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EDITORIAL: Feds ignore law on First Nations funding
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (398+ words) This is just another example of how dysfunctional the federal government is in dealing with First Nations Despite the federal government spending over $32 billion annually on Indigenous issues across Canada, most First Nations today are failing to comply with the…...
LILLEY: Carney looks to hike your streaming bill, pick fight with Trump
9+ hour ago (620+ words) Canada's broadcast regulator has long been one of the most incompetent bodies in Ottawa. On Thursday, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) proved why they deserve that title once again. In a stunningly stupid decision that is sure to escalate…...
U. S. officials seeking extradition of Ottawa man accused of record cyberattack
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (522+ words) Jacob Butler, 23, who was arrested Wednesday by OPP, also facing aiding and abetting computer intrusion charge in Alaska A 23-year-old Ottawa man is facing extradition to the United States after being accused of involvement in massive cyberattacks that affected more…...
Billy Joel slams "misguided" "Billy and Me" biopic
9+ hour, 55+ min ago (717+ words) Film reportedly will follow famed musician's formative years Billy Joel is lashing out at a planned biopic that claims it will tell his early story, before he became an internationally known musical artist. According to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter,…...
MANDEL: Eternal optimism of the Ontario Review Board
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (405+ words) Public has to hope government agency makes right decisions when increasing privileges of dangerous individuals in the community Two years ago, Wadea Al-Lala was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for fatally stabbing Maryanne Blandizzi 16 to 17 times…...
Chris Moise gets only partial city council bailout on legal fees
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (827+ words) While Toronto city council changed its rules on legal fees tied to integrity commissioner investigations, that won't apply to Moise's current bill Chris Moise will pay for his legal bill with thousands of dollars from his own pocket, but Toronto…...
Late queen pushed for son Andrew to be U. K. trade envoy: official papers
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (533+ words) Queen's aid wrote to the then foreign minister to say it was her 'wish' that Andrew be appointed to the role LONDON " Britain's late queen Elizabeth II pushed for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be given a high-profile job as…...
Ex-Cuba spy says Havana's plane shootdown led to choking U. S. sanctions
11+ hour, 58+ min ago (481+ words) HAVANA " A former Cuban spy who infiltrated a group of Florida anti-communist exiles in the 1990s told AFP that Havana's fatal shootdown of two planes piloted by the activists set the stage for devastating U. S. sanctions. The stated mission of Brothers to…...
Halton cops break up gift-card scheme, arrest two Mississauga men
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (425+ words) Halton Regional Police announced the arrest of two Mississauga men accused of a scheme involving pre-purchased gift cards. Police said they received a complaint in December 2025 concerning a suspected fraud that occurred at a Walmart Supercentre in Burlington. The investigation…...
LILLEY: Liberal minister silent as CBC-backed show seeks to ridicule conservatives
12+ hour, 33+ min ago (416+ words) Carney Grits need to answer why they allowed CBC to fund partisan comedy show as way to attack conservatives By all accounts, Northland Tales, the CBC-backed "prank show," was nothing but a politically motivated and partisan hack job. We now…...