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After Theft, Roaring Lion Is Back Home

Portrait of Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh that was stolen a few years ago is now back in Ottawa

(Newser) - A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful place, after two Ottawa police detectives traveled to Rome to retrieve it. Police said The Roaring Lion was stolen from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa, sometime between Christmas...

Teen Charged With Killing 6 Near Canada's Capital

Victims in Barrhaven include mom, 4 kids

(Newser) - A 19-year-old from Sri Lanka has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in one of the worst mass killings Canada's capital region has ever seen. Police initially described the Wednesday murders in a home in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven as...

The Canadian PM's Residence Is a Dump

Rodents, asbestos, sketchy wiring and plumbing explains why Justin Trudeau doesn't live there

(Newser) - The official residence of Canada's prime minister—a 155-year-old, four-floor, 35-room mansion at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa—has been vacant since 2015. When Justin Trudeau came into office that year, he opted to move his family into a smaller, two-floor, 22-room home on the grounds of Rideau Hall...

Novel Treatment Saves Girl From Rare Disorder

Ayla Bashir of Ottawa was treated in the womb for Pompe disease, which claimed her sisters

(Newser) - Ayla Bashir is a perfectly normal 16-month-old toddler in Ottawa, all thanks to a novel treatment for a rare genetic disease that claimed the lives of two sisters, reports the CBC . Ayla became the first child in the world to be treated in the womb for severe infantile Pompe disease,...

Ottawa Cops Tell Truckers to Hit the Road
Truckers Stand Their Ground
as Police Close In
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Feb 18, 2022 12:17 AM CST

Truckers Stand Their Ground as Police Close In

'There’s no tow trucks in Canada that will touch them'

(Newser) - Update: Police arrested two of the leaders of hundreds of truckers who clogged the streets of Canada’s capital Thursday, standing their ground and defiantly blasting their horns as police threatened to break up the nearly three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, the AP reports, noting that a...

Report: MyPillow CEO Couldn't Enter Canada With Pillows

After truck with 10K pillows refused entry, Mike Lindell says he'll drop them by parachute

(Newser) - It started with an announcement over the weekend. "All of our employees are busy making pillows right now for the truckers in Canada," MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell declared on Saturday, relaying his plans to try to get his company's wares through to those protesting anti-vaccine mandates and...

Cops Show Up at Dawn at Ambassador Bridge

Trucker protest seemed to dissolve peacefully as police moved in to enforce injunction

(Newser) - A tense standoff at a US-Canadian border crossing crucial to both countries' economies appeared to be dissolving peacefully Saturday as Canadian police moved in to disperse the nearly weeklong blockade, and demonstrators began leaving without resistance. Many protesters drove away from the Ambassador Bridge spanning the river between Detroit and...

He Called in a Threat to Ottawa. One Problem

Police say caller mistakenly phoned village in Ohio, rather than the capital of Canada

(Newser) - A man who wanted to support the protests in Canada's capital over mask mandates called in a bomb threat so police would waste their time chasing it, authorities said, but he called the wrong Ottawa—a village in Ohio. The man, a 20-year-old from Akron, Ohio, called the Putnam...

Judge to Protesting Truckers: Stop Honking

10-day injunction issued

(Newser) - With 400 to 500 trucks honking near-constantly for nine days in Ottawa, the sound able to be heard blocks away, residents were not happy. But now, a judge has ordered the honking to cease for at least 10 days, the BBC reports. "Tooting a horn is not an expression...

Ottawa Police Chief: City Is Under 'Siege'

Mayor declares a state of emergency

(Newser) - As protests spread across Canada , a state of emergency has been declared in Ottawa, where they started. The police chief in the capital city described it as being under "siege" Saturday, and by Sunday, the mayor had declared it "the most serious emergency our city has ever faced"...

