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  Ottawa G1 driver caught driving uninsured, unaccompanied with out-of-service plate on HWY 417

  A G1 driver is facing multiple charges after being stopped on Highway 417 in Ottawa for out-of-service licence plate Wednesday, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

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  YEAR-IN-REVIEW

  YEAR-IN-REVIEW | Top stories in Ottawa in 2024

  It was a year of change in Ottawa in 2024, with federal public servants required to spend more time in the office, alcohol now available in grocery stores and gas stations, and the Ottawa Senators taking the next step towards moving downtown.

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  Boxing Day in Canada: Small retailers fear big shopping day won't make up for tough year

  It’s one of the busiest shopping days of the year: Boxing Day sees thousands of people head to malls and big box stores to find great deals. But it's not so simple for smaller shops.

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  It feels like minus 13 with the windchill this Boxing Day in Ottawa

  Attention Ottawa shoppers! It’s cold outside, as it feels like minus 13 with the windchill this Boxing Day.

• What's happening in Ottawa over the Christmas holidays

  CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at things to do in Ottawa over the holiday season.

• Plush toys recalled in Canada due to choking hazard

  Health Canada announced a recall on a series of plush toys due to a choking hazard. Anyone who has purchased an elephant, giraffe, lion, tiger and/or panda plush toy with an attached baby can return them to the place of purchase for a refund.

• Firefighters contain fire to basement before it could spread in Vanier

  Ottawa Fire Services says a fire that started in a chair in the basement of a duplex in Vanier this Christmas morning was quickly stopped before spreading into the entire structure.

• OPP and Ottawa firefighters help remove vehicle wedged into Highway 417 overpass

  Ottawa firefighters and local Ontario Provincial Police officers were called to a bizarre scene Tuesday morning along Highway 417, where a driver managed to wedge his vehicle under an overpass.

• Ottawa Senators unveil wallpaper for your phone: ‘A little something from us, to you’

  Attention Ottawa Senators fans! The capital’s hockey team has a Christmas gift for you. The team has unveiled a new picture that you can use as a wallpaper for your cellphone.

• Pope urges 'all people of all nations' to silence arms and overcome divisions in Christmas address

  Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged 'all people of all nations' to find courage during this Holy Year 'to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions' plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia.

• Read Trudeau's Christmas message

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued his Christmas message on Tuesday. Here is his message in full.

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  PART 2 | Ottawa mayor speaks on Sprung structures, challenges facing the city in year-end interview

  Ottawa mayor Mark Sutcliffe says he's disappointed in the amount of "misinformation" surrounding a plan to erect tent-like structures to accommodate hundreds of migrants in the city, a proposal that has been suggested to alleviate the city's overburdened shelter system.

• Friends, family reunite in Ottawa on Christmas Eve

  As many race to get home for the holidays, a winter storm in eastern Ontario caused some delays for last-minute travellers as their loved ones stood by waiting to be reunited.

• Last minute shoppers in Ottawa wrap up Christmas wish lists

  Residents in the capital spent the day at Tanger Outlets in Kanata, looking to put the finishing touches on their holiday shopping, while others were just getting started.