Unpublished Newswire
A woman has died following a shooting that happened in Toronto early Saturday morning, according to police.
May 11, 2024 - 07:11 | Brooklyn Connolly | CTV News - Canada
In the heart of Ottawa, a beacon of hope shines brighter than ever. The recent announcement of the opening of a new supportive housing residence at 44 Eccles St. marks a significant stride in the battle against homelessness, particularly among women. Read More
May 11, 2024 - 07:00 | Peter Hum | Ottawa Citizen
A woman from Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. won $1 million in a Lotto 6/49 draw and she bought the ticket from her daughter's convenience store.
May 11, 2024 - 07:00 | Daniel J. Rowe | CTV News - Canada
British Columbia’s legislature has adopted a Reconciliation Action Plan acknowledging racist and discriminatory actions of the Legislative Assembly in the past, and promising an apology to Indigenous peoples for the harms that have been inflicted by law makers.The event to mark the plan – the first of its kind in Canada – was hosted this week by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Raj Chouhan, and was attended by a large cast of the province’s top Indigenous leaders. But it was marred by the last-minute retreat by two opposition parties that refused to participate in the event – the...
May 11, 2024 - 07:00 | Justine Hunter | The Globe and Mail
Every time I come home from a trip to Europe, I feel a little ashamed. Ashamed and perplexed. Why is everything so much better over there? The parks, the public transit, the highways, the squares, the museums – even the garbage bins are better than ours.Arriving in Toronto, where I live, feels like crossing into the East Bloc from the West during the Cold War. Everything looks so shabby. The main route into downtown from the airport is in scandalous shape. Rusting guardrails. Garbage and weeds on the shoulders. Potholes and bumps. The inbound drive along the Gardiner Expressway is like a...
May 11, 2024 - 07:00 | Marcus Gee | The Globe and Mail
I accept that public-servant bashing is the favourite sport of Ottawa residents (likely because we don’t have a decent NHL team to fill that role). Letters to the Citizen has been uniformly unforgiving in their contempt for government workers who are complaining about having to return to the office for three days a week. Read More
May 11, 2024 - 06:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
