Frontenac Paramedics used moving trucks for training due to shortage of spare ambulances | 'This is a scam': Poilievre wants rules changed to stop long ballot protests | Some Barrhaven commutes are now so long OC Transpo charges passengers twice
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Frontenac Paramedics used moving trucks for training due to shortage of spare ambulances; A Frontenac Paramedics ambulance is shown in Kingston, Ont\., in this file photo\.

Frontenac Paramedics used moving trucks for training due to shortage of spare ambulances

July 16 , 2025 at 02:27:59 p.m. EDT • :

Frontenac Paramedics are so strapped for spare ambulances that some crews have been forced to delay starting their shifts until a vehicle becomes available, and new staff had to be trained by driving rented moving trucks.

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'This is a scam': Poilievre wants rules changed to stop long ballot protests; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre last cast his vote in the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton\. He's now running to win a federal seat in Alberta\.

'This is a scam': Poilievre wants rules changed to stop long ballot protests

July 16 , 2025 at 03:24:58 p.m. EDT • :

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he wants Canada's election laws changed to prevent long ballot protests — as he is set to face another one next month.

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Some Barrhaven commutes are now so long OC Transpo charges passengers twice; How long does it take to commute from Gatineau to Barrhaven\?

Some Barrhaven commutes are now so long OC Transpo charges passengers twice

July 16 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Riders sometimes board their final connection after 90-minute transfer expires, a reality their city councillor is calling "unacceptable."

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Carney promises to curb non-U.S. steel imports as domestic industry signals distress; Canada will place further restrictions on non-U\.S\. steel entering the country, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday\.

Carney promises to curb non-U.S. steel imports as domestic industry signals distress

July 16 , 2025 at 10:46:40 a.m. EDT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to further crack down on the amount of cheap, foreign steel entering the Canadian market, as the industry continues to be clobbered by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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Montreal's Trudeau airport to undergo $10B transformation over next decade; Aéroports de Montréal says renovations will increase capacity for the airport to handle the expected rise in passenger volume to 28 million by 2028 and up to 35 million by 2035\.

Montreal's Trudeau airport to undergo $10B transformation over next decade

July 16 , 2025 at 02:19:56 p.m. EDT • :

Montreal's Trudeau International Airport and surrounding area is set to undergo a $10-billion transformation over the next decade.

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NCC investigating 'hydrocarbon' spill in Lac Leamy; Lac Leamy was closed to swimming until further notice the morning of July 15, 2025 because of what the National Capital Commission first called a a 'possible spill\.'  

July 15 , 2025 at 02:34:47 p.m. EDT • :

NCC investigating 'hydrocarbon' spill in Lac Leamy

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Demonstrators hold sit-in for Palestine outside Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada headquarters in Ottawa; a woman in a pink shirt stands in front of a group of protesters on a sidewalk  

July 15 , 2025 at 01:44:39 p.m. EDT • :

Demonstrators hold sit-in for Palestine outside Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada headquarters in Ottawa

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Man killed in head-on collision between tractor trailer, pickup truck; A 46-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision between a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck in Finch on Tuesday afternoon\.  

July 16 , 2025 at 09:47:56 a.m. EDT • :

Man killed in head-on collision between tractor trailer, pickup truck

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97-year-old pedestrian killed in crash in Prince Edward County; Prince Edward County OPP are investigating a fatal crash Tuesday involving a 97-year-old pedestrian who was hit by an SUV\.  

July 16 , 2025 at 10:04:48 a.m. EDT • :

97-year-old pedestrian killed in crash in Prince Edward County

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Ecuador's ambassador to Canada hopes to see more investment in his country ; A man with shite hair and wearing a suit and tie sits on a bench in front of a grassy area  

July 15 , 2025 at 03:45:33 p.m. EDT • :

Ecuador's ambassador to Canada hopes to see more investment in his country

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