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Child in serious condition after being struck by vehicle in school zone

The child remained in serious condition Saturday.

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Flood watches issued for Ottawa area

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'Amazing' crane operators assist in Parliament Hill work accident rescue

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Ottawa police seek help locating man, 42, missing since March 7

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Local News

  1. Would Ottawa Charge fans follow the team to the Canadian Tire Centre?

    The PWHL is in discussions about a possible lease for the franchise to play at the home of the NHL's Ottawa Senators in Kanata.

    15 Comments 12 hours ago News Hockey fans wave white rally towels at a game.

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  3. Suspect sought in Richmond bank robbery on March 5

    The suspect is thought to have arrived and left the scene driving a white Volkswagen Golf GTI, believed to be a 2022 model or newer, Ottawa police said.

    1 day ago News suspect

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  4. Petawawa man, 19, charged after weapons scare

    OPP were called Thursday on reports of a "possibly impaired driver" waving a handgun in a Petawawa parking lot.

    1 day ago News Ontario Provincial Police

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  5. Why is OC Transpo 'shifting focus' to fully restore the O-Train fleet?

    OC Transpo has "shifted" its focus from incrementally increasing the number of available train cars to restoring the full fleet.

    25 Comments 1 day ago News OC Transpo passengers line up to take the R1 replacement buses running between Lyon and Blair stations since the stop 1 at the Blair LRT station was not in service following this week's ice storm.

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  6. Couple faces weapon, drug charges after east-end car stop by police

    A couple in their 20s face charges after a loaded firearm and controlled substances were found in a 'proactive traffic stop' Mar. 3.

    1 day ago News Ottawa police driving in the snow in downtown Ottawa, Tuesday

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  1. Ottawa can easily fix OC Transpo. But you won't like how | Letters to the Editor

    OC Transport passengers line up to take the R1 replacement buses with the LRT not running because of ice storm damage. Opinion

  2. 'Amazing' crane operators assist in Parliament Hill work accident rescue

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  4. More than 30 Petawawa troops suffer frostbite during Arctic exercise

    The Canadian Army took part in Exercise Global Resolve in Alaska in February. Soldiers say more than 60 of the troops from Petawawa suffered frostbite injuries Defence Watch

  5. Garbage collection is changing. You might be facing three weeks without a pickup

    Yellow garbage bags and two garbage bins sit on the curb. News
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Public Service

  1. 'Not just a cut, it's a decimation': Union leaders slam government cuts

    Public sector unions warned a parliamentary committee that job cuts will impact services Canadians rely on.

    19 Comments 1 day ago Public Service Portrait of Sean O'Reilly, president of PIPSC

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  3. More than 30 Petawawa troops suffer frostbite during Arctic exercise

    Several Canadian soldiers were hospitalized in Fairbanks, Alaska.

    52 Comments 2 days ago Defence Watch The Canadian Army took part in Exercise Global Resolve in Alaska in February. Soldiers say more than 60 of the troops from Petawawa suffered frostbite injuries

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  4. Ottawa company looks to build drones to fly with F-35s

    Dominion Dynamics has leased a building in Kanata where drone construction will take place.

    13 Comments 3 days ago Defence Watch An artist's concept of a large drone that Dominion Dynamics of Ottawa is developing to operate with fighter jets.

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  5. Treasury Board to release plans 'in coming days' showing programs affected by public service job cuts

    Secretary of the Treasury Board Bill Matthews appeared at a Commons committee meeting Tuesday for first time since government kicked off major spending review.

    5 Comments 3 days ago Public Service Bill Matthews behind a dais at an event.

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  6. City of Ottawa seeks more information about possible asylum seeker housing cuts

    City of Ottawa looking for more information from IRCC, while Toronto calls for more funding for housing asylum seekers

    6 Comments 3 days ago Public Service 300 Slater St. where Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is headquartered in Ottawa.

