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  The 10 busiest red light cameras at Ottawa intersections in the first 10 months of the year

  Ottawa's red light cameras are on pace to issue a record number of tickets to drivers running red lights on Ottawa roads this year. Statistics show Ottawa's 85 cameras have nabbed 48,884 drivers running red lights at intersections in the first 10 months of the year.

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  'I know I messed up': House Speaker Fergus challenged by MPs probing video controversy

  A repentant Greg Fergus testified Monday before his peers about what he says was his unintentional participation in a partisan provincial Liberal party event in early December, telling MPs that as the House of Commons Speaker, he knows he 'messed up.'

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  Slow progress on some systems delaying other elements of Trillium Line LRT prep: report

  A report prepared for a joint meeting of Ottawa's Transit Commission and Light Rail Subcommittee suggests that slow progress on completing work on the signalling, train control, and communications systems on the Trillium Line is having a domino effect on other aspects of preparation.

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  The 10 busiest photo radar cameras in Ottawa so far in 2023

  Photo radar cameras caught an average of 627 speeders a day on Ottawa roads in October, as the extra sets of eyes on the road continue to detect speeders in school zones and community safety zones.

• Traffic stop in Whitewater Region leads to drug, gun seizure: OPP

  Ontario Provincial Police say a North Algona-Wilberforce man is facing several charges after a traffic stop in Whitewater Region last week.

• 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.

• 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.

• Up to 2 cm of snow in the forecast for Monday

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

• 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.