
Measles has spread to 109 more people in Ontario over the last week, bringing the province’s total cases to 925 since an outbreak began in October.
April 17, 2025 - 13:18 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
The Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services Committee today received updates from the Public Safety Service and from Ottawa Fire Services on their activities and performance in 2024.
The Public Safety Service is comprised of the Office of Emergency Management, the Corporate Security Branch, Public Safety Systems and Systems Coordination Support. The Office of Emergency Management continued to coordinate the City’s emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities for major planned and unplanned events. In 2024, this included the solar eclipse in April, extreme heat...
April 17, 2025 - 13:11 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
The Supreme Court of Canada says it won’t hear an appeal by the Alberta government regarding a decision to have its former energy minister questioned in a multibillion-dollar coal mining lawsuit.The $15-billion lawsuit, launched in 2023, argues five coal companies were left with land they couldn’t use after Alberta reimplemented its long-standing coal mining policy following public backlash.Reinstating the policy meant coal mining was restricted or banned in certain areas where companies bought land after the policy was first lifted in 2020.
April 17, 2025 - 13:10 | | The Globe and Mail
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government is pausing the procurement policy it announced more than a month ago to fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally says since the province’s retaliatory measures were first announced in early March, Trump’s administration has put a hold on further tariffs.Nally says, “in the spirit of diplomacy,” Alberta has decided to pause any further escalations.
April 17, 2025 - 13:04 | | The Globe and Mail
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April 17, 2025 - 13:00 | Yader Guzman | The Globe and Mail
Measles has spread to 109 more people in Ontario over the last week, bringing the province’s total cases to 925 since an outbreak began in October.Sixty-nine people have required hospitalization – that’s eight more than last week – including four in intensive care.Measles is still predominantly infecting unvaccinated infants, children and adolescents in southwestern Ontario.
April 17, 2025 - 12:54 | Hannah Alberga | The Globe and Mail