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Hydro Ottawa says goal is to restore power to all customers by the end of the weekend

Hydro Ottawa says "we are close" to restoring power to the "bulk energy system" as crews enter "the last phase" of restoration efforts.

A home in Ottawa's Merivale Gardens neighbourhood one week after a devastating storm hit Ottawa. (Jackie Perez/CTV News Ottawa)

Gatineau police investigating stabbing death of 22-year-old man in Aylmer

A 22-year-old Gatineau man died in hospital after being stabbed outside an establishment in Aylmer on Saturday morning.

Storm cleanup continues as thousands of Ottawa residents mark eight days of no power

It’s been one week since a devastating storm swept through the nation’s capital, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people.

The cleanup continues in Ottawa's South Keys neighbourhood following last weekend's storm. (Natalie van Rooy/CTV News Ottawa)

Man dies after being struck by his own vehicle east of Ottawa

Ontario Provincial Police responded to a call at a home on Pearl Road in Champlain Township at about 5:45 p.m. Saturday.

G2 driver clocked at 169 km/h on Hwy. 416 on first day with new vehicle

A G2 driver out for a spin in their new vehicle is now facing several charges after being observed speeding 69 km/h over the speed limit, police say.

Ottawa woman, 95, sets Canadian record at Ottawa Race Weekend

Rejeanne Fairhead set a Canadian record in her first ever race at Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend.

Ottawa residents left waiting for power to return

Now into the second week of storm cleanup, many Ottawa residents remain without power across the city.

Advanced polling wraps ups as leaders enter home stretch of election campaign

Saturday marked the final day of advanced polling across the province, the last chance for eager voters to cast their ballot early.

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Police inaction allowed Texas massacre to continue with catastrophic consequences: experts

The decision by police to wait before confronting the gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde was a failure with catastrophic consequences, experts say. When it was all over 19 students and two teachers were dead.

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven C. McCraw, second from left, attends a press conference outside Robb Elementary School on May 27, in Uvalde, Texas. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

Indigenous B.C. filmmaker says he was refused entry on Cannes red carpet for his moccasins

A Dene filmmaker based in Vancouver says he was "disappointed" and "close to tears" when security at the Cannes Film Festival blocked him from walking the red carpet while dressed in a pair of moccasins.

Putin warns against continued arming of Ukraine; Kremlin claims another city captured

As Russia asserted progress in its goal of seizing the entirety of contested eastern Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin tried Saturday to shake European resolve to punish his country with sanctions and to keep supplying weapons that have supported Ukraine's defence.

Police inaction moves to centre of Uvalde shooting probe

The actions — or more notably, the inaction — of a school district police chief and other law enforcement officers have become the centre of the investigation into this week's shocking school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.