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• Mississippi Mills, Ont. councillor has pay suspended for breaching COVID-19 vaccination policy

  A Mississippi Mills, Ont. councillor has had her pay suspended for 90 days after breaching the municipality's COVID-19 vaccination policy by attending council meetings while refusing to disclose her vaccination status.

  

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  BREAKING | Massive outage hitting Toronto likely caused by barge slamming into power line

  A widespread power outage in Toronto causing major disruptions in the city was likely caused by a large crane striking a high-voltage transmission line, officials say.

  

• Car crashes into Gatineau, Que. Dollarama store

  Emergency crews responded to the incident at the Dollarama on Saint-Rene Boulevard at approximately 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.

  

• The Shining Star atop a Christmas Tree empire in eastern Ontario

  The Johnston Brothers Tree Farm in North Grenville, Ont. has started its pruning activity to prepare for the upcoming Christmas Tree season.

  

• Royal Canadian Mint launches new $1 coin featuring jazz legend Oscar Peterson

  A legendary Canadian jazz pianist will be featured on a new run of $1 circulation coins, the Royal Canadian Mint has announced.

• Brockville's Poutine Feast flauts flavours for all

  Poutine Feast has been criss-crossing the province since April, and has set up shop in Brockville's Centennial Park for the next four days.

• Former Senators captain bringing padel to Ottawa

  Move aside, pickleball. There’s a new racquet sport in town thanks to a former Ottawa Senators captain.

• Ottawa fire crews contain garage blaze in south end

  Ottawa fire crews kept a garage fire in the city's south end from spreading into a home Thursday morning.

• Housing correction could see prices drop nearly 25% by end of 2023: Desjardins

  In its latest residential real estate outlook published on Thursday, Desjardins says it's expecting a sharp correction in the housing market, adjusting its previous forecast that predicted a 15-per-cent drop in the average home price over that same period.

• More Canadians report stronger attachment to their language than to Canada: poll

  A new survey finds more Canadians report a stronger attachment to their primary language than to other markers of identity, including the country they call home.

• Slight chance of rain expected to clear for a warm but humid day in Ottawa

  Slight chance of rain expected to clear for a warm but humid day in Ottawa

• Canadian army veteran charged with murder after mass shooting in Belize nightclub

  A Canadian Armed Forces veteran has been charged with murder in connection to a mass shooting in Belize that left two people dead and eight others injured.

• Here's what Ottawa's mayoral candidates are saying about Ontario's 'strong mayor' legislation

  CTV News Ottawa asked all 12 mayoral candidates their thoughts on the 'strong mayor' legislation put forward by the Ontario government, which would grant additional powers to the mayors of Ottawa and Toronto.

• Ottawa woman missing for 42 years had been living outside Canada before her death

  The disappearance of an Ottawa woman has been solved more than 40 years after she went missing. While she has since passed away, it's been revealed she's been living outside the country for decades.