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'You don't need us anymore': Ottawa antique dealers say business is dying

When Dee Legault and her husband opened their antique store in Old Ottawa South 30 years ago, the market was booming. → Read More

Ottawa man who survived 'widow-maker' heart attack walking in gratitude

Marc Cashman was lying on his bed watching television last May when his chest suddenly felt compressed. He began sweating profusely. His breathing became heavy. Then he felt his left arm go numb. → Read More

Ottawa firefighters receive surprise as fireworks go off at North Gower fire site

Ottawa firefighters received an unpleasant surprise Friday afternoon after fireworks began exploding at the site of a mobile home fire in North Gower. Firefighters were called to lot on Mackey Road at around 1 p.m. → Read More

Ottawa youth, 15, charged with child porn offenses

A 15-year-old Ottawa youth was charged Friday with two counts of possession of child pornography. → Read More

The battle over abortion: two opposing protesters tell their stories

Ottawa’s annual March for Life draws thousands of people who hold passionate beliefs on what the rights to unborn life should be. → Read More

Police investigating alleged assault in Orléans park

Ottawa police are investigating an alleged sexual assault after a woman said she was grabbed by an unknown man at Hiawatha Park in Orléans on Saturday. Police said the woman was approached by the man near Hiawatha Park Road at around 2 a.m. → Read More

Protect your garages, sheds from break and enters this spring, police say

Ottawa police are reminding residents to make sure their locks are secure from thieves this spring. → Read More

Country music artist Kira Isabella to perform free show in Nepean

Canadian country music star Kira Isabella will perform a live concert — for free — in Nepean on May 17. The event will start at 7 p.m. at Montana’s Restaurant at 1711 Merivale Rd. → Read More

Construction worker injures leg falling from site

A construction worker suffered “significant lacerations” to his leg Monday after he fell six feet from a construction site and caught his leg on a piece of steel reinforcement bar. → Read More

Old Ottawa East residents 'perplexed' by offensive vandalism

Residents in Old Ottawa East say they are are still in shock after vandals rampaged through the neighbourhood early Sunday morning. → Read More

Wife of beloved charity worker volunteers at mission one year after his death

For Ottawa architect Steven Dwyer, being generous was simply “part his belief system.” Dwyer was a blood donor, and regularly gave money to the food bank and the National Arts Centre. → Read More

Body found inside burning car near Carp

Ottawa police say a body was found inside a burning car Wednesday morning near Carp. Ottawa fire spokeswoman Danielle Cardinal said they received a call to the scene on Carp Road at 12:48 p.m., but would not give further information. → Read More

New Ottawa group helps people escape domestic abuse — by moving them for free

When he threatened to kill her, her husband was standing in the kitchen holding a knife. The young woman fled, desperately climbing onto the roof of her Toronto home, looking for an escape. → Read More

‘A leader by example': Ottawa fire Chief Gerry Pingitore leaves service a healthier place

Ottawa fire Chief Gerry Pingitore has seen numerous progressive changes to the fire service over the past 40 years. Now, at the end of his career, he’s proud to say he’s helped push many of them forward. → Read More

Police seeking Philippe Mallet, 24, in relation to Baseline Road bust

The Ottawa police are seeking the public’s assistance in the hunt for Philippe Mallet, 24, of Ottawa. Mallet is wanted as a sixth suspect after another five men were arrested following a guns and gangs takedown on April 13. → Read More

Man, 47, charged after commercial B&E in Pembroke

Ontario Provincial Police have charged a man after a commercial break and enter in April at Cassidy’s Transfer and Storage in Pembroke. → Read More

Ottawa police continue to search for woman, 43, missing since February

Ottawa police have issued a new appeal for assistance in the search for Nicole Lenz, 43, who was last seen in the Merivale and Carling area in February. → Read More

The Proust Questionnaire: As answered by Ottawa's 4-20 crowd

In the 19th century, French writer Marcel Proust popularized a game now known as the Proust Questionnaire. The game involves answering a list of existential questions with the aim of revealing one’s true nature. → Read More

OPP seek assistance in search for federal parolee

Ontario Provincial Police need help locating man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching his parole. Sunday Muwat, 26, is black, has black hair and brown eyes, stands six feet, three inches tall, and weighs 170 pounds. → Read More

‘A real community effort’: Ottawa woodturners make 177 wig stands for cancer patients

Every time Julie Booker uses her wig stand, she’s reminded of her mother, who battled cancer 40 years ago. Booker, a cancer survivor herself, received her handcrafted wig stand while undergoing chemotherapy several years back. → Read More