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  Flu season expected to peak over the holidays, but there's still time to get a vaccine

  The flu season is underway and it is expected to peak over the holidays. Ontario's top doctor is warning people to get vaccinated before the holidays, as it takes up to two weeks for immunity from the shot to build.

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  Ottawa francophone daycare strike continues as members reject tentative agreement

  A month-long closure of four francophone daycare centres in Ottawa will continue after union members rejected a tentative agreement to end an education worker strike.

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  Up to 2 cm of snow in the forecast for Monday

  Ottawa will likely see a return to light snow after a rainy weekend.

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  Police search for white Audi sedan that left Queensway crash scene

  Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public's help in locating a driver who is accused of driving away from the scene of a crash on the Queensway.

• Work to secure Quebec dike continues one week after evacuation over breach fears

  Officials say work is ongoing to stabilize a Quebec dike that was showing signs of failing, forcing hundreds from their homes one week ago.

• Laying wreaths to remember the fallen

  It was a sombre morning for Debbie Warren as she joined dozens at Beechwood Cemetery to remember Canada's fallen soldiers and veterans.

• 'People are confused': Survey suggests Canadians need education on Charter rights

  While one-third of Canadians say they have read the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, many fail to distinguish between its text and that of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, a new survey suggests.

• OPP lay charges in 'major assault' that hospitalized 2 people

  Ontario Provincial Police say charges have been laid following a "major assault" early Saturday morning in Arnprior.

• Senators tip Red Wings 5-1, Larkin injured on hit from behind

  Claude Giroux and Vladimir Tarasenko each had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators beat Detroit 5-1 on Saturday night in a game overshadowed by a hit from behind that left Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin unconscious on the ice.

• Christmas markets abuzz as Ottawa gets in the festive spirit

  The holiday season is in full swing in the nation's capital with Christmas just over two weeks away.

• Pro-Palestine supporters gather in Ottawa to call for permanent ceasefire as bombing in Gaza continues

  As the Israel-Hamas war enters its third month, pro-Palestine groups gathered in Ottawa for the ninth straight weekend to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

• Mideast ministers in Ottawa to discuss Israel-Hamas war with Joly, Trudeau

  A group of foreign ministers from the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye are in Ottawa today for a quietly planned meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to discuss attempts to end the Israel-Hamas war.

• Driver gets rental car impounded for two weeks after stunt driving charge

  Ontario Provincial Police say a driver stopped on Highway 417 in North Glengarry has had their vehicle impounded for 14 days. The vehicle, however, is a rental.

• Aging recreation facilities in Pembroke, Ont. in need of major upgrades

  A recent report with city council identified the Pembroke Memorial Centre, the Kinsmen Pool, and the Pembroke and Area Community Centre as facilities that will require major investment over the coming years.