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Unifor-Ford Deal & Heat and Smoke Warnings — Ottawa Sunday

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💼 Economy & Business

  1. Unifor and Ford reach tentative three-year deal covering roughly 5,000 workers. The agreement covers workers at five plants in southern Ontario and one plant in Alberta, and talks began on June 22, 2026; the pact will be presented to members for ratification and negotiations with Stellantis and General Motors are expected to start after ratification.

  2. Environment Canada issues multi-day heat and air-quality warnings across large swaths of the country. Alerts stretch from Regina through Winnipeg, across northern and southern Ontario and into Quebec, with temperatures exceeding 35 C expected around Winnipeg Sunday and Monday and humidex values in the mid-40s while overnight lows may not drop below 18 C.

📰 Also Today

  • Pridham scores late as Ottawa Rapid beat AFC Toronto 2-1.
  • Canada to trial new offside rule to address marginal toes in decisions.
  • Brooke Henderson edged in playoff at the Evian Championship.
  • Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani lose Wimbledon doubles final.
  • Stanley Cup makes a public stop in Ottawa.
  • Questions raised about Lansdowne 2.0 financials after Charge move to Kanata.
  • Ottawa's Brianna Hennessy wins silver at canoe sprint and Para canoe World Cup.
  • Air-quality warning issued for Ottawa–Gatineau region.
  • Councillor and residents remain angry over slow storm response in battered areas.
  • Federal job cuts spur 'alternation' proposals among affected public servants.

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Source Articles (12)

Councillor, residents in storm-battered areas remain angry over 'too-slow' response

Between 50 and 150 millimetres of rain fell in many parts of Ottawa on Canada Day, with some places experiencing weather seen only once in every 200 years, according to a memo Saturday to city council.

General Jul 12, 2026

Air quality warning issued for Ottawa-Gatineau region

Environment Canada has issued an air quality warning for Ottawa-Gatineau and parts of the surrounding area due to smoke from Quebec forest fires.

General Jul 12, 2026

Ottawa's Brianna Hennessy earns silver at canoe sprint and Para canoe World Cup

Canada's Brianna Hennessy and Sophia Jensen each paddled to silver on home waters Saturday at the canoe sprint and Para canoe World Cup in Montreal.

General Jul 12, 2026

Questions arise about Lansdowne 2.0's financials after Charge bolt for Kanata

With the Ottawa Charge moving to the Canadian Tire Centre, some are wondering what the financial implications are for their previous home base at Lansdowne Park.

General Jul 12, 2026

Stanley Cup makes sugary stop in Ottawa

Per NHL tradition, every member of the Stanley Cup champions gets to spend a day with the trophy, doing whatever they choose. For Carolina Hurricanes goaltending coach Paul Schonfelder, that meant filling it with ice cream and serving it to hockey fans in Barrhaven.

General Jul 12, 2026
Ford and Unifor strike tentative deal for three-year labour contract

Ford and Unifor strike tentative deal for three-year labour contract

The tentative agreement covers roughly 5,000 workers at five plants in southern Ontario and one in Alberta.

Canada Jul 12, 2026

Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski, partner Luisa Stefani come up short in Wimbledon doubles final

Kristina Mladenovic won a seventh career Grand Slam women's doubles title by teaming up with Guo Hanyu to defeat Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 6-3, 7-5 in the Wimbledon final Sunday.

General Jul 12, 2026

As federal government cuts jobs, these public servants say ‘alternation’ offered a solution

As the federal government cuts thousands of positions, alternation allows employees whose jobs have been cut to step into the roles of people who are leaving voluntarily. Ottawa Morning host Rebecca Zandbergen spoke to two public servants going through the process.

General Jul 12, 2026
More heat and air quality warnings issued across Canada as baking temperatures continue

More heat and air quality warnings issued across Canada as baking temperatures continue

Heat warnings and air quality alerts from Environment Canada stretched on Sunday from Regina through Winnipeg, across northern and southern Ontario, and into Quebec.

Weather Jul 12, 2026

Canada's Brooke Henderson edged in playoff at Evian Championship

Haeran Ryu birdied the first hole of a playoff with Brooke Henderson to win the Evian Championship on Sunday for a second straight major title in the space of three weeks.

General Jul 12, 2026

Pridham scores late, Ottawa Rapid win 2-1 win over AFC Toronto

Both teams enjoyed the lead, and each side scored on a penalty shot, but the Calgary Wild remain winless after surrendering two late goals in a 4-2 Northern Super League loss on Saturday in Calgary.

General Jul 12, 2026

Fed up with World Cup goals called offside for a stray toe or two? A Canadian soccer trial could fix that

Marginal offside calls, aided by technology, have been widely criticized in the FIFA World Cup 2026 for sucking the immediacy, momentum and joy out of soccer. But the Canadian Premier League believes it's at the forefront of a solution, as it trials what has been called the "daylight" offside rule in a bid to give more impetus to goal scorers.

General Jul 12, 2026