Rideau Canal Skateway to temporarily close again | Cameron Ortis, former RCMP official convicted of leaking secrets, seeks acquittal | Ontario needs a law to punish councillors for violence and harassment, advocates say
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Rideau Canal Skateway to temporarily close again; A person carries their skates as they walk on the Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa after its reopening on Feb\. 18, 2024\. The National Capital Commission listed the ice condition as "very poor" and recommended visitors walk\.

Rideau Canal Skateway to temporarily close again

February 21 , 2024 at 03:45:47 p.m. EST • :

Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway is set to temporarily close again Wednesday night.
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Cameron Ortis, former RCMP official convicted of leaking secrets, seeks acquittal; Cameron Jay Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence official charged with breaching Canada's secrets law, arrives for his trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov\. 16, 2023\.

Cameron Ortis, former RCMP official convicted of leaking secrets, seeks acquittal

February 21 , 2024 at 05:06:48 p.m. EST • :

In a first-of-its-kind appeal, Cameron Ortis — the former RCMP intelligence official sentenced to 14 years for leaking secret information to police targets — is seeking acquittal, arguing that he didn't get a fair trial.
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Ontario needs a law to punish councillors for violence and harassment, advocates say; Advocates, including David Arbuckle of the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario \(left\), Emily McIntosh with the Women of Ontario Say No \(middle\) and Marit Stiles of the NDP party \(right\) are pushing for stronger legislation aimed at holding municipally elected officials accountable if found to be harassing staff\.

Ontario needs a law to punish councillors for violence and harassment, advocates say

February 21 , 2024 at 03:41:01 p.m. EST • :

Advocates and opposition parties are calling on the Ontario government to pass legislation that would hold municipal councillors accountable for violence and harassment.
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'Shawarma capital' of Canada has some juicy secrets in Blossom Park; An employee at Shawarma station slices thin layers of chicken off a rotating rotisserie\.

'Shawarma capital' of Canada has some juicy secrets in Blossom Park

February 21 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Ottawa is home to nearly 200 restaurants that offer its beloved staple food: shawarma. Why are we so obsessed? CBC's search for answers led us to Blossom Park, where there is a shawarma shop in nearly every corner.
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Ontario documents show patient complaints over cataract billings; Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones listens to questions from reporters following a news conference at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Etobicoke on Jan\. 11, 2023\.

Ontario documents show patient complaints over cataract billings

February 21 , 2024 at 09:24:14 a.m. EST • :

As Ontario prepares to expand the number of private clinics that perform publicly funded cataract surgeries, documents show those procedures form one of the most common complaints the province receives from patients about unfair billing practices.
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Quebec to challenge Court of Appeal ruling granting asylum seekers access to daycare; RCMP officers help a family of asylum seekers with their luggage as they cross the border at Roxham Road from New York into Canada on Friday, March 24, 2023 in Champlain, N\.Y\. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz  

February 21 , 2024 at 03:24:00 p.m. EST • :

Quebec to challenge Court of Appeal ruling granting asylum seekers access to daycare

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Ottawa Black Bears to join National Lacrosse League next season; GF Sports and Entertainment's Erik Baker smiles during an announcement on Feb\. 21, 2024 the National Lacrosse League's New York Riptide will be moving north and becoming the Ottawa Black Bears\.  

February 21 , 2024 at 11:54:22 a.m. EST • :

Ottawa Black Bears to join National Lacrosse League next season

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No more lease transfers? Quebec has passed a new housing law. Here's what's in it; Consultation on student housing\. Student housing in downtown Montreal\. Photo taken around McGill and Concordia Universities, in Montreal, Quebec on 11 Apr 2023 Housing for rent, housing crisis, location, lease, rent, for rent, Bachelor, student, students\. Student\. Renovated apartments, students, school\.  

February 21 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

No more lease transfers? Quebec has passed a new housing law. Here's what's in it

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What is GC Strategies? A closer look at the company linked to the ArriveCan controversy; A person holds a smartphone set to the opening screen of the ArriveCan app in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Wednesday, June 29, 2022\.  

February 21 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

What is GC Strategies? A closer look at the company linked to the ArriveCan controversy

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Calls grow to axe minimum parking rules for housing projects; People walk in a sea of parked cars at a shopping mall on Boxing Day in Ottawa Dec\. 26, 2022\.  

February 21 , 2024 at 06:21:51 a.m. EST • :

Calls grow to axe minimum parking rules for housing projects

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