Unpublished Newswire
Leaders among Montreal’s legal and medical communities are condemning an anti-Israel motion to be voted upon by city council next week. Brought by the opposition Projet Montréal party, the motion’s aim is to “recognize and denounce the apartheid regime in Palestine and the genocide being perpetrated there.” An open letter from almost 50 Montreal lawyers on Thursday states that the motion “goes far beyond an expression of solidarity with Palestinian civilians. It asks Montréal … to declare that a ‘genocide’ is under way,” while asking the city to suspend ties with the Israeli...
August 21, 2026 - 16:06 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
A former hotel on O’Connor Street will house over 120 families experiencing homelessness with the goal of keeping them out of the shelter system and getting them back into stable housing. The CBC’s Matthew Kupfer reports.
August 21, 2026 - 16:06 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The orphaned polar bear cub who arrived in the Assiniboine Park Zoo from northern Manitoba is "doing very well," a zoo official told Global News.
August 21, 2026 - 16:00 | Tavi Dhillon | Global News - Canada
August 21, 2026 - 16:00 | Kristy Kirkup | The Globe and Mail
Canada’s new national monument recognizing historic discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community officially opened on Friday. Read More
August 21, 2026 - 15:58 | Michael McBean | Ottawa Citizen
Canadian businesses are under threat from U.S. tariffs under Section 338 of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act if no Canada-U.S. deal is reached. CBC photographer Evan Mitsui visited some of the industries to hear their concerns as the deadline to finalize a deal ticks down.
August 21, 2026 - 15:58 | | CBC News - Canada
