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Incendies à Ottawa, météo dangereuse et nouveau district artistique au centre-ville d'Ottawa

28 articles il y a 3 semaines 180

🚑 Actualités et incidents

  1. Série de 6 incendies à Ottawa faisant 2 animaux morts et des résidents déplacés. Un résident est grièvement blessé à la suite d'une série d'incendies résidentiels à travers Ottawa sur 48 heures. Les Services des incendies d'Ottawa affirment qu'il n'y a pas de lien entre ces incendies, qui touchent à la fois des maisons et un immeuble de grande hauteur.
  2. Violents orages et possibles tornades à Ottawa-Gatineau. Les résidents ont été avertis des conditions météorologiques potentiellement dangereuses, entraînant des alertes de sécurité dans toute la région.

🏛️ Gouvernement et politique

  1. Le Canada retire aux militaires le pouvoir sur les cas d'agression sexuelle. Une nouvelle législation exige maintenant que ces cas soient traités par les autorités civiles, à la suite de critiques persistantes concernant la gestion de ces incidents par les militaires.

🏥 Santé

  1. L'épidémie de parasite à Kingston montre un déclin précoce malgré son origine mystérieuse. Les responsables de la santé publique notent une diminution des nouveaux cas, avec un total de 125 cas signalés, mais la source reste non identifiée.

🎨 Communauté et culture

  1. Ottawa lance un nouveau district artistique au centre-ville. Cette initiative vise à revitaliser les espaces culturels et à accroître la visibilité des artistes locaux, attirant créativité et tourisme au centre-ville d'Ottawa.

🌦️ Météo et routes

  1. Avertissements de météo violente émis pour Ottawa-Gatineau. Des orages avec possibles tornades menacent la région, incitant les résidents à rester vigilants.

📰 Aussi aujourd'hui

  • Le Québec donnera priorité aux résidents de longue durée pour les garderies subventionnées après une décision judiciaire.
  • Les Canadiens à faible revenu pourraient recevoir plus de 2 000 $ grâce à une déclaration de revenus automatique, selon un surveillant.
  • Le Québec alloue 12,5 millions de dollars pour lutter contre l'itinérance.
  • Les plaintes concernant la langue française au Québec atteignent un niveau record, rapporte l'OQLF.
  • Le ministre de l'Outaouais Mathieu Lacombe ne se représentera pas aux élections.
  • La planification des horaires des autobus d'OC Transpo critiquée par l'auditeur municipal.
  • Un garçon transporté par avion à l'hôpital après la chute d'un arbre à Oshawa.
  • La foule se rassemble pour la réouverture nostalgique de Zellers à Toronto.
  • Le gouvernement Ford retient un rapport suggérant la vente d'artefacts du ROM.
  • Encore trois incendies en une seule nuit à Ottawa.
  • Hydro-Québec augmente ses exportations vers New York en période de crise énergétique.
  • Les tensions des paramédics québécois montent en raison de négociations au point mort.
  • Nouvelle initiative artistique lancée au Marché By.
  • Demandes d'explications à la police d'Ottawa sur les questions de genre.
  • Les chefs locaux considèrent le nouveau projet de loi sur l'eau potable comme un progrès prudent.
  • Une école d'Ottawa annule une heure du conte en drag, suscitant des questions.
  • La législature de l'Ontario lors de sa séance la plus courte, impactant le gouvernement Ford.
  • Un parc de Mississauga honorera l'officier de Toronto tombé, Marc Pinizzotto.
  • Une cérémonie funéraire a eu lieu pour un agent de l'OPP fauché par une voiture à Hearst, Ont.
  • Les forces policières de l'Ontario accueillent les réformes malgré le scepticisme.
  • Un adolescent prodige du piano d'Ottawa se produira au festival de jazz.
  • Les personnes noires et moyen-orientales sont surreprésentées dans les statistiques des forces de police.
  • Les Vancouver Goldeneyes sélectionnent Caroline Harvey lors du repêchage de la PWHL.

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Vancouver Goldeneyes pick American Caroline Harvey 1st overall in PWHL draft

Generational American defender Caroline Harvey is a member of the Vancouver Goldeneyes. The 23-year-old was selected first overall by Vancouver at the 2026 PWHL Draft in Detroit on Wednesday night.

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Black, Middle Eastern people again overrepresented in police use-of-force stats

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Teenage piano prodigy from Ottawa set to perform at jazz festival

The CBC's Sandra Abma sat down with teenage jazz prodigy James Greer, who will be performing at the Ottawa Jazz Festival this summer.

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Police forces in Ontario are welcoming bail and sentencing reforms. Some experts don’t think they’ll work

A number of law enforcement bodies across Ontario are welcoming the federal government’s long-promised bail and sentencing reforms, but some experts worry they won’t do much to actually stop crime and could hurt already marginalized communities.

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Ontario's legislature is set for its shortest sitting in decades. Here's what it means for the Ford government

Premier Doug Ford’s government is on pace to sit for the fewest days of any Ontario government over the past five decades in a year when voters aren’t headed to the polls. And experts warn the decision to shorten the calendar at Queen’s Park comes with its strategic benefits — and pitfalls — for the Tories as the legislature settles into a 21-week break.

