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Data-centre policy, Suspected femicide & Trump Avenue rename — Ottawa Wednesday

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🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Friends of an Ottawa woman killed in a suspected femicide say they are “so very crushed.” The incident involved an Ottawa woman described in coverage as killed in what police treat as a suspected femicide; friends have publicly expressed their grief. (Source: report headline.)
  2. Suspect charged with first-degree murder in a 2023 Ottawa man’s death. Authorities charged an individual with first-degree murder in the 2023 death of a man in Ottawa, according to the report’s headline; criminal proceedings were announced by police. (Source: report headline.)

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. City of Ottawa will draw up a data-centre policy, but supporters say it’s not a ban. Ottawa city staff have been directed to create an official policy on data centres while proponents argue the move should not be read as a prohibition on new facilities. (Source: report headline.)
  2. Councillor says it’s finally time to rename Ottawa’s Trump Avenue. An Ottawa councillor has called for renaming the municipal street currently known as Trump Avenue and signalled council attention to the issue. (Source: report headline.)
  3. Ottawa and Gatineau mayors pledge economic co-operation amid U.S. tariffs. The mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau publicly committed to working together on economic issues as U.S.-Canada trade tensions rise, per the report’s headline. (Source: report headline.)
  4. Leading Ottawa mayoral candidates outline plans for Pride, per coverage. Coverage summarised what Ottawa’s top mayoral contenders are proposing for Pride events and policy, according to the report’s headline. (Source: report headline.)
  5. City of Ottawa seeking a meteorologist to investigate Nepean’s unusual weather. The city has posted for a meteorologist role to help determine why Nepean keeps getting hit by “crazy weather,” according to the report’s headline. (Source: report headline.)

📰 Also Today

  • Durham police charge Rajendranauth Doodnauth Maraj, 50, with sexual assault in Oshawa.
  • Liaison Strategies poll shows Ontario PCs at 39%, Liberals 35% after trade spat.
  • Canada’s retaliatory tariffs could hit Ontario Line train order built in Maryland.
  • Tefai Opoku-Boadu found not guilty of second-degree murder in TTC bus cologne case.
  • Doug Ford says he wasn’t told to tone down rhetoric about Donald Trump.
  • Shedd Aquarium confirms death of 23-year-old beluga Peekachu weeks after transfer.
  • 19-year-old woman killed in Thunder Bay collision with tractor-trailer, OPP say.
  • Two belugas and four dolphins from Marineland head to Oceanogràfic Valencia today.
  • CBSA alleges former Iranian official Abbas Omidi played ‘critical’ role in terror finance.
  • Trump suggests renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” per his social post.
  • Musicians and actors pay tribute to Dolly Parton in national coverage.

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Source Articles (18)

Ottawa, Gatineau mayors pledge economic co-operation amid U.S. tariffs

As the federal government announces dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs against the United States, the mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., reaffirmed their commitment Tuesday to strengthen economic ties between the two cities.

General Aug 26, 2026

Here's what Ottawa's leading mayoral candidates are planning for Pride

Three leading candidates for mayor are getting ready to participate in the Capital Pride parade on Sunday, but a fourth says he'll be sitting it out.

General Aug 26, 2026

Musicians, actors and more pay tribute to country icon Dolly Parton

General Aug 26, 2026
What’s in a name? Trump’s ‘Lake America’ threat raises questions about centuries of history

What’s in a name? Trump’s ‘Lake America’ threat raises questions about centuries of history

Donald Trump is threatening to rename Lake Ontario, but a Great Lakes historian says the name carries centuries of Indigenous and regional history.

Politics Aug 26, 2026
Former Iranian official living in Toronto was ‘critical’ to terror finance, CBSA alleges

Former Iranian official living in Toronto was ‘critical’ to terror finance, CBSA alleges

A CBSA report alleges that as a deputy director in Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, Abbas Omidi, assisted the regime's state sponsorship of terrorism.

Canada Aug 26, 2026

Suspect charged with 1st-degree murder in 2023 death of Ottawa man

Ottawa police have charged a suspect with first-degree murder in the 2023 death of a 26-year-old Ottawa man.

General Aug 26, 2026

It's finally time to rename Ottawa's Trump Avenue, councillor says

As Donald Trump's trade war against Canada heats up, an Ottawa city councillor says it's finally time to rename a street that bears the U.S. president's name.

General Aug 26, 2026

City of Ottawa to draw up data centre policy, but supporters say it's not a ban

The City of Ottawa will draw up a new data centre policy as councillors ask staff for a heads-up on massive "hyperscale" projects to give them the chance to temporarily block them.

General Aug 26, 2026

Why does Nepean keep getting hit by crazy weather? City seeking meteorologist to help find out

The City of Ottawa is looking to bring on a meteorologist who can help figure out why Nepean keeps getting hit by so much extreme weather.

General Aug 26, 2026

'Is this our Kesi?' Friends of Ottawa woman killed in suspected femicide 'so very crushed'

Kesi Fevrier, whose death last weekend is being investigated by Ottawa police as a femicide, is being remembered as an energetic woman with a magnetic personality who would do anything for her friends and loved ones.

General Aug 26, 2026
Man found not guilty of 2nd-degree murder after cologne spray incident on TTC bus

Man found not guilty of 2nd-degree murder after cologne spray incident on TTC bus

A 24-year-old Kitchener man was found not guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday, more than two years after a fatal stabbing near a TTC subway station.

Crime Aug 26, 2026
Doug Ford says he wasn’t told to tone down ‘loser’ rhetoric about Donald Trump

Doug Ford says he wasn’t told to tone down ‘loser’ rhetoric about Donald Trump

Talks between Canada and the United States fell apart on Friday, leading to 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian goods and plans for counter levies from Ottawa.

Politics Aug 26, 2026
Marineland beluga dies at U.S. aquarium weeks after transfer

Marineland beluga dies at U.S. aquarium weeks after transfer

A group of aquariums in the U.S. and Spain have been taking in the beluga whales and dolphins from Marineland in recent months, with a few more remaining.

Canada Aug 26, 2026
A 19-year-old woman killed in tractor trailer collision in Thunder Bay

A 19-year-old woman killed in tractor trailer collision in Thunder Bay

OPP say officers and paramedics responded to the crash between a passenger vehicle and tractor-trailer at Mapleward Road and Highway 11-17 around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Canada Aug 26, 2026
2 belugas, 4 dolphins from Marineland heading to aquarium in Spain

2 belugas, 4 dolphins from Marineland heading to aquarium in Spain

Marineland had originally sold all of its 30 belugas and four dolphins to an aquarium in China, but Ottawa blocked the move, saying it violated the spirit of a 2019 law.

Canada Aug 26, 2026
Ford government enjoys polling bump after latest U.S.-Canada trade war twist

Ford government enjoys polling bump after latest U.S.-Canada trade war twist

The new study by Liaison Strategies was conducted in the days after Donald Trump slapped 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian products after talks collapsed.

Canada Aug 26, 2026
Ontario’s order for new subway trains could be hit by Canadian counter-tariffs

Ontario’s order for new subway trains could be hit by Canadian counter-tariffs

The retaliatory tariffs could apply to self-driving, electric trains ordered by the Ford government for the Ontario Line that will be built south of the border.

Economy Aug 26, 2026
N.Y.-based Hindu priest charged with sexual assault in Oshawa, Ont.

N.Y.-based Hindu priest charged with sexual assault in Oshawa, Ont.

Investigators say they believe there may be additional victims and have released a photograph of the accused on the Durham Regional Police website.

Crime Aug 26, 2026