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Author: Natasha Baldin
Publication Date: January 2, 2026 - 04:00
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Nineteen homicides reported in Ottawa in 2025
January 2, 2026
On the evening of April 5, a heated argument broke out between Robert and Brenda Rus in the couple's Barrhaven home. Minutes later, Brenda lay strangled on the floor and Robert confessed in a text message to his son, then to a 911 operator, that he had just killed his wife. Read More
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Algonquin College is recommending to its Board of Governors that it suspend 30 academic programs to address the financial impact of a drop in international students and funding shortfalls from the provincial government. The Ottawa-area college, which also has campuses in Pembroke and Perth, is looking at suspending a raft of programs, including journalism, financial services, paralegal, and hotel and restaurant management. Julie Beauchamp, the school’s senior vice-president academic, said in a memo that Algonquin faces a significant budget shortfall and is under financial pressure.
January 23, 2026 - 21:34 | Joe Friesen | The Globe and Mail
Return trips to the United States were down almost 24 per cent year-over-year in November, which continues a trend from the same month in 2024.
January 23, 2026 - 21:30 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
The circumstances of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding’s arrest and swiftness of his transport from Mexico to the U.S. are raising concerns about the handover, which appears to have sidestepped the norms that have typically dictated such cross-border operations.Top law enforcement officials from Canada and the United States stood shoulder-to-shoulder in California on Friday morning, to announce the capture of Mr. Wedding in Mexico the previous evening.
January 23, 2026 - 21:29 | Colin Freeze, Adrian Morrow | The Globe and Mail
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