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Author: Sofia Misenheimer
Publication Date: January 17, 2026 - 04:00
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Ottawa's most successful used bookstores run on donations
January 17, 2026
On a Saturday morning in Nepean, shoppers leave the James Bartleman Archives and Library Materials Centre with tote bags tugging at their shoulders, loaded with paperbacks priced lower than a cup of coffee. Across town in Stittsville, donated titles pile up at the Re-Read Used Books counter and vanish by day's end. Read More
The Ottawa Police Service is seeking public assistance in locating Louie Koonoo, 24, last seen in the area of King Edward Avenue and Murray Street. Read More
January 17, 2026 - 07:32 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
Chinese-made electric vehicles are almost invisible in Canada and the United States, but elsewhere around the globe they are a huge hit, dominating international production and sales for battery-powered cars.
The lack of visibility for popular Chinese-made electric vehicle (EVs) brands in North America is largely because both Canada and the United States imposed a tariff of 100 per cent on their importation, doubling their cost for consumers.
The presence on Canada’s roads should be changing soon after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Beijing for meetings with China’s President...
January 17, 2026 - 07:00 | Adrian Humphreys | National Post
The last 20 days in Iran have been deadly, violent, and unbearable to witness. The authoritarian regime in Tehran has indiscriminately targeted peaceful protesters with guns and live ammunition, cut off internet access, and imprisoned thousands.
At least 3,428 civilian protesters have been killed and thousands injured, according to Iran Human Rights, an Oslo-based NGO that monitors violence inside Iran. The death toll could be much higher.
The demonstrations were first sparked by bazaaris, or shopkeepers, in Tehran’s main bazaar — the financial hub of the country — in response to...
January 17, 2026 - 07:00 | Special to National Post | National Post
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