Sutcliffe, Saravanamuttoo clash over 2022 bike lane campaign plan

Ottawa·Ottawa Votes 2026Quorus survey puts Mark Sutcliffe and Jeff Leiper well ahead of other candidates in survey published one week before election day. Incumbent and 3-term councillor well ahead of the pack in Quorus survey published week before electionListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A Quorus Consulting Group poll puts Mark Sutcliffe, left, ahead of Jeff Leiper, right, in a survey of more than 800 Ottawa residents that was completed last week. (Arthur White-Crummey/CBC)With less than a week to go until election day, a new opinion survey has incumbent Mark Sutcliffe with a single-digit lead over three-term city councillor Jeff Leiper in the race for mayor, with the rest of the field far behind. The Quorus Consulting Group survey released Monday evening put Sutcliffe at 28 per cent among all respondents. Leiper was at 24 per cent, followed by Neil Saravanamuttoo at seven per cent and Alex Lawson at four per cent.

Over the past few months, the candidates vying to be Ottawa's next mayor have been laying out their campaign platforms. This week, we get to know the people behind the policies. Today: Neil Saravanamuttoo. Economist and former public servant Neil Saravanamuttoo is in his "happy place" combing through financial spreadsheets, but this mayoral candidate is anything but a timid number cruncher who wants to stay in the background. Despite spending most of his career in government, he’s branded himself as an outsider: an anti-establishment candidate who rails against "special interests" taking over Ottawa city hall. People who know him describe him as a creative thinker, and he’s framed his campaign around finding out-of-the-box solutions. Unlike the other contenders, he doesn’t surround himself with party backroomers. He often shows up for media interviews with a tripod and a phone to shoot his own videos for social media.

While Albertans roundly rejected separation in Monday’s referendum, results were decidedly closer in early returns on nine other questions. Premier Danielle Smith also polled Albertans on five questions on immigration and four about seeking a mandate to work with other provinces to change the Constitution and wrest more power from Ottawa.

OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says 33 members of the Canadian Armed Forces remain in hospital after a deadly fire swept through a training ground at the military base in Wainwright, Alta., on Saturday. McGuinty was in Wainwright on Monday, where he visited both the base and CAF members who are recovering in a local hospital.

The driver of a farm tractor sustained serious, life-threatening injuries after colliding with a pickup truck in Abbotsford Monday night, police say. The Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) says it happened just after 7 p.m. on Vye Road east of Cole Road.

Toronto·NewFormer big leaguer Richard Butler and his wife, Michelle, have been charged after a fraud investigation into the Ontario Devil Rays baseball training program, which allegedly took thousands of dollars for training it never provided, Durham police say. Former big leaguer Richard Butler and his wife Michelle are facing 3 charges eachCBC News · Posted: Oct 20, 2026 10:50 AM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Michelle Butler, 52, and former professional baseball player Richard Butler, 53, are facing multiple charges after a fraud investigation focusing on the Ontario Devil Rays training program. (Durham Regional Police Services)A former Major League Baseball player and his wife have been charged after a fraud investigation into an Ontario youth baseball program, which allegedly took thousands of dollars for training it never provided, Durham police say. Between April 1 and Oct.