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Pause d’OSAP, agression à la station LRT Parliament et courses électorales — la semaine à Ottawa

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🚨 Crime et sécurité publique

  1. Homme grièvement blessé dans une agression à la station LRT Parliament. La police d’Ottawa indique qu’un homme a été grièvement blessé lors d’une agression à la station LRT Parliament; l’incident a entraîné une enquête et une intervention d’urgence sur le quai du transport en commun à une date non précisée durant la semaine. La police n’a pas dévoilé d’accusations ni de description du suspect dans le rapport initial.
  2. Le piéton heurté à Sandy Hill est décédé. La police d’Ottawa a confirmé que le piéton heurté à Sandy Hill jeudi est décédé à la suite de la collision; les enquêteurs traitent l’affaire comme une collision mortelle impliquant un piéton et n’ont pas fourni d’autres précisions sur le conducteur ni sur d’éventuelles accusations dans l’avis initial.
  3. Conducteur accusé après que deux piétons ont été heurtés à Smiths Falls. La Police provinciale de l’Ontario a porté des accusations contre un conducteur après que deux piétons ont été heurtés à Smiths Falls; la police a déposé des accusations liées à la collision rapportée par les autorités locales, et le conducteur doit comparaître devant le tribunal dans les prochaines semaines, selon l’avis d’accusation.
  4. Chauffeur d’autobus scolaire accusé de conduite avec facultés affaiblies à Tweed. Un chauffeur d’autobus scolaire à Tweed a été accusé de conduite en état d’ébriété après un incident ayant mené à des accusations criminelles; la police locale a déposé l’accusation pour conduite avec facultés affaiblies et le chauffeur doit comparaître en cour provinciale.

🏛️ Gouvernement et politique

  1. Mélanie Joly affirme qu’un règlement avec Stelco peut être réglé en quelques jours; Ottawa menace d’outils fédéraux. La ministre de l’Industrie, Mélanie Joly, a déclaré aux journalistes qu’une résolution avec Stelco était une « question de jours » après que Stelco a annoncé concentrer la production à Haldimand et arrêter les opérations à Hamilton; le gouvernement fédéral a menacé d’imposer des pénalités financières et éventuellement une cession forcée en vertu de la Loi sur Investissement Canada.
  2. Le service ServiceOntario ne respecte pas les services en français, conclut l’ombudsman. L’ombudsman provincial a conclu que ServiceOntario ne répond pas aux besoins de service en français en Ontario, émettant des constats et des recommandations que le ministère doit mettre en œuvre pour se conformer aux obligations de service linguistique dans les centres de service provinciaux.
  3. La CAQ nomme Mathieu Lévesque chef par intérim. La Coalition Avenir Québec a présenté Mathieu Lévesque comme nouveau chef par intérim, le parti annonçant ce changement et Lévesque assumant les fonctions intérimaires après le départ du chef précédent.
  4. Analyse des quartiers ayant eu les taux de participation les plus élevés et les plus faibles en 2022. Un rapport a cartographié la participation par quartier lors de l’élection municipale d’Ottawa en 2022, identifiant les circonscriptions avec les taux de participation les plus élevés et les plus faibles et recueillant les opinions des électeurs sur les raisons de ces écarts.

💼 Économie et affaires

  1. L’Ontario importera de l’électricité des États-Unis cet hiver après avoir menacé d’en restreindre l’exportation. Le gouvernement provincial a confirmé ses plans d’importer de l’électricité des États-Unis cet hiver, revenant sur les menaces précédentes du premier ministre Doug Ford de couper les exportations d’électricité et invoquant la planification de l’approvisionnement pour les mois plus froids.
  2. Un collège privé suspend ses activités après la pause d’OSAP. Le Collège Trillium a suspendu l’enseignement en classe et en ligne dans ses campus de St. Catharines, Kingston, Oshawa, Sudbury et Cobourg après que l’Ontario a suspendu les paiements d’OSAP (programme d’aide financière aux étudiants de l’Ontario) aux établissements d’enseignement privé, le temps que KPMG mène un audit de l’utilisation des fonds; le collège a offert aux étudiants des modalités de paiement sans intérêt.
  3. Les travailleurs de Stellantis votent sur un mandat de grève alors que le litige sur la vente de l’usine de Brampton persiste. Plus de 2 000 travailleurs de l’usine d’assemblage mise à l’arrêt à Brampton sont toujours touchés après que Stellantis a annoncé son intention de vendre le site à Roshel; les membres d’Unifor au Canada ont entamé un vote de deux jours sur un mandat de grève alors que les négociations stagnaient.

