Ottawa
Today's Mood: Thoughtful
Temperature: 22.89°C
Watching Meeting 95 HUMA on Dec 11, 2023 and am blown away by how useless the entire #CanadaDisabilityBenefit process has been.
Carney’s spending cuts to be twice as deep as admitted during the election, says PBO
But tax cuts for capital gains, high income earners, US tech billionaires and a massive military increase are all going ahead
Carney just a complete liar
@CTVNews Fails to meet needs?
Fails to lift anyone out of poverty
Then some provinces STOLE the UP TO 200$ they did receive AFTER they paid for the DTC application
This was a shameful political game with #disabled peoples lives
The @liberal_party created a fraudulent benefit to…
November 2023:
Then Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was asked if the Canada Disability Benefit is in the upcoming budget.
Her answer: "we can't do *everything*" citing "fiscal responsibility"
The CDB bait & switch she wrote came out months later in Budget 2024, screwing us.

For two weeks in June and July, the tiny rural village of Quadeville, Ont., lived under a cloud of fear and uncertainty after a local girl who'd been reported missing was found [...]

Atlético Ottawa is top of the Canadian Premier League and riding a seven-game unbeaten streak across all competitions as it takes on Forge FC in a superhero-themed match on Saturday. [...]

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says he lost his riding of Carleton in the federal election due to an "aggressive" campaign by public sector unions after he was honest about [...]
The federal government has started its comprehensive review of government spending, but what will it mean for Canada's public service, what balance will it have to strike and can the Liberals [...]

Extreme weather due to climate change is pushing home insurance rates towards unaffordable levels, and one advocacy group says Ontario's financial services regulator should be looking into the trend. [...]

A forensic psychiatrist testified in an Ottawa courtroom this week that two sisters accused of murdering their mother in 2022 had been living in a chronic state of emotional distress before [...]

Residents were already on edge after OPP asked them to keep children indoors when a girl was found with serious injuries. Now they're grappling with the news a 17-year-old boy [...]

An Ottawa-area man is dead following the Friday morning crash, the latest fatality in what's been a treacherous week for motorcyclists on eastern Ontario's roads. [...]

What could end up being a seven-day heat warning is now in effect for communities such as Ottawa, Gatineau, Kingston and Cornwall. [...]

A motorcyclist who suffered life-threatening injuries following a crash east of Cornwall on Sunday night has died, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). [...]

The capital region's ringette community has been rocked by the sudden death of one of its stars after 21-year-old Julia "Jules" Wilson died last week of anaphylaxis caused by a food [...]
A motorcyclist in his 40s was killed in a crash on Huntley Road in south Ottawa on Thursday afternoon, police say. [...]

The mother of a Quebec toddler who went missing but was found alive after a four-day search last month has been denied bail. [...]

OC Transpo moved its lost and found program in-house in December to improve customer service. Since then, it says it's collected around 8,000 items. CBC’s Arthur White-Crummey got a tour. [...]

Walter Lasher was a friendly fixture in downtown Napanee who would greet anyone, even strangers, with a wave, a big smile and sometimes even a little dance. His death left [...]
Kaylee Hunter scored two goals to power Northern Super League-leading AFC Toronto to a 3-0 home-field win over Ottawa Rapid FC at York Lions Stadium on Thursday. [...]

In June, a judge authorized a class-action lawsuit against Tim Hortons after the company mistakenly told thousands of customers — including Ottawa's Michel Leveillee — that they'd won a boat [...]

TDSB trustees say they've received little communication from new provincial supervisor, and opposition critics are calling the takeover a 'power grab,' saying parents are losing their voice in the classroom. [...]

Deaf and hard-of-hearing clients say they've been left without critical services for more than two months since CHS workers hit the picket line. [...]
Desiree Scott jokes she has been trying to retire for years. But the veteran midfielder, who turns 38 on July 31, is still going strong with Ottawa Rapid FC of [...]