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🧡 Today, we honour and learn from these truths, and remember the children who never came home.

We continue advancing reconcilitation by building a justice system that respects Indigenous rights, addresses systemic barriers, and supports safety and fairness.

Here's how Ottawa is marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Wednesday is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, and Ottawans are marking the day in a number of ways. [...]

Thomas Chabot named Ottawa Senators captain

The Ottawa Senators have named Thomas Chabot as captain for the 2026-27 season, which begins later this week. [...]

What's open and closed in Ottawa for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Sept. 30 — which falls this coming Wednesday this year — is an annual federal holiday in Canada to recognize the damage caused by the residential school system, honour survivors [...]

Ottawa police investigating apparent sale of missing Trump Avenue sign

First Ottawa city council voted to rename Trump Avenue, then one of its street signs went missing. Now Ottawa police say they're investigating not only the disappearance, but the sign's [...]

Orléans East-Cumberland: Here's who's running to be your Ottawa city councillor

Six people are lining up to challenge Matthew Luloff for the Orléans East-Cumberland seat he has held for two terms. [...]

Ontario trial into boy's death shows need to learn how to 'show up for an Indigenous child:' advocate

Halton Indigenous advocate Jody Harbour says a months-long murder trial in Milton, Ont., shone a light on "the continuing crisis of Indigenous child welfare in Ontario." The co-founder of Grandmother's [...]

'It's like nobody cares:' Indigenous leaders say their issues took a back seat this election

Less than a week out from Quebec's provincial election, chiefs and Indigenous leaders say issues affecting their communities have taken a back seat on the campaign trail. [...]

Why am I getting unwanted campaign emails? Ottawa voters wonder

Some voters say they're getting campaign emails from Mark Sutcliffe despite never signing up for them, but Sutcliffe's team says nothing's amiss. [...]

Ottawa police considering changes to prevent unauthorized database searches

Ottawa police say they are looking for new ways to monitor and prevent non-work-related internal database searches after some officers were sanctioned for accessing confidential information for personal reasons. [...]

Nearly a quarter of Quebec voters cast advance ballots for Oct. 5 election

Élections Québec says 23.6 per cent of voters participated in advance polling, including polls on school campuses and retirement homes. [...]

Kebaowek pauses engagement in new UNDRIP consultations over nuclear dump

An Algonquin community in Quebec is accusing the Crown and private sector proponent of giving up on a first-of-its-kind, court-ordered consultation process aimed at securing the community's consent for a [...]

Prescribing safer-supply drugs helps people with addictions — but also pits some doctors against each other

Amid police concerns over what they say is an increase in diverted prescribed opioids, some doctors are also calling for stronger rules around safer-supply prescribing. "What we have now is [...]

Fatal collision closes Highway 7 near Kaladar

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say one person has died and two others were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 7 in the Township of [...]

Why doesn’t my bus ever seem to come on time?

Transit reliability is an issue that's high on the mind of voters — and it comes down to much more than predictable traffic patterns, with transit agencies in Ottawa and [...]

Ottawa police chief probing potential misconduct in officers' response to fatal crash

Ottawa's police chief is investigating the conduct of two officers who attended the scene of a fatal single-vehicle collision in the city's south end earlier this year, but failed to [...]

Ottawa's town crier marks Ottawa 200

The opening ceremonies for Ottawa's 200th anniversary kicked off with town crier Daniel Richer ringing his bell and delivering his proclamation to mark the historic day. The CBC's Nathan Fung [...]

Quebecers cast ballots on advance voting days

Some Outaouais residents cast their ballots this weekend ahead of the Oct. 5 Quebec election. CBC and Radio-Canada spoke to people voting in the Hull and Pontiac ridings. [...]

For the Ottawa Titans, it's been a grand slam of a season — on and off the diamond

Alexander Fysh recalls the days he'd wear his Ottawa Titans gear in public — gear he designed for the team — and almost no one would recognize it. Those days [...]

CBC/Radio-Canada announces return of Hockey Night in Canada in PWHL partnership

CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada is returning for a 90th season this fall after all. But instead of six-plus months of NHL action, the longest-running sports program in the world [...]

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