Unpublished Newswire
The process began more than a decade ago. In 2016, Toronto’s parks department announced a recreation centre in the gentrified Roncesvalles area. The plan sounded straightforward: a new pool-and-gym complex, budgeted at $40-million, opening around 2023.Then the city asked the neighbours for their thoughts.
January 20, 2026 - 04:40 | Alex Bozikovic | The Globe and Mail
Homicides fell by about half last year in Toronto and Winnipeg, police data show, part of a remarkable downturn in lethal violence across Canada that experts say politicians must consider as they push stiffer sentences for violent offenders. In 2025, several shocking killings prompted promises by politicians to deter violence by amending the Criminal Code. In April, a mass vehicle attack killed 11 people in Vancouver. In August, an eight-year-old Toronto boy was killed in his bed by a stray bullet. However, despite an overall rise in violent crime over the past decade, 2025 saw a sharp...
January 20, 2026 - 04:15 | Colin Freeze | The Globe and Mail
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January 20, 2026 - 04:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
Stumped about where to dine on Feb. 14, or, for that matter, on any other date night? The Ottawa restaurants below are worthy contenders, right up there with the romantic eateries I listed in my 2025 guide. Read More
January 20, 2026 - 04:00 | Peter Hum | Ottawa Citizen
Canadian Forces officers were furious the Ottawa Citizen reported on the sexual assault of a civilian worker in Latvia, calling one of the articles “rubbish” and “diseased”, according to newly released military records. Read More
January 20, 2026 - 04:00 | David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
During Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing on Thursday, Canada and China signed six initial cooperation agreements covering areas including energy, crime, culture, forestry, and food safety. Read More
January 20, 2026 - 04:00 | Nicole Feriancek | Ottawa Citizen
