Ottawa gas prices drop, but not for long
Your long weekend road trip will be a little cheaper today, as gas prices drop below $2 a litre at Ottawa stations.
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Royal Military College awards posthumous degrees to four cadets killed in Kingston, Ont.
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Two new COVID-19 deaths in Ottawa
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A Crown prosecutor argued on Thursday that Tamara Lich, an organizer of the “Freedom Convoy,” breached her bail conditions by accepting an award for her leadership during the Ottawa protest.
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Summer-like weather returns to Ottawa ahead of the long weekend
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Ottawa launches new campaign focusing on rural road safety
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Boating season begins on the Rideau Canal
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Massive data breach at Arnprior Regional Health
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Canada banning Chinese telecom giant Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks
Canada is banning China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE, another Chinese company, from participating in the country's 5G wireless networks, citing national security and cybersecurity concerns. Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino made the announcement about prohibiting products and services from these 'high-risk vendors,' in Ottawa on Thursday.
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High gas prices front and centre in Ontario election as NDP propose cap, regulation
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Woman sexually assaulted in Ottawa's Sandy Hill neighbourhood
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Advance voting locations open in Ontario as leaders fan out across the province
Advance voting locations open today in Ontario as party leaders fan out across the province to pitch voters on their platforms.
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Election campaign signs defaced in Ottawa
Two Ottawa candidates in the provincial election have had multiple signs defaced and destroyed within the last week.
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Ottawa police issue warning that damaging election signs is illegal
Ottawa police are reminding the public that damaging campaign signs is illegal, after several candidates in the Ontario election reported damage to campaign signs.
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Two new COVID-19 deaths in Ottawa
Two more Ottawa residents have died due to COVID-19, while the number of people in hospital with an active COVID-19 infection increased slightly at the start of the long weekend.
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Ottawa surpasses 800 COVID-19 deaths
Ottawa surpassed a grim COVID-19 milestone on Thursday, even as hospitalizations remained at a low for the year.
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Two new COVID-19 deaths in Ottawa Wednesday
Ottawa Public Health is reporting two new COVID-19 deaths Wednesday and another drop in hospitalization figures.
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Jail 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich again, Crown argues in Ottawa court
A Crown prosecutor argued on Thursday that Tamara Lich, an organizer of the “Freedom Convoy,” breached her bail conditions by accepting an award for her leadership during the Ottawa protest.
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Crown wants Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich returned to jail to await trial
Crown prosecutors want Ottawa protest organizer Tamara Lich sent back to jail to await trial, claiming she breached her bail conditions by agreeing to participate in an event next month where she will receive a 'Freedom Award.'
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No direct request for Emergencies Act from Ottawa police, interim chief says
The Ottawa Police Services did not formally request that the federal government invoke the Emergencies Act during the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, the city’s interim police chief told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday.
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Gun discovered by young magnet fisher
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'Holy grail of all finds': Ottawa boy finds gun while magnet fishing in creek
A 12-year-old Ottawa boy is sharing his story after a magnet fishing trip turned up an unexpected find.
With Grand Manan's only bank set to close, residents of the N.B. island are fighting to keep it open
Residents on the New Brunswick island of Grand Manan are rallying to keep their village’s only bank open. The Bank of Nova Scotia, or Scotiabank, notified customers of its plans to leave Grand Manan in January.
'Cougar' spotted in Vancouver neighbourhood was actually a large house cat: police
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100-year-old veteran to walk 100km for homeless heroes
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Manitoba parents want changes to allow traditional Indigenous names on birth certificates
A new bill brought forward by Manitoba’s NDP would allow parents to give their children traditional Indigenous names.
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Landspout tornado touched down in southern Sask.: Environment Canada
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'Irreplaceable': Thieves steal war veterans' donated items from Chilliwack museum
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