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Queen's students who were stranded in Middle East now back in Canada
Queen's University says a group of its students who were stranded in the Middle East amid airspace closures and conflict have managed to make their way back to Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lougheed-queen-s-university-students-stranded-middle-east-war-return-home-9.7122605?cmp=rss

Adult High School changes expected to impact staff
The union representing teachers at Ottawa's public Adult High School says a programming delivery change for students over the age of 21 is expected to have a fairly significant impact on staffing.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/adult-high-school-changes-ottawa-9.7120703?cmp=rss

Canada spending $229M to help tariff-hit Ontario workers obtain new skills
The federal government will spend $228.8 million over the next three years to help Ontario workers in industries hit hard by U.S. tariffs acquire new skills and adapt to the trade war disruption.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tariff-support-ontario-workers-9.7122769?cmp=rss

IN PHOTOS | First Nations leaders unveil items repatriated from Vatican
First Nations leaders unveiled five items repatriated to their communities after being at the Vatican for more than a century, during a ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/in-photos-first-nations-leaders-unveil-items-repatriated-from-vatican-9.7122662?cmp=rss

Ontario set to table budget March 26, with eye on productivity and competitiveness: minister
Ontario's finance minister said he’ll table the provincial budget on March 26, signaling Tuesday it will focus on mitigating economic risks by spending on innovation, competitiveness and infrastructure.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-budget-date-9.7122594?cmp=rss

Uncertain fate of housing program for asylum seekers could cost city millions
A think tank report suggests deep cuts could end a federal housing program for refugee claimants, though the government says it hasn't announced a stop to funding.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/uncertain-fate-of-housing-program-for-asylum-seekers-could-cost-city-millions-9.7121523?cmp=rss

Ford says Ontario government will take over Toronto's Billy Bishop airport
The province will be taking over control of Billy Bishop airport on Toronto Island, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-province-billy-bishop-takeover-9.7122427?cmp=rss

Olympian Ivanie Blondin returns home to Ottawa after gold- and silver-winning performances
After winning Olympic gold (and in a separate event, silver) at Milano Cortina 2026, Ivanie Blondin stopped by the speed skating club where it all began. CBC's Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco was there as Blondin met her young fans.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7122233?cmp=rss

Potentially serious freezing rainstorm Wednesday in Ottawa-Gatineau area
A critical freezing rain storm could paralyze much of western Quebec Wednesday under the worst-case scenario, according to orange-level weather alerts for the Ottawa-Gatineau area.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/freezing-rain-weather-warning-ottawa-gatineau-9.7122131?cmp=rss

OCDSB delays closing kindergarten registration for alternative schools
Hours before parents were going to protest the plan to stop kindergarten enrollment at four alternative schools, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board said intake will be happening this year after all.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ocdsb-kindergarten-registration-alternative-schools-9.7121131?cmp=rss

Is the CAQ's controversial Quebec constitution really going to happen?
The opposition Liberals – and hundreds of other groups – say the Coalition Avenir Québec’s consultation process on its plan for a Quebec constitution was a failure, and it’s time to scrap the law altogether.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/caq-constitution-9.7121110?cmp=rss

Métis Nation-Saskatchewan opens office and gallery in Ottawa
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) has opened an office and retail space in Ottawa to create a stronger presence in the capital since removing itself from the Métis National Council in 2024.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/metis-nation-saskatchewan-ottawa-office-9.7118044?cmp=rss

Canada's Kalle Eriksson, guide Sierra Smith earn super-G bronze for 2nd medal of Milano-Cortina Paralympics
Canadian Para alpine skier Kalle Eriksson and guide Sierra Smith continued their impressive Paralympic debut on Monday by racing to bronze in the men's visually impaired super-G for their second medal.
#Sports #Paralympics #WinterSports #Paraicehockey
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/paralympics/milano-cortina-paralympics-roundup-march-9-9.7120139?cmp=rss

Ottawa’s Bruyère Health cutting 55 frontline positions
Nurses and personal support workers are among those effected by staffing changes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawas-bruyere-health-cutting-55-frontline-positions-9.7121289?cmp=rss

Kingston and South Frontenac mayors join forces in support of high-speed rail route
Mayors for two eastern Ontario communities met Monday to voice support for a united vision that would see the track run along the Highway 401 corridor, stop in Kingston, then continue on toward Quebec City.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-south-frontenac-alto-high-speed-rail-9.7120534?cmp=rss

Canada commits nearly $1B to drone and airborne defence research
The Liberal government has earmarked nearly $1 billion for drone and airborne defence research. The money is going into the National Research Council for a variety of defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for research.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/drones-defence-research-bombardier-9.7121356?cmp=rss

Drivers in Ottawa feeling the pinch at the pumps as Middle East conflict spreads
The price of oil is surging amid the chaos and uncertainty of the war in the Middle East. David Fraser looks at how people in Ottawa are reacting at the pumps.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7121306?cmp=rss

Teacher found guilty of sexual assault appeals conviction
Rick Watkins, also known as Rick Despatie, was found guilty in September 2024 on four counts each of sexual assault and sexual interference related to allegations by four former students. .
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ex-teacher-rick-watkins-guilty-appealing-9.7120875?cmp=rss

Students worry about changes to Adult High School
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is changing how it delivers programs to students over the age of 21. CBC's Anchal Sharma reports on how uncertainty around the changes is making students nervous.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7120860?cmp=rss

Environment Canada warns of 'potentially critical' freezing rain event for Quebec
Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a special weather statement warning of a "potentially critical" freezing rain situation that could start on Wednesday and continue into Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-freezing-rain-warning-environment-canada-9.7120287?cmp=rss

