
There are roughly 50 small-scale homeless encampments dispersed throughout Canada’s Capital. According to recent complaints from residents in Sandy Hill and Lowertown, it’s taking the municipality far too long to respond to these encampment surges. Meantime, city officials are pointing to a shortage of police officers as a reason for these response backlogs. That led to Tuesday’s motion at the city’s Community Services Committee from Rideau-Vanier councillor Stephanie Plante, who is calling for more transparency over how the city responds to encampment complaints...
September 24, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The outbreak update says the cases are spread across six provinces, with the majority in Ontario and Quebec, and 16 people are hospitalized.
September 24, 2025 - 18:01 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
According to a new survey from Abacus Data, Ontarians are skeptical of Premier Doug Ford’s push to eliminate school board trustees. The survey polled 2,000 Ontarians for CUPE Ontario. Only 1-in-3 supported the changes proposed by the province, while 7-in-10 fear that these changes will result in either no change at all or a worse outcome altogether. When asked what the real issue is, most pointed to levels of underfunding. Kristy Cameron digs through the data with Ihor Korbabicz, the President of Abacus Data. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.
September 24, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
A former Olympic hopeful who alleges she was raped in July 2024 by one of her fellow sailing competitors has launched a lawsuit aimed at the governing bodies of the sport, seeking $9 million in damages.
The woman, who was 21 at the time of the alleged sexual assault in Halifax, names Sail Canada, Sail Nova Scotia, and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, as well as several individuals within those organizations, as defendants in her statement of claim filed at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Kingston.
“She’s not actually suing for the assault because then it gets into...
September 24, 2025 - 17:45 | Chris Lambie | National Post
The union representing 10,000 striking college support workers across Ontario and the College Employer Council will return to the bargaining table on Friday with the assistance of a provincially-appointed mediator. Read More
September 24, 2025 - 17:43 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
A familiar face strolled off the Toronto FC practice field Wednesday as the team continued its preparation for Saturday’s visit by Inter Miami and Lionel Messi.Sebastian Giovinco, the club’s all-time leading scorer (83 goals) and now its club ambassador/special adviser in retirement, had his boots back on.
September 24, 2025 - 17:42 | Neil Davidson | The Globe and Mail