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Re: Quebec wants Ottawa's anti-Islamophobia rep canned, Sept. 14 Read More
September 20, 2024 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
A plan to clear a handful of farmers off 770 acres in Ontario’s Waterloo Region to create an industrial megasite, in the hopes of attracting a future multibillion-dollar factory and thousands of coveted manufacturing jobs, has turned into a pitched political battle.A group of farmers in the region’s rural Wilmot Township, about 150 kilometres southwest of Toronto, say they were told without warning in March that they had just days to agree to sell their properties to the municipality of Waterloo Region for future development – or face potential expropriation.
September 20, 2024 - 05:00 | Jeff Gray | The Globe and Mail
The federal government’s decision to further reduce the number of international study permit applications it will process is set to deal another financial blow to universities and colleges, who say it could take years to restore Canada’s reputation as a welcoming destination.Ottawa announced Wednesday that Canada will cut the number of applications it will process from prospective international students by another 10 per cent in 2025, adding to an initial reduction of 35 per cent this year.
September 20, 2024 - 05:00 | Joe Friesen | The Globe and Mail
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. —The housing crisis is nothing if not complex, the result of decades of misaligned and dead-wrong policies. Reading an advanced copy of Ottawa-based housing policy expert Carolyn Whitzman’s upcoming book, Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis, you’d be forgiven for feeling a little daunted by the enormity of the task. But one thing is certain: If we don’t build more housing quickly, we won’t solve the problem. Read More
September 20, 2024 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
On Thursday, a city committee approved a stricter anti-idling bylaw for Ottawa, replacing the one council enacted back in May 2007. Full council will likely pass it Oct. 2. Read More
September 20, 2024 - 04:00 | Bruce Deachman | Ottawa Citizen
The mother of the teen football player fatally shot in downtown Ottawa earlier this week is speaking out about her grief and the hopes his death has now dashed.
September 20, 2024 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
