Highlights

A section of Preston Street will be closed starting on Friday, June 17, and again throughout different times of the weekend.

Events are set to take place in Ottawa in late June through the rest of the summer for what organizers say are to protest remaining COVID-19 pandemic-era restrictions.

Brett O'Grady went missing in October of 2021.

Roger McKnight, chief petroleum analyst with En-Pro International Incorporated, is expecting a three-cent drop at most gas stations at midnight on Friday to 203.9 cents a litre.

The morning show crew from CHEZ 106.1, in partnership with the Ottawa Police Association, is selling the Biggs and Barr Brew for Ukraine, a limited edition euro lager courtesy of their friends at the Kichesippi Beer Company on Friday, June 17 at 6 a.m. 

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Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for Ottawa, Gatineau, Smiths Falls, Perth, Lanark County and other parts of eastern Ontario on June 16. 

The federal government announced on June 16 it is providing $9.8 million for the Ottawa Bluesfest music festival, which is making its return in 2022 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Budget highlights include a $2 million increase in spending on special education, a $1.9 million increase for Indigenous education and a $1.1 million increase for mental health and well-being.

The storm caused over $875 million in insured damage according to initial estimates.