Indigenous MP from Nova Scotia submits application for Liberal leadership race
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste has joined the Liberal leadership race, confirming today that he has submitted the required documents and a $50,000 deposit to the federal party. Battiste is ...
Assault case leads to attempted murder charges for two near Hawkesbury
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a home in a small town near the Ontario-Quebec border on Jan. 23, where they found a man with serious injuries. Officers said they went to a residence on ...
Federal funding announced for Ottawa and other cities amid rise in homelessness
The Government of Canada announced yesterday that agreements to support Canadians living without homes have been signed with nine additional Ontario municipalities, including the City of Ottawa.
Ottawa police get an average 18 calls a day for intimate partner violence: Data
Intimate partner violence is an “epidemic” in the nation’s capital, a fact that was confirmed by the Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) latest data. According to the force’s numbers, last year officers ...
Snow in the forecast while temperatures rise slightly
After a chilly couple of days, the nation’s capital is starting to thaw a bit…to around -20 C. The beginning of the week saw temperatures with a wind chill of around -30 C, keeping some inside for ...
Officials looking for person of interest in Pembroke alcohol theft
Police are investigating a theft after a woman is believed to have stolen alcohol from a local store. Officials from the Upper Ottawa Valley detachment of the provincial police said the incident ...