Ottawa News

Friday August 19, 2022. Rob is away, Derick Fage guest hosts.

Friday August 19, 2022.

The deadline to register as a candidate for the 2022 municipal election has passed, and there are officially 13 people running to become the next mayor of Ottawa as Jim Watson announced he is not seeking re-election. 

OTTAWA — Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has told the House of Commons transport committee that COVID-19 is to blame for airport delays.

The registration deadline for those seeking to run in Ontario’s fall municipal elections has passed. Candidates had until 2 p.m. Friday to submit their registration. Nominations for school board trustee candidates had the same cutoff date and time.

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MATTAPOISETT, Mass. (AP) — Several boats have been consumed by a large fire at a Massachusetts boatyard Friday.

TORONTO — The parent company of CTV News says it will launch a workplace review conducted by an independent party amid criticism of Lisa LaFlamme’s dismissal from her role as chief anchor.

MONTREAL — Quebec’s governing party continues to make election promises even though the campaign hasn’t officially started.

TORONTO — It would appear to be a favourable matchup for McLeod Bethel-Thompson and the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (4-4) hosts Calgary (5-3) at BMO Field on Saturday night.

MOSCOW (AP) — A key pipeline conveying Russian natural gas to Europe will shut down for three days at the end of this month to undergo “routine maintenance,” Russia’s state-owned energy company Gazprom said Friday.

Statistics Canada data shows small business insolvencies have been on an upward trend since May 2021.

HALIFAX — A mechanical breakdown has forced one of Canada’s newest warships to abandon a mission to the Arctic.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in female sports as the school year begins after a judge on Friday reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents.

OTTAWA — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is making a visit to Canada next week.

Vaccine uptake in that age group is much lower than in all older demographics, with 42 per cent of kids aged five to 11 vaccinated with two doses.

ALDERGROVE, B.C. — A wolf missing from a British Columbia zoo has been found safe and returned to its pack.

TORONTO — Police say they are investigating the death of a 23-year-old woman who was found injured in an underground garage in northwest Toronto. Investigators say officers were called to an address on Jane Street, north of Highway 401, around 1 p.m.

IQALUIT — The federal government has pledged $2.8 million to support essential air services for remote communities in Nunavut.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Finance Ministry says government-run liquor stores are implementing limits on alcohol sales in response to job action affecting several distribution outlets, effective immediately.