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Committee approves zoning for nearly 1,000 homes in Orléans, Barrhaven

Ottawa's Planning and Housing Committee approved zoning amendments to facilitate the development of properties in Orléans and Barrhaven promising nearly 1,000 housing units. Over 450 stacked dwellings...

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Two pedestrians struck by vehicle, sent to hospital

Two pedestrians have been sent to hospital after a single-vehicle collision Saturday. Around 11:50 a.m., the Grenville County Detachment of the OPP responded to the collision involving a pickup truck...

15h ago

'Uphill battle': Criminal Code must include definition for femicide, advocates say

As police in Ontario increasingly investigate killings of women and girls as femicides, advocates say a firm definition of the term must be embedded in the Criminal Code. It's a change they hope could...

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Special air quality statement for Ottawa area lifted

The Environment Canada special air quality statement for the Ottawa area has ended after a change in wind direction has given much of southern Ontario some reprieve from wildfire smoke. The special...

18h ago

8 arrested in connection to gunshot investigation

Eight people have been arrested facing a total of 47 charges after search warrants were executed in Ontario and Quebec in relation to an investigation into a discharged firearm. On March 22, shortly...

16h ago

Road closures in Little Italy for annual Italian festival

The hamlet of Little Italy will be partially inaccessible to vehicles as a series of road closures make way for the Ottawa Italian Festival. Preston Street will become the centre hub for activities...
Community calls for "systemic change" to mental health crisis response by police

Community members called for less broad sweeps and more acute concrete action from the Ottawa Police Service when it comes to providing mental health crisis response across the city. It was a call that...
Two teens in life-threatening condition following collision

Two teens are in life-threatening condition following a collision involving a sedan and a piece of farm equipment. It happened Friday evening around 6 p.m. Ottawa Fire Service received a call from police...
Florida's Brad Marchand scores double OT winner in Game 2 to level Stanley Cup final against Oilers

Panthers veteran Brad Marchand certainly didn't look like a man whose hockey career is winding down. Marchand scored two breakaway goals, including the double overtime winner, to lead Florida to a...
Massive drug bust in Pembroke leads to 23 people charged

Police laid dozens of charges in a large drug trafficking investigation in the Ottawa Valley after complaints from people in the community. Officials said that nearly two dozen people were arrested...