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Capitol Hill protest: Trump blocked from Twitter and Facebook, oda tins wey happun afta Donald Trump supporters storm Congress to protest US election result 7 January 2021 Wia dis foto come from, Reuters Washington DC police say four pipo don die during di storming of di Capitol building on Wednesday. In addition to di woman wey police shoot, three odas die as a result of "medical emergencies". So far, more dan 52 pipo don dey arrested - 47 of dem, sake of curfew violations. Dis one na afta Pro...

Washington is Burning Graeme Garrard describes the events that led to the torching of the new US capital by British troops in August 1814 and considers the impact of the ‘greatest disgrace ever dealt to American arms’ on the US, Britain and Canada. When James Madison, fourth President of the United States and ‘Father of the Constitution’, signed a declaration of war against Britain on June 18th, 1812 he could scarcely have imagined that two years later he would be fleeing from h...

Today, the Liberal Party of Canada is nothing more than a center-left catch-all party made of up of progressives and their ilk. But this is a significant departure from its beginnings as a party of radicals committed to a classically liberal ideal. The Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada (modern-day Ontario) was comprised of Canadian reformers who were fed up with the aristocratic elite which had come to rule the colony known as the Family Compact. The rebels were led by the radical republican ...

Article content May 1: Emergency daycare provided by the united counties is being expanded as the Ontario government increases the number of children eligible for the free service. May 5: As the total number of COVID-related deaths in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark rises to 42, BGH CEO Nick Vlacholias says local residents should not avoid going to the ER. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. MAY: COVID-19 death count hits 50 Back to video May 5: This year...

Article content Local musicians are putting together a second multi-act concert on New Year’s Eve, giving area residents two shows to choose from. The Upper Canada Musicians’ Association and the Music Performance Trust Fund, which came together for a Christmas concert earlier this month, will present “2020 in the Rear-view Mirror,” running from 7 p.m. to midnight online. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Another New Years Eve concert Back to ...

  OTTAWA -- COVID-19 was the top story in Ottawa and across Canada this year, but other stories were popular for visitors to CTVNewsOttawa.ca Heres a look at some of the top, non-COVID related stories viewed on CTVNewsOttawa.ca in 2020.  In January, toilet paper clogged Canadas busiest highway just east of the Thousand Islands Bridge. Ontario Provincial Police say two transport trucks collided on Hwy. 401, sending rolls of toilet paper across the highway. It took crews a few hours to c...

Article content A couple of years ago I exchanged several emails with a young lady (my apology, I’ve forgotten her name). She had quite a collection of local 19 th-century jugs and crocks. She had obtained a large jug with the name Taylor-Williamson deeply embossed on the upper body, near the neck. She wanted to know if I knew anything about that firm. I did. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. RHODES: How Fred Mayhew learned about the retail busines...

Ottawa-area school boards to start 2021 with virtual learning School boards in and around Ottawa are beginning to share some information about what school will look like under the upcoming, province-wide shutdown. Social Sharing Elementary schools to close for in-class learning until at least Jan. 11, secondary schools until Jan. 25 CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2020 12:11 PM ET | Last Updated: December 23, 2020 The school boards that have posted information online following Mondays shutdown an...

Article content Local schools are preparing for the potential of full-time virtual learning after the province directed school boards to be ready for “all learning scenarios” in the new year. Education Minister Stephen Lecce told boards in a memo this week that staff and students should bring essential learning materials home over the holidays as cases throughout the province reached all-time highs this week. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Sch...

Article content A little more than five years after his first day on the job, the public school board’s education director announced his retirement. Stephen Sliwa, the director of education at the Upper Canada District School Board, announced this week he’s “made the challenging decision to retire from his role within the school board,” officials said in a statement. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. His last day will be on June 30, 2021. “I...