Ottawa Local News Digests

🚑 Breaking & Incidents

Alcohol believed to be a factor when an SUV plunged into the Rideau River, police say. Ottawa police said alcohol is suspected after an SUV left the roadway and entered the Rideau River; investigators are continuing the probe. ↗
One person dead after a collision on Highway 34 near Vankleek Hill. Police confirmed a fatal crash on Highway 34 resulted in one death; emergency crews responded to the scene. ↗
West Ottawa residents call for improvements at a fatal-crash intersection. Neighbours are demanding changes after a recent fatal collision at the intersection named in local reports. ↗

TIFF premiere tickets hitting $106–$128 are leaving some fans feeling priced out. TIFF lists regular non-member screening prices starting at $30 and premium screenings at $46, but Ticketmaster listings show premiere seats for films like Always Lalisa and others at $106 and some front-row screenshots at $128. ↗
Ottawa held its first Sudanese Festival as civil war rages back home. Organizers staged the inaugural Sudanese Festival in Ottawa while the conflict in Sudan continued, according to local coverage. ↗
Fourteen Canadian books longlisted for the $100,000 Giller Prize, including two B.C. authors. The Giller longlist named 14 titles contending for the $100,000 prize, with two authors from British Columbia represented. ↗
Brady Tkachuk says he requested a trade from the Senators and became a Florida Panther. Tkachuk told reporters he wanted out after Ottawa’s playoff sweep; he was later photographed meeting Florida GM Bill Zito in Fort Lauderdale and is now a member of the Panthers after signaling he would not re-sign in Ottawa. ↗

Ontario government implemented a pause on processing FOI requests after transparency changes, documents show. Global News obtained Microsoft Teams messages revealing a total pause starting May 14 after the Ford government’s April 24 budget amendments exempted the premier, cabinet and staff from FOI disclosures; the Information and Privacy Commissioner warned the changes would diminish public access. ↗
Ottawa's dollar-for-dollar tariffs on U.S. goods have taken effect. The federal tariff measures labelled as a dollar-for-dollar response to U.S. duties are now in force out of Ottawa. ↗
More than 90% of public servant early-retirement applications will be approved. The federal plan to approve over 90% of early-retirement requests for public servants was announced in recent reporting. ↗

Crown rejects manslaughter plea at start of Fsha Tekhle murder trial. ↗
Quebec says it will use every tool to cope with trade war, Fréchette says. ↗
Quebec moves to protect supply chains and expand business relief amid trade war. ↗
What Ottawa voters want from city hall summarized from local interviews. ↗
Ontario back-to-school policy changes explained for parents and students. ↗
Returning students weigh changes to OSAP funding after provincial cuts. ↗
Parents push back on classroom screen time in a growing 'techlash'. ↗
Montreal mural of Hugo Houle replaced by image of Michael Woods. ↗
North of North returns for a second season. ↗
Canada chases wheelchair basketball world gold with games in Ottawa. ↗
Ottawa parishioners bring a church service into the woods. ↗
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