Mike Lacasse

Web Editor

About Mike

Mike Lacasse is a web editor with CityNews Ottawa. He also worked as an anchor and reporter for CityNews 680 and in multiple cities across northern Ontario. He previously worked at CBC London as a radio and digital reporter.

Latest stories published

Six beaches near Ottawa 'not suitable for swimming'

Health officials are advising people to stay out of the water at six beaches near Ottawa because of high levels of bacteria. The Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit says it has found elevated...

2 injured in impaired driving crash on Hwy. 417: Ottawa OPP

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said two people were injured in a collision on Highway 417 on Saturday. Officials said that just before 2 a.m., the vehicle hit a barrier on Kent Street before rolling...

Redblacks add to winless Elks' misery with win in Ottawa

Playing two games five days apart wasn’t ideal, but the Ottawa Redblacks liked the end result after posting back-to-back wins over the Edmonton Elks with a 20-14 victory Friday night. The...

Ottawa teacher charged with sexual assault against minors

The Ottawa Police service have charged a local teacher for sexual assaults against minors. They say the assaults happened at Ottawa-based programs and schools since 2019. Police say the 37-year-old...

Ottawa man killed in Westboro shooting

An Ottawa man is dead after being shot in the capital's west end on Friday evening. The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) says that the shooting happened at around 6:09 p.m. near Carling and Kirkwood Avenue. Police...

Ottawa police investigating shooting death of 19-year-old

The Ottawa Police Homicide Unit is investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old man that happened in the city's east end on Friday. Police say the shooting happened at around 10:00 p.m. in the...

Ottawa driver charged after driving impaired into OPP parking lot

Police said they charged an Ottawa resident with impaired driving after he drove his vehicle into a police parking lot early Sunday morning. Officers said at around 3:00 a.m. a vehicle turned into the...

Early morning shooting sends 1 to hospital, says Ottawa police

Ottawa police say that a person is in stable condition in hospital after a shooting on Saturday morning east of the downtown core. OPS says officers responded to the 100 block of Besserer Street at...

Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in Hwy. 417 race: Ottawa OPP

The Ottawa detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police said a motorcycle rider suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a collision on Highway 417 just after midnight on Saturday. Police...