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• Ford throne speech says more can be done on health staffing but offers no new solutions

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says through his throne speech that more can be done to ease health system pressures, but is not yet offering up any new solutions.

  

• Two new COVID-19 deaths in Ottawa

  Two more residents of Ottawa have died of COVID-19 and hospitalizations because of the virus held steady over the weekend.

  

• Ontario's budget to be re-tabled: This is what Doug Ford promised

  The Progressive Conservatives are set to re-table their 2022 budget today, nearly three months after it was presented to Ontarians.

  

• Ottawa facing crossing guard shortage

  The Ottawa Safety Council is looking to recruit close to 100 new guards to provide safety at intersections across the capital.

  

• FBI searches Trump's Florida estate for classified records

  The FBI searched Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said, a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of law enforcement scrutiny of the former president.

• Longtime radio host John Derringer leaves Q107 amid investigation

  Longtime radio personality John Derringer is leaving his position as host of Q107's 'Derringer in the Morning' after 22 years amid an investigation into verbal abuse and gender discrimination in the workplace.

• Capital Pride 'well on track' for August festival, but still seeking volunteers

  After two summers of pandemic restrictions, Capital Pride is preparing for a major return to Ottawa streets in few weeks, and volunteers are still needed. However, executive director Toby Whitfield says organizers are prepared for the 2022 festival.

• Lack of compensation for cancelled flights adding to travellers' frustration

  The travel chaos at airports is more than just flight delays and cancellations. Now passengers are getting rejected by Air Canada for compensation.

• Here's when the LRT will be closing early in August

  Ottawa's Confederation Line LRT will be closing early on a total of 10 days this month as crews perform maintenance on the tracks, with reduced service planned on parts of the line for two other nights.

• Periods of drizzle, then mix of sun and cloud on Tuesday in Ottawa

  Environment Canada’s weather forecast calls for periods of drizzle ending late morning, then a mix of sun and cloud.

• The extraordinary political storm unleashed by the FBI search of Trump's Florida resort

  The FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida resort is an extraordinary, historic development given that it targeted a former President of the United States and set off a political uproar he could use to stoke his likely 2024 White House bid.

• Bus trip cancellations expected to continue this week, OC Transpo warns

  OC Transpo is advising customers to prepare for more bus trip cancellations today and this week, as the transit service deals with a staffing shortage caused by summer vacations and sick leave absences.

• RCMP has been using spyware tools for years and in more cases than previously reported, MPs told

  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and senior RCMP officers are defending the national police force's years-long and previously undisclosed use of spyware—capable of remotely accessing cell phone and computer microphones, cameras and other data—as part of dozens of major investigations.

• Actor, singer Olivia Newton-John dies at age 73

  Singer and actor Olivia Newton-John, who was best known for playing Sandy in the film 'Grease,' has died at the age of 73, according to her husband.