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  Chief William Commanda Bridge closing for winter as of Wednesday

  With Ottawa's first notable snowfall expected Wednesday, the City of Ottawa says it will be closing the Chief William Commanda Bridge for the season.

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  Power being restored after outage affects thousands in Gatineau

  Hydro-Québec says power is being restored in some places after an extensive outage affected thousands of Gatineau residents on Tuesday.

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  Driver watching porn behind the wheel on Hwy. 417 facing fine, demerit points

  Ontario Provincial Police say a driver has received a $615 fine and three demerit points after being caught watching a pornographic film behind the wheel.

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  Thrifting gains popularity during the holiday season

  The holiday season is here, and while some shoppers lined up for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, others are turning to second-hand stores.

• Canada Post strike: Kids no longer need to mail their letters to Santa by the end of the week

  Canada Post says it has removed the deadline for its Santa Claus letter program amid an ongoing national workers' strike that has halted mail delivery leading up to the holiday season.

• Kingston, Ont. doctor in 'disbelief' after being ordered to repay $600K for pandemic vaccination payments

  An Ontario health tribunal has ordered a Kingston, Ont. doctor to repay over $600,000 to the Ontario government for improperly billing thousands of COVID-19 vaccinations at the height of the pandemic.

• Ottawa charities looking for support on Giving Tuesday

  Today marks Giving Tuesday and Ottawa charities are looking for financial support to help the city's most vulnerable.

• City of Ottawa's auditor general finds kickback scheme involving city employee and local landlords

  The City of Ottawa's auditor general has found that a city employee was engaged in a kickback scheme with a group of four local landlords, collecting thousands of dollars in payments in exchange for more favourable rental rates under specific housing benefit programs administered by the city.

• Man suffers critical injuries in ATV crash near Almonte

  An elderly man suffered critical injuries in an ATV crash near Almonte on Monday afternoon.

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  LISTEN | A survey of influencers suggests their fact-checking needs work

  The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has released survey findings suggesting 62 per cent of digital content creators do not carry out rigorous and systematic fact-checking of information prior to sharing it.

• Prosecutors seek to tie Ottawa man to filming of neo-Nazi propaganda videos

  Closing arguments began Monday in the terrorism trial of an Ottawa man, who Crown prosecutors allege contributed to the creation of neo-Nazi propaganda and recruitment videos.

• Ottawa Police Service Board approves 2025 draft budget

  Ottawa police will be asking city taxpayers for an extra $16 million next year to hire more officers and launch new programs in the nation's capital.

• Multiple elements contributed to fatal Chinook helicopter crash in Ottawa River, investigation concludes

  The investigation into a Chinook helicopter crash near Petawawa, Ont. that killed two military pilots concludes an 'unperceived acceleration' and environmental conditions were "significant contributors" to the crash in the Ottawa River.

• CFIB calls on government to step in and end postal worker strike as small business losses mount

  As the Canada Postal worker strike drags on into a third week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on the federal government to step in.