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  Ottawa Public Health warns of possible tuberculosis exposure at Sacred Heart High School

  Ottawa Public Health is warning students, families and staff at a local high school about a risk of exposure to tuberculosis and is recommending testing for those who might have been exposed.

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  Warmer temperatures coming to Ottawa this weekend

  A cold streak early this week will turn into above seasonal temperatures which may bring rain and melting snow this weekend.

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  COVID-19 hospitalizations higher than last December, MOH warns

  Ottawa's medical officer of health is warning that COVID-19 levels in the community are high and the number of people in hospital because of the disease is higher than it was at this time last year.

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  Toronto bus company no show for Ottawa pro-Israel rally participants, UJA says

  A Jewish organization says a bus service contracted to transport community members from Toronto to Ottawa for a pro-Israel rally did not show.

• Ottawa police investigating online shooting threats at Orleans high school

  The Ottawa Police Service is investigating shooting threat messages that were sent to students at Garneau Catholic High School in Orléans.

• Large pro-Israel rally on Parliament Hill decries antisemitism

  Supporters of Israel and prominent Jewish groups rallied Monday on Parliament Hill, calling for an end to antisemitic violence in Canada and for solidarity with Israel.

• 'Ultra low-cost' Lynx Air coming to Ottawa this spring

  A new budget option for travellers is coming to Ottawa, with Lynx Air announcing new flights from Ottawa starting next spring.

• Speaker Fergus apologizes, faces calls to resign over 'personal' video played at Ontario Liberal event

  House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus apologized to MPs on Monday about a 'personal' video tribute message played this weekend at the Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention, but two opposition parties say that's not enough and are now calling for him to resign over his 'unacceptable' participation in a partisan event.

• Ottawa police report sharp uptick in hate crimes since start of Israel-Hamas war

  The Ottawa Police Service is reporting a sharp increase in hate-motivated crimes and other incidents since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

• Kingston, Ont. police warn counterfeit U.S. bills possibly circulating in community

  Police in Kingston, Ont. are advising business owners and residents that counterfeit U.S. $20 bills could be circulating in the community.

• CBC says it is cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget

  The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada will eliminate about 600 jobs and not fill an additional 200 vacancies. The cuts at CBC come days after the Liberal government suggested it may cap the amount of money CBC and Radio-Canada could get under a $100 million deal Ottawa recently signed with Google.

• 1 arrested, another taken to hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries after Mechanicsville assault

  One man has been arrested and another is being treated with critical injuries following an early morning assault in Ottawa's Mechanicsville neighbourhood.

• Dam threatens to burst in the Laurentians, residents evacuated from homes

  People living in Chute-Saint-Philippe and Lac-des-Ecorces in the Laurentians are being asked to evacuate their homes due to potential infrastructure issues at the Kiamika dam and Morier dike.

• Ottawa Public Library seeks $3 million for security to address increase in employee assaults and incidents

  The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) wants to increase security at their branches because of an increase in dangerous incidents and assaults against staff.