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School bus carrying students collided with a pedestrian in Pembroke
School bus carrying students collided with a pedestrian in Pembroke

A large police presence in Pembroke is due to a crash between a pedestrian and a school bus. It happened Tuesday just after 3:00 p.m. at the intersection of Carmody Street and Everett Street. Officers...

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Man caught watching pornographic film while driving on Hwy. 417
Man caught watching pornographic film while driving on Hwy. 417

Provincial police stopped a man who was driving with his phone resting just behind the wheel of his vehicle. According to police, it happened Dec. 2 just after 4:30 p.m. near March Road. The 38-year-old...

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Strong support for speed cameras near schools in Ottawa, data shows
Strong support for speed cameras near schools in Ottawa, data shows

The 2024 Strategic Road Safety Action Plan Annual Report — received by Ottawa’s Transportation Committee last week — revealed strong support for the use of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras. Data...

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Snow, strong wind gusts coming to the nation's capital
Snow, strong wind gusts coming to the nation's capital

A low-pressure system from the Prairies is expected to bring snow to Ottawa on Wednesday. According to Environment Canada, the Alberta Clipper, a fast-moving system from the Canadian Rockies, is passing...

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14 issued trespass notices after protest in Parliament
14 issued trespass notices after protest in Parliament

Dozens of demonstrators took over the lobby of the Confederation Building on Tuesday morning to protest the Canadian government's response to the Israel-Gaza war. According to a press release from the...

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Police looking for missing Kanata 67-year-old with medical condition
Police looking for missing Kanata 67-year-old with medical condition

Police are concerned for the well-being of Joseph Rene Leroux who was last seen Nov. 24 around 8:00 p.m. The missing 67-year-old has a condition that requires medication, officials said in a press...

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Stittsville home hosts the largest Christmas display to date
Stittsville home hosts the largest Christmas display to date

It's a combination of the Turcotte family's three favourite holiday movies: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, The Grinch and Die Hard — "Yes it's a Christmas movie." Over the last several years...
Vehicle mounts the sidewalk, other crashes into a tree: Russell OPP
Vehicle mounts the sidewalk, other crashes into a tree: Russell OPP

Provincial police from the Russell County detachment arrested and charged two people for impaired driving over the weekend. According to a press release, officers responded Nov. 30 around 10:55 p.m....
Local OPP head north to dig out cottage country
Local OPP head north to dig out cottage country

Members of the East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called for an "all-hands-on-deck" response to Muskoka, Ont. after the massive snow event over the weekend. According to a post on X from...
Ottawa firefighters battle three blazes in 24-hour period
Ottawa firefighters battle three blazes in 24-hour period

Firefighters had a busy 24-hour period over the weekend battling multiple blazes in the city. According to a release, the first of three fires happened in the 100 block of Rochester Street at around...