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Questions swirl after Ottawa elementary school cancels drag storytime

Mutchmor Public School in Ottawa's Glebe neighbourhood has cancelled a drag storytime event planned for Friday to celebrate Pride Month, according to emails sent to parents and obtained by CBC News.

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Local chiefs call new drinking water bill a step forward, remain cautious about rollout

Indigenous leaders in eastern Ontario and western Quebec are expressing cautious optimism over the First Nations Clean Water Act, a federal bill tabled Tuesday that promises legally enforceable protections for clean drinking water.

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Agencies demand answers from Ottawa police on gender-based violence, harassment

Nine executive directors of assault and rape support centres, shelters for people fleeing abuse and other organizations want to know how the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) and its oversight board plan to restore public trust after multiple reports of alleged and founded sexual violence and harassment involving the force's members.

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New arts initiative launching in the ByWard Market

A new arts initiative is launching in the ByWard Market. The city hopes the new Arts and Culture District (ACE) program will help revitalize the downtown area.

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Tensions rising among Quebec paramedics as contract negotiations remain stalled

Bags of manure in paramedics' uniforms were left outside CAQ cabinet ministers’ offices last week, in a move the province's largest paramedics' union says was meant to convey how its workers across Quebec are feeling.

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Hydro-Québec powers up New York exports amid tightening energy reserves

Hydro-Québec has begun exporting electricity to New York City under a long-term contract that critics say comes at an awkward time, as Quebec grapples with growing demand at home and lower-than-usual reservoir levels.

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Ford government refusing to release secret report that suggested selling off ROM artifacts

Ford government refusing to release secret report that suggested selling off ROM artifacts

Consultancy firm Ernst & Young completed an audit of the Royal Ontario Museum toward the end of 2022 after the government tasked them with digging into its finances.

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Fallen Toronto officer Marc Pinizzotto commemorated with Mississauga park naming

Fallen Toronto officer Marc Pinizzotto commemorated with Mississauga park naming

The City of Mississauga is renaming a park to commemorate a Toronto police officer who was killed in the line of duty last week.

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Funeral underway for OPP officer fatally struck by car in Hearst, Ont.

Funeral underway for OPP officer fatally struck by car in Hearst, Ont.

Fellow officers, dignitaries and family members will pay their respects to an Ontario Provincial Police constable killed on the job at his funeral in Mississauga Thursday.

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City auditor blasts OC Transpo bus scheduling

Ottawa’s auditor general has released a scathing report into how OC Transpo is planning and scheduling its bus system, saying last year's "New Ways to Bus" changes were based on outdated data and driven by a desire to cut costs.

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Outaouais cabinet minister Mathieu Lacombe not running for re-election

Two-term Papineau MNA Mathieu Lacombe announced Thursday he will not run for re-election this autumn.

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Dangerous thunderstorms, possible tornadoes for most of Ottawa-Gatineau region

Environment Canada has issued a yellow severe thunderstorm watch for most of eastern Ontario and some of western Quebec Thursday that includes the possibility of tornadoes starting late in the morning.

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Another 3-fire night in Ottawa

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Ottawa launches new downtown arts district

A new Arts, Culture and Entertainment (ACE) district is opening in downtown Ottawa's ByWard Market and Centretown.

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French language complaints in Quebec hit record high, OQLF says

Quebec's language watchdog, the Office québécois de la langue française, released its latest annual numbers on Thursday. The OQLF says it received 11,125 complaints between April 1st, 2025 and March 31 of this year, which is up seven per cent from the previous year.

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Quebec earmarks $12.5 M to address homelessness across the province

Social Solidarity Minister Chantal Rouleau will announce new funding for the fight against homelessness and its causes on Thursday. Montreal will receive most of the money, with $5 million set aside for the city, while other regions will receive less than $1 million.

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Some low-income Canadians could get over $2K through automatic tax filing: watchdog

The federal fiscal watchdog says Ottawa's plan to roll out automatic tax filing could see Canadians who normally don't file their tax returns get thousands of dollars in owed benefits annually.

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After top court ruling, Quebec to prioritize long-term residents for subsidized daycare

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New law to strip Canada's military of power to handle sexual assault cases

The Liberal government is set to strip the Canadian Armed Forces of its power to investigate and prosecute military sexual assault cases after almost 30 years. Bill C-11 is based on new Governor General Louise Arbour's past recommendation when she investigated the military's sexual misconduct crisis.

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Child airlifted to hospital in serious condition after tree falls in Oshawa

Child airlifted to hospital in serious condition after tree falls in Oshawa

One child at the scene was reported without vital signs, a spokesperson for Durham police told Global News. Police added they don't know why the tree fell.

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String of 6 Ottawa fires leaves 2 pets dead, some residents displaced

String of 6 Ottawa fires leaves 2 pets dead, some residents displaced

Ottawa firefighters responded to six residential fires across the city in less than two days, with two pets dead and multiple residents displaced.

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‘It’s absolutely nostalgic’: Shoppers embrace Zellers’ return to Toronto

‘It’s absolutely nostalgic’: Shoppers embrace Zellers’ return to Toronto

A giant Zeddy Bear, kiddie rides and diner favourites greeted shoppers as Zellers reopened in Toronto on Thursday, reviving memories for longtime fans.

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Kingston parasite outbreak shows early signs of decline, source still unknown

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