Hantavirus Woes, Historic Games & Political Drama — Your Ottawa Friday

Ontario estimated to lose more than a third of its international students following permit cap: StatsCan

Ontario is set to lose more than a third of its international student population following the federal government's student permit cap , preliminary estimates from Statistics Canada show.

Ottawa Charge face Boston Fleet in Game 3 Friday

Here's what you need to know ahead of the Ottawa Charge's first home game of the PWHL semifinals at the Canadian Tire Centre. Emma Weller explains.

Brockville police arrest 17-year-old after finding 3 people dead in a home

Police in Brockville, Ont., said a 17-year-old is in custody for three counts of first-degree murder after finding three people dead in a home Thursday.

OPP investigating suspicious death in Greater Madawaska Township

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a suspicious death in the Township of Greater Madawaska.

Woman dead, two injured, after head-on collision in South Frontenac

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a 57-year-old woman is dead after a head-on collision in South Frontenac, Ont., just before noon Thursday.

He's known for reviewing Ottawa restaurants. Now, he's putting on a festival

Henry Monkhouse is known on social media for shining a spotlight on local restaurants as the admin of thebesteats613. Monkhouse tells Rachelle Elsiufi how that led him to organize his own food festival, Best Fest Ottawa.

Algonquins of Barriere Lake try to keep lights on as federal funding dries up

With funding for its diesel generators set to expire, the Algonquins of Barriere Lake First Nation is searching for a way to keep power flowing in the community. Their chief has been at odds with Indigenous Services Canada and Hydro-Québec on what the long-term solution should be.

Ottawa Charge, Boston Fleet hit the ice at the CTC tonight. Here's what you need to know

The PWHL playoffs are back in the nation's capital tonight as the Ottawa Charge get ready to clash with the Boston Fleet at the Canadian Tire Centre for Game 3.

Local businesses adapting to gas price chaos

'We have to remind ourselves ... there are some places in the world that are much more impacted than us,' one economist says.

1 year post cellphone ban in Quebec schools, here's how these students are adjusting

Back in late August, Lester B. Pearson High School student Adyson Miniaci didn't know what to expect during her final year of school with no cellphone. Months later, she says the cellphone ban resulted in her spending her lunches making new friends and trying different school activities.

Spain prepares for evacuations as hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands

3 people shot at with replica gun in suspected hate crime outside Toronto synagogue

Toronto police are investigating a potential hate-motivated crime after three people were shot at with a replica gun outside a synagogue Thursday night.

Hantavirus risk low in Ontario; couple asymptomatic and isolating in rural area: top doctor

Ontario health officials say two residents exposed to hantavirus during a cruise outbreak remain symptom-free and are isolating while being monitored for 45 days.

Police arrest suspects in 10 jewelry store smash-and-grab robberies across GTA

Police say an organized group used stolen vehicles and hammers to carry out a string of brazen jewelry store robberies across the Greater Toronto Area.

Ontario teen charged with 1st-degree murder after 3 people found dead in a home

One youth has been charged with first-degree murder and assaulting a police officer after three people were found dead inside a home.

B.C. court to rule in Abbotsford home invasion double murder trial

A judge is expected to deliver a verdict today in the murder trial of three men accused of killing an elderly Abbotsford couple during a violent 2022 home invasion.

Celebrini headlines Canada’s roster for worlds

Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks headlines Canada's roster for the world hockey championships in Switzerland.

Ontario's chief medical officer of health answers your questions about hantavirus

Two Ontario residents are isolating at home in their rural community after disembarking late last month from a cruise ship that is now the site of a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

Hantavirus risk low in Ontario, no symptoms for exposed couple: province's chief medical officer

Ontario's chief medical officer of health says two Ontario residents who were on a cruise ship with passengers infected with hantavirus are in good spirits and showing no symptoms, while isolating in their rural community.

Manitoba Métis ask Canada to defund Métis National Council

After a disastrous court case cost the Metis National Council nearly $20 million, one defendant calls for Ottawa to defund the organization, calling it illegitimate

Risk of hantavirus pandemic 'very low,' Canada's top health official says

Toronto Tempo set for historic first regular-season WNBA game

The Toronto Tempo make history tonight, hosting the Washington Mystics in the franchise’s first-ever regular-season game at Coca-Cola Coliseum.

Analysts divided after Marit Stiles says Doug Ford could end up in prison

Stiles faced backlash Monday after stating that Ontario Premier Doug Ford could face a stint behind bars if the NDP forms the next provincial government.

Minister files judicial review of First Nations child welfare agreement

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says her government has filed a judicial review on a child welfare agreement she struck with First Nations in Ontario.