
It’s Monday, Aug. 31. Here are today’s top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom: IS IT TIME FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS TO STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT RTO? A former public service executive says that frustration with return to office isn’t a sign of weak commitment. Read the story ONE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER VEHICLE-TRAIN COLLISION IN BARRHAVEN […]
August 31, 2026 - 16:45 | Robert Cross | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — U.S President Donald Trump’s Republican Party has revoked the CBC/Radio-Canada’s press access to its upcoming midterm convention, citing the public broadcaster’s now-reversed policy not to refer to 9/11 as “terrorism” without direct attribution, National Post has learned. A CBC spokesperson confirmed Monday that the Republican National Convention (RNC) had revoked access for both CBC and Radio-Canada to its major party gathering on Sept. 9 and 10, ahead of key mid-term elections. The unusual press credential revocation came following a week of controversy about an internal...
August 31, 2026 - 16:42 | Simon Tuck , Christopher Nardi | National Post
The closed Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction is up for sale and the park has said it is running out of money and can no longer care for its animals.
August 31, 2026 - 16:39 | Sean Previl | Global News - Ottawa
The closed Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction is up for sale and the park has said it is running out of money and can no longer care for its animals.
August 31, 2026 - 16:39 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
First Nation leaders are seeking accountability following the full parole of Brayden Bushby, who was found guilty in the manslaughter of Barbara Kentner of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation. Members of Kentner's family were among those marching in Ottawa on Monday. The 34-year-old faced medical complications in the months after she was struck by a trailer hitch thrown at her from a moving vehicle in Thunder Bay in 2017.
August 31, 2026 - 16:36 | Sarah Law | CBC News - Canada
First Nation leaders are seeking accountability following the full parole of Brayden Bushby, who was found guilty in the manslaughter of Barbara Kentner of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation. Members of Kentner's family were among those marching in Ottawa on Monday. The 34-year-old faced medical complications in the months after she was struck by a trailer hitch thrown at her from a moving vehicle in Thunder Bay in 2017.
August 31, 2026 - 16:36 | Sarah Law | CBC News - Ottawa


