Unpublished Newswire
Last month, in a memo to City Council, Ottawa Public Health said it would no longer do daily water testing updates at a quartet of Ottawa’s city-run beaches. Instead, water samples would be collected on a weekly basis, which would be enough to meet provincial standards. This is done to detect the presence of E. coli bacteria at municipal beaches, and determine how safe it is for public swimming. However, the Ottawa Riverkeeper is not onside with this objective, arguing that it’s a major step back by the City of Ottawa. And now, CEO Laura Reinsborough is launching a petition...
June 12, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Janel Comeau wrote a satirical article for The Beaverton claiming Cape Breton had its own time zone — a playful piece, until Google and Meta AI took it seriously.
June 12, 2025 - 17:58 | | CBC News - Canada
Hillel Ontario is calling on Toronto Metropolitan University to investigate Maher El-Masri, a recently appointed interim associate dean, because the group says he has “repeatedly engaged with and spread extreme, antisemitic, and deeply polarizing content on his social media account.”
Hillel Ontario, a Jewish student organization with a presence on nine campuses across the province, including TMU, sent an
action alert
last Thursday alongside several...
June 12, 2025 - 17:46 | Ari David Blaff | National Post
Former Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki has been using a wheelchair since he was paralyzed from the chest down in the 2018 Saskatchewan bus crash. He recently put on an exoskeleton that allowed him to walk – and handle a hockey stick – again.
June 12, 2025 - 17:44 | | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is coming under fire for its plan to push its internal trade and major projects bill through the House of Commons next week at high speed.
Government House leader Steven MacKinnon has put a motion on notice that would push Bill C-5 through the House of Commons by the end of next week at an unusually rapid pace — leaving only a few hours to hear from civil society groups, stakeholders and experts.
If the motion is adopted, it would quickly move through debate at second reading stage and a vote, after which the bill would be referred to...
June 12, 2025 - 17:43 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
More than a dozen Canadian Sikhs live under active threats on their lives, an advocacy organization is warning — pointing to India as the source. The group argues it’s unconscionable for the federal government to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to next week’s G7 meeting.
June 12, 2025 - 17:42 | | CBC News - Canada
