bigger. Meantime, Somerset councillor Ariel Troster says talks are ongoing for the project to move ahead, and she wants the Washroom Plan to become a part of...
April 8, 2026 - 15:13 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The government has initiated almost 20 audits since 2022. The ministry with the most audits is in charge of the controversial skills development fund.
April 8, 2026 - 15:08 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
Wildfire season is kicking off early in New Brunswick this year and the province says it will be another hot, dry summer.
April 8, 2026 - 14:57 | Anna Mandin | Global News - Canada
A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling Friends star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023.
April 8, 2026 - 14:39 | | CBC News - Ottawa
A Toronto man found not criminally responsible six years ago for killing his grandmother and trying to kill a health-care worker has been granted an absolute discharge by the Ontario Review Board, despite his psychiatrist’s reservations about his patient’s ability to manage his condition and his future plans to attend law school.
A judge found in April 2020 that Michael Colatosti suffered from a “major mental illness” and did not know right from wrong when he killed Elena Marcucci, 84, and repeatedly stabbed Osayuki Erhabor on Aug. 18, 2018.
While his psychiatrist, Ontario’s...
April 8, 2026 - 14:30 | Chris Lambie | National Post
