Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Nancy Macdonald
Publication Date: September 17, 2025 - 06:00
Several cities have declared states of emergency owing to public disorder triggered by fentanyl crisis
September 17, 2025
The small B.C. town of Smithers is the latest Canadian community to table extraordinary measures to deal with the chaos and disorder triggered by the fentanyl crisis.
Last week, the northern mountain town of 5,400 announced that it will be hiring a team of private security guards to patrol a homeless encampment and the wider downtown from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays and 24 hours on weekends and holidays.
Unpublished Newswire
The "Canada on Hold" campaign was launched last month with a focus on CRA call centres but has now been expanded to draw attention to staffing cuts across the agency.
September 17, 2025 - 10:51 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The Planning and Housing Committee today approved a concept plan and an Official Plan amendment to allow the future development of a residential subdivision south of Stittsville.
The Planning and Housing Committee today approved a concept...
September 17, 2025 - 10:49 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
Halifax Regional Police have charged a 31-year-old man with
public incitement of hatred
after an investigation into six antisemitic graffiti messages painted last weekend on three Jewish sites.
They arrested Gezim Topalli Tuesday at his Halifax home. He’s slated to appear in Halifax...
September 17, 2025 - 10:43 | Chris Lambie | National Post
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