A power line problem that left thousands of Ottawa residents without electricity on Tuesday afternoon has been largely resolved.
Hydro Ottawa said shortly after 3 p.m. that the lights are back on for thousands of customers along southern sections of Albion Road, Rideau Road, Bank Street, Leitrim Road and Hunt Club Road.
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More than 9,300 people were without power at the height of the outage, which began around noon.
Hydro Ottawa tweeted that a downed power line on Rideau Road was to blame.
As of 4 p.m., fewer than 150 customers in the area were without power.
The latest updates on the outages are available on Hydro Ottawa’s website.