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Long weekend kicks off in Ottawa

Ottawa has plenty of events for Victoria Day which not only could be popular with the hometown crowd, but for tourists as well.

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NEW THIS MORNING | Here’s how you can cast an advance ballot in Ottawa for the provincial election

Advance polls opened on Thursday and are open daily until Saturday, May 28 in all ridings across Ottawa.

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NEW THIS MORNING | Ottawa to begin spraying for wild parsnip

The city of Ottawa will launch its annual campaign to deal with wild parsnip next week, the invasive plant that can cause skin and eye irritation and makes the skin prone to burning and blistering.

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.

Here's what's open and closed in Ottawa on Victoria Day

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at what's open and closed in Ottawa over the Victoria Day long weekend.

Ontario Liberals promise to pay 50 per cent of Ottawa's Stage 3 LRT project

"Fifty per cent of provincial funding for Stage 3 of Ottawa's regional transit plan is in the platform," Liberal leader Steven Del Duca told CTV Morning Live Friday morning.

Quebec protesters rally against proposed French language law

A protest took place in Sainte-Cecile-de-Masham, Que., a community north of Ottawa. The group was pushing back against Bill 96, proposed legislation that seeks to affirm that the only official and common language of Quebec is French.

Brett Kissel concert at TD Place postponed at the last minute

Country star Brett Kissel has postponed his concert at Ottawa's Arena at TD Place tonight due to an issue with his voice.

Affordable Ottawa Road Trips: 'Close To Home' and 'Further Afield' this long weekend

If you feel the price of gas, and well, the price of everything has put the brakes on your long weekend fun, author Laura Byrne Paquet will accelerate your planning.