Polls suggest Canadians warming to King Charles, but ‘meh' on speech
Polls suggest Canadians warming to King Charles, but 'meh' on speech
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Two recent polls suggest Canadians are warming to King Charles but don't care about the reason for his royal visit. One survey found 83 per cent of respondents were 'indifferent' to the throne speech, while another showed 45 per cent had a positive or somewhat positive view of Charles — up eight points since he took the throne.
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Trump biopic The Apprentice takes home top film award at Canadian Screen Awards
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"We all know what political moment we're living in; every day there are new Berlin walls shooting up all around us and pitting us against each other into very cruel binaries," he said. "If our film stands for anything, it stands for the fact that kindness can be a radical gesture." It wasn't the only surprise of the night: CTV's Children Ruin Everything increased its trophy count to three, as it stepped in to snatch best comedy series from Crave's Late Bloomer, which had snapped up four trophies this weekend. And while it was up for a total of 20 awards — the most of any nominated title — Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent only managed to increase its trophy count by one, to pull in a paltry total of three this year. The win was a big one, though, as the Canadian version of the expansive Law & Order franchise won best drama series. Triumphant as they were, some of the awards' biggest winners were honoured outside the big night: TV movie Wynonna Earp: Vengeance and documentary series The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal both earned seven honours earlier over the weekend. Pointed messages But Sunday's winners did at least occasionally broach big topics. Upon receiving the best feature length documentary trophy, Molly Wickham alluded to the subject of their film Yintah, which follows Witsuwit'en Nation fighting for its sovereignty in the face of planned pipeline projects. "We still face colonial occupation, and we are still fighting to live in peace as on our land," Wickham said. "The fight continues and we will never give up. Our sovereignty is tied to our collective freedom." Canada's Drag Race won best reality competition — having now done so for every year but one of its five-year broadcast — and increased its total count to eight, the most of any awarded productions this year. 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29 minutes ago
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Although he acknowledged the value in maintaining test uniformity to ensure consistent teaching across the province, he emphasized the need to discuss lowering the exam's weight. WATCH | Students, teachers want standardized testing to weigh less: Do ministerial exams count for too much in Quebec high schools? 9 minutes ago Duration 2:59 'Not the way the real world works' Paul Berry, a Grade 10 and 11 mathematics and history teacher at Options High School, is also advocating for a reduction in the final exam's weight. While he sees their importance, he argued they shouldn't hold the level of prominence currently given to them. "[The government treats] these exams like they're sacred texts and like they're the be-all and end-all," he said, adding that the experience is very heavy for many students. "There's nothing really in life where you're going to be facing that type of situation … It's just not the way the real world works." 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29 minutes ago
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Meet the 11 candidates vying to succeed George Darouze in Osgoode
Social Sharing Better roads. More police. Giving rural wards like Osgoode a stronger voice at city council. These are some of the goals of the 11 people vying to be Ottawa's next Ward 20 councillor. The seat became vacant after George Darouze was elected as Carleton's MPP. Residents will vote on his replacement on June 16 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m, or in advance on June 6. To help electors understand who the candidates are and what they stand for, we asked all 11 to complete a questionnaire, and most of them responded. You can learn more about the candidates and what they had to say by reading their questionnaire responses below. You can also skip directly to the candidate you want to hear from by following these links: The election comes over a year before the city's next general election on Oct. 26, 2026. For more information about where and how to vote, visit the city's election page. Candidates CBC Ottawa sent a detailed questionnaire to Osgoode candidates and all but one responded. Candidates were also asked to submit photos of themselves. Where candidates have websites or campaign pages on social media, those links can be accessed by clicking on the candidate's name. Road maintenance, plus policing and emergency presence are among Boone's top priorities for the ward. here. Gulati cites the creation a local business association as one of his top priorities, and also wants to make the Tewin development a "win-win situation" for residents and developers. Read his questionnaire answers in full here. Dalton Holloway Holloway says it's important that Osgoode has the right infrastructure. He also wants to make sure the rural voice is "amplified." here. Colette Lacroix-Velthuis Ensuring the city executes on the area's core services, community safety, and emergency services "that we deserve" are among Lacroix-Velthuis's priorities. here. Dan O'Brien O'Brien says he wants improved road conditions in the ward — and more police to discourage speeding and other illegal activity. here. Isabelle Skalski Priorities for Skalski start with roads: better maintenance, addressing a lack of paved shoulders and expanding key routes. here. Doug Thompson Thompson also counts a lack of sufficient policing as a concern, and he's also advocating for road upgrades. here. Gregory Vail Vail is intent on joining forces with Ottawa's four other rural councillors to strength their collective voice, and working closely with community groups. here. Jennifer van Koughnett "My platform is what I like to call the Ts; traffic: trails, and transparency," van Koughnett writes. Arnold Vaughan Peter Westaway Westaway is intensely focused on rethinking Ottawa's Greenbelt, and believes the ward should concern itself more with what is going on in the city as a whole.
