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Publication Date: January 17, 2026 - 04:00
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Niagara Falls helps hundreds of Kashechewan water crisis evacuees settle into the Ontario city
January 17, 2026
Hundreds of Kashechewan First Nation evacuees have arrived in Niagara Falls, one of the Ontario cities taking in people from the Cree community as it endures a water crisis. With 1,700 expected in the Niagara Region city alone, authorities and local Indigenous groups are doing everything they can to help them feel at home.
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A local family-owned pizza shop has been awarded almost $400,000 in legal, appraisal and consulting costs after the Ontario Land Tribunal ruled that City of Ottawa authorities cannot settle first and litigate costs later. Read More
January 17, 2026 - 15:54 | Paula Tran | Ottawa Citizen
Some provinces are opting out of Ottawa’s gun compensation program as critics call it costly and ineffective, while owners face a March 31, 2026 deadline.
January 17, 2026 - 15:49 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA
— Starting Monday, gun owners will have until the end of March to declare their intention to participate in the federal program compensating individuals for turning over one of their government-banned guns, should they want the chance at money.
After that date, gun owners who possess one of the more than 2,500 makes and models of guns which the government has deemed too dangerous for public use will not be able to receive...
January 17, 2026 - 15:22 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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