
Long tables line the community hall in Round Hill, weighed down by hundreds of items of baking, flowers, crops, crafts and canned goods, all entered by locals hoping to snag a coveted prize ribbon at the Agricultural Society’s annual Bench Show.But standing by the woodwork he was judging, self-confessed politics junkie Mathew Banack has the area’s imminent federal by-election on his mind. He’s sure Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre will win the Battle River—Crowfoot by-race when he and other voters head to the polls on Monday in Alberta.
August 15, 2025 - 16:03 | Emma Graney | The Globe and Mail
For many working parents, summer isn’t the care-free respite we’ve been promised. It’s more like a season of discontent. Read More
August 15, 2025 - 16:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
Police say three people were arrested and charged with drug trafficking. Officers seized cocaine, a quantity of suspected LSD and psilocybin pills.
August 15, 2025 - 15:47 | Sawyer Bogdan | Global News - Ottawa
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux has “no idea” who will be taking over his job when his term ends next month.Giroux, who took on the job in 2018, will mark his final day on September 2.
August 15, 2025 - 15:34 | Catherine Morrison | The Globe and Mail
An air passenger rights advocate says that customers shouldn’t be afraid to enforce their own rights as a possible strike between Air Canada and its flight attendants looms ahead of the weekend.
On Wednesday, the airline received notice of a strike from the Air Canada Component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 10,000 flight attendants. The airline then issued lockout notice. A strike could happen on Saturday. The two sides cannot come to an agreement over wages and working conditions.
The potential strike has already led to some changes in travel...
August 15, 2025 - 15:30 | Courtney Greenberg | National Post
The family and community of a First Nations woman murdered by a serial killer in early 2022 addressed a Manitoba superior court for the first time Friday, sharing their hurt and anger about never getting the chance to say her name before a judge.For years, the identity of Ashlee Shingoose, the first of the killer’s four victims, had remained unknown, even after Jeremy Skibicki had been sentenced to life in prison for murdering her and three other First Nations women last August.
August 15, 2025 - 15:25 | Temur Durrani | The Globe and Mail