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Indigenous art forgery ring smashed in Canada

OTTAWA - Canadian police said Friday they had dismantled a decades-old forgery ring that produced and sold possibly thousands of fakes of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau's paintings around the world.

Bangkok Post

‘A part of winter is missing’: Ottawa grieves over lack of canal ice for skating

Rideau has not turned into world’s long ice rink as usual, laying bare unpredictable realities of climate crisis

The Guardian - US

The Antarctic ice sheet is melting. And this is bad news for humanity

Ottawa’s famous Rideau Canal, which turns into the world’s largest ice rink every winter, is too thin to open this winter.

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Red Wings' playoff bid hits roadblock with second consecutive loss in Ottawa

KANATA, Ontario — The Red Wings will want to forget about this little series in Ottawa.

Tribune News Service

The government's use of the Emergencies Act was found to be reasonable, but what are the implications?

On Feb. 17, the federal government’s Public Order Emergency Commission inquiry released its five-volume final report. It concluded that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met the threshold for invoking the Emergencies Act.

The Conversation

Canada to Support Iranian Temporary Residents over Crackdown on Protests

Ottawa has announced support for Iranian temporary residents in Canada looking to extend their stay, citing the Iranian regime’s crackdown on protesters. "Effective March 1, 2023, these measures will make it easier for Iranians who wish to extend their temporary status in Canada and to move between temporary streams, allowing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trudeau to press Biden on New York-Quebec border as migrants flow in

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and Joe Biden will discuss stemming the flow of irregular migration into Canada when the U.S. President visits Ottawa next month.

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Ottawa’s Transit Gong Show

How the capital city’s dream of a world-class transit system became a nightmare

The Walrus

Emergencies Act inquiry final report is a reminder that we all have a role in upholding the rule of law

On Feb. 17, Justice Paul Rouleau issued his final report for the Public Order Emergency Commission. In a calm and measured tone, Rouleau concluded that the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to address the February 2022 Convoy Crisis was appropriate.

The Conversation

Bruins grind down Senators, 3-1

BOSTON — The Ottawa Senators have given the Bruins fits this season and, in Monday’s matinee, they proved again to be no pushover.

Boston Herald

Pandemic finger-pointing: New research sheds light on who Canadians blame in times of crisis

A little over a year ago, thousands of people descended on Ottawa protesting COVID-19 pandemic countermeasures as part of a “freedom convoy.”

The Conversation

Canada: World’s largest skating rink to remain closed due to lack of ice!

For the first time in five decades, the renowned Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Canada, which is also the world’s largest outdoor rink, will not open due to a lack of ice. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the skateway stretches as far as 7.8km long, and is immensely popular among…

The Times of India

Blues blown out by Senators, matching worst loss of the season

OTTAWA, Ontario — For the Blues, this reality must feel odd.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Trudeau justified in using emergency powers to end convoy: Panel

Canadian government met legal threshold to invoke Emergencies Act to disperse 2022 ‘Freedom Convoy’, commission finds.

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Reuters

Canada's use of emergency powers during 'Freedom Convoy' met threshold, commissioner says

Canada's government met the threshold for invoking emergency powers when it did so in early 2022 to deal with paralyzing protests against vaccine mandates and border blockades, the commissioner of an independent inquiry said Friday.

Reuters

Alberta offers to work with Canadian govt on carbon capture incentives

Canada's Alberta province on Thursday offered to collaborate with the federal government to incentivize carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) investments, as long as Ottawa refrains from introducing climate policies that impact the oil and gas sector without Alberta's consent.

Tribune News Service

Trudeau is urged to rethink border policy amid housing crunch

OTTAWA, Canada— Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls to strengthen Canada’s border controls as the country’s open approach to immigration worsens a housing shortage.

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Emergencies Act inquiry report should tackle the racist origins of national security

The Public Order Emergency Commission investigated the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in response to blockades by the so-called Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, Windsor and western Canada in February 2022.

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Daily Mirror

Ryan Reynolds teams up with investment group in bid for NHL side Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators could see a bid come in from Ryan Reynolds and a real estate company, who are set to team up and buy the NHL franchise from the Melnyk family

The Independent UK

Blast from gas leak in Ottawa suburb seriously injures two

A blast caused by a gas leak has seriously injured two people and destroyed several homes under construction in an Ottawa suburb

The Conversation

Is Canada back on the world stage — or irrelevant?

“Canada is back,” Justin Trudeau proclaimed triumphantly just after being elected prime minister in 2015. The insinuation was that his predecessor, Stephen Harper, had withdrawn Canada from its traditional role in the world and the Liberals would restore our rightful place of leadership in the global firmament.

Reuters

Canadian lawmakers back resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslims

The Canadian parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a non-binding proposal for the resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslim refugees from China's Xinjiang region into Canada over two years.

The Guardian - US

Canada: PM’s residence is falling to bits – but who’s willing to pay for repairs?

The once grand 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, with leaky roof and mould after decades of negligence, is in urgent need of an upgrade

Newsday

Islanders players back coach Lane Lambert, but fall to Senators for sixth straight loss

OTTAWA, Ontario — Islanders players voiced their support for Lane Lambert after president/general Lou Lamoriello gave his first-year coach a vote of confidence.

The Conversation

Has Ontario’s housing 'plan' been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand?

In late 2022, the Ontario government adopted Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act. The legislation made sweeping changes to the province’s land use planning system.

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