Former world junior hockey players' sex assault case in London, Ont. court today
Former world junior hockey players’ sex assault case in London, Ont. court today

LONDON, Ont. — The sexual assault case against five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is set to come before a London, Ont., court today. Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter…

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Ottawa OPP charge stranded motorist for having open liquor
Ottawa OPP charge stranded motorist for having open liquor

Charges have been laid after reports of a stranded motorist on Highway 417. Shortly after 6 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4, the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the highway…

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Ottawa to open new provincial office
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Ottawa to open new provincial office

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa today where she is set to open a new provincial office.  Smith’s office says the new space is meant to expand the province’s presence in the nation’s…

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Grammys are Taylor Swift’s world on a night when women like Cyrus, Mitchell and Chapman also shine
Grammys are Taylor Swift’s world on a night when women like Cyrus, Mitchell and Chapman also shine

It’s Taylor Swift’s world, and she just allows us to live in it. After weeks where she attracted endless attention for her football star boyfriend and a mystifying right-wing campaign against…

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Flags lowered to half-mast to honour late politician and business leader
Flags lowered to half-mast to honour late politician and business leader

The flags on Marion Dewar Plaza at city hall will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Sunday to honour the late Brian McGarry. McGarry, the former head of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry Funeral…

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OFS knock down two fires on Saturday
OFS knock down two fires on Saturday

Firefighters took care of two fires in the city on Saturday night. Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) said at the first call a 9-1-1 caller reported smoke and flames coming from a vacant building next to the…

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Ottawa OPP charge stranded motorist for having open liquor
Ottawa OPP charge stranded motorist for having open liquor

Charges have been laid after reports of a stranded motorist on Highway 417. Shortly after 6 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4, the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the highway…

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Ottawa to open new provincial office
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Ottawa to open new provincial office

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa today where she is set to open a new provincial office.  Smith’s office says the new space is meant to expand the province’s presence in the nation’s…

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Grammys are Taylor Swift’s world on a night when women like Cyrus, Mitchell and Chapman also shine
Grammys are Taylor Swift’s world on a night when women like Cyrus, Mitchell and Chapman also shine

It’s Taylor Swift’s world, and she just allows us to live in it. After weeks where she attracted endless attention for her football star boyfriend and a mystifying right-wing campaign against…

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Flags lowered to half-mast to honour late politician and business leader
Flags lowered to half-mast to honour late politician and business leader

The flags on Marion Dewar Plaza at city hall will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Sunday to honour the late Brian McGarry. McGarry, the former head of Hulse, Playfair and McGarry Funeral…

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OFS knock down two fires on Saturday
OFS knock down two fires on Saturday

Firefighters took care of two fires in the city on Saturday night. Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) said at the first call a 9-1-1 caller reported smoke and flames coming from a vacant building next to the…

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Kanata man charged with drunk driving in Queensway crash
Kanata man charged with drunk driving in Queensway crash

Ottawa OPP charged a 23-year-old man with impaired driving after his vehicle was involved in a collision. Police said the driver struck the guardrail on Highway 417 at Parkdale shortly before 4 a.m….
Federal government extends foreign buyer ban on Canadian homes to 2027
Federal government extends foreign buyer ban on Canadian homes to 2027

OTTAWA — Foreign nationals and companies will be banned from buying residential properties in Canada for an additional two years, the federal finance minister said Sunday, the latest in a raft of measures…

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Firefighters save injured hiker in Stony Swamp
Firefighters save injured hiker in Stony Swamp

Ottawa firefighters helped a who resident was injured while walking on a forest trail and couldn’t make their way out on their own. Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) said they made their way into the forest…

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New AFN chief looks to turn page with Pierre Poilievre from Harper-era tensions
New AFN chief looks to turn page with Pierre Poilievre from Harper-era tensions

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is trying to make inroads with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, hoping to forestall the tensions and angst that marked the party’s last…
Numerous demonstrations planned for Sunday, road closures expected
Numerous demonstrations planned for Sunday, road closures expected

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) have been made aware of several planned demonstrations set to take place in Ottawa on Sunday, likely between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. OPS say people may experience road closures…

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Spotlight on London, Ont. as world junior hockey sex assault case goes to court
Spotlight on London, Ont. as world junior hockey sex assault case goes to court

TORONTO — The southwestern Ontario city of London will be under a spotlight Monday as a high-profile, multi-year probe into allegations of sexual assault involving players from Canada’s 2018 world…

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Taylor Swift wins album of the year at the Grammy Awards for the fourth time, setting a new record
Taylor Swift wins album of the year at the Grammy Awards for the fourth time, setting a new record

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift won album of the year at the Grammy Awards for “Midnights,” breaking the record for most wins in the category with four. She began her speech by thanking…

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Winterlude kicks off with a mild weekend
Winterlude kicks off with a mild weekend

The weekend is expected to stay mild with some brief temperature dips in the evening and overnight. Environment Canada forecasts a high of -2 C on Saturday for Ottawa with mostly cloudy skies. That…
Flight Centre fights hundreds of fake sites, as bogus booking costs B.C. man $2,280
Flight Centre fights hundreds of fake sites, as bogus booking costs B.C. man $2,280

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OPP said they are investigating a fatal head-on crash that left a 65-year-old dead south of Ottawa. Police said the collision happened on Friday around 1:00 p.m. between Brockville and Smith Falls….
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Firefighters stopped a deck fire from spreading to a home in the city’s west end. Ottawa Fire Service (OFS) said they got the call at around 3:50 p.m. about smoke coming from a wooden deck at a Thorson…
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The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) are advising the Ottawa community of a man police describe as a “violent offender” currently living in the Centretown area of Ottawa. 58-year-old Timothy Leeder has been…
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The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled Premier Doug Ford’s mandate letters to cabinet ministers can be kept private. The decision released Friday reverses the lower court rulings. The case stems from…
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