Anti-Vax Mandate Truckers Harassed Soup Kitchen. Donations Poured In

Police say they are investigating allegedly 'illegal' acts by truckers

(Newser) - Some of the drivers from the convoy of anti-vaccination mandate truckers that descended on Ottawa to protest COVID-19 measures allegedly harassed a soup kitchen in the Canadian capital—but donations have been pouring in ever since the bad behavior made headlines. The Shepherds of Good Hope shelter said on Sunday...

Protest Convoy Reaches Ottawa
Trudeaus Leave
as Protest Begins
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Jan 29, 2022 6:20 PM CST

Trudeaus Leave as Protest Begins

Convoy reaches Ottawa, objecting to more than pandemic restrictions

(Newser) - A convoy that started out to protest mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for truckers reached Ottawa on Saturday, after picking up demonstrators and causes as it crossed Canada. The "Freedom Convoy," which began its trip in British Columbia, now includes people opposed to all pandemic restrictions, many who want Prime...

Armed Man Drives Through Gate Near Trudeau Residence

Active military member wanted to speak to PM: reports

(Newser) - An armed member of the Canadian military smashed a truck through gates blocking access to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's residence in Ottawa on Thursday before being taken into custody, according to police. The man, identified by CBC News as Corey Hurren of Manitoba, breached a pedestrian entrance outside Rideau...

Big Music Fest Hits Snag Over Small Bird's Nest

Protected killdeer threatens Ottawa's Bluesfest preparation

(Newser) - Who knew a bird had the power to stop 300,000 people? That's the case in Canada's capital, which is days away from hosting a music festival featuring the Foo Fighters, Shawn Mendes, and Hanson. As the Ottawa Citizen reports, preparation for the 24th annual Bluesfest to kick...

US Diplomat Claims Immunity Over Unpaid Rent

Lawyer says Betsy Zouroudis 'enjoys immunity from civil matters' in Canada

(Newser) - A Canadian landlord says he may never again rent to foreign diplomats after a US Embassy worker failed to pay two months of rent, then claimed diplomatic immunity. Rolf Baumann tells CBC News he bomb-proofed the windows in his luxury Ottawa townhouse in early 2016 to meet US security standards...

First Nation Suit: Canada's Parliament Is on Our Land

Aboriginal group says it never relinquished title

(Newser) - Ottawa's Parliament, Supreme Court, and the National Library may soon have some new owners—or new old owners. The city's south bank where these three institutions lie is in the middle of a land ownership lawsuit filed Wednesday by a Quebec First Nation, CTV News reports. "The...

Man Guilty of Making Off With $165K of Gold in His Butt

Leston Lawrence inserted gold pucks into rectum, coincidentally named judge finds

(Newser) - Leston Lawrence set off the metal detectors at his employer, the Royal Canadian Mint, nearly 30 times in three months, but other workers could never find evidence of anything on him, the CBC notes. Wednesday, however, he was found guilty of smuggling out 22 gold pucks worth $165,000, and...

This 'Sleepy' City Has No. 1 Ashley Madison Sign-Up Rate

Ottawa not as 'buttoned-down' as it seems

(Newser) - Ottawa, best known as the capital of Canada, also features the National Gallery of Canada, the annual Bluesfest, winter skating on the Rideau Canal—and, perhaps, a staggering amount of illicit sex. Recently hacked affair hookup site Ashley Madison has 189,810 Ottawans on its books, which is roughly 20%...

More Security for Our Buildings Over 'World Events'

Homeland Security cites Canada attack

(Newser) - Security has been beefed up at federal buildings across the country—not because of any specific threat, but because of "world events," the Department of Homeland Security says. The Federal Protective Service, which guards more than 9,500 federal courthouses and other buildings nationwide, boosted security measures over...

Mother: Ottawa Shooter Wanted to Die

Cops: Video shows 'ideological motives for attack'

(Newser) - The gunman who killed a soldier before storming Canada's Parliament last week was not a terrorist but a mentally ill man acting out of desperation, his mother says. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau's mother tells the National Post that her son was confused and deeply unhappy and turned to Islam to...

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