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There was bad news, worse news and some good news for the Ottawa Senators Sunday. Read More
October 27, 2024 - 23:56 | Tim Baines | Ottawa Citizen
Atletico Ottawa survived two York United FC comebacks to win via penalty shootout, 5-4, on Sunday and advance to the Canadian Premier League semifinal before an announced crowd of 4,630 at TD Place, its first-ever home playoff victory. Read More
October 27, 2024 - 23:05 | The Canadian Press | Ottawa Citizen
The B.C. election’s outcome will depend on absentee votes and judicial recounts, as a provisional tally of mail-in ballots has not changed any seat counts, though it has widened the NDP’s leads in two close ridings and put the party within striking distance in a third.The last trickle of ballots, counted a week after B.C.’s election day, has only added to the drama. After an initial count on the night of Oct. 19, the NDP were leading in 46 seats to the Conservatives’ 45, while the Greens held the balance of power with two. In the legislature, 47 seats are needed to form a majority...
October 27, 2024 - 21:45 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
There has been a “significant reduction” in threats posed to South Asian communities in Canada after the expulsion of Indian officials allegedly tied to violent crimes, including murder, on Canadian soil, the head of the RCMP says.In an interview that aired on CTV’s Question Period on Sunday, RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme said Ottawa’s decision to expel six Indian diplomats and consular officials, including the high commissioner, has had “an impact on what we’re seeing in the South Asian communities.”
October 27, 2024 - 21:20 | Mark Rendell | The Globe and Mail
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says she hopes to have discussions with Ontario Premier Doug Ford before he makes good on his recent vow to order the removal of bike lanes on key routes in her city, as he seeks to appease drivers facing traffic congestion.In an interview with The Globe and Mail, the mayor also said she met weeks ago with businesses along the route of contentious year-old bike lanes on Bloor Street West in Mr. Ford’s political stronghold of Etobicoke, and had already asked city transportation planners to come up with a redesign that would keep the bike lanes but swap out a...
October 27, 2024 - 21:18 | Jeff Gray | The Globe and Mail
Dozens of patients in New Brunswick suffering from serious unexplained neurological symptoms say they no longer believe that the province’s top doctor can get to the bottom of what’s making them sick and are calling on Canada’s public-health agency to step in and take over the investigation.In a letter sent to New Brunswick’s Acting Chief Public Health Officer Yves Léger last week, a representative for the patients decried the province’s inaction and lack of urgency in probing the root causes and finding interim treatments.The patients also defended a local neurologist, Alier Marrero,...
October 27, 2024 - 21:15 | Lindsay Jones, Frédérik-Xavier D. Plante | The Globe and Mail
