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18-year-old man dead after Sunday evening shooting in Ottawa
An 18-year-old man is dead following a shooting in Ottawa yesterday. An arm patch is seen on an Ottawa Police Service officer during a news conference, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
Italian who bought stolen Churchill portrait plans Ottawa visit for ‘selfie’ when it’s restored
Ottawa police say a famous portrait of Winston Churchill that had been stolen from a luxury hotel in the city has been tracked down in Italy and an Ontario man has been charged in the theft. British Prime Minister Tony Blair explains how Canadian photographer Yousef Karsh made the stern portrait of Sir Winston Churchill in the Speaker's Chambers on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, February 22, 2001. From left to right are Prime Minister Tony Blair, Aline Chretien, wife of Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Cherie Booth, wife of Prime Minister Blair and Prime Minister Jean Chretien. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
politics
Alleged thief sold famous Winston Churchill portrait for less than $10,000 at London auction house
Fairmont Chateau Laurier General Manager Genevieve Dumas explain where the stolen Yousuf Karsh portrait of Winston Churchill in the Reading Lounge of the hotel Sept. 12, 2024 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
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Famous Winston Churchill portrait found in Italy after theft from Ottawa hotel
FOR USE WITH CHATEAU LAURIER STOLEN PORTRAIT STORY -- NO OTHER USES PERMITTED -- Famous Yousuf Karsh portrait of Sir Winston Churchill stolen from Château Laurier -- It sounds like a caper from a movie: a thief seems to have swapped out the famous portrait of a scowling Sir Winston Churchill, photographed by Yousuf Karsh in 1941, with a signed copy. The timeframe of the theft has been narrowed to between Christmas 2021 and January 2022. CREDIT: Yousuf Karsh.
politics
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy says ‘existentially important’ U.S. election carries trade consequences
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a news conference to announce that George Helmy will take the U.S. Senate seat that will soon be vacated by Senator Bob Menendez, in Newark, New Jersey, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
opinion
Ottawa embraces Luddite thinking in forcing civil servants back to the office
Claude Lavoie
opinion
A new academic year requires a new approach to combatting antisemitism on campus
Michael Geist
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Criminal trial of convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber nears end of closing arguments
Chris Barber arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Multiple Jewish organizations, hospitals across Canada receive identical bomb threats
Police say there is no threat to the public after two people were found dead inside a home west of Toronto early Wednesday.
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Ottawa Pride stance on Israel has Liberals, U.S., some civil servants exit parade
A decision by organizers of the Pride parade in Ottawa to boycott Israeli companies has prompted some to pull out of the festivities. People watch an OC Transpo bus make its way along the parade route during the Capital Pride Parade in Ottawa, on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
world
Canada expels Uganda’s high commissioner after confrontation with protesters in Ottawa: Ugandan officials
A Ugandan flag flies above the Pflag during the kickoff for world pride 2014 at Nathan Phillips Square on June 20 2014. This is also the same Ugandan flag that was carried in the 2009 Toronto Pride parade by a Ugandan national who was twice set on fire for being gay. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Convoy organizer Chris Barber’s lawyers make final arguments
Chris Barber arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Barber and fellow Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich are charged with mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation. The criminal mischief trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy’ organizers is prepared to hear final arguments from the defence today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Crown makes case for conspiracy in trial of convoy organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber
Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber wait for the Public Order Emergency Commission to begin, Nov. 1, 2022 in Ottawa. The drawn-out criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is expected to wind down this week as lawyers prepare to deliver their final arguments. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Tropical storm Debby remnants brings significant rainfall to Montreal, Eastern Canada
Vehicles drive slowly through water overflowing on to highway 30 in Vaudreuil-Dorion west of Montreal after heavy rains hit the area on Friday, August 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe
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Heavy rain hits Eastern Canada as remnants of tropical storm Debby move in
A person wears flip flops as they ride their bike through a puddle in the Byward Market as rain falls in Ottawa, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Remnants of tropical storm Debby merging with another low pressure system over the Great Lakes could bring up to 100 millimetres of rain to parts of Eastern Canada on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Ontario, Ottawa clash over private operators in national child-care program
Daycare safe-arrival rules and tow-truck industry changes are among several new laws and regulations taking effect in Ontario today. Children's backpacks and shoes are seen at a daycare in Langley, B.C., on May 29, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Ottawa becomes the latest city to turn to AI to help it predict chronic homelessness
Downtown Ottawa, is shown on June 6, 2023. In the streets below Parliament Hill in Ottawa, homelessness has become increasingly visible in recent years, part of the same crisis gripping other Canadian cities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Forbidden fruit: Don’t eat the food growing in downtown Ottawa planters, says NCC
A person takes a photo of corn and other vegetables growing in a planter box surrounded by metal fencing, at Major's Hill Park in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The National Capital Commission says the food it's growing in these planters is not meant to be eaten, and may actually be unsafe to eat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Court hears closing arguments in ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King’s criminal trial
Pat King arrives for his trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Closing arguments began today in the trial of Freedom Convoy organizer King. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
theatre and performance
Years after co-writing it, Irene Sankoff is taking centre stage in Come From Away
Irene Sankoff, co-creator and cast member of “Come From Away,” poses for a photo in the dressing room after a rehearsal at the Elgin Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto, Monday, July 15, 2024. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
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