
The new National Security Strategy (NSS) issued by the White House on December 4 is the real deal, a nightmarish document to be read with care and trepidation.
It can’t be dismissed as anything akin to a late-night Donald Trump tweet, a press conference outburst, or some random appearance on Fox News. It is twenty-nine pages long, and has NO CAPS. It is an encapsulation of the United States President’s belief system about how America should conduct itself in the world. In many respects, it is startlingly different from the one he issued during his first term in 2017, not least in its...
December 8, 2025 - 13:18 | Wesley Wark | Walrus
The City’s Environment and Climate Change Committee today approved its portion of Draft Budget 2026, which invests in reliable water and sewer infrastructure, sustainable waste management and climate action to support a green and resilient Ottawa. This budget includes a net operating requirement of $39.8 million and $52 million in capital investments for tax and fee supported programs. It also includes $565 million in operating funding and $305.5 million in capital investments for rate-supported programs.
The draft budget invests $9 million in the Climate Change Master Plan to...
December 8, 2025 - 12:58 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will soon reveal more about its plan for further adjustments to its in-office policy for public servants. He made the comments at an event alongside Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, where Carney was asked about the prospect of public sector job cuts.
December 8, 2025 - 12:55 | | The Globe and Mail
Though back to work full time is likely, nothing has yet to be announced so Bruce Deachman’s article is hypothetical. Let’s be more clear. If federal employees are mandated back to work, many can and will ask for flexible working hours and even a compressed work week just like before. Read More
December 8, 2025 - 12:46 | Nicole Feriancek | Ottawa Citizen
The government will be speaking with public service unions and issuing a review in the coming weeks about a potential full return to office for federal public servants, the prime minister says. Read More
December 8, 2025 - 12:35 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
Emergency services are at the scene of the blaze at Aquashell Holdings Inc. in Wallace, N.S.
December 8, 2025 - 12:24 | | CBC News - Canada


