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  LIVE NOW | Budget 2024 prioritizes housing while taxing highest earners, deficit projected at $39.8B

  In an effort to level the playing field for young people, in the 2024 federal budget, the government is targeting Canada's highest earners with new taxes in order to help offset billions in new spending to enhance the country's housing supply and social supports.

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  Thousands of dollars worth of tropical fish stolen from Ottawa Valley restaurant

  Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the theft of "several thousand" dollars worth of tropical fish stolen from an Upper Ottawa Valley restaurant last week.

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  The City of Ottawa's Vacant Unit Tax continues to leave several residents frustrated

  Some Ottawa homeowners affected by the Vacant Unit Tax say the way the City of Ottawa is implementing the fee is unfair and doesn't take extenuating circumstances into account.

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  Ottawa to host Ironman Triathlon in 2025

  The city of Ottawa will be hosting the Ironman Canada Triathlon in 2025. The event will take athletes on a tour of the capital via the Ottawa River parkways and the Rideau Canal.

• OPP looking for vehicle that piece of wood flew from, damaging vehicles on Hwy. 417

  Ontario Provincial Police are looking for more information after a piece of wood flew off of a vehicle on Highway 417 Tuesday, striking several other cars.

• 'Enough is enough': Rural Ontario mayor accuses feds, province of lacking support on housing

  The mayor of Tweed, Ont., along with several mayors and representatives from other surrounding municipalities, believe the provincial and federal government is neglecting them.

• Charges laid against 2 in series of Ottawa jewelry store thefts

  Ottawa police have charged two people allegedly responsible for seven jewelry store thefts and robberies in the last year.

• OPP investigating after human remains found in Ottawa River in Clarence-Rockland

  Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after human remains were found in the Ottawa River in Clarence-Rockland on Monday.

• Ottawa city councillor puts forward motion to crack down on bad-faith renovictions

  An Ottawa city councillor wants the city to do more to prevent bad-faith evictions amid a soaring number of tenants being forced out of their homes.

• Kingston, Ont.'s Aaliyah Edwards drafted into WNBA

  After four years at the University of Connecticut, Edwards was selected sixth overall by the Washington Mystics in the WNBA draft Monday night.

• Enjoy it while it lasts: Sunshine and warm temps in the forecast Tuesday

  Ottawa can expect to see sunshine and double-digit temperatures on Tuesday.

• NCC to open unsupervised section of Westboro Beach this summer

  The National Capital Commission (NCC) says it will be opening an unsupervised section of Westboro Beach to the public this summer.

• CHEO program working with teens to destigmatize mental illness

  A recent initiative out of CHEO's YouthNet program is working to destigmatize mental illness in the younger generation.

• 'All persons involved' in incident that led to death of teen in Centretown park identified by police

  Ottawa police say no suspects are being sought in the death of a teenager in an Ottawa park last Friday, but are offering few details on the circumstances of the incident.