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The Ottawa Humane Society’s (OHS) rabbit crisis has ramped up with nearly 40 bunnies available for adoption. In hopes of finding their forever homes, the OHS declared July 21-27 Rabbit Week, offering…
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Two new science research facilities will be opening in Ottawa in the next several years, allowing researchers the space and technology to study environmental issues and transportation risks. Contracts…
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Patrol officers responded to an assault on Queen Street where a woman sustained non-life threatening injuries. According to police, on July 25 at about 5:50 p.m. a woman was injured from a pellet (BB)…
A powerful wind storm that torn it’s way across Ontario and Quebec in May 2022, including here in the nation’s capital has been found to be stronger and deadlier than previously reported. New data from…
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The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has charged a driver with dangerous operation, following a five-vehicle collision in Westboro on Sunday, May 12. The motorist exceeded the speed limit, going 144 km/h…
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Beginning Thursday, July 25 at 7 p.m., Highway 417 will close in both directions through a busy stretch of Ottawa. The highway is scheduled to reopen to regular traffic by 6 a.m. on Monday, July 29. During…
Canada & First Nations in Northern Ontario agreed to share revenues from land ceded in the 1850 Superior & Huron Treaties. But Canada hasn’t adjusted payments since 1875 – and the Supreme Court says it’s time to pay up.
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More aid is on the way to Jasper residents devastated by the wildfire destruction. A local charity is stepping up and sending hygiene kits to those impacted, and provinces across the country are also lending their support. Jazan Grewal reports.
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He fled his home country of Kenya to seek asylum in Canada, but Canada wants to send him back. Caryn Ceolin with why one man fears he’s being deported to his death.
US Senators have written to Homeland Security, asking for added scrutiny at the border, over concerns about Gazan refugees in Canada. Palestinian-Canadians say it’s not that easy for Palestinians to get here.
As the Ford government moves to expand pharmacist powers, family doctors say the focus should be on funding primary care to address the massive shortage. Tina Yazdani reports.
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Celine Dion staged the comeback of her career during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games in Paris. The Quebecois vocal powerhouse performed publicly for the first time since revealing she was…
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Paris Summer Olympics Medal Standings – July 26 Click here for more Summer Games coverage Olympic Day 1 – Saturday, July 27 BADMINTON Men’s Doubles – Canada vs. China in Group Play…
Olympic champions Maude Charron and Andre de Grasse held the Maple Leaf high as Canada’s Olympic delegation sailed its way into the Paris Games. The flag-bearers led a delegation of nearly 200 athletes…
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The Canadian men’s soccer team is about to face the same scrutiny as the women when it comes to potential spying. Canada Soccer CEO Kevin Blue said Friday on a media conference call that he has discovered…
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The Lanark County OPP is celebrating 50 years of women in policing and is continuing to encourage females to seek careers in police, fire, and paramedics. Smiths Falls Police Service, Smiths Falls Fire…
The Ottawa detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) caught three drivers going well above the speed limit on Highway 417 on Thursday night. According to police the drivers were charged with…
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Bev Priestman’s time at the Paris Olympics ended before the opening ceremony. Canada Soccer has suspended its women’s national team head coach for the remainder of the Games amid a drone spying…
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Ottawa Police Service (OPS) have surpassed the number of stunt driving charges laid this year than they did in July 2023. A post from the force’s Traffic Escort and Enforcement Unit says officers have…
PARIS (AP) — Arsonists attacked France’s high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to…
Alberta’s premier says up to half of the structures in Jasper, including homes and businesses, have been destroyed by a raging wildfire.
The Paris games kick off with the Opening Ceremonies today, but the Canadian women’s soccer team has already given the thousands of media covering the event something to talk about. Earlier this week,…
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A 38-year-old man is facing numerous offences following, what police are calling, an attempted homicide on June 13. Paramedics found a man lying on the ground in the 700 block of Montreal Road at 2:30…
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Evelyne Viens scored in the 79th minute to give reigning Olympic champion Canada a 2-1 victory over New Zealand on Thursday in a match that was overshadowed by allegations of drone surveillance at the…
An early morning fire in Orléans has displaced two families and burned a middle townhome. Crews received multiple 9-1-1 calls at about 1:37 a.m. from people who reported a car and the first floor of…
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company, George Weston Ltd., have agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding their involvement in an alleged bread price-fixing scheme. The…
Highway 417 is set to close between July 25 and July 29 for bridge replacement, wrote the City of Ottawa in a press release. The Preston Street Rapid Bridge Lift will close sections of the highway,…
The City of Ottawa is honouring the life of former Gloucester councillor Kenneth Vowles by lowering the flags to half-mast at City Hall. Vowles died on July 15 and his funeral is being held July 26. He…
Ottawa Police Services (OPS) have evidence to believe the driver or occupant of a truck that fled a traffic stop in early June could be connected to an unsolved homicide. On June 4, officers attempted…
Ontario’s plan to implement a new digital inspection process for heavy-duty diesel vehicles next month has hit a roadblock. Several mechanics, tasked with ensuring large trucks, buses and RVs are safe…
Ottawa police are issuing a reminder on demonstrations in the nation’s capital. This comes as officials charge a 65-year-old woman from Hamilton, Ont. with four counts of assault. According to police,…
This morning Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision just after 8 a.m. on Highway 401 near Johnstown, Ont., south of Kemptville. Police say the serious collision between two tractor-trailers…
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid multiple charges after stopping the vehicle for stunt driving in Kanata. According to OPP, the young driver — with a G1 license — has been charged with the following: Driving…