Unpublished Newswire
Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General is reviewing feedback on a possible amendment to its Coroners Act that may replace mandatory inquests into jail deaths with coroner-led annual reviews. Chris Bolt, who recently watched the inquest into the death of his sister Amanda, says the change will cause more harm than good.
January 20, 2026 - 16:28 | | CBC News - Canada
A written decision says the now-disbarred lawyer pleaded guilty to conduct unbecoming of a lawyer for failing to provide quality service.
January 20, 2026 - 16:25 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The death of speed cameras in Ottawa — even in school zones — has predictably seen a jump in speeding, but what else is going on and how the heck do you even start to finance safety measures that used to be covered by what Doug Ford called “cash-grab” speed cameras? Read More
January 20, 2026 - 16:24 | Gary Dimmock | Ottawa Citizen
The union says nearly half the positions Grace General Hospital are vacant, while 36 per cent are empty at St. Boniface General Hospital.
January 20, 2026 - 16:10 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Reports that U.S. troops based in Alaska are being readied for deployment to the streets of Minneapolis amid a turbulent immigration crackdown there could put a Canadian officer in a sticky situation. Brig. Gen. Robert McBride is those soldiers’ deputy commanding officer.
McBride was seconded to the U.S. 11th Airborne Division in 2023, replacing another Canadian, Brig. Gen. Louis Lapointe, as deputy commanding general of operations.
They are part of a longstanding program of officer exchanges between Canadian, U.S. and other NATO countries’ armed forces, situations that have created...
January 20, 2026 - 16:06 | Tom Blackwell | National Post
Retro rockers the Sheepdogs and Inuk singer Elisapie are coming to Bluesfest this summer, joining headliners the Guess Who on a bill designed to celebrate Ottawa's 200th anniversary. Read More
January 20, 2026 - 16:06 | Lynn Saxberg | Ottawa Citizen
