Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is recommending that Health Canada introduce a New Zealand-style law of banning an entire generation from being able to purchase tobacco and raising the minimum age for purchasing cigarettes to 21 and older.
An apartment building at 240 Presland Road in Overbrook that was damaged by an alleged arsonist in February is being demolished.
The City of Ottawa says residents who dial 9-1-1 can now have their call transferred to emergency services in other cities.
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Police are warning about the spread of unverified rumours in the active investigation into the suspicious disappearances of two men in Smiths Falls, Ont. and are renewing a call for those with information to come forward.
It's the Taylor Swift era for music fans in the capital. Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist on Spotify in Ottawa in 2023
Kingston, Ont. police say one person has been arrested after alleged threats that led to city hall being shut down Tuesday and Wednesday.
The lawyers in the criminal trial of two 'Freedom Convoy' organizers are expected to continue their debate today over whether Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were co-conspirators in the protest.
A new study has found that 53 per cent of Ottawa's public-facing buildings and businesses are accessible to those with disabilities.
The Town of Renfrew's council voted Tuesday evening to support two resolutions supporting diversity, equity and inclusion in the town.
Quebec's winter chalet market is resisting the effect of rising interest rates. Despite a moderation in activity, prices are rising in most resorts, according to a report published Wednesday by Royal LePage.
A streak of below 0 C temperatures will continue on Wednesday with a slight chance of flurries this afternoon.
'Tis the season for office Christmas parties and holiday banquet events. Event spaces throughout the city are busy hosting more and larger events this year.
A man in his 50s has died in a single-vehicle crash west of Stittsville on Tuesday morning.
Ottawa Fire Services says its hazardous materials crew was called to Parliament Hill Tuesday afternoon after an incident during foundation repair work.
If you are running iOS 17 on your iPhone, there's a new setting you might want to check. It's called NameDrop and it allows iPhone users to share contact information just by tapping their phones together.
Ottawa police say a 10-year-old girl has been located safe and sound after being reported missing.
Ontario Provincial Police say one person has died after a four-vehicle crash northeast of downtown Kingston on Monday.
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Canada's grocery code of conduct is in the final stages with advocates saying it would help lower food prices while big grocers say it won't.
In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is "authentic."
A Christmas movie filmed entirely in Ottawa is premiering on Paramount Plus this holiday season.
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A small group of Montreal high school students are completing a 10-week program on cutting hair, learning everything from basic techniques to what it's like to run a barber shop.
In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is "authentic."
For the annual fall renewal of her shaman spirit, Mee Vang Yang will soon ritually redecorate the tall altar in her living room where she keeps her father's ring-shaped shaman bells.
A cat named Mucky has been reunited with his Vancouver Island family after being missing since May.
Life expectancy for Canadians decreased for the third straight year in 2022, and more people died of COVID-19 than in any other year since the pandemic began, according to a report released Monday.
Ontario Provincial Police say a man who was found dead near Smiths Falls earlier this month was the victim of a hit-and-run collision.
Gatineau police say a man in his 40s is in hospital after being shot Monday afternoon in the Hull sector.
Quebec provincial police are asking for the public's help identifying suspects in connection with an arson investigation in the community of Fassett.
Defence lawyers for "Freedom Convoy" organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich have started laying out their case in an Ottawa courtroom.
A 28-year-old man is dead and another man remains in critical condition in hospital following a targeted early morning shooting in Ottawa's Centrepointe neighbourhood.
The Canadian government will be announcing Wednesday that it has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act known as C-18, CTV News has confirmed. Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is slated to unveil the details of the deal during a 1:30 p.m. ET press conference on Parliament Hill.
Compared to the peak pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, Canada experienced an uptick in prescription drug shortages in 2022 that Health Canada says has continued throughout 2023.
An Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on U.S. soil, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday, in announcing charges against a man accused of orchestrating the attempted murder.
An Assiniboia, Sask. man stands accused of sexually assaulting three boys under the age of 12 was arrested at a home-based daycare.
The Edmonton Police Service will hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon to announce charges in the deaths of two constables earlier this year.
A large majority of Canadians agree that higher immigration is fuelling the housing crisis and putting pressure on the health-care system, a new Leger poll suggests.
A new report from Royal LePage predicts the cost of homes near ski hills will not cool in 2024, but instead heat up across in many regions. Here's where.
The federal government is expected to announce as early as Thursday that it has selected Boeing to replace the military's aging patrol planes in a multibillion-dollar deal, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Chilly nights and snow-covered slopes may not be easy to come by in much of Canada during the first part of the winter season, according to the winter outlook from one of Canada's prominent forecasters.
