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• 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.

  

• Bear spotted in Kanata neighbourhood 'safely placed in a cage', police say

  Police received a call about a bear sighting in the 500 block of Woodchase Street, near Breckenridge Crescent, at approximately 9 a.m.

• Volunteer firefighters praised for containing fire at Verona, Ont. store

  Residents in a small town north of Kingston, Ont. are praising the work of volunteer firefighters, after they managed to contain a fire in a corner store that had the potential to get out of control.

• Freeland's budget bill passes House after Poilievre pledges to block it

  The federal budget implementation bill passed the House of Commons on Thursday, after days of Conservative attempts to block it.

• New all-electric boat sets sail on the Rideau Canal

  Ottawa Boat Cruise unveiled its second all-electric boat on Thursday, and announced plans to green its full fleet over the next three years.

• Canadian War Museum's newest exhibit explores war gaming and the impact on popular culture

  The Canadian War Museum's new exhibit is called War Games, exploring the importance of gaming to military training and strategy, as well as the impact of conflict on games in popular cultural.

• 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.

• 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.

• Air quality improves over Ottawa, but smoky skies could return on Friday

  People in the Ottawa-Gatineau area are breathing fresher air, as smoke and haze from wildfires in northern Ontario and Quebec moves out of the area.

• 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.