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Aedan Helmer

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Past articles by Aedan:

Pair charged with second-degree murder in shooting death of man, 64, on York Street

A third man was charged with various firearms offences related to the shooting on York Street. → Read More

Unofficial plaque commemorating 'Battle of Billings Bridge' vanishes

Apparently as mysteriously as it arrived, an unofficial plaque marking the upcoming first anniversary of the convoy counter-protest dubbed "The Battle of Billings Bridge" is now gone. → Read More

Three men face murder charges in death of Ottawa physiotherapist

Kyle Andrades was found dead on Tuesday evening at a commercial property in the 2600 block of Tenth Line Road in the city's east end. → Read More

Firefighters extend lifeline to Orléans food bank with $18,000 in food, $14,000 in donations

“Just this year, with the support they provided us, we were able to support more than 1,250 individuals in the Orléans area, and almost half of those people are children." → Read More

Almonte homebuilder pledges to appeal after judge declares him 'vexatious' litigant

The Municipality of Mississippi Mills has won a legal victory after prospective homebuilder Bryant Cougle was declared a “vexatious” litigant following a protracted court battle over a decades-long dispute. → Read More

Accused killers won't testify in own defence as Crown closes its case for murder

Ottawa homicide detectives were confident they had their prime suspect in the Aug 21, 2020 killing of Jonathan Wite when they sat down to interview Dwayne… → Read More

'I was terrified, confused' — Victim's girlfriend testifies killers 'barged' through apartment door

Jonathan Wite was lying in bed with his girlfriend and wasn’t expecting any company when he heard a knock on his apartment door just after midnight on Aug. 21, 2020. → Read More

Jonathan Wite murder trial: Accused killers brought girlfriend, her baby to shooting

Dwayne Young and Michael Buckley pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in Wite’s killing, but entered joint guilty pleas to manslaughter in a proposed deal that was swiftly rejected by the Crown. → Read More

Newsmakers 2022: The 'Freedom Convoy'

Wherever your political views may lie on the “Freedom Convoy,” there’s no denying the anti-COVID-mandate movement captured attention from the moment the horns… → Read More

Newsmakers 2022: Peter Sloly, Diane Deans and the 'Freedom Convoy' fallout

Someone would pay a political price for the Freedom Convoy debacle. → Read More

Crown cites 'irrefutable' evidence in Hikoalok trial closing arguments, defence makes case for manslaughter

Crown cites 'irrefutable' evidence in Hikoalok trial closing arguments, defence makes case for manslaughter → Read More

'I blacked out' Hikoalok claims to have no memory of May 2018 sexual assault and killing of church librarian

Tyler Hikoalok claimed to have no memory of the “vicious” sexual assault and brutal beating death of church librarian Elisabeth Salm on May 24, 2018, as the accused killer moved from the prisoner’s box to the witness stand Tuesday to testify in his own defence. → Read More

Ottawa Sooners cheer squad disbanded after text exchange with football team owner

The Sooners cheerleading team disbanded in the aftermath of an 'offensive' text exchange with the team's new owner and football coach → Read More

'The cradle will rock!' Ottawa fans cheer on Canada's first-ever goal at men's World Cup

“We are going to get our first goal in World Cup history,” Daniel Duff boldly announced through the pre-game din at the Bank Street pub. → Read More

Leading researcher, uOttawa professor and Franco-Ontarian advocate Caroline Andrew has died

University of Ottawa described her as “a nationally recognized authority on urban and feminist studies, as well as on cultural diversity.” → Read More

Olivier Bruneau inquest ends with list of recommendations, including 'action plan' from Claridge

The inquest into the construction site death of Olivier Bruneau concluded this week with the jury making 12 recommendations aimed at preventing similar… → Read More

OPP confirm investigation into Perth Hospital following allegations of hidden camera

Police confirmed there is an active investigation into an “occurrence” at the Perth Hospital following reports of a concealed camera that was allegedly found… → Read More

Sisters facing first-degree murder charges in mother's death retain separate lawyers

Kieu Lam was found dead after police were called to a Bowmount Street address in the city’s east end just after midnight on Oct. 31. → Read More

Ottawa police have 'reached out' to convoy-connected lawyer following allegations of leaks

Ottawa police have 'reached out' to convoy-connected lawyer following allegations of leaks → Read More

Judge says Mississippi Mills has 'strong case' to proceed with vexatious litigant lawsuit against Steve Maynard

Judge says Mississippi Mills has 'strong case' to proceed with vexatious litigant lawsuit against Steve Maynard → Read More