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Ottawa police investigate fatal stabbing in Vanier

Ottawa police say a 28-year-old man is wanted on a charge of second degree murder after a man died in a stabbing in Vanier.

Ottawa police are investigating the stabbing death of a man in Vanier on Saturday. (Colton Praill/CTV News Ottawa)

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NEW THIS MORNING | Ottawa hires consultant to conduct review of Mooney's Bay sledding hill

The giant hill at the park along Riverside Drive is a destination for tobogganing each winter, despite the hill being unsanctioned for sledding.

No one was spotted on Mooney's Bay Hill during the first day the City of Ottawa banned sledding at the popular hill. (Jeremie Charron/CTV News Ottawa)

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NEW THIS MORNING | Kanata Food Cupboard sees increase in demand as food, household costs rise

The Kanata Food Cupboard is reporting a steep increase in the number of families reaching out for assistance through the first two weeks of January, as food prices and household costs continue to increase.

The Kanata Food Cupboard is preparing Easter hampers for residents but the need has increased because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Kanata Food Cupboard)

O-Train out of service in Ottawa's east end as cold temperatures impact train power

"Based on initial inspections, it appears the extended period of very cold temperatures affected the overhead catenary line impacting power to trains," said the memo from OC Transpo.

Community rallies behind Stittsville family after fire destroys home

"It’s been rough, it’s been rough, but thank you everybody," said Sean Toogood, who credits his eight-year-old son for alerting everyone to the smoke.

The newest resident in Ottawa's Elmvale Acres neighbourhood is an 18-foot snowman

Luc Guertin used the snow from Monday's 48 cm storm to build an 18-foot snowman on the front lawn of his Elmvale Acres home.

Four new COVID-19 deaths in Ottawa on Saturday, hospitalizations increase

The health unit reported four new deaths and 443 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Saturday.

Car crashes through the Rideau River ice and record-breaking snowfall: Top stories in Ottawa this week

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at the top five stories on our website this week.

Extreme cold warning ends, but cold conditions continue in Ottawa this weekend

The temperature dipped to -29C at 8 a.m. in Ottawa, with the wind chill making it feel like minus 39.

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2 Canadian citizens killed in Mexico: Global Affairs

Global Affairs Canada confirmed Saturday it is aware of the deaths of two Canadian citizens in Mexico, a day after local officials in the country reported a shooting at a resort near Playa del Carmen that also injured a third individual.

Authorities in Mexico are searching for a suspect who is believed to have shot three Canadians at a hotel near Playa del Carmen, two of whom have died, local officials confirmed, Jan. 21, 2022. (Lucio Hernández Gutiérrez via Twitter)

U.K. accuses Kremlin of trying to install pro-Russian leader in Ukraine

Britain on Saturday accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, and said Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with a number of former Ukrainian politicians as part of plans for an invasion.

'Special partnership:' Canadian loan of $120 million welcomed by Ukrainian president

The president of Ukraine is thanking Canada for a $120-million loan aimed at bolstering his country's economy amid a hostile buildup of 100,000 Russian troops along its borders.

Border tragedy warns of new, unfamiliar immigration wrinkle for Canada, U.S.

The discovery of four people who perished in the cold trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border could put a new twist on the immigration debate in the United States.

Water temperatures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence have reached record highs, experts warn

New data shows that water temperatures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence have reached record highs, with experts warning the increase could impact some species that live in the waters.