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• COVID-19 levels remain high as school year approaches, Ottawa Public Health says

  Ottawa Public Health says there are "encouraging" signs about the COVID-19 situation in the capital, but warns COVID-19 levels remain high in the community just weeks before the start of the school year.

  

• Michelle O'Bonsawin named as Canada's first Indigenous Supreme Court justice

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Ontario judge Michelle O'Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada on Friday. She is the first Indigenous person chosen to sit on Canada's top court and the appointment is being celebrated as filling an important role at the highest level of the country's justice system.

  

• Ottawa police officer charged with sexual assault resigns from the force

  Const. Sundeep Singh was suspended from duty in February 2021 after the Ottawa Police Service was made aware of a sexual assault complaint made to the Ontario Special Investigation Unit.

  

• Suspect arrested in murders of two Ottawa men in Kingston, Ont.

  Carl Alen Delphin, 20, and Nico Soubliere, 29, were killed in a shooting in a parking lot on Sydenham Road near Highway 401 on Oct. 16, 2021.

  

• Freedom Convoy-affiliated group being evicted from Ottawa church

  The owner of a historic church in Ottawa's Lowertown neighbourhood is evicting a group with ties to the 'Freedom Convoy' occupation planning to purchase the property this fall, in an apparent dispute over unpaid rent for the facility.

• Ottawa man, 40, charged with trafficking underage girl

  A 40-year-old man is facing charges in connection to the alleged human trafficking of an underage victim more than 10 years ago.

• Man, 70, facing charges following stabbing in Ottawa's Mechanicsville neighbourhood

  Emergency crews responded to a home in the 100 block of Forward Avenue at approximately 10:25 p.m. Thursday for reports of a stabbing.

• Ottawa city council will have at least 12 new faces this fall

  There will be at least 11 new councillors and a new mayor at Ottawa City Hall this fall as the deadline has passed to register to run in the municipal election.

• What's happening in Ottawa this weekend: Aug. 19-21

  CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at activities and events happening in Ottawa, eastern Ontario and western Quebec this weekend.

• Canada Post halts mail delivery in rural Ottawa because mailboxes are too short

  Canada Post says it will no longer deliver mail to homes on Constance Lake Road near Dunrobin because the mailboxes are too short.

• LRT axle issue 'may be' related to August 2021 O-Train derailment, OC Transpo says

  OC Transpo's general manager says the axle hub assembly failure that led to several LRT vehicles being pulled from service last month "could be or may be" related to the issue that caused an O-Train vehicle to derail last summer.

• Chance of showers, risk of a thunderstorm on Friday in Ottawa

  Environment Canada’s weather forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 29 C, but it will feel more like 32 degrees with the humidex. There will be a 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon and evening, and a risk of a thunderstorm.

• Ottawa asks for funding for 42 new paramedics to address hospital offload delays

  Mayor Jim Watson has sent a letter to Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones requesting funding for new paramedics, and asking Ontario to recognize offload delays in hospital emergency departments as a "public safety risk."

• Hungry bear takes out birdfeeder in Kanata backyard

  Bob Barter sent CTV News Ottawa video of the black bear poking the birdfeeder in the backyard of his home in the Katimavik neighbourhood.