One person treated for life-threatening injuries after crash in Ottawa's west end
Emergency crews responded to the crash on Carling Avenue, near Kirkwood Avenue, at 3:20 p.m. Saturday.
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City of Ottawa looked at these garbage policies before proposing a bag tag program
The city of Ottawa looked at four short-term measures to help extend the life of the Trail Road Landfill before proposing a bag tag program, but staff said the other options would either be difficult to enforce or would have a lower impact on waste diversion.
4 youth killed fishing on Quebec shore after tide overtakes them
Four children were killed and one man is missing after they were swept away by the tide while fishing in Portneuf-sur-Mer, a riverside community in Quebec's Côte-Nord region.
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'Troubling trend': Ottawa police report spike in arson investigations this year
Chief Eric Stubbs says there has been a 50 per cent increase in arsons at residential and commercial buildings so far this year, compared to previous years.
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Firefighters rescue person from Fleet Street aqueduct
Ottawa firefighters were called Friday to rescue an individual who fell into the water near the Fleet Street Pumping Station at LeBreton Flats.
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Former Brockville General Hospital nursing program welcomes back alumnae
A former Brockville nursing school is celebrating its graduates this weekend, with many travelling to the city from across the region.
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Gatineau Auto Show cancelled due to rising costs, shortage of volunteers
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Doors Open Ottawa opens the doors to 90 buildings this weekend
The 21st annual Doors Open Ottawa is Saturday and Sunday, giving people a chance to look inside buildings and facilities across Ottawa.
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Grocery bills could warn of a future recession
Some Canadian shoppers have pulled back on their grocery spending, and are now working harder to find more deals to save.
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Eastern Ontario baseball league could strike out amid umpire shortage
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Ontario lowers minimum age for lifeguarding to 15
Ontario has lowered the minimum age requirement to become a lifeguard to 15 years old, saying the change is aimed at addressing a staffing shortage across the province.
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Suspended driver found riding ATV stolen in 2014
Ontario Provincial Police say officers found an ATV that was stolen nine years ago while inspecting vehicles on an eastern Ontario trail.
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Heat warning breaks with return to seasonal temperatures
The heat warning that was in effect for Thursday and Friday's record-breaking temperatures has ended. Environment Canada's weather forecast for the capital is much more in line with seasonal norms on Saturday.
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Emergency training exercise taking place in Carleton Place, Ont. Saturday
Ontario Provincial Police, the Carleton Place Fire Department and the Lanark County Paramedic Service are undergoing a joint training exercise at Notre Dame Catholic High School on McKenzie Street Saturday.
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Iranian family living in Ottawa can stay in Canada for now but still can’t work
Despite losing their status, an Iranian family living in Ottawa for several years can stay in Canada for now, a government department said Friday.
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Two days of record-setting heat
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Costco projects lower meat sales
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CHIP in for CHEO
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Umpire shortage affects baseball league
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Eastern Ontario storm caught on camera
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Researchers at Carleton University's Department of Electronics in Ottawa created a ground-breaking testing device to detect early signs of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s through biomolecular activities in a person’s saliva.
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Hundreds of people have come forward to claim they could be the winner of the expiring $70 million Lotto Max prize.
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A small-town airport just 90 minutes from Ottawa is offering huge deals on flights to Boston, and Canadians are heading to Massena, New York to save hundreds of dollars on tickets.
Would you eat this? Ready-to-cook fish 3D-printed in a lab
Forget your hook, line and sinker. An Israeli foodtech company says it has 3D printed the first ever ready-to-cook fish filet using animal cells cultivated and grown in a laboratory.
DJ dad in Guelph, Ont. brings his beats to the streets on the back of stroller
A Guelph man is gaining online popularity for scratching and sampling during his walks around the Royal City.
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Man arrested after hidden camera found in washroom at Gatineau, Que. elementary school
Gatineau police arrested an 18-year-old man in connection to the investigation into a hidden camera discovered in the washroom at an elementary school.
Ottawa man facing hate charges after alleged assault
Ottawa police have laid hate-motivated charges against a 54-year-old man following an incident on Preston Street earlier this month.
Ottawa police seek to identify Laurier Avenue robbery suspects
Ottawa police are asking for the public's help in identifying two people accused of robbing a business in Sandy Hill.
Ottawa police find blood, but no victim after reported ByWard Market shooting
Ottawa police are investigating after someone was apparently injured in a shooting in the ByWard Market late Thursday night.
Pembroke, Ont. homicide victims identified as Toronto-area teens
The victims of a double homicide in Pembroke, Ont. last weekend have been identified as 16-year-olds from the Greater Toronto Area, police said Friday.
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Nursing shortage will close Carleton Place hospital ER for 16 hours this weekend
The Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital says the emergency department will be closed from 3 p.m. on Sunday until 7 a.m. on Monday.
CHEO lifts mandatory masking rules in hallways, cafeterias and elevators
Patients and visitors at CHEO are no longer required to wear a mask in public areas and non-clinical areas, such as hallways, elevators and cafeterias.
4 things to watch out for in extreme heat
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Ottawa Hospital emergency physicians to support Kemptville hospital ER this summer
Ottawa Hospital emergency physicians will be covering shifts in the Kemptville hospital's emergency department this summer, to ensure the community will continue to have access to emergency care.
Arnprior, Ont. ER the latest rural hospital to experience staff shortages
The Arnprior Regional Hospital was forced to close its emergency room Monday night for the second time this month.
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U.S., Canadian navies stage rare joint mission through Taiwan Strait
A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the U.S. Navy said, in a rare joint mission in the sensitive waterway at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington over Chinese-claimed Taiwan.
4 youth killed fishing on Quebec shore after tide overtakes them
Four children were killed and one man is missing after they were swept away by the tide while fishing in Portneuf-sur-Mer, a riverside community in Quebec's Côte-Nord region.
Fighting climate change or funding fossil fuels? America wants it 'both ways': U.S. ambassador
The U.S. Ambassador to Canada says America 'absolutely wants to have it both ways' when it comes to fighting climate change while pursuing fossil fuel projects.
Antipsychotic drugs use increased in Canadian long-term care homes, pointing to possible quality-of-care issues: study
New study finds increase in antipsychotic drugs use in long-term care homes across Canada, despite no significant increase in behavioural symptoms – something that may expose a potential area of concern for quality of care, researchers say.
More than 5,000 new species discovered at future deep-sea mining site in Pacific Ocean
More than 5,000 new species have been discovered at an expansive future deep-sea mining site in the Pacific Ocean.
Ukraine says inspections found nearly a quarter of its air-raid shelters locked or unusable
Concerns around civilian safety spiked in Ukraine on Saturday, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country's air-raid shelters locked or unusable, just days after a woman in Kyiv allegedly died waiting outside a shuttered shelter during a Russian missile barrage.
Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation
Pope Francis warned the Vatican's missionary fundraisers on Saturday not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work, insisting that spirituality and spreading the Gospel must drive their operations, not mere entrepreneurship.
Feds open to cutting plastic production but global agreement will be hard: Guilbeault
Canada is open to the idea of including a requirement to cut back on the production of plastic in a new global treaty to eliminate plastic pollution, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday.
Montreal hot sauce makes spicy new addition to YouTube show 'Hot Ones'
La Pimenterie's Curry Verde is the hot new thing on 'Hot Ones,' a hit celebrity interview show on YouTube.
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