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Freedom Convoy-affiliated group being evicted from Ottawa church

The owner of a historic church in Ottawa's Lowertown neighbourhood is evicting a group with ties to the 'Freedom Convoy' occupation planning to purchase the property this fall, in an apparent dispute over unpaid rent for the facility.

A person sits on the stairs outside a decommissioned church, Thursday, August 18, 2022 in Ottawa. An Ottawa-based group with suspected ties to the 'Freedom Convoy' says it has been threatened with eviction and is ready to take its cause to court in an attempt to set up headquarters in the country's capital. (Adrian Wyld/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Canada Post halts mail delivery in rural Ottawa because mailboxes are too short

Canada Post says it will no longer deliver mail to homes on Constance Lake Road near Dunrobin because the mailboxes are too short.

Canada Post says it stopped mail delivery on Constance Lake Road near Dunrobin, Ont. because the mailboxes are too short. (Dylan Dyson/CTV News Ottawa)

Ottawa asks for funding for 42 new paramedics to address hospital offload delays

Mayor Jim Watson has sent a letter to Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones requesting funding for new paramedics, and asking Ontario to recognize offload delays in hospital emergency departments as a "public safety risk."

Ottawa Paramedic Service vehicles parked at a hospital in Ottawa. (Natalie van Rooy/CTV News Ottawa)

Hungry bear takes out birdfeeder in Kanata backyard

Bob Barter sent CTV News Ottawa video of the black bear poking the birdfeeder in the backyard of his home in the Katimavik neighbourhood.

24 residents at Perley Health turn at least 100 this year

On Thursday, the Perley Health long-term care home held a birth celebration for some of its residents hitting the 100-year-old milestone.

Ontario releases plan to stabilize health-care system amid bed and staffing shortages

The next phase of Ontario's 'Plan to Stay Open' involves transferring of seniors from hospital to alternative long-term care homes, the hiring of thousands of health-care workers and a pledge to reduce surgical backlog.

ATV crash claims life of Brockville, Ont. man one week after engagement, fiancée seriously injured

Ontario Provincial Police in Almaguin Highlands responded to a collision involving an All-Terrain Vehicle and a passenger vehicle on East Bear Lake Road at approximately 1:45 p.m. last Saturday.

Nine vehicles pulled off the road during inspection blitz in Ottawa

Nine vehicles were taken off the road for violations following an Ottawa police inspection blitz targeting tow trucks and commercial vehicles.

Driver stopped speeding on Hwy. 401 with two unbuckled children in backseat

Police say a vehicle was stopped travelling 157 km/h on Hwy. 401 in August Township at approximately 4 a.m. Thursday.

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Freedom Convoy-affiliated group being evicted from Ottawa church

Vatican shelves sexual assault probe into Cardinal Marc Ouellet

There is not enough evidence to open a formal church investigation into sexual assault allegations against a prominent Quebec cardinal, Pope Francis declared Thursday. Cardinal Marc Ouellet, an adviser to the Pope, has been accused of sexual misconduct in a class-action lawsuit filed earlier this week in Quebec Superior Court.