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Ottawa's interim transit general manager says a 'defect' with the LRT's overhead power system — the second in less than a month — was behind Sunday's roughly six-hour disruption. [...]

A Kanata medical manufacturer is giving up its nuclear licence after defying regulatory orders to restore its financial guarantee for over a year. [...]

13 hours after a strike began at midnight on Saturday, workers who prepare in-flight meals, snacks and beverages have reached an agreement with their employer. [...]

A man in his 60s was found on Sunday morning with stab wounds near the ByWard Market, according to the Ottawa Police Service. [...]

A child sustained life-threatening injuries and three others — including an Ontario Provincial Police officer — were seriously injured in the Saturday afternoon crash on Highway 7 near Perth, Ont. [...]

Canada’s speed skating team continued a medal-filled season on Sunday, led by the No. 1-ranked women in team pursuit. [...]

As medical labs across Ontario remain understaffed, one medical association is calling on the province to expand labs’ capacity for student placements by funding positions to train them. [...]

The federal government announced Friday that construction on the rail line linking Ottawa and Montreal could begin as early as 2029, news that's been well-received in the environmental and business [...]

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Ontario Provincial Police say they've charged a 19-year-old with impaired operation of a motor vehicle after a car crashed into a rock cut early Saturday morning near Highway 17. [...]

A Perth, Ont., youth charged with murdering another teen in the town southwest of Ottawa last year recently pleaded guilty in court. [...]

Family physicians in the Outaouais are hopeful an agreement in principle between Quebec’s family doctors and the province will keep them in the region, but some say it won’t do [...]

Canadian speed skater Isabelle Weidemann won a silver medal in the women's 3,000 metres on Saturday at a World Cup stop in Hamar, Norway. [...]

A tour organized by Invest Ottawa gave local companies a chance to show off some of the products they're developing for defence, safety and security. [...]

A Canadian military counter-intelligence operative, accused of passing sensitive information to a foreign entity, has been involved in a long-running internal battle where he was investigated by his unit and [...]

A Halton Children's Aid Society worker advised the Burlington, Ont., couple not to zip-tie the two brothers in their care into tents overnight, which the Crown has argued the women [...]

A decade after Ottawa did much to help resettle displaced Syrians, refugees and advocates say wait times have lengthened, funding has dwindled and federal policies may tighten the path to [...]

As Ottawa faces a particularly punishing flu season, CHEO is asking doctors in the city to prioritize respiratory care for children, including working extra hours when possible. [...]

Work is underway to transform a former banquet hall in Belleville, Ont., into a 22-hour-a-day support hub for some of the region's most vulnerable residents. [...]

Construction work on the planned high-speed rail line is still years out, but consultations are set to begin in Ottawa in 2026. [...]