Fedeli Meal Charges, Port Hope Reactor Pushback & Nominations Deadline — Ottawa Friday

National 2SLGBTQ+ monument in Ottawa draws on themes of destruction and renewal

Thunderhead recognizes the discrimination experienced by 2SLGBTQ+ people across the country, particularly during a decades-long campaign by the Canadian government known as the LGBT purge.

If U.S. alcohol returns to Canada, some Ottawa residents say they still won’t be buying

As trade talks between Canada and the U.S. continue, American liquor may once again appear on store shelves as a tradeoff against tariffs. But as Joy SpearChief-Morris reports, some in Ottawa say they still won’t be buying it.

1 killed in motorcycle crash near Renfrew

One person has died following a motorcycle collision near Renfrew, Ont., Thursday night, according to local paramedics.

Ontario minister charged trade mission meals to riding association instead of government

Vic Fedeli, Premier Doug Ford's trade minister, hasn't charged the public for his meals or other expenses on trips, but records reveal party donors are footing the bill.

Clock's ticking to find challengers to take on 4 Ottawa city councillors

Canadian bans on U.S. alcohol take centre stage in tariff talks. American businesses are caught in middle

Gatineau autistic student denied disability-based French exemption, removed from college

Quebec's Charter of the French language grants children with serious learning issues a waiver allowing them to be educated in English. But education specialists say the process is too difficult and rejection rates are high, effectively preventing some students with disabilities from pursuing higher education.

Ottawa union fears province trying to 'strip power' from local boards ahead of school year

The head of the union representing elementary teachers at Ottawa's English public school board says the city's "unicorn" status is being put at risk by the province's current bargaining strategy.

Redblacks falls to CFL-leading Alouettes, extend losing streak to 16

The Ottawa Redblacks extended their winless streak with a 16th straight loss in an ugly 46-16 beatdown to the league-leading Montreal Alouettes on Thursday.

OPP renew call for help after remains of B.C. woman found in Ontario

Ontario Provincial Police are renewing calls for help in solving a 21-year-old case involving the remains of a British Columbia woman found in the province.

Port Hope’s radioactive past fuels pushback against proposed nuclear reactor

The provincially owned company in charge of the new nuclear power project is assuring residents that the sector operates much differently than when it was in its infancy.

Nominations to run in Ontario’s fall municipal elections set to close

A clearer picture of the choices Ontarians will face at the ballot box is set to emerge Friday afternoon as nominations for the fall municipal elections come to a close.

Long-awaited Orléans bike paths get federal money

Eagerly-awaited bike paths in part of Ottawa's east end now have a construction date after the announcement this week of federal funding.

17 arrested in series of Rideau Street shoplifting busts

Ottawa police have arrested over a dozen people and laid a host of charges after teaming up with a downtown business concerned about shoplifting.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford silent on request to restock American alcohol

For more than a year, Ontario consumers have gotten used to not seeing any American alcohol on the shelves of the LCBO.

Brampton man sentenced for kidnapping, attempted kidnapping 2 women 2 days apart

A Brampton man who kidnapped a woman and attempted to abduct another two days later has been sentenced to over two years in prison.