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Another 2 to 3 days to reconnect Ottawa, but progress being made: Hydro Ottawa

City officials in Ottawa say it could be another two to three days to restore power, but Hydro Ottawa is assuring the community that progress is being made.

Utility workers use bucket lifts to repair lines along Hawthorne Road after Saturday’s major storm caused significant damage to the city’s power distribution network, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Ottawa schools with power to reopen Wednesday

Ottawa schools that have power will be open Wednesday, but many schools remain closed.

The grounds at Castor Valley Elementary School are quiet as sheeting is seen on the school's damaged roof in the community of Greely in Ottawa, after Saturday’s major storm, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Ottawa area school boards cancelled classes on Tuesday as many schools buildings were without power. (Justin Tang/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Hunt for gas forcing many to drive across Ottawa to fill up cars, generators

City officials say gas supply issues and long lineups at the pumps should be resolved as soon as hydro is restored.

Many gas stations in Ottawa have run out of fuel and are closed. The city says the issue should be resolved when power is restored. (Leah Larocque/CTV News Ottawa)

Spoiled food: City of Ottawa adds more disposal bins

The city of Ottawa is setting up disposal bins at locations across the city for residents to get rid of food spoiled because of the ongoing power outages.

Riders and horses safe, but Ottawa equestrian centre left as twisted wreckage

The Brookson Riding Academy was left a crumpled mess in Saturday’s storm. Riders and horses survived, but the farm is mangled.

Richmond farmers take in cattle after Navan barn destroyed

Farmers in Richmond helped take in a herd of cattle from a Navan farm that was destroyed by Saturday's deadly storm.

Gatineau, Que. asking residents to prepare for flooding along Gatineau River

The city of Gatineau, Que. is telling residents to prepare for the possibility of flooding in some areas.

Gunman kills at least 19 children at Texas elementary school

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of massacres. The attacker was killed by law enforcement.

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Gunman kills at least 19 children at Texas elementary school

A woman cries as she leaves the Uvalde Civic Center, Tuesday May 24, 2022, after a mass shooting at a Texas school. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Biden makes urgent call for new firearms restrictions after Texas school shooting

Lamenting a uniquely American tragedy, an anguished and angry U.S. President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call for new restrictions on firearms Tuesday night after a gunman shot and killed 19 children at a Texas elementary school.

Language law Bill 96 adopted, promising sweeping changes for Quebec

Bill 96, the provincial government's controversial legislation aimed at protecting the French language in Quebec, has been adopted in the National Assembly.

U.S. senator begs for gun compromise after Texas shooting

Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, who came to Congress representing Sandy Hook, begged his colleagues to finally pass legislation addressing the nation's gun violence problem as the latest school shooting unfolded Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.