Unpublished Newswire
Sorry, but I have to rant about this city. We used to have a world-class transit system. Now we don't. We used to have restaurants and businesses that thrived for generations. Now we don't. We used to have roads that were purpose-built for the size of the city and fairly well maintained. Now we don't. The ByWard Market used to be a safe destination. Now it isn't. Most of the city used to be safe after dark. Now it isn't. Read More
April 8, 2026 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
After a two-month investigation into significant alcohol thefts from NSLC stores in the Halifax region, RCMP seized more than 450 bottles of hard alcohol worth almost $20,000 from a home. Police even seized a ledger detailing the alcohol being delivered to the home and what had been resold.
April 8, 2026 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
A first-degree murder trial was delayed last week on Newfoundland’s west coast over a lack of sheriff officers and one lawyer says she wasn’t surprised, given the state of the province’s criminal justice system.
April 8, 2026 - 04:30 | | CBC News - Canada
OTTAWA — The federal government says it will not renew funding next year for an initiative launched to help hire more diverse journalists and support those entering the screen industry.
It says changes will also be coming to a program dedicated to funding projects meant to help combat online disinformation, with several millions in grants to be held back.
The cuts come as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government embarks on a $60 billion spending review that stretches over five years as he looks to reorient the Liberals’ spending towards defence and initiatives designed to spur...
April 8, 2026 - 04:00 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
In the opening days of the federal government's early-retirement incentives, thousands of public servants have applied for the packages. Read More
April 8, 2026 - 04:00 | Matteo Cimellaro | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — One of Canada’s leading economists is warning that the country’s already historic federal deficit is on pace to top $100 billion in the next decade.
University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe writes in a new study for the Montreal Economic Institute that, if current fiscal policy holds, the baseline federal deficit will grow to $117 billion by 2035.
The 2025-26 federal budget, tabled in November, projected
a $78.3-billion...
April 8, 2026 - 04:00 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
