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  Here's what you need to know about Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa

  The lineup for Canada's 157th birthday party in Ottawa and Gatineau has been released, with the main birthday celebrations set for LeBreton Flats Park for the third straight year.

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  Off to warm, sunny day in Ottawa this Friday

  It’s going to be a nice day in the capital this Friday with sunny skies and warm temperatures.

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  What's happening in Ottawa this weekend: May 31-June 2

  CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at things happening in Ottawa and eastern Ontario during the first weekend of June.

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  The City of Ottawa puts a limit on garbage, but where can you find a 140-litre bin?

  The City of Ottawa's new curbside garbage policy will allow residents to count a 140-litre garbage bin as a single item, no matter how much garbage is inside, but finding a bin of that size is not easy.

• Vehicle thefts aren't just a big city problem

  The rise in auto thefts in Ontario has been staggering in recent years. Now, thieves are beginning to venture outside major cities to get their hands on the vehicles they want.

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  LISTEN | An early look at summer in Ottawa

  Environment Canada's senior climatologist says he expects this summer in Ottawa to be the kind many people hope for.

• Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes

  Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex.

• Here's how many tickets were issued by Ottawa's photo radar cameras in April

  New statistics show Ottawa's 40 photo radar cameras issued 37,285 speeding tickets in April, after issuing 43,416 tickets in March. So far in 2024, 121,652 speeding tickets have been issued by the photo radar cameras.

• Damaged LaSalle Causeway leaving behind major losses for tourism in Kingston, Ont.

  Cruise ship operators say the extended closure of the LaSalle Causeway in Kingston has had a multi-million dollar impact on local tourism.

• Hundreds of young minds from across Canada compete in national science fair in Ottawa

  Nearly 400 of the brightest young minds in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics have converged in the capital for the Canada-Wide Science Fair.

• Recent death renewing warnings about the dangers of the Deschenes Rapids

  After the death of a man on the Ottawa River this week there is a renewed warning from first responders about safety on the water.

• No injuries reported following high rise balcony fire in Hintonburg

  No injuries were reported after a fire broke out on a balcony in a high rise in Ottawa's Hintonburg neighbourhood Thursday morning.

• Sharon DeSousa elected new national PSAC president

  Sharon DeSousa has been elected the new national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, succeeding Chris Aylward as head of one of the country's largest public sector unions.

• Quinte West, Ont. man facing charges of dangerous driving in stolen car

  The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says a 19-year-old is facing charges following a complaint of dangerous driving using a stolen vehicle in Quinte West, Ont. last weekend.