Muslim group heartened by support after being targeted with racist graffiti | Western Quebec municipalities vote overwhelmingly against graphite mine | Issues with rollout of federal disability benefit a 'slap in the face' for some recipients
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Muslim group heartened by support after being targeted with racist graffiti; Amir Siddiqi, president of the Stittsville Muslim Association, was overjoyed by the number of people who attended a meeting held Monday to address concerns about Islamophobia and other hateful acts in Ottawa\.

Muslim group heartened by support after being targeted with racist graffiti

September 1 , 2025 at 06:37:32 p.m. EDT • :

Dozens of people, including Ottawa's mayor and the local city councillor, gathered Monday at the headquarters of the Stittsville Muslim Association, less than a week after someone vandalized one of their buildings with the N-word.
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Western Quebec municipalities vote overwhelmingly against graphite mine; A file photo of a sign protesting the La Loutre mining project near Duhamel, Que\. Nearly 3,000 people from five nearby municipalities voted Sunday in a referendum on the graphite mine, with the vast majority opposing the project\.

Western Quebec municipalities vote overwhelmingly against graphite mine

September 1 , 2025 at 01:59:20 p.m. EDT • :

Residents in five Quebec municipalities have voted down the proposed Lomiko Metals graphite mine near Duhamel, Que., with roughly 95 per cent of ballots cast in Sunday's referendum going against it.
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Issues with rollout of federal disability benefit a 'slap in the face' for some recipients; Some Canadians with disabilities are frustrated by the way the Canada Disability Benefit is being administered\.

Issues with rollout of federal disability benefit a 'slap in the face' for some recipients

September 1 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Some Canadians with disabilities say a tumultuous rollout, an arduous application process and a meager payout have soured their view of the Canada Disability Benefit.
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Ontario to break interprovincial barriers for regulated professions; 'This historic change to labour mobility will not only make it faster and easier for workers across Canada to come and begin working in our province, but it will also help us secure more of the valuable home-grown talent that our country needs to deliver on the nation-building projects that will make us the most competitive economy in the G7,' said Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy \(right\), pictured at Queen's Park with Premier Doug Ford \(left\), in a news release Monday\.

Ontario to break interprovincial barriers for regulated professions

September 1 , 2025 at 09:55:39 a.m. EDT • :

Ontario's provincial government says it will remove interprovincial barriers for workers in regulated professions, allowing them greater mobility when searching for work across the country.
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You need to make more now to qualify for help with affordable housing, Habitat for Humanity says; A photo used to promote Leahy's Lane, a 41-unit Habitat for Humanity condo building in Peterborough\. The region recently increased both minimum and maximum income requirements for qualifying for home buying assistance\.

You need to make more now to qualify for help with affordable housing, Habitat for Humanity says

September 1 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Across Ontario, Habitat for Humanity offices have had to shift the qualifying incomes they can accept upwards in order to keep pace with property values.
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STO to use artificial intelligence to keep buses on the roads; A file photo of an STO bus\. Gatineau's transit authority has awarded U\.S\.-based Preteckt a \$1-million contract to install sensors that will monitor bus engines and then use artificial intelligence to detect potential problems\.  

September 1 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

STO to use artificial intelligence to keep buses on the roads

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Man charged with voyeurism after recording device found at daycare; Ontario Provincial Police say a 27-year-old man will appear in court in Brockville, Ont\., on Saturday after being charged with voyeurism\.  

August 29 , 2025 at 04:46:45 p.m. EDT • :

Man charged with voyeurism after recording device found at daycare

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Average number of sick days taken by public servants growing post-COVID, new data shows; A Canadian flag hangs on the side of a government building in Ottawa in June 2020, when most government office employees worked from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic\.  

August 31 , 2025 at 10:46:38 a.m. EDT • :

Average number of sick days taken by public servants growing post-COVID, new data shows

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'This isn't Ottawa': Outrage grows over 'vile' grocery store attack on Jewish woman; An Ottawa Police Service car sits parked outside an Ottawa grocery store after a woman was stabbed on Wednesday\.  

August 29 , 2025 at 12:22:55 p.m. EDT • :

'This isn't Ottawa': Outrage grows over 'vile' grocery store attack on Jewish woman

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YowFest cancelled after reports of shots fired at Lansdowne Park; YowFest, a multicultural festival slated to kick off at Lansdowne Park on Friday, had to cancel its first night because of a disturbance in the area\. Police said they responded to reported gunshots\.  

August 29 , 2025 at 07:24:32 p.m. EDT • :

YowFest cancelled after reports of shots fired at Lansdowne Park

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