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The Swiss commentator who made remarks about Israeli-American bobsleigher AJ Edelman being “in favour of genocide in Gaza” while he was competing at the Olympics is a “bully,” says the president of the Israeli Olympic Bobsleigh Skeleton Federation.
Canadian-Israeli David Greaves told National Post on Tuesday that he was “extremely proud” of the Israeli athletes, “who have conducted themselves as mensches and true ambassadors of Israel, our sport and the Jewish people, something the Swiss broadcaster should take a few lessons from.” (A mensch is a Yiddish word that refers to a person...
February 17, 2026 - 12:27 | Courtney Greenberg | National Post
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his government’s defence industrial strategy on Tuesday, promising to build up Canada’s defence industries and seek out partnerships beyond the United States.
“Let me start by acknowledging that there are many strengths to this partnership that we have with the United States,” said Carney during a press conference in Montreal. “But it is a dependency, and it’s a dependency we want to change in a positive way by building up our defence capacities here and our other partnerships abroad.”
Back in June, Carney said roughly 75 per cent of...
February 17, 2026 - 12:24 | Jordan Gowling | National Post
An Ontario real estate firm recently penalized by the industry’s regulator is disputing the 'unwarranted' sanctions placed against it.
February 17, 2026 - 12:03 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Canada
An Ontario real estate firm recently penalized by the industry’s regulator is disputing the 'unwarranted' sanctions placed against it.
February 17, 2026 - 12:03 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Ottawa
The Environment and Climate Change Committee today approved creating a new funding stream within the Community Environmental Projects Grant Program (CEPGP) to support community‑led waste avoidance, reduction and reuse projects. Starting this year, the new stream would provide up to $102,000 each year, doubling the total annual funding available to community environmental initiatives across Ottawa.
The new funding stream will help more local organizations launch projects that reduce waste at the source and promote repair and reuse. Examples of eligible community‑led projects include...
February 17, 2026 - 11:48 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
The Canada Border Services Agency says it referred a commercial truck to secondary inspection at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry.
February 17, 2026 - 11:34 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
