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Deachman: New program helps homeless by keeping them out of shelters A Shepherds of Good Hope shelter diversion pilot is built on a simple idea: stop folks from entering a system that's difficult to get out of.

Sometimes the simplest solution is the best. Story by @brucedeachman.bsky.social ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...

These were the most cancelled OC Transpo bus routes in January Two bus routes that serve downtown Ottawa and a route that runs between Blair Station and Tunney’s Pasture had the highest percentage of bus trip cancellations in January, as OC Transpo dealt with a b...

What the …. “OC Transpo says 9,263 trips were cancelled between Jan. 4 and 31 to accommodate the shortage of buses.”
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York Regional Police Press Conference - Project South Results YouTube video by York Regional Police

Holy smokes. This York Region Police presser on Project South…https://youtube.com/live/GPYSCb04NSM?si=Y4jmESMwjICEqnWW

Springfield, or how Bobby got a shadfly stuck in his hair (Sufjan Stevens)

During January 2026, #Ottawa had 12 above median days and 19 below median days (by maximum temperature). #YowWx #OttWeather

Snow clearing, Ottawa style

Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.

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Ranking all 32 NHL teams' home rinks, from Montreal to MSG and more

If this story is behind a paywall, I’ll save you the suspense and reveal that the Canadian Tire Centre is dead last by a long shot. www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

U.S. ambassador gives prime minister the cover he needs to cut Canada’s F-35 order The federal government is considering buying both F-35s and Swedish-made Gripens.

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No timeline for return to full train service by OC Transpo after axle repairs At a briefing, interim GM Troy Charter said it was "too early to tell" the setback might have on the opening of the LRT east extension.

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Berlin | TVO Today This episode reveals what life was like in the shadow of the Berlin wall, unveiling the sinister world of the Stasi who controlled every aspect of life in the East.

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That was borne out in a doc I just watched on TVO about East Germany and the Stasi’s network of informants. Creepy.

That’s seems like a lot of effort to avoid memorizing time tables.

Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis

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The cruelty of ICE

Hey @helps.octranspo.com, I know it's been your policy for a long time to shoo the media off *your property*, but considering you guys work for us, using our tax dollars, maintaining our public space.

Do you think you can change the policy?

You just finished kicking the #CBC out of Tunney's.

Where are you, Liam Toman? | CBC News An Ontario family is searching for answers, one year after their 22-year-old son vanished from the ski resort at Mont-Tremblant, Que.

The sad, unsolved disappearance of Liam Toman from Mt Tremblant a year ago #TheFifthEstate www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nothing gold can last….
Or something like that, at least.

Postmedia Suspends Toronto Sun Parliamentary Bureau Chief After Tweet Applauding ICE Killing Minneapolis Woman Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’

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I wonder how many pardoned Jan 6 Proud Boys found a home in ICE.

Ugh this got me crying. This poor kid. Mine's almost the same age and I was just thinking about retail jobs he could apply for this summer, and to see a kid just like him assaulted and hurt and terrified like that and crying and needing strangers to help him, and no recourse, no justice.

Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’

That’s not concerning at all! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...

The @ottawacitizen.com has a great story about the @wintertrail.bsky.social today. And don’t forget about the city’s other urban trails in Britannia, Rideau, Ottawa west and Ottawa east.

Brian Doyle, celebrated Ottawa author, dies at age 90 He had a real knack for spinning a tale, a talent that served him well during a long career as a writer and teacher.

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And here’s Elon himself boasting of Grok’s power to demean and humiliate. bsky.app/profile/wapp...

Fascinating

The government is still not hiring enough disabled people: report In 2023-2024, only 8 per cent of public service hires had a disability, despite their workforce availability of 12 per cent.

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Opinion | Why Does Trump Get Away With It?

Why Does Trump Get Away With It? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...