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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is expected to table its long-awaited legislation aimed at online safety this week, including a ban on social media platforms for minors. A government official, speaking on the condition of background, confirmed plans to present a bill in the coming days, which will usher in a path to create a new regulator and target different types of harmful content online. The official confirmed that the government’s plan to establish a social media ban for minors younger than 16 will include provisions that allow platforms to seek exemptions should...
June 8, 2026 - 11:07 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
Experimental research at a Toronto Baycrest hospital is exploring whether a decades-old drug can help treat a little-known symptom of advanced dementia called paratonia.
June 8, 2026 - 11:01 | Touria Izri | Global News - Canada
The deadline for your final property tax bill payment is Thursday, June 18, and you have plenty of convenient options to pay, including:
Through your financial institution – including online or telephone banking
City of Ottawa Client Service Centres
Online by payment card: Ottawa.ca/paytax
By sending a cheque to the City of Ottawa
Registering for the Pre-authorized debit (PAD) plan
Realize the benefits of paperless billing
Discover the convenience of paperless billing for your property tax and water utility bills by creating a My ServiceOttawa account....
June 8, 2026 - 10:59 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
OTTAWA — Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to give a speech on Monday blaming separatist sentiment on the federal government and urging Canadians to “listen carefully” to the concerns of people who say “they want to leave.” Poilievre is in Calgary to deliver what his office has billed as a speech arguing for a “stronger Alberta within a united Canada.” He will urge the provinces to ‘lock arms’ and band together to change laws and regulations that are holding them back. “We do not need a different country, Alberta. We need different government policies in...
June 8, 2026 - 10:56 | Stephanie Taylor , Stuart Thomson | National Post
The suspect is said to have fled on foot after the second crash and Ontario Provincial Police believe the man may be without any shoes.
June 8, 2026 - 10:51 | Sean Previl | Global News - Ottawa
Early on Friday morning, firefighters were dispatched to a home near Carleton and Kennedy roads for reports of a fire.
June 8, 2026 - 10:42 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
