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Ottawa principal apologizes for playing Arabic song during Remembrance Day ceremony
An Ottawa high school principal has apologized for playing an Arabic song about peace during a Remembrance Day ceremony after facing swift backlash from critics calling it inappropriate and hurtful to members of the Jewish community.
Gun violence is on the rise in Canada. In parts of the Greater Toronto Area, it's a record-breaking year
Families are grappling with the consequences of growing gun violence in Hamilton and across the Greater Toronto Area this year. Several of the region's police forces have warned of an alarming rise in shootings since January.
Climate change, eroding shorelines and the race against time to save Indigenous history
Over the years, archaeologists' mission has evolved beyond discovery. The goal now is to find and save as many artifacts as possible before they become the victims of erosion, caused by climate change.
Here's how Ottawa's school boards plan to enforce new restrictions on cellphones, vaping
As students prepare to return to class, school boards in Ottawa and across Ontario will have to contend with a provincial ban on vape pens and tougher restrictions on cellphones.
Rohingya man whose mother was abducted calls for refugee pathway to Canada
With Myanmar plunging further into turmoil, advocates for the Rohingya people — a Muslim ethnic minority living in a Buddhist majority country — are calling on Canada to create a dedicated immigration pathway for Rohingya refugees.
Court documents reveal how criminal trial of Dr. Brian Nadler unravelled
Court documents from the case of an eastern Ontario doctor recently acquitted of murder in the deaths of four elderly patients with COVID-19 reveal what led to the surprising and rapid end of his trial and provide fresh insight into a case that Crown prosecutors are still hoping to pursue.
Family of man who died under Dr. Brian Nadler's care sues physician, hospital
The estate of Albert Poidinger is suing the physician who was acquitted this week of killing him and three other patients at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital. The hospital is also named, as are six other staff members.
Dr. Brian Nadler fires back at Hawkesbury Hospital, staff with $20M lawsuit
Dr. Brian Nadler, the physician acquitted this week of first-degree murder and criminal negligence for his role in the deaths of four patients under his care, is suing the hospital where he worked at the time of his arrest, accusing staff there of making an "abrupt, erroneous and defamatory decision to involve police."
'Lured' by discounts, seniors leaving Ottawa retirement homes after steep fee increase
Nearly two dozen seniors say they've had no choice but to leave their Ottawa homes after their landlord unexpectedly asked them to pay hundreds, if not thousands of dollars more in monthly fees.
Ottawa soccer clubs welcome new law but says education needed on net safety
Ottawa soccer clubs are welcoming new provincial legislation that would require moveable nets to be secured but say more time needs to be spent educating kids on safety in the sport.