Unpublished Newswire
Some hotels in Niagara Falls, Ont., are unusually full for the middle of the winter off-season, when many visitors stay home. Normally that would make the mayor of a tourist city happy – but not Jim Diodati.His community, which says it has more asylum seekers per capita than any other municipality in the country, is ground-zero in Canada’s efforts to house thousands of refugee claimants in hotels while they wait for their claims to be processed. The mayor, who can see the United States from his perch at city hall, is worried it’s about to get a lot worse.
February 1, 2025 - 06:00 | Greg Mercer, Andrea Woo, Photography by Fred Lum | The Globe and Mail
There appears to be some backlash over Doug Ford's election call, which I find surprising considering that, for the most part, he has done a fine job steering the ship. He has also had the humility to backtrack because of lack of public support on a couple of occasions, which is pretty rare. Read More
February 1, 2025 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
A former patient at the QEII Halifax Infirmary is speaking out about safety concerns, after witnessing firsthand the kind of violence health-care workers experience.
February 1, 2025 - 05:00 | Ella Macdonald | Global News - Canada
Having worked as a nurse in emergency for many years, currently in geriatric emergency, I find our inability as nurses to care for our frail seniors as they should be cared for deeply disturbing. Read More
February 1, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
Skaters have more choices for snacks this winter on on the Rideau Canal Skateway, including dim sum, candied fruit skewers and potato spirals.
February 1, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Increased tolls are coming to the Seaway International Bridge, much to the discontent of those living near Cornwall, Ont., and in the border-spanning Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne.
February 1, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
