Unpublished Newswire
As the government cuts back the size of the public service, economists describe a “soft” and “sluggish” private job market in the National Capital Region, buoyed by a few bright spots. Read More
January 28, 2026 - 04:00 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
Jon Willing was on his way to teach a journalism class at Algonquin College on Jan. 22 when he got the bad news via email. Read More
January 28, 2026 - 04:00 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa’s transit crisis is no longer just a transit problem. It has become a quality-of-life crisis, a workforce crisis, and a quiet but accelerating economic drag on the city. Read More
January 28, 2026 - 04:00 | Alex Robinson | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA
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When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre takes the stage at his party’s convention on Friday night, he will be facing two very different audiences.
The first, comprised of delegates preparing to cast their vote on his leadership of the party, are those he must win over immediately to secure his current job.
The second...
January 28, 2026 - 04:00 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
After a hot-mic situation this month, two councillors in Smiths Falls, Ont., were suspended by their colleagues without an integrity commissioner investigation, the appropriate process under the Municipal Act. While the town is defending council's decision, experts say they’ve never seen this happen before.
January 28, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Police cold-case units face a new challenge in solving decades-old killings. With the world's largest storehouse of genealogy information, Ancestry.com, now banning law enforcement from using its data without obtaining a court order, it is much harder for police to build family trees based on crime-scene DNA and zone in on suspects via their distant relatives.
January 28, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
