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Five-kilometre section of Queensway closed until Monday

All eastbound and westbound lanes of Hwy. 417 are closed between Metcalfe Street and Carling/Kirkwood Avenues for the replacement of the Booth Street Bridge. The closure will continue until Monday at 6 a.m.

Construction crews continue preparations on Thursday for the Booth Street Bridge replacement. (Tyler Fleming/CTV News Ottawa)

Elevator outage strands residents in Clarence Street apartment for nearly a week

Two elevators at an Ottawa apartment building that houses subsidized units have been out for nearly a week.

Phil Major is stuck on the 12th floor of his Clarence Street building by an elevator outage. Family friend Allison Anderson visits Major on Thursday. (Natalie van Rooy/CTV News Ottawa)

Here's when gas prices will increase eight cents a litre in Ottawa

Canadians for Affordable Energy President Dan McTeague says gas prices will increase eight cents a litre in Ottawa on Friday, bringing gas prices to $1.749 a litre.

A Gatineau resident fills up the gas tank at a station in Ottawa on Sunday. He says the price of gas is about 17 cents a litre cheaper in Ottawa. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa)

Ontario health minister says health-care access through OHIP won't change

Ontarians will not have to pay out of pocket for health-care services, the province's health minister said Thursday, a day after she came under fire for refusing to rule out further privatization in the system.

Mississippi Mills, Ont. councillor has pay suspended for breaching COVID-19 vaccination policy

A Mississippi Mills, Ont. councillor has had her pay suspended for 90 days after breaching the municipality's COVID-19 vaccination policy by attending council meetings while refusing to disclose her vaccination status.

Deadline for Ottawa LRT inquiry final report extended to Nov. 30

The commissioner leading the public inquiry into Ottawa's light rail transit system has received a three-month extension to finish the final report, pushing the deadline beyond the Oct. 24 municipal election.

Power restored in Toronto after hours-long outage likely caused by crane hitting transmission line

Power has been restored in Toronto's downtown core after a widespread outage caused major disruptions in the city Thursday.

Car crashes into Gatineau, Que. Dollarama store

Emergency crews responded to the incident at the Dollarama on Saint-Rene Boulevard at approximately 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Gatineau Park's Champlain Lookout closing on weekdays for four weeks

The popular Champlain Lookout and a section of the Champlain Parkway in Gatineau Park will be off limits to vehicles and cyclists on weekdays for the next four weeks.

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Cabinet heard of potential 'breakthrough' with 'Freedom Convoy' protesters before Emergencies Act was invoked: documents

The night before the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act in response to the 'Freedom Convoy' protests, the prime minister’s national security adviser told him there was 'a potential for a breakthrough' in Ottawa, court documents show.

Crews secure fencing to shore up the existing gates along Wellington Street on Parliament Hill, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Sellers 'expecting yesterday's prices': Canadians cope with a correcting housing market

After a series of interest rate hikes implemented by the Bank of Canada, housing markets are now facing a 'significant' correction. CTVNews.ca spoke to Canadians who are now struggling to make the goal of purchasing a home, or selling one, a reality.

A new virus was found in China, here's what we know

Scientists are keeping an eye on the Langya virus, a new pathogen that appears to have been transmitted from animals to humans in China and causes symptoms similar to COVID-19 or the flu.

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EXCLUSIVE | B.C. cop stalked ex-girlfriend for years using police computers, misconduct probe finds

A high-ranking B.C. officer used police resources to conduct at least 92 searches on his ex-girlfriend and her family while stalking her over a period of five years, according to documents exclusively obtained by CTV News.