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Communities in eastern Ontario, western Quebec lose power following strong winds Friday night

Crews have been working throughout Saturday to restore power to communities across eastern Ontario and western Quebec following strong winds the night before. [...]

Man dead, child critically injured following collision near Smiths Falls

One person has died and a child is in critical condition following a three-vehicle collision involving an ambulance that injured three others in Leeds and Grenville on Friday afternoon. [...]

There’s tired — and then there’s teacher tired. That's me, but it's so worth it

Cassandra Blain is an elementary school teacher. After years working with tweens, she's developed a deep appreciation for the strange, funny and exhausting realities of classroom life. [...]

Mother whose son died in boating accident calling for stricter life jacket laws

Cara McNulty's son, Joshua Steinberg, was 11 when he died in a boating accident. CBC's Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco spoke to her advocacy for drowning prevention. [...]

Ailing Davies, Shaffelburg part of 26-man team as Canada's World Cup roster revealed

Canada coach Jesse Marsch revealed his roster for the men's World Cup on Friday, with ailing 'Maritime Messi' Jacob Shaffelburg a surprise inclusion over Daniel Jebbison. [...]

Ottawa Chinatown night market: What to expect this year

The annual Chinatown night market got underway Friday afternoon. Rachelle Elsiufi stopped by for the sights, sounds and flavours. [...]

Ottawa native cyclist Derek Gee-West 2nd in brutal Giro d'Italia queen stage

Ottawa cyclist Derek Gee-West finished runner-up in the toughest stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday. [...]

Delaney Baie Pridham's late goal lifts Rapid to 2-1 NSL win over Tides

Delaney Baie Pridham missed a penalty late in the first half but redeemed herself by scoring with one minute left in the second half to lift the visiting Ottawa Rapid [...]

Ottawa police stop truck hauling trailer missing most of its wheels

Ottawa police stopped a truck hauling a trailer that was not only missing most of its wheels, but say its remaining wheels were on the verge of falling off. [...]

DND sets up overflow lot to deal with employee parking crunch

The Department of National Defence (DND) has set up overflow parking several kilometres away from its west Ottawa headquarters as it tries to improve a potentially worsening parking squeeze for [...]

Eastern Ontario farmers balk at drone surveys for high-speed rail

A group representing hundreds of farmers in eastern Ontario says it's alarmed about a Crown corporation's use of drones to survey land for a potential high-speed rail route. [...]

Horse-racing community looks to keep Ottawa's track alive

A group of local jockeys and horse breeders hopes to continue using the Rideau Carleton Raceway, even after the track's owners announced its closure in April. David Fraser has the [...]

A new tax levy to catch up on crumbling infrastructure? City staff are floating the idea

A new report from the City of Ottawa says a new tax levy could help fill an infrastructure funding gap, though it stops short of explicitly recommending the idea. [...]

AI deepfakes of dozens of Canadian women in violent and sexual images shared online

Multiple women across Canada say they feel confused, violated and terrified after learning pictures of themselves were allegedly taken from their social media profiles and manipulated using artificial intelligence to [...]

Supreme Court clarifies trial time limits to avoid having charges dropped over delays

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed two challenges to the Jordan framework on Friday, ruling that the time limits put on criminal trials before charges be thrown out of court [...]

Why was Gatineau's Habs watch party called offside?

Organizers had to cancel a watch party at Gatineau's Slush Puppie Centre where Montreal Canadiens fans had hoped to watch a broadcast of the team competing against the Carolina Hurricanes [...]

Tom Green hopes to showcase rural Ontario in his new show The Tom Green Farm

Ahead of the launch of The Tom Green Farm, the Pembroke-born actor and comedian spoke with Hallie Cotnam about his property near Ottawa and what he hopes to achieve with [...]

City pushing for tighter rules around lithium-ion batteries as fires persist

Some Ottawa city councillors are calling for Ontario's fire code to be updated to more heavily regulate indoor storage and charging of e-bikes and other electronic devices because of the [...]

Boy, 6, dies after being found in Rideau River

Ottawa police say a six-year-old is deed after being found in the Rideau River late Thursday afternoon near Hog's Back Falls. [...]

Canada's Dabrowski, partner Stefani advance to 3rd round of French Open

Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani are moving on to the third round of the French Open after a three-set win on Friday in Paris. [...]

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