Ottawa Latest News

• Blue Jays place Kiermaier on 10-day DL

  The Toronto Blue Jays have placed centre fielder Kevin Kiermaier on the 10-day injured list with a left hip injury.

  Sports

  4 hours
• Big warm-up to follow blast of cold air in southern Ontario

  Some of the coldest temperatures since last month are expected in southern Ontario, but it won't last with a big warm-up on the way. 

  Weather

  5 hours
• No more sick notes? Why the Ford government wants to eliminate doctors notes for illness

  The Minister of Labour will table legislation that would prohibit employers from asking for a sick note for the three days of provincially mandated sick leave.

  Health

  8 hours
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• Nylander could play Game 3; Matthews skips skate

  William Nylander seems to be getting closer.

  Sports

  9 hours
• Ontario raising speed limits on some highways, including parts of 401

  The province says that when the changes take effect roughly 36 per cent of its highway network will have a speed limit of 110 km/h.

  Traffic

  Apr 24
• Ford government wins battle to keep health-care staffing shortage figures secret

  Ontario's privacy watchdog has sided with the Ford government, finding that releasing estimates of the health-care staffing crisis could harm the province's economic outlook.

  Health

  Apr 24
• Ontario police trying to find out who’s responsible for calling 911 more than 1,000 times

  Ontario Provincial Police say they're trying to find out who was responsible for making more than 1,000 calls to 911 within hours on Monday. 

  Crime

  Apr 23
• Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians

  The number of students who are looking at fields outside of family medicine is a growing issue, according to the Ontario Medical Association

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Resolution in $200M Ontario basic income class action could take ‘years’: lawyer

  A lawyer from Toronto law firm Cavalluzzo LLP is representing thousands in a class action alleging Ontario breached the terms of a contract it entered with participants.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Canada’s most wanted list: Toronto suspect in fatal shooting at No. 1

  A suspect wanted for a fatal shooting in Toronto has topped Canada's Top 25 Most Wanted List as $1 million in total rewards is being offered for arrests of fugitives on the list.

  Crime

  Apr 23
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• Ontario hockey prospect to compete for roster spot at arena he once sold peanuts at

  Micah Della Croce, 16, was working the concessions at Sleeman Centre in Guelph, Ont., last season. He was recently picked by his hometown team in April's OHL Priority Selection.

  Sports

  Apr 23
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• 3 students, school bus driver taken to hospital after crash near Ottawa

  Ontario Provincial Police say several students have been taken to hospital after a school bus and a transport truck collided on a highway.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Dollars and cents: Ontario homelessness spend balloons as community housing craters

  Internal data shows Ontario has increased its homelessness spend over the past five years, while the provincial money for community housing appears to have fallen.

  Politics

  Apr 23
• Peel police chief met Sri Lankan officer a court says ‘participated’ in torture

  The head of one of Peel's police met with a Sri Lankan official who had been found by that country’s highest court to have 'participated in the torture' of an arrested man.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Renewed tensions over Queen’s Park keffiyeh ban brewing

  A debate around the Arab headdress erupted on Thursday after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a ban from Speaker Ted Arnott "divides" people and called for it to be reversed.

  Politics

  Apr 22
• Ottawa police open hate speech probe after alleged pro-Oct. 7 chants at rally

  Video posted on social media from Saturday's rally through downtown and past Parliament Hill included audio of protesters making comments that are now under investigation.

  Crime

  Apr 22
• A Mississauga NHL team? Hazel McCallion’s son wants to make that a reality

  A Mississauga mayoral candidate wants to bring an NHL team to the city, saying 'Mississauga is no longer the little brother or sister of Toronto.'

  Politics

  Apr 22
• Train goes up in flames while rolling through London, Ont. Here’s what we know

  Heavy smoke prompted firefighters to urge residents in the area to stay indoors with their windows closed as crews battled a blaze on moving train in London, Ont.

  Canada

  Apr 22
• Jury finds Zameer not guilty in Toronto police officer’s death

  A man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer sobbed with relief on Sunday after a jury found him not guilty in the officer's death.

  Crime

  Apr 21
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• ‘I just love pro wrestling’: The divine nature of Ontario’s independent scene

  On a snowy Friday in March, a gathering of worshippers at a church in Cambridge, Ont., took centre stage. But they weren't there for a high power, they were there for wrestling.

  Sports

  Apr 21
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• Chemical plant shuts down after high benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation

  Days after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected on the northern border of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, a chemical plant in Sarnia is shutting down.

  Environment

  Apr 20
• Ontario takes action against chemical plant after Aamjiwnaang First Nation residents fell ill

  The Ontario government says it’s taking swift action against a chemical plant after a spike in benzene readings and after members Aamjiwnaang First Nation fell ill.

  Environment

  Apr 19
• Ontario hospital workers awarded 6% pay increase, new agreement on agency nurses

  Around 65,000 hospital workers in Ontario have been given a two-year pay increase in an arbitration decision that also hands the union more insight into agency nursing costs.

  Health

  Apr 19
• Law (Taylor’s Version): 1st-ever Taylor Swift law course in Canada comes to Queen’s University

  The law professor and self-described Swiftie teaching the class is expecting heightened student interest in the course.

  Entertainment

  Apr 19
• Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant could be in Kingston, Belleville: OPP

  Terry Cheverie is known to frequent Ottawa, Belleville, Kingston, Oshawa and Toronto, police say.

  Crime

  Apr 19