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    Record snowfall buries Ottawa

  • The record snowfall that buried the capital on Saturday caused a pair of issues for the city's LRT system. UPDATED

    Record snowfall causes problems on LRT line

    A 44-year-old man is dead after his snowmobile crashed into a tree near Algonquin Park on Saturday. NEW

    Man dead after snowmobile crash near Algonquin Park

  • Ottawa resident Rosanne Palmer says her rear windshield was smashed by a piece of ice as she waited at a Tim Hortons drive-thru on Friday. (Courtesy: Rosanne Palmer)

    Falling ice smashes back windshield at Tim Hortons drive-thru

    Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex smile during their visit to Canada House in thanks for the warm Canadian hospitality and support they received during their recent stay in Canada, in London, Jan. 7, 2020. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool Photo via AP)

    Prince Harry, Meghan will no longer use 'royal highness' titles

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  • Lindsay Delisle says her family stands with the teachers amid growing labour unrest across Ontario.

    'It's going to be a challenge' Ottawa mother prepares for strike

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    Brendon Wayne Spurrell, 22, is described as a Caucasian male, 5’10” (178cm), 160 lbs (73kg) with black short hair and blue eyes. (Ottawa Police handout) UPDATED

    Ottawa Police arrest wanted man released by mistake

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  • A man pulls his shopping cart along the snow-covered street in Ottawa on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS) WEATHER WARNING

    Biggest snowstorm of 2020: Snowfall warning in effect for eastern Ontario

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    Skaters make their along the Rideau Canal Skateway during the 32nd annual Winterlude Triathlon in Ottawa on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015. (Justin Tang / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Rideau Canal Skateway to open Saturday morning

  • A woman makes her way through the snow-covered streets in St. John’s on Friday, January 17, 2020. The City of St. John's has declared a state of emergency, ordering businesses closed and vehicles off the roads as blizzard conditions descend on the Newfoundland and Labrador capital. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)

    'Unprecedented' blizzard prompts state of emergency in St. John's, N.L.

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    A broken overhead wire at St. Laurent Station on Thursday forced passengers to exit a stalled train. (Viewer photo)

    Officials apologize after longest LRT disruption yet

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  • Ottawa drivers reports damage to vehicles from flying ice.

    Police say drivers could be fined for snow and ice left on vehicles

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    After five years and $360 million the new Rideau Centre expansion is finally open. CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver has the details.

    Rideau Centre ranked #11 of top 30 Canadian shopping centres

  • A B.C. man has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act in a crash about 65 kilometres southwest of Ottawa.

    Man charged in Hwy. 7 fatal collision

    Art Is In take-out location in Byward Market

    Art Is In Bakery take-out to open in Byward Market

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  • The teenager was cycling along Jeanne D’Arc Boulev

    Driver charged in connection to July crash that killed Ottawa teen

    A 60-year-old man is in critical condition after falling from the back of a truck while offloading it on Laurier Ave. Friday, Jan. 17, 2020.

    Worker, 60, critically injured after falling from truck on Laurier Ave

  • Ottawa Police are searching for three suspects in a break-and-enter in Richmond last October.

    Suspects wanted in Richmond break-in

    CTV Toronto: ETFO gives province a warning

    All Renfrew schools to close Tuesday for ETFO walkout

  • New cannabis infused ginger ale from Tweed

    Cannabis company Canopy Growth delaying launch of infused beverages

    An OC Transpo driver was injured when ice flew off another vehicle and struck the windshield of the bus. (OPP)

    Bus driver injured when ice smashes windshield

  • Members of the Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation team show off the 10 of Spades that was pulled in Thursday's draw of the Catch the Ace lottery. The jackpot for whoever finds the Ace of Spades is now over $675,000. (Aaron Reid/CTV Ottawa, January 16, 2020)

    Elusive Ace of Spades: Jackpot for Catch the Ace tops $675,000

    Temperatures could dip down past -26 C overnight in Ottawa.

