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• This is the proposed new name for Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway

  The Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa's west end will be renamed Kichi Zībī Mīkan, if approved by the National Capital Commission's board of directors.

  

• Ottawa girl set to become the youngest university graduate in Canadian history

  Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis is not your typical 12-year-old. She is a child prodigy who's about to become the youngest Canadian to ever graduate from university.

  

• Business leaders call on governments to make downtown Ottawa a 'top priority'

  The Ottawa Board of Trade has unveiled a "roadmap to transformation' for downtown Ottawa, and is calling on all three levels of government to declare the core "their top priority."

  

• Centennial Lake fire now 'under control' as evacuation order is lifted

  A wildfire burning west of Ottawa is now considered "under control", as residents are allowed to return home to Centennial Lake.

  

• Kemptville's Hey Day sale welcomes treasure hunters this weekend

  There will be bargain hunting in Kemptville Friday night and Saturday, as one of the largest indoor garage sales returns after a three-year pandemic hiatus.

• Carleton Place hospital ER will be closed 16 hours this weekend due to nursing shortage

  The Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital announced the ER will be closed from 3 p.m. on Saturday until 7 a.m. on Sunday.

• Ottawa Hospital relaxing masking mandates

  The Ottawa Hospital says starting on Monday, masks will be optional in public spaces such as hallways, cafeterias, elevators and non-clinical areas.

• Three Montreal residents facing charges after officer struck by vehicle during stolen car investigation in Gatineau, Que.

  Three Quebec residents, including a 15-year-old boy, are facing several charges after a police officer was struck by a vehicle during an investigation into a stolen vehicle in Gatineau, Que.

• Air quality remains low risk in the capital, with sun in the forecast

  Air quality remains low risk in the capital, with sun in the forecast

• Job market shows sign of softening, but economists say more needed to stop rate hikes

  Canada's unemployment rate ticked up in May for the first time in nine months, but forecasters say the Bank of Canada will have to see more softening in the economy before it takes it takes a step back from raising interest rates.

• What's happening in Ottawa this weekend: June 9-11

  CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at things to do in Ottawa, eastern Ontario and western Quebec this weekend.

• Shot fired in Centretown

  Officers responded to a call for shots fired in the area of Somerset Street West and Lyon Street at 7 p.m. Thursday

• Hydro capacity 'tightness' could cause energy shortfalls in Ontario this summer, report warns

  Ontario’s electricity grid could be in a precarious spot, especially when demand spikes in a heat wave, according to a new report.

• Rising interest rates making 30-year amortization more popular for homebuyers

  As interest rates continue to rise, the cost of buying a house in Ottawa and across Canada is becoming more expensive. Many homeowners are now forced to extend their mortgage payments.