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  What's open and closed in Ottawa over the holidays

  CTVNewsOttawa.ca takes a look at what's open and closed over the Christmas and New Year's holidays this year.

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  Man allegedly filming females in public washroom in business on Elgin Street, police looking for more victims

  The Ottawa Police Service says a man has been arrested following a report alleging he was filming women inside a public washroom in a business on Elgin Street last weekend.

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  CTV and Move 100 Toy Mountain campaign raises $201,000

  It will be a merry Christmas for 23,000 children in Ottawa this year, thanks to the community's generosity.

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  Restaurants still waiting to see if GST/HST holiday impacts business

  Reviews are beginning to come in from customers and restaurants a few days into the federal government's GST/HST holiday.

• Eastern Ontario woman charged with manslaughter in Cornwall, Ont. overdose death

  Police in Cornwall, Ont. have announced a manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal overdose in the city last year.

• Poilievre writes to GG calling for House recall, confidence vote after Singh declares he's ready to bring Liberals down

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, imploring her to 'use your authority to inform the prime minister that he must' recall the House of Commons so a non-confidence vote can be held. This move comes in light of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh publishing a letter stating his caucus 'will vote to bring this government down' sometime in 2025.

• Damaged Wolfe Island ferry being moved to Hamilton for repairs

  The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) says a plan is in place to move the damaged Wolfe Islander IV ferry for repairs this weekend.

• 'I understand there's going to be a short runway,' new minister says after Trudeau shuffles cabinet

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added eight Liberal MPs to his front bench and reassigned four ministers in a cabinet shuffle in Ottawa on Friday. But as soon as they were sworn-in, they faced questions about the political future of their government, and their leader.

• OC Transpo warning Para Transpo customers of delays due to maintenance backlog

  OC Transpo is warning Para Transpo customers to expect service delays because of a backlog of maintenance requirements among its minibus fleet.

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  LISTEN | Opposition leader speaks with The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll

  The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the opposition in the House of Commons commented on multiple key issues Thursday morning in an exclusive interview with The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll.

• OPP disabling comments across all social media accounts

  Comments on all social media accounts belonging to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are being disabled, the police service says, citing safety concerns.

• OPP charge three former hospital employees with patient privacy breach after unrelated incidents

  Three former hospital employees have been charged following investigations into unrelated alleged breach of patient privacy incidents that took place over the course of last year in different parts of the province, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

• Ottawa airport giving holiday travel tips during busiest days of the year

  The Ottawa airport is reminding holiday passengers to be prepared and to plan in advance for the peak of the holiday travel rush this weekend.

• Centretown apartment fire displaces one person

  One person has been displaced following a fire that broke out in an apartment in a multi-unit building in Centretown Thursday night, Ottawa Fire Services says.