Ottawa Local News Digests

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

An SUV crashed into the Rideau River near Mooney's Bay. The report (ID 15717) places the incident at Mooney's Bay in Ottawa during the coverage week. ↗
O-Train Line 4 service was suspended on Friday while bus service ran. Transit disruption on Line 4 was reported in article ID 15708 for the week. ↗
A crash on boulevard des Allumettières left two people dead and one in critical condition. The collision on boulevard des Allumettières was described in article ID 15715. ↗
A family farm is at odds with the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority over changes to the floodplain. The dispute involving a local farm and the RVCA was reported in article ID 15800. ↗

Ottawa police are investigating a trio of 2026 shooting incidents affecting a Little Italy store. The Little Italy shootings and Ottawa Police Service probe were outlined in article ID 15709. ↗
Ontario Provincial Police say two Ottawa men are wanted on first-degree murder warrants related to a Perth homicide. The OPP identified Joseph Madore, 34, and Brayton Kennedy, 28, as wanted and noted they may be in B.C. and New Brunswick in article ID 15591. ↗
A second-degree murder charge has been laid in a Spencerville homicide. The charge in the Spencerville case was reported in article ID 15605. ↗

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe pledged a boost for police and proposed a new 'downtown safety czar' if re-elected. Sutcliffe's safety and policing platform was described in article ID 15607. ↗
Mayoral candidate Alex Lawson proposed making all on-street parking free. Lawson's platform position on on-street parking was reported in article ID 15713. ↗
The Parti Québécois leader accused Ottawa of meddling in the Quebec election. The allegation that Ottawa was meddling in Quebec's election was reported in article ID 15752. ↗

Kemptville’s DFC Woodworks faces a 50% U.S. tariff that may force moving production south. The Muskoka-chair maker exports about 70 per cent of its furniture to the U.S., a point detailed in article ID 15712. ↗
A major housing project was approved on a historic Perth golf course. Approval of the redevelopment on the Perth golf course was reported in article ID 15645. ↗
The Dutch central bank moved billions in gold out of Ottawa and New York to the U.K.; Ottawa’s holdings fell to 18.5% of its foreign stash. The bank said 86 metric tons moved to London and that Ottawa’s share changed to 18.5%, as reported in article ID 15610. ↗

Long-serving plant grower in Blackburn Hamlet is closing operations after decades. The Blackburn Hamlet grower’s departure from local horticulture was reported in article ID 15563. ↗
An exhibition is highlighting artists shortlisted for the 2026 Sobey Art Award. The show featuring Sobey Award shortlistees was described in article ID 15776. ↗
This is what’s open and closed in Ottawa for Labour Day Monday. The Labour Day openings and closures for Ottawa were summarized in article ID 15564. ↗
Polling shows Ottawa is considered among Canada’s safest major cities in a 1,500-person survey. The Liaison Strategies poll that ranked Ottawa as one of the safest cities was reported in article ID 15595. ↗