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Daily Ottawa sept. 3 - sept. 3, 2026

Pannes après la tempête, deux hommes d'Ottawa recherchés et la promesse de Sutcliffe sur la sécurité — Ottawa jeudi

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🚑 Breaking & Incidents

  1. Des milliers de personnes toujours sans électricité après une violente tempête dans le sud de l'Ontario. Toronto Hydro a indiqué qu'environ 8 300 clients et Hydro One que plus de 58 000 clients étaient toujours privés d'électricité après la tempête de mercredi; des inondations localisées ont fermé des tronçons de Yonge Street et de la Don Valley Parkway.
  2. Un arbre écrase une cour avant à Leaside pendant la tempête alors qu'un propriétaire fait sa demande en mariage. Une branche d'érable provenant du terre‑plein municipal est tombée sur la propriété de Stephen Armstrong lors de la tempête de mercredi; Armstrong a profité des lieux endommagés pour demander sa conjointe en mariage et elle a accepté.

🏛️ Government & Politics

  1. Le maire Mark Sutcliffe promet plus de policiers et un « czar » de la sécurité du centre‑ville s'il est réélu. Sutcliffe a annoncé ces mesures dans le cadre de sa plateforme de réélection; il les a présentées comme ciblées sur les enjeux de sécurité du centre‑ville d'Ottawa.
  2. Des électeurs se rendent aux urnes aujourd'hui pour trois élections partielles en Ontario. Des élections partielles ont lieu à Hamilton‑Stoney Creek, Scarborough Southwest et York‑Simcoe; les bureaux de vote sont ouverts de 9 h à 21 h.
  3. Doug Ford défend un panneau de 25 000 $ sur le lac Ontario comme « valant » le coût. Le premier ministre a soutenu que le panneau de 25 000 $ a généré une couverture médiatique internationale et une valeur promotionnelle après un décret américain ayant renommé le lac.
  4. La banque centrale néerlandaise a déplacé des milliards en or; les avoirs d'Ottawa réduits à 18,5 %. Entre mars et août, la banque a transféré 86 tonnes métriques à Londres; Ottawa détient maintenant 18,5 % des réserves d'or étrangères de la banque.

🚨 Crime & Public Safety

  1. Deux hommes d'Ottawa recherchés sur mandats de meurtre au premier degré dans un homicide à Perth. L'OPP a nommé Joseph Madore, 34 ans, et Brayton Kennedy, 28 ans; les enquêteurs affirment que Madore pourrait se trouver en C.‑B. et que Kennedy pourrait être au Nouveau‑Brunswick.
  2. Le surintendant général épinglé la police de Niagara après qu'un appel 911 « silencieux » a mené à un décès. Le rapport de l'Inspecteur général a conclu que la Niagara Regional Police n'a pas effectué de vérification de bien‑être après un appel de 36 secondes au 911 le 30 août 2024 et a détaillé des failles de surveillance.

🎨 Community & Culture

  1. Deux bélugas meurent à l'aquarium de Chicago après leur transfert depuis Marineland. Le Shedd Aquarium a annoncé que Rain (20 ans) et Beethoven (34 ans) sont décédés mercredi; des nécropsies et des analyses sanguines sont en cours.
  2. La NBA attend les documents d'échange Raptors–Clippers pour Kawhi après enquête de la ligue. La ligue a levé la suspension de Kawhi Leonard, l'a condamné à une amende de 700 000 $ US et attend que les équipes déposent la paperasserie pour l'échange proposé envoyant Leonard à Toronto.

📰 Also Today

  • Mises à niveau des accusations pour deux accusés dans l'homicide de Last Duel Park.
  • Acte d'accusation pour meurtre au deuxième degré dans un homicide à Spencerville.
  • Le Danemark adopte un projet de loi d'indemnisation pour des milliers d'Inuits du Groenland stérilisées de force.
  • Le gouvernement fédéral fixe de nouvelles attentes pour les constructeurs de centres de données canadiens.
  • Sondage : Ottawa classée comme la grande ville la plus sûre du Canada dans une enquête récente.
  • Ouvertures et fermetures pour la fête du Travail à Ottawa.
  • Un horticulteur de longue date de Blackburn Hamlet prend sa retraite après des décennies.
  • Mitton, Arop, Leduc et De Grasse visent les finales de la Diamond League.
  • Un artiste annule une prestation aux États‑Unis en raison d'un nouveau tarif de 50 % sur l'art canadien.
  • Un piéton grièvement blessé après une collision avec un véhicule sur l'autoroute 417.
  • Les conducteurs de Gatineau aux prises avec des prix élevés de l'essence.
  • Un adolescent accusé dans un accident mortel à South Stormont.
  • Activité d'ours : fermeture du terrain de camping de Cyprus Lake au parc national de la péninsule Bruce jusqu'au 7 sept.
  • Doug Ford loue une annonce à huis clos, déclarant « merci Dieu que nous n'avons pas les médias ».
  • Le Festival international de montgolfières de Gatineau revient pour sa 39e édition.
  • Analyse : le Québec est‑il la juridiction la plus imposée d'Amérique du Nord ?
  • (Entrée en double) Un artiste annule une prestation aux États‑Unis en raison d'un tarif de 50 %.

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