Carleton's men's Raven basketball team crowned national champions
The Carleton Ravens men's basketball team returns to its well-known place as national champions. The team defeated the Bishop's University Gaiters 78-75 in Sunday's U Sports gold medal game in Calgary.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/carleton-university-ravens-mens-basketball-usports-champions-9.7120224?cmp=rss

Carleton men win 18th U Sports basketball title, beating Bishop's
The Saskatchewan Huskies defended their U Sports national women's basketball title on Sunday with a 77-68 victory over the University of New Brunswick Reds in Quebec City. Buoyed by Aubrey Dorey-Havens's 35 points, Carleton Ravens topped Bishop's Gaiters 78-75 in the men's championship.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/u-sports-basketball-finals-men-women-2026-9.7120010?cmp=rss

Police impersonation scam costing victims thousands: OPP
Provincial police have arrested three suspects believed to be involved in a police impersonation scam that an Ottawa officer says has cost some victims thousands of dollars.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/police-impersonation-scam-costing-victims-in-ottawa-ontario-thousands-9.7118274?cmp=rss

Hundreds in Ottawa demonstrate for, against U.S. intervention in Iran over the weekend
Demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. embassy in Ottawa Sunday in support of U.S. intervention in Iran. On Saturday, there was a separate demonstration at the human rights monument against U.S. intervention. Cameron Mahler reports.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7119937?cmp=rss

Ford defends health-care record as hospitals say financial 'crisis' is coming
Premier Doug Ford is defending his government’s health-care record ahead of his eighth budget, even as the province’s hospitals say they face a billion-dollar structural funding deficit.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-health-care-spending-9.7116136?cmp=rss

Military personnel in Ottawa identified on white supremacist dating site
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are among the profiles leaked from a white-only dating website that promoted white supremacist ideology, a CBC News visual investigation found.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/whitedate-canada-military-9.7117307?cmp=rss

Bad Bunny fans gather on Parliament Hill to recreate Super Bowl halftime show
A group of Ottawa dancers recreated Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance on Parliament Hill Saturday as part of a video they're planning to release on March 10th in honour of the superstar's birthday.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7119276?cmp=rss

Carney calls byelections in Quebec riding of Terrebonne, 2 Toronto ridings
Prime Minister Mark Carney has called byelections in the Toronto ridings of University-Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest and the Quebec riding of Terrebonne — races the Liberals will want to win to secure a thin majority government.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-byelection-terrebonne-scarborough-southwest-university-rosedale-ndp-conservatives-9.7119497?cmp=rss

Meet the mother-daughter duo at the helm of some of Ottawa's biggest machines
Brook Shepherd grew up watching her mom Kerry McLaughlin operate snowplows and other heavy machinery before getting behind the wheel herself. Rachelle Elsiufi caught up with them to hear how they navigate the male-dominated field and why they hope more women follow their lead.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7118102?cmp=rss

Millions of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship by descent. But they have to prove it
Amid rising tensions in the United States and increased global volatility, many Americans are looking to Canada — and their roots — for a possible way out following recent changes to Canada’s citizenship rules.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bill-c-3-canadian-citizenship-by-descent-american-interest-9.7112724?cmp=rss

Gearing up for cycling season? Check how your helmet fits
With spring around the corner, many cyclists are getting ready to hit the road. Jayden Dill checked in with experts about important safety precautions riders need to consider when choosing a helmet.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7118329?cmp=rss

Ottawa police community grieves death of officer who died by suicide
Sgt. Robert Cleroux was a veteran member of the service who is being remembered by the president of the police union as "a great frontline community neighborhood police officer."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-police-community-grieves-death-of-officer-who-died-by-suicide-9.7118849?cmp=rss

Pickleball club opens in Almonte
Owner Sara West of Westgate Pickleball Club says this will be the first pickleball club serving the area, along with Kanata and Stittsville. The CBC's Safiyah Marhnouj stopped in to check out the new four-court space.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7116910?cmp=rss

Meet the young creatives behind Ottawa’s newest bilingual hip-hop festival
A new hip-hop festival will bring bilingual beats from across the National Capital Region to downtown Ottawa in September.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/meet-the-young-creatives-behind-ottawas-newest-bilingual-hip-hop-festival-9.7117993?cmp=rss

Quebec finance minister promises to table 'sober and targeted' budget March 18
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is promising to table what he is describing as a “sober and targeted" budget. It will be tabled just one month before the Coalition Avenir Québec elects a new party leader and seven months before Quebecers head to the polls in a provincial election.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-2026-2027-budget-march-18-9.7117332?cmp=rss

Line 1 still stuck at 21 train cars as reduced LRT service continues
OC Transpo is still struggling to get more trains on the rails as it grapples with ongoing bearing issues.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/line-1-still-stuck-at-21-train-cars-as-reduced-lrt-service-continues-9.7117551?cmp=rss

Wet Saturday triggers rainfall warning west of Ottawa
Late-winter thunderstorms and matching melting snow could puddle up communities such as Bancroft, Pembroke and Perth on Saturday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rain-weather-forecast-warning-pembroke-bancroft-9.7117522?cmp=rss

Carleton plays Laval in the men's basketball national quarterfinal
Watch quarterfinal action between the Carleton University Ravens (6) and the Université Laval Rouge et Or (3) at the U Sports Men's Basketball Championship at the Jack Simpson Gym on the campus of the University of Calgary.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7105787?cmp=rss