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Rare bird finds a roost in Gatineau after long, mysterious journey

A taxidermied tropical bird from halfway around the world was destined for a dump in northern Ontario when the Canadian Museum of Nature received a chance text message. [...]

Wasps killing your buzz? You're not alone

The end of summer means the beginning of an influx of wasps. CBC's Natalia Goodwin finds out why, and what we can do to keep them away. [...]

Soon, even your Starbucks latte can come with protein. Is the trend healthy, or just big business?

With the protein craze taking hold across all kinds of product categories, business experts say there's good money to be made in capitalizing on the latest health trend — even [...]

PHAC cutting hundreds of jobs as part of 'post-pandemic recalibration'

The Public Health Agency of Canada is cutting roughly 10 per cent of its employees as it continues to shrink its workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

No charges for Gatineau officers who fatally shot man stabbing colleague

Two Gatineau police officers who shot and killed a man who was stabbing a third officer last fall will not face criminal charges, according to Quebec prosecutors and the province's police watchdog. [...]

Paid parking has arrived in Ottawa's Westboro neighbourhood

Shoppers and business owners have mixed feelings about an expansion to paid parking in Westboro. [...]

Domtar to suspend operations at Maniwaki, Que., sawmill in October

The Domtar sawmill in Maniwaki, Que., will again close indefinitely next month, with the company partially citing U.S. lumber tariffs. [...]

Carleton's river pedestrian bridge to stay open in winter, councillors say

The pedestrian bridge over the Rideau River between Carleton University and Vincent Massey Park will remain open this winter unlike the last, according to two city councillors. [...]

'A maze with no exit': Transit deficit again plagues Ottawa budget planning

Ottawa's chief financial officer says it will be another tough year for staff building this year's budget, as council seems set to cap any increase to property taxes at 3.75 [...]

Barrhaven food bank garden raided twice last month

The volunteers that run the Barrhaven Food Cupboard garden spend hours every week cultivating plants to feed their neighbours, so when ripe produce went missing twice last month, they noticed.  [...]

Integrity commissioner's office struggling to keep up with whistleblowers

The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner says it's being overwhelmed by its workload and that eliminating the backlog of files would require more analysts and lawyers. [...]

Poilievre calls for temporary foreign worker program to be scrapped

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants the federal government to scrap its temporary foreign worker program, saying it has flooded the market with cheap labour and made it harder for young [...]

Conductor John Storgårds to lead National Arts Centre Orchestra

The Finnish conductor will begin his tenure as musical director in September 2026. [...]

Slowing housing market will trigger construction job losses, Ontario builders group says

Ontario’s sluggish home construction market is beginning to trigger job losses in the trades and hurt the province’s economy, experts say, even as the province moves to refine its housing [...]

Carney meets with cabinet amid an unresolved trade war and looming budget

With Donald Trump’s trade war unresolved, the prime minister is sitting down with his cabinet to chart out the government’s fall plan as Mark Carney prepares to face off against [...]

Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to U.S. Open semifinals; wild-card Fernandez, Williams ride ends

The third seeds Dabrowski, of Ottawa, and Routliffe rallied Tuesday to defeat the 11th-seeded Timea Babos of Hungary and Brazil's Luisa Stefani 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. [...]

Legault testifies he knew nothing of SAAQclic cost overrun, says he should have been warned

Testifying at the Gallant commission, Quebec Premier François Legault said he was unaware of any cost overrun issues for the province's automobile insurance board's digital transition until an auditor general [...]

Why Helkat Jaffer-Tovi spent 24 hours on a StairMaster

Helkat Jaffer - Tovi tells the CBC’s The National about the moment he took 111,285 steps on a stair climber, and why it was more than just an attempt to [...]

Muslim group heartened by support after being targeted with racist graffiti

Dozens of people, including Ottawa's mayor and the local city councillor, gathered Monday at the headquarters of the Stittsville Muslim Association, less than a week after someone vandalized one of [...]

U.S. House Speaker, officials from G7 and Ukraine coming to Ottawa area this week

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will be in the Ottawa region this week for a gathering of his peers from most G7 countries and Ukraine. [...]

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