Unpublished Newswire
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee today approved new cycling facilities on Gladstone Avenue and Gilmour Street that would make cycling safer and more comfortable. The committee also recommended removing a section of Gladstone Avenue from the Urban Truck Route network to create space for the improvements.
There is currently no dedicated cycling facilities on Gladstone Avenue and cyclists must ride in mixed traffic. There is also a history of collisions involving cyclists on Gladstone Avenue that led to a Council motion for staff to investigate the feasibility of adding...
August 27, 2026 - 14:16 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
As the trade war between Canada and the U.S. continues to escalate, potash has emerged as a potential bargaining chip. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the resource is “one of the most powerful tools” Canada has in negotiations while speaking at a press conference in Vaughan on Wednesday, adding that the U.S. agricultural sector would be “dead overnight” if Canada were to cut it off. “Everyone in the world wants our potash,” he said. National Post spoke to Akaash Maharaj, a senior fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, who confirmed that potash has become “...
August 27, 2026 - 14:02 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday that one of his MPs was the victim of a suspected arson, which he called a “cowardly act of violence and intimidation,” in a social media post . Liberal MP Salma Zahid, the MP for Scarborough Centre-Don Valley East, said in a statement that an unidentified individual set fire to her car and another vehicle overnight. “It is unacceptable. It is not who we are as Canadians,” wrote Carney. The prime minister said he was relieved that Zahid and her family weren’t harmed. The MP and her family were at home during the incident and...
August 27, 2026 - 13:57 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
Trump, speaking in the Oval Office after signing the order, took the opportunity to once again criticize Canada's trade policies and leadership but insisted he loves the country.
August 27, 2026 - 13:47 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
Trump, speaking in the Oval Office after signing the order, took the opportunity to once again criticize Canada's trade policies and leadership but insisted he loves the country.
August 27, 2026 - 13:47 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Ottawa
It’s the first day of school and your neighbourhood is buzzing with activity.
Outside the local school, a line of cars stretches along the curb as parents and caregivers drop off excited students. Drivers search for parking, cyclists and commuters navigate growing congestion and school buses arrive one after another, unloading dozens of children into an already busy schoolyard.
On the sidewalks, families stream toward the entrance while at nearby crosswalks crossing guards step into intersections to safely guide waves of pedestrians across the street.
From the road to the sidewalks and...
August 27, 2026 - 13:43 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
