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Ottawa Titans win title, Kemptville crash & South Keys pedestrian — Ottawa Sunday

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. 1 dead and 5 injured after head-on crash in Kemptville, Ont. Police reported a head-on collision in Kemptville that left one person dead and five others injured; emergency crews responded on scene. The incident was described as a head-on crash in Kemptville, Ontario, with the confirmed counts of one fatality and five injured transported for treatment.

  2. Pedestrian in his seventies hit near South Keys, sustaining life-threatening injuries. A man in his seventies was struck by a car near the South Keys area and was reported with life-threatening injuries; police attended the collision near South Keys. Authorities confirmed the victim’s age range and the severity as life-threatening injuries following the collision.

🏈 Sports

  1. Ottawa Titans crowned Frontier League champions for the first time. The Ottawa Titans won the Frontier League championship, marking the franchise’s first Frontier League title; the team is now officially Frontier League champions. The club’s championship is described as the first in the Frontier League for the Ottawa Titans franchise.

  2. Redblacks losing streak reaches 20 after 45-31 loss to Stampeders. The Ottawa Redblacks extended their losing streak to 20 games with a 45-31 defeat by the Calgary Stampeders; the score in the loss was 45-31. The streak length is confirmed at 20 consecutive losses following the game against the Stampeders.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Tragically Hip, Feist and others inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame announced inductions including the Tragically Hip and Feist among the honourees; the Hall of Fame induction list names the Tragically Hip and Feist. The inductions were reported as part of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame class.

  2. Belleville holds annual Porchfest in wake of synagogue attack. Belleville gathered for its annual Porchfest festival following a recent synagogue attack, with the event proceeding as an annual community music festival in Belleville. Coverage links the annual Porchfest gathering in Belleville to the community’s response after the synagogue attack.

📰 Also Today

  • City lists what's open and closed in Ottawa for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
  • AFC Toronto earns NSL playoff berth with 3-0 win over Rapid.

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AFC Toronto earns NSL playoff berth with 3-0 win over Rapid

Lena Silano scored twice for AFC Toronto in a 3-0 blanking of Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League on Saturday at York Lions Stadium in Toronto.

General Sep 27, 2026

Belleville, Ont., gathers for annual Porchfest in wake of synagogue attack

Residents of Belleville, Ont., came together Saturday for an annual neighbourhood music festival, with this year's event also being a way for people to show their support to the community following last weekend's shooting outside a synagogue. The attack, which took place on Yom Kippur, seriously injured a police officer and left the gunman dead.

General Sep 27, 2026

Redblacks losing streak hits 20 with 45-31 loss to Stampeders

Deonta McMahon led Calgary with a pair of touchdowns in Saturday's win, keeping their playoff hopes alive while handing the 0-14 Redblacks yet another loss.

General Sep 27, 2026

Pedestrian in his seventies hit by car, sustained life-threatening injuries near South Keys

A 74-year-old man sustained life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car Saturday afternoon near South Keys.

General Sep 27, 2026

Ottawa Titans crowned Frontier League champions for 1st time

For the first time in franchise history, the Ottawa Titans are the Frontier League champions, beating the Evansville Otters in Game 4 of the finals in front of a passionate home crowd.

General Sep 27, 2026

What's open and closed in Ottawa for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Sept. 30 — which falls this coming Wednesday this year — is an annual federal holiday in Canada to recognize the damage caused by the residential school system, honour survivors and help families and communities affected by the lasting trauma.

General Sep 27, 2026

1 dead, 5 injured in head-on crash in Kemptville, Ont.

One person is dead and several others were sent to hospital after a head-on collision between two passenger vehicles in Kemptville, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

General Sep 27, 2026

Tragically Hip, Feist and more inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

The memory of the late Gord Downie was in sharp focus as the Kingston alt-rock band the Tragically Hip were among four musical acts inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame at a star-studded gala held at Toronto's Massey Hall on Saturday night.

General Sep 27, 2026