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  'Ultra low-cost' Lynx Air coming to Ottawa this spring

  A new budget option for travellers is coming to Ottawa, with Lynx Air announcing new flights from Ottawa starting next spring.

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  Speaker Fergus apologizes, faces calls to resign over 'personal' video played at Ontario Liberal event

  House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus apologized to MPs on Monday about a 'personal' video tribute message played this weekend at the Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention, but two opposition parties say that's not enough and are now calling for him to resign over his 'unacceptable' participation in a partisan event.

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  Ottawa police report sharp uptick in hate crimes since start of Israel-Hamas war

  The Ottawa Police Service is reporting a sharp increase in hate-motivated crimes and other incidents since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

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  Kingston, Ont. police warn counterfeit U.S. bills possibly circulating in community

  Police in Kingston, Ont. are advising business owners and residents that counterfeit U.S. $20 bills could be circulating in the community.

• CBC says it is cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget

  The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada will eliminate about 600 jobs and not fill an additional 200 vacancies. The cuts at CBC come days after the Liberal government suggested it may cap the amount of money CBC and Radio-Canada could get under a $100 million deal Ottawa recently signed with Google.

• 1 arrested, another taken to hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries after Mechanicsville assault

  One man has been arrested and another is being treated with critical injuries following an early morning assault in Ottawa's Mechanicsville neighbourhood.

• Dam threatens to burst in the Laurentians, residents evacuated from homes

  People living in Chute-Saint-Philippe and Lac-des-Ecorces in the Laurentians are being asked to evacuate their homes due to potential infrastructure issues at the Kiamika dam and Morier dike.

• Ottawa Public Library seeks $3 million for security to address increase in employee assaults and incidents

  The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) wants to increase security at their branches because of an increase in dangerous incidents and assaults against staff.

• Ottawa blanketed by first big blast of snow

  Commuters should expect a wintry mix of heavy snow and some freezing rain as they head out the door on Monday morning.

• School buses cancelled across Ottawa and eastern Ontario

  School buses cancellations are in effect for Monday morning as a winter storm continues to move through the region.

• Ottawa Public Health wrapping up COVID-19 operations, cutting pandemic staff

  Ottawa Public Health will layoff most of its COVID-19 staff by the end of the year and wrap up its immunization programming at the end of March, as the Ontario government stops reimbursing for extraordinary costs related to the pandemic.

• Father-son business in Ottawa raises money for autism support

  Tucked in at the 613flea Christmas Market at Carleton University on Sunday was Jonathan Crone and his business Distinctive Woodworking.

• Watch where you park near the Ottawa Hospital General Campus

  A "no-stopping zone" is in effect on a section of the eastern side of Lynda Lane, from Lynda Lane to Smyth Road, between Dec. 1 and March 31.

• Councillor proposes transit fare freeze for OC Transpo riders in 2024

  Council will vote Wednesday on the full 2024 city of Ottawa budget, including the Transit Services budget. The draft budget proposes increasing transit fares an average of 2.5 per cent next year.