Arts

#Ottawa #News

• Cold isn't cause of bus delays, but can make them worse, OC Transpo says 23 Jan 2019 01:12 CBC Ottawa transit riders were perplexed this week as to why OC Transpo warned of cancellations and delays due to winter weather when much of the weekend's snow has been cleared. The transit agency tweeted about the expected delays on Monday and again on …
• Trudeau asks for calm at Liberal caucus meeting as troubles ... 23 Jan 2019 01:12 Calgary Herald Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a meeting with caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Fred Chartrand / The Canadian Press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rallied the Liberal ranks on Sunday with a speech that preached …
• China demands U.S. withdraw request for Canada to extradite Huawei ... 23 Jan 2019 01:11 Montreal Gazette WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice will formally ask Canada to extradite the chief financial officer of Chinese tech titan Huawei, ensuring a protracted global dispute that one former American diplomat says will have lasting and dangerous …
• Trudeau on track to spend more on government programs than ... 23 Jan 2019 01:11 Montreal Gazette OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on track to spend more on federal government programs than any prime minister before him, according to a new study, but his predecessor Stephen Harper still holds the record for the single most expensive year. …
• US to seek Huawei exec's extradition from Canada 23 Jan 2019 00:57 Yahoo News The United States confirmed Tuesday that it plans to seek the extradition of Chinese telecom giant Huawei's finance director, who was detained in Canada on a US request, before a January 30 deadline. "We will continue to pursue the extradition of …
• Vancouver Art Gallery to update on new building project Wednesday 23 Jan 2019 00:54 Vancouver Sun The VAG already has a design for the $350-million building by the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron. Updated: January 22, 2019 A 2015 artist’s rendering of the Herzog & de Meuron-designed Vancouver Art Gallery building at West Georgia and …
• Release Jailed Canadians, China Experts Urge Xi in Open Letter 23 Jan 2019 00:50 Yahoo News (Bloomberg) -- More than 100 China experts and former envoys to Beijing called on President Xi Jinping to release two Canadians who have been detained for six weeks, saying the cases undermine his efforts to build bridges to the rest of the world. The …
• Thorneloe University appoints its next president 23 Jan 2019 00:47 Northern Life The Rev. Canon Dr. John Gibaut has been appointed the next president, provost and vice-chancellor of Thorneloe University. The appointment is effective June 1, 2019.  Thorneloe University is a founding member of the Laurentian University Federation on the …
• Lawyer who made Kenney allegations declines to specify which housing rules were allegedly broken 23 Jan 2019 00:35 CITV A lawyer accusing Alberta United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney of breaking parliamentary residency rules while serving as an MP is declining to explain which regulation he believes Kenney broke or how he broke it. Alberta Election Fact Check: Jason …
• Smaller yellow-vest convoy tours Edmonton ring road with pro-pipeline message 23 Jan 2019 00:28 CBC Adorned with Canadian flags and pro-pipeline posters, a convoy of about 60 trucks travelled Anthony Henday Drive in Edmonton Tuesday, the latest in a series of "yellow vest" demonstrations to hit the capital region in recent weeks. With messages …