One dead after driver strikes two pedestrians in Sandy Hill
Ottawa police say a woman in her 40s is dead after a driver struck her and another person in Sandy Hill.
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LOCAL NEWS
Ottawa Student Transportation Authority apologizes for lack of school bus drivers; manager taking leave of absence
The chief administrative officer and general manager of the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) is taking a leave of absence after a tumultuous start to the school year.
One person suffers life-threatening injury after hitting horse on Highway 417
Ontario Provincial Police say a driver suffered a life-threatening injury in an overnight crash on Highway 417 that involved horses that had wandered onto the highway.
Two arrests for public intoxication, but otherwise, no post-Panda Game pandemonium, police report
Ottawa police say there are no reports of any significant issues following Sunday's Panda Game between the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.
Crime & Courts
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Two G2 drivers charged with stunt driving on eastern Ontario roads
Ontario Provincial Police say an officer observed a vehicle travelling 164 km/h on Highway 416 near Spencerville on Wednesday.
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Ottawa police lay charges after Halton police officers attacked in downtown Ottawa
Ottawa police have arrested and charged a man in connection with an attack in the ByWard Market that injured two Halton Regional Police officers.
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Biker who sped past OPP detachment charged with stunt driving
Ontario Provincial Police say a good way to be stopped for stunt driving is to speed right past the local police detachment.
COVID-19 in Ottawa
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Latest COVID-19 vaccines likely not publicly available until late October, Ottawa Public Health says
Ottawa Public Health says it is awaiting shipments of the latest COVID-19 vaccines that target the XBB.1.5 subvariant, but it could be a few more weeks before they're widely available.
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'It's going to be bumpy': CHEO preparing for the fall respiratory virus season
CHEO is preparing for a bumpy respiratory virus season in Ottawa, as COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses continue to circulate in the community. Ottawa Public Health says wastewater surveillance shows COVID-19 levels are "very high" in Ottawa this week, while RSV levels are "moderate."
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Mandatory masking rules reinstated at hospitals in Kingston, Ont.
The Kingston Health Sciences Centre says that in response to rising COVID-19 prevalence in southwestern Ontario, it is reintroducing mandatory masking for patients, staff and visitors in public facing areas, effective immediately.
Your Health
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Trillium Line launch delayed until spring 2024
Passengers will not be boarding the Trillium Line until the spring of 2024, as construction continues on the new north-south light-rail transit line between Bayview Station and Riverside South.
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Transit riders fill city hall with chants to fix transit
A rally took place at Ottawa City Hall Tuesday, calling for better transit service. While the LRT and bus route changes get most of the attention, much of the spotlight on transit this week is on Para Transpo.
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Uniforms back on as bus driver union, OC Transpo agree to meet to discuss 'multitude of issues'
The head of the union representing OC Transpo drivers is asking them not to wear their uniforms until further notice as a protest against "the style of management OC Transpo is currently under."
AROUND THE REGION
Local Highlights FROM ACROSS CANADA
Why a B.C. city ended its decades-long ban on tattoo shops
Up until this week, opening a tattoo parlour in the Township of Langley in B.C.’s Fraser Valley was technically illegal.
'Bunny Hug' trademarked by Sask. vendor
Saskatchewan has its fair share of slang, and one phrase synonymous with our province: Bunny Hug. While this term is common phrase to most Saskatchewanians, it is apparently still fair game to be trademarked.
Rabbits on Granville Island being trapped, euthanized amid coyote concerns
A growing rabbit population on Vancouver's Granville Island has been attracting coyotes, according to authorities, and the bunnies are now being trapped and taken to a vet to be euthanized.
Manitoba-made game going to New York toy fair
A Manitoban is hoping his homegrown board game will make a splash at an iconic toy fair.
B.C. family rallying around little girls who lost their firefighter dad in highway crash
Blain Sonnenberg's daughters — seven-year-old Brooklyn and four-year-old Trezley — were the light of his life.
Ontario widower stuck with US$100K+ medical bill after late wife hospitalized on vacation
An Ontario widower, still grieving his wife's death, is unsure how to pay for a medical bill from their last vacation to Florida, which costs more than US$124,000.
Calls for Halifax-area campgrounds to stay open into the fall amid housing crisis
Mel Ellsworth from Halifax has fallen on hard times, and is now one of many people sleeping rough in the city.
Toronto woman hospitalized overseas with botulism
A Toronto woman has been hospitalized in France with a severe case of botulism after eating improperly preserved sardines at a Bordeaux wine bar.
'He had a big heart': Father of fallen teenage wildland firefighter remembers his son
When 19-year-old Jaxon Billyboy graduated high school in Williams Lake in June, it was a proud moment for his father Sheldon Bowe.
