Unpublished Newswire
In July of 2024, Ottawa Police inserted an operations facility in the Rideau Centre, a key part of a multi-leveled strategy to address crime and safety in the ByWard Market. Earlier today, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe announced a plan to spend $1 million in new funding over 2 years to hire private security guards for The Market. It’s a portion of what he calls a ‘Public Safety Action Plan’, a city-wide approach that aims to improve safety all across Canada’s Capital. But are security guards the answer to this lingering and complicated problem? Charles Bordeleau, a former...
December 4, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
It's not just families facing the growing sticker shock at grocery store these days: Food banks like the Barrhaven Food Cupboard are staring down the prospect of ever-growing grocery bills, too.
December 4, 2025 - 17:51 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Former Assembly of First Nations national chief RoseAnne Archibald says her $5-million lawsuit against the national advocacy organization is moving forward, after settlement talks “were stalled and stonewalled” for 18 months.
December 4, 2025 - 17:38 | | CBC News - Canada
Bill 14, introduced Thursday by Justice Minister Mickey Amery, transfers powers from the chief electoral officer to the minister when deciding whether citizen petition initiatives should proceed. It also includes an amendment to discontinue any court proceeding brought by the chief electoral officer.
December 4, 2025 - 17:31 | | CBC News - Canada
The Alberta government is proposing sweeping changes that will limit what names can be used for new political parties, eliminate guardrails for citizen-initiated referendums, and strip the chief electoral officer of many of their powers.The Justice Statutes Amendment Act, introduced Thursday, would help clear the way for a separation referendum question currently tied up in court and could prevent two former United Conservative Party MLAs from using the Progressive Conservative brand for a party they are hoping to create.
December 4, 2025 - 17:30 | Matthew Scace | The Globe and Mail
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson faced a failing grade and a cancelled speech at this week's Assembly of First Nations meeting as pushback grows among B.C. chiefs over the government's new energy agreement with Alberta.
December 4, 2025 - 17:26 | | CBC News - Canada