    Bundle Up! Frostbite Advisory issued for Ottawa

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    Ford criticizes teachers' union leaders, says he won't give in to salary demands

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    Brendon Wayne Spurrell, 22, is described as a Caucasian male, 5’10” (178cm), 160 lbs (73kg) with black short hair and blue eyes. (Ottawa Police handout) UPDATED

    Ottawa Police arrest wanted man released by mistake

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  • A man suffered serious burns in a fire on Fraser Road in Aylmer Wednesday night.

    Gatineau man seriously injured in fire

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    Signs are at the ready in the Elementary Teachers Federation's Ottawa office as members await word if they can protest

    ETFO plans one-day strikes in Ottawa, Renfrew County next week

  • A variety of cannabis edibles are displayed at the Ontario Cannabis Store in Toronto on Friday, January 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

    Cannabis edibles to go on sale digitally this morning via Ontario's online store

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    Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne, right, and Dominic Raab the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State speak to reporters following a meeting in Montreal, Thursday, January 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

    Iran must compensate crash victims' families, Canada-led group agrees

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  • Thursday morning snow blankets Ottawa

    City of Ottawa crews keeping an eye on second snowstorm this weekend

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    FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 file photo, a rescue worker shows pictures of a girl recovered from a Ukrainian plane crash site in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. The crash of a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran this week that killed all 176 on board comes as a test for Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office less than eight months ago with no prior political experience. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

    Ford to announce new scholarships this morning in memory of Ukraine Airlines crash victims

  • Heavy snowfall has shut down traffic in the region several times this winter.

    Special Weather Advisory remains in place

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    A woman walks by a Scotiabank branch in Toronto on Thursday, April 9, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

    Scotiabank closing branches in South Mountain and Beachburg

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    Ottawa's vacancy rate, rent prices increase in 2019

    OSSTF Members hold one-day strike

    OCDSB elementary schools will close Monday if ETFO launches strike action

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  • Zachary Wittke, 22, is facing several charges, including first-degree murder, in the Sept. 2017 crash in Arnprior that killed 65-year-old Sheila Welsh.

    Trial begins for man accused of killing Arnprior grandmother

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    NCC CEO Tobi Nussbaum joins the Rideau Canal maintenance crew for a rap video.

    'Ice, ice, maybe:' Rideau Canal rap turns heads

  • High school teachers with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board are staging another one day walk-out to protest Ford Government education cuts. (Source: Christina Succi)

    High school teachers' strike closes all public elementary and secondary schools in Ottawa

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    A McDonald's sign is seen above the fast food restaurant on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 near downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

    McDonald's to roll out national policy after refusing to fill reusable cup

  • Brampton's Adlin Lewis has won a record-breaking Lotto Max lottery ticket in the Greater Toronto Area. (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation)

    Meet the credit risk manager who won $70 million

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    Ottawa Police say a 32-year-old man has been accused of stabbing a sleeping man on Jan. 9, 2020. (Ottawa Police handout)

    Charges laid after sleeping man stabbed on Bank St.

  • Rolls of toilet paper are seen scattered across Highway 401 just east of the Thousand Islands Bridge after a crash involving two transport trucks on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (@OPP_ER/Twitter)

    Clean-up on Hwy 401! Crash spills toilet paper across busy highway

    "Particularly in communities that have suffered the most from violent crime, they want more police officers. They want to see them. They want to know who they are. They want to get to the level of trust and confidence where they’re willing to share more information and get involved directly with those officers in co-producing public safety." says Chief of Police Peter Sloly. (CTV Ottawa File Photo)

    Ottawa Police to launch three new community policing teams in 2020

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    Councillor joins Ottawa Paramedics for a ride-along

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    Phoenix Pay System causing stress for employees: Survey

  • Bank Street robbery suspect threatened staff with syringe

    Robbery suspect pulled out syringe, threatened to stab security staff

    A school bus is seen in this undated file photo.

    School bus driver charged with Distracted Driving in Carleton Place

  • An empty classroom is seen in this undated file photo. (Source: iStock, DONGSEON_KIM)

    Teachers in Ontario's French system to start work-to-rule campaign

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    Overnight fire damages Russell Rd. home

  • A website dedicated to nuclear safety reported more than 30,000 orders placed online for potassium iodide, or KI, pills after a mistaken emergency alert about a nearby power plant occurred on the weekend.

    Nuclear scare prompts thousands of orders for potassium iodide pills

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