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• Ontario to boost early childhood educator wages in bid to ease staff shortage

  Ontario is set to increase the wages of early childhood educators in a bid to boost recruitment and retention amid a staff shortage that advocates warn could hamper the growth of the national $10-a-day child-care program.

  

• Gatineau police officer struck by vehicle while investigating stolen vehicle

  A Gatineau police officer was treated for minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle during an investigation into a stolen vehicle, police say.

  

• SUV crushes motorcycle in road rage incident in La Peche, police say

  A Stittsville man is expected to face several charges following a road rage incident in western Quebec in which an SUV was used to crush a motorcycle, according to police.

  

• OPP warns of increased police presence in Smiths Falls as part of investigation

  Ontario Provincial Police are advising the public of an increased police presence in the Smiths Falls area this week as part of an investigation.

  

• Plug-in air purifier blamed for row house fire in Craig Henry area

  The Ottawa Fire Service says a plug-in air purifier is to blame for a fire on Craig Henry Drive Tuesday.

• Centennial Lake fire being held; evacuation order in place until Friday

  The wildfire at Centennial Lake, 150 km west of Ottawa, is being held by firefighters, but an evacuation order remains in effect until Friday.

• Home in the haze: A first-hand report of staying safe while pregnant as smoke covers the sky

  CTV's Kimberley Johnson, pregnant in her third trimester, shares her experience of staying safe while her home of Kingston, Ont. is blanketed by wildfire smoke.

• Here's what you need to do before you leave your house in a forest fire-prompted evacuation

  Thousands of Canadians have had to leave their homes in several provinces over the last few weeks due to forest fires. Luckily, there are steps you can take to protect your property, both prior to an evacuation and during.

• Anonymous call about a weapon prompts lockdown at Kanata high school

  Ottawa police conducted an operation at the school on Katimavik Road just before 9 a.m., warning people would see an "increased police presence."

• Three people killed in head-on crash near Carleton Place

  Emergency crews responded to a head-on collision on Hwy. 7, west of Tatlock Road, just after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

• Amber Alert lifted after child found 'safe and sound' in Quebec: police

  Quebec provincial police have lifted an Amber Alert for a one-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted earlier Wednesday after reporting the toddler was found 'safe and sound' in the Saint-Hyacinthe area.

• Ottawa man arrested in Montreal pimping investigation

  Quebec provincial police say an Ottawa man has been arrested in connection with a pimping investigation in Montreal.

• Wildfire smoke makes Ottawa's air among the worst in the world Wednesday

  Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Ottawa, with the air quality at 10+ "very high risk" Wednesday morning. Conditions improved in the afternoon.

• Bank of Canada ends pause on hikes, raises policy rate by 25 basis points

  The Bank of Canada raised its overnight rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent on Wednesday, its first increase since pausing hikes in January.