Unpublished Newswire
The Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee today received the 2025 annual report from the Ottawa Paramedic Service, highlighting a major drop in time at Level Zero, meaning paramedics are available to respond to emergencies more reliably.
Time spent at Level Zero – when no paramedic crews are available – dropped by 92 per cent in 2025. Four years ago, there was 73,000 minutes of level zero. In 2024, there was 11,000 minutes. Last year, there was less than 1,000 minutes which is a four-year improvement of 99 percent This major improvement shows...
June 15, 2026 - 16:20 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
A special parliamentary committee is expected to recommend the federal government halt the expansion of MAID to those whose sole condition is a mental disorder, the latest development in a drawn-out and controversial chapter in the country’s assisted-death regime. The joint committee of senators and MPs struck to revisit Canada’s preparedness for medical assistance in dying for those with mental illness alone is expected to recommend an “indefinite pause” on the expansion, two sources told National Post. They spoke on the condition of anonymity as they are not authorized to speak on...
June 15, 2026 - 16:17 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
New Brunswick's provincial government has announced programs to help oyster producers as the industry deals with disease affecting the the animals.
June 15, 2026 - 16:17 | Rebecca Lau | Global News - Canada
Albertan man Bruce Johnson said the impending change from AISH to ADAP, which will provide less money to those who receive disability benefits, pushed him over the edge.
June 15, 2026 - 16:15 | Gates Guarin | Global News - Canada
Kingston city council is getting set to vote on the renaming of a road with a controversial name, but many of its residents say they’ve been left out of the process.
June 15, 2026 - 16:09 | Rachel Morgan | Global News - Ottawa
After a peace agreement was reached, getting oil to flow through the Persian Gulf region again and helping gas prices return to pre-war levels may be more of a challenge.
June 15, 2026 - 16:06 | Ariel Rabinovitch | Global News - Canada
