🏛️ Government & Politics
- Mayor’s ally Jeff Leiper unveils plan to make ByWard Market busier and safer. The City councillor released the proposal to change operations in the ByWard Market neighbourhood, naming specific safety and activity measures in his announcement on Friday.
- Mayoral candidates pressed to name a concrete tax number. Candidates were asked to specify dollar figures or percentage changes for property-tax pledges during a municipal forum this week.
- Orléans West–Innes race: here’s who’s running for city councillor. The city published the official candidate list for Orléans West–Innes ahead of the municipal election filing deadline.
- Jury finds Ottawa-based lawyer defamed a Timmins law firm in civil trial. The verdict named the Ottawa lawyer as the defendant in the defamation suit brought by the Timmins firm, according to court findings.
🌦️ Weather & Roads
- Next testing stage on the LRT eastern extension delayed until November. City officials announced the schedule change, moving the next testing phase for the Confederation Line eastern extension to November.
- Motorcyclist critically hurt on West Hunt Club Road after crash. Emergency responders transported the injured motorcyclist from West Hunt Club Road to hospital following a serious collision on Friday.
- Cell service in the Pontiac still spotty despite election pledge. Residents report ongoing mobile coverage gaps in the Pontiac region despite politicians’ prior promises to improve service.
📰 Also Today
- Affidavit says incumbent filed complaint against Cornwall rival mayoral candidate.
- Kingston police: hacker took 100,000 documents in 2025 cyber incident.
- Argos linebacker Adarius Pickett leads CFL with 92 defensive tackles.
- Raptors say Kawhi Leonard’s availability is “day-to-day” before preseason.
- CBC/Radio‑Canada reveals PWHL broadcast schedule and playoff expansion.
- Cornwall mayoral hopeful’s candidacy in limbo over ‘malicious’ paperwork complaint.
- Kingston drug consumption site officially switches to HART Hub.
- Annual 350‑km canoe trek reconciles First Nations generations.
- Outaouais candidates vow to defend region ahead of Quebec election.
- Belleville synagogue received antisemitic flyers after Sept. 20 shooting.
- Manitoba reopens Sturgeon Falls trail with fencing and new signage.
- Niagara Region invites Buffalo to Bills‑coloured fireworks display Saturday.
- Kingston police: 160 GB of data, 345,000 documents taken in breach.
- Ontario officer charged with assault after pepper spray incident April 29.
- Court records cite Ontario’s concerns about three career colleges’ practices.