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National

  1. Doug Ford disappointed with Ontario court's denial of injunction to shut down Al-Quds rally in Toronto

    'I fully expect that the police will immediately intervene at the first sign of hate, violence or glorification of terrorist organizations," Ford wrote on X

    1 hour ago Canada scales of justice

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  3. Canada to put 24 million barrels of oil toward IEA effort

    It's part of an international effort to help stabilize energy markets being upended by the Iran war

    4 hours ago Canada Canadian oil

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  4. Oil prices are shooting up. Will the cost of flying follow suit?

    Airlines buy their fuel as they go, so any price hikes are going to hit them immediately, says aviation expert

    with Video 9 hours ago Canada cathay

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  5. After one year in office, Carney's grades are mixed with a lot of 'waiting for results'

    To mark Carney’s first anniversary, National Post has provided the prime minister with a one-year report card

    with Video 10 hours ago Canadian Politics Mark Carney

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  6. Bell: Danielle Smith says Don Cherry should be appointed to the Order of Canada

    Don Cherry for the Order of Canada? Premier Danielle Smith is an enthusiastic Yes.

    Rick Bell 20 hours ago Columnists Don Cherry

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World

  1. Pyongyang fires over 10 ballistic missiles as U.S. drills continue

    The missiles were launched from the Sunan area near Pyongyang on Saturday

    5 hours ago News North Korea missile

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  3. Blast outside Jewish school in Amsterdam, no injuries

    The incident comes after nighttime attacks this week in front of synagogues in the Belgian city of Liege and the Dutch port city of Rotterdam

    5 hours ago World Amsterdam Jewish school

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  4. What Earth’s longest-lived animals can teach us about aging better

    Across the animal kingdom evolution has given rise to vast age gaps and a growing scientific quest to understand them

    5 hours ago World longevity

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  5. U.S. bombs island critical to Iran's oil exports, dispatches Marine unit to Middle East

    ‘I have chosen NOT to wipe out the Oil Infrastructure on (Kharg) Island,’ Trump said, warning he'd reconsider that decision if Iran interfered with Strait of Hormuz shipping

    with Video 18 hours ago News Kharg Island.

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  6. Third Iranian missile intercepted by NATO over Turkish airspace

    Turkish media reported an interception near the Incirlik Air Base, a NATO facility where the U.S. military is believed to host nuclear weapons and maintain personnel

    19 hours ago World Iran missile graphic.

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True Crime

  1. Man who murdered girlfriend gets reduced sentence partly due to his race

    Everton Javaun Downey stabbed his girlfriend, Melissa Blimkie, fifteen times in a stairwell at a shopping centre in Burnaby, British Columbia, in December 2021

    with Video 14 Comments 2 days ago News Melissa Blimkie.

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  3. The Monster of the Miramichi is dead: How a serial killer and rapist terrorized New Brunswick

    Allan Joseph Legere died Monday at the age of 78 while serving a life sentence at the Edmonton Institution in Alberta for a series of rapes and murders

    with Video 3 days ago Canada Allan Legere

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  4. Schizophrenic man who killed his mom has cannabis ban removed to see how he handles it

    A psychiatrist said the Ontario man 'does recognize that the use of cannabis is risky but does not grasp the connection to a risk of relapse of his psychotic illness'

    March 7, 2026 Canada Brockville Mental Health Centre

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  5. The surprise fight for the trademark of a notorious outlaw biker club with a deadly history

    The Rock Machine logo was worn by the losing side of a devastating underworld power struggle with the Hells Angels that featured shootouts, assassinations, bombings and arsons

    with Video March 6, 2026 News Three bikers.

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  6. He stabbed her nearly to death and got five-and-a-half years. Inside Canada’s escalating knife violence

    Driving a blade into another person's body is a savage, intimate act that nearly killed an Ontario doctor and mother. Why are we paying so little attention to these attacks?

    with Video March 5, 2026 Longreads Dr. Julie Woods, who survived a vicious knife attack by her former father-in-law, poses at her home in Grimsby, Ont., on Jan. 28, 2026.

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