🏥 Santé

  1. La pause d’OSAP force la suspension de programmes et inquiète des étudiants dans plusieurs établissements. La suspension des paiements d’OSAP aux établissements postsecondaires privés en Ontario a entraîné la suspension de programmes et une forte inquiétude parmi les étudiants; le ministre des Collèges et Universités, Nolan Quinn, a ordonné un audit par KPMG et a transmis des constats préliminaires à la Police provinciale de l’Ontario.

🎨 Communauté et culture

  1. Candidats de l’Alta Vista pour le conseil municipal dévoilés avant l’élection. La circonscription d’Alta Vista a publié la liste des candidats en lice pour le poste de conseiller municipal d’Ottawa, offrant aux électeurs les noms et de brèves fiches de candidature avant le vote anticipé et le jour du scrutin.
  2. Les résidents ont utilisé la dernière journée de vote anticipé avant l’élection municipale d’Ottawa. La dernière journée de vote anticipé a permis aux résidents d’Ottawa de voter avant le jour du scrutin, les bureaux de vote étant ouverts pour les suffrages anticipés alors que la campagne entrait dans ses derniers jours.
  3. Une ancienne étudiante du Collège militaire royal allègue qu’une webcam était cachée dans son dortoir; aucune accusation déposée. Une ancienne étudiante du Collège militaire royal du Canada a affirmé qu’une webcam avait été dissimulée dans sa chambre de dortoir; les autorités ont enquêté mais aucune accusation n’a été portée en lien avec cette allégation selon les reportages.

🏈 Sports

  1. Les Senators d’Ottawa à 6-2-0 après la victoire en tirs de barrage, Ullmark avec une moyenne d’arrêts de 0,949 et six victoires. Les Senators d’Ottawa ont progressé à 6-2-0 après une victoire 2-1 en tirs de barrage contre les New York Islanders, le gardien Linus Ullmark ayant commencé la saison à 6-0 et affichant une moyenne d’arrêts de 0,949.
  2. La Canadienne Gabriela Dabrowski et la Brésilienne Luisa Stefani remportent le double dames de Wuhan. Dabrowski et Stefani ont conquis le titre du double dames au tournoi de Wuhan, progressant dans le tableau et remportant la finale pour s’assurer le trophée de l’épreuve en double.
  3. Profil des principaux candidats à la mairie d’Ottawa à l’approche de l’élection. Quatre candidats majeurs à la mairie d’Ottawa ont fait l’objet de profils durant la semaine, offrant aux électeurs des points de comparaison sur les principaux prétendants alors que la campagne municipale entrait dans sa phase finale.

🚑 Faits nouveaux et incidents

  1. Le personnel scolaire signalait « anxiété et crainte » avant le sauvetage d’un adolescent émacié. Le personnel scolaire a décrit ressentir de l’anxiété et de la crainte avant le sauvetage d’un adolescent émacié; les dossiers de protection de l’enfance et de la police indiquent une inquiétude prolongée ayant abouti au retrait de l’adolescent et à une enquête subséquente.
  2. La Couronne entame la contre-interrogation dans le marathon du procès pour agression sexuelle à Kingston. La Couronne a entamé la contre-interrogation d’un accusé dans un long procès pour agression sexuelle à Kingston, prolongeant les audiences et les témoignages de témoins dans cette affaire pénale de haute visibilité.

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