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• Canada concerned as Hong Kong starts to force dual citizens to choose status National Newswatch Canada expressed concern as Hong Kong authorities step up enforcement of a decades-old law that denies dual citizenship to residents of the former British colony, a population that includes 300,000 individuals with Canadian passports. Ottawa learned that …
• Should bankruptcy be a bargaining chip for federal help? The Tories say yes CBC/Radio-Canada PC Leader Ches Crosbie says he's willing to use Newfoundland and Labrador's dire financial position as leverage to get federal support for the offshore oil industry. While on the campaign trail in Grand Falls-Windsor Thursday, Crosbie claimed that …
• Talking about bankruptcy? Overdue, says this prof. But as a ploy for Ottawa? Not so much CBC/Radio-Canada PC Leader Ches Crosbie raised a procovative issue earlier this week: using Newfoundland and Labrador's weakened financial situation as a potential strength in getting a new deal from the federal government.  "Us failing as a province will cause …
• Rent in N.B. still among the cheapest in Canada, but it's going up CBC/Radio-Canada New Brunswick remained one of the cheapest places in Canada to rent an apartment in 2020, according to a new national survey – although the data was collected before several high-profile rent hikes took effect. The annual survey, released Thursday, also …
• Quebec on the hunt for new variants of coronavirus CBC/Radio-Canada The Quebec government is setting aside more resources and money to test for COVID-19 variants, as concern grows over the potential impact of new, more transmissible strains.  So far, the province has confirmed eight cases of the U.K. variant, which is …
• Air Transat temporarily shutting down, other airlines offer refunds amid new pandemic measures CBC/Radio-Canada Air Transat said Friday it is temporarily suspending all operations until the end of April, as it and other Canadian airlines adjust to new pandemic measures introduced by the federal government to curb international travel. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
• Man charged after 4 stabbed at Ottawa shelter CBC/Radio-Canada A 33-year-old man accused of stabbing four people at the Salvation Army Ottawa Booth Centre in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday night is facing multiple charges. Ottawa police said a man armed with a knife entered the ByWard Market shelter around 8:50 p.m. and …
• Ottawa councillor pleads guilty to 2 charges under Municipal Elections Act CBC/Radio-Canada Innes ward Coun. Laura Dudas has pleaded guilty to two charges under the Municipal Elections Act related to the financing of her 2018 election campaign. The first-term councillor will pay two fines of $500 each, plus a surcharge of $220 for the infractions …
• Newest Château Laurier design faces fewer foes CBC/Radio-Canada Yet another redesign for an addition to the historic Fairmont Château Laurier hotel goes before a pair of city committees next week for approval, but this time, one of the project's staunchest opponents has been involved and sees the latest version as …
• Schools in Ottawa to reopen Monday CBC/Radio-Canada Elementary and secondary schools in Ottawa and some surrounding areas will be allowed to reopen their classrooms on Monday, the provincial government announced Thursday morning. School boards within the areas covered by Ottawa Public Health and the Eastern …