Luke Carroll
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Section of Highway 417 will close for work on pedestrian bridge
Traffic will be impacted on the weekend of October 19 as a section of Highway 417 will be closed for work on the Harmer Avenue Pedestrian Bridge. The section will be closed to traffic going both directions as workers install the truss for the bridge, the City of Ottawa said in a news release. Eastbound […] → Read More
LRT tattoo shoots Carleton grad student to stardom
Sarah Mount didn’t seek out stardom. It found her. The 23-year-old graduate student studying geology at Carleton University has been enjoying a newfound celebrity status after she had a map of the Confederation Line LRT system tattooed on her right leg. “I actually got recognized walking down Bank Street today,” she said with a laugh. […] → Read More
Ottawa police officer dies by suicide in headquarters
An Ottawa police officer shot and killed himself inside police headquarters on Elgin Street on Friday. The officer, whose name has not yet been released, was found inside the robbery unit office on Friday evening. The death occurred five years minus a day after another Ottawa officer, Staff Sgt. Kal Ghadban, a 22-year veteran, also […] → Read More
Centrepointe theatre renamed after Ottawa funny man Les Lye
A theatre in Centrepointe was renamed on Friday to commemorate a late Ottawa entertainer. The city, in partnership with Meridian Credit Union renamed one of the Meridian Theatres to the Les Lye Studio Theatre. Les Lye, who died in 2009, had a long career in entertainment with some of his most popular work including You […] → Read More
Major crime finds 'no evidence of foul play' in Bells Corners death
Major crime unit detectives found “no evidence of foul play” after a 20-year-old died late Tuesday night. Police found the man with a gunshot wound to the head around 11 p.m. after being called to the man’s family home in Bells Corners. The man died on scene at 28A Forester Cres. Detectives initially probed the […] → Read More
Broken water main in west end reroutes traffic
A broken water main in the city’s west end had traffic rerouted on Thursday afternoon. The southbound lane on Fraser Avenue near Westboro was closed from Byron Avenue to Crossfield Avenue, the City of Ottawa traffic map showed. The duration of the closure was unknown and commuters were asked avoid area. → Read More
Extra busy night for CHEO emergency room
Longer wait times were expected at the CHEO emergency room on Wednesday night. This is because of a larger than usual number of patients, the children’s hospital tweeted. CHEO included a link for parents to decide if they need to attend the emergency department. ALSO IN THE NEWS Ottawa schools to accommodate students’ Global Climate […] → Read More
Two OPP cruisers involved in three-vehicle collision in Petawawa
A three-vehicle collision involving two police cruisers closed a road in Petawawa on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred just before 3 p.m. at the entrance of the Petawawa Market Mall and involved two Ontario Provincial Police cruisers and one passenger van, OPP said in a news release. Four people were taken to hospital by ambulance […] → Read More
Ottawa schools to accommodate students' Global Climate Strike participation
Institutions across Ottawa are preparing for a large number of absences on Friday as young activists participate in the Global Climate Strike. The protests are part of a global initiative organized by students in more than 150 countries to demand action on the climate crisis. The Ottawa rally begins in Confederation Park at 11:30 a.m. […] → Read More
Police warn of fraudsters using station, emergency phone number to scam victims
Ottawa police warned the public of fraudsters impersonating officers using phone numbers similar to the official police line. The first case involved a fraudster who claimed to be an officer with Service Canada and requested money from the victim, Ottawa police said in a news release. The fraudster said the victim’s social insurance number was […] → Read More
Despite a contentious week, Kanata-Carleton candidates debate is tame
Despite an eventful week, the Kanata-Carleton candidate debate stayed away from some of the more contentious subjects. The debate, organized by the Arnprior Region Federation of Agriculture and held in Kinburn, was almost entirely focused on rural issues, including farming, affordable energy, gun ownership, access to high-speed internet and climate change. Conservative candidate Justina… → Read More
Driver charged with impaired driving while picking up driver charged with impaired driving
It was a case of déja vu at the Leeds OPP detachment on the weekend. Police arrested a 24-year-old Portland man in Delta on Saturday night on a charge of impaired driving and held him overnight, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release. When a 25-year-old man from Rideau Lakes Township arrived to pick […] → Read More
Road closures scheduled for Canada Army Run route on Sunday
The Canada Army Run is scheduled for Sunday and will result in the closure of several roads between 5:30 a.m. and late afternoon. According to the City of Ottawa, the affected roads will include: Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway between Slidell Street and Wellington Street Wellington Street between Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway and Sussex […] → Read More
Police looking for missing 47-year-old man
Ottawa police requested the public’s help in locating a missing 47-year-old man. Christopher Dalton is missing from Dumaurier Park in the city’s west end, the Ottawa Police Service said in a media release. Dalton is described as white, standing six feet tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds, with short brown hair, tattoos on his arms, […] → Read More
President and CEO Ian Faris is leaving the Ottawa Board of Trade after six years
The president and CEO of the Ottawa Board of Trade has resigned to pursue other opportunities, the organization announced Friday. Ian Faris has led the Ottawa Board of Trade for more than six years and during that time oversaw the consolidation of three chambers of commerce in 2018. “On behalf of the Ottawa Board of […] → Read More
20-year-old Ottawa man arrested in shooting
A 20-year-old man was arrested on Friday in relation to a Sept. 2 shooting. The incident occurred at the corner of St. Laurent Boulevard and Donald Street around 3 p.m., Ottawa police said in a news release. The suspect was arrested on Friday afternoon while driving near the intersection of Montreal Road and Cummings Avenue. […] → Read More
'He wanted to be free': Escaped stocker remembered
Eleven people gathered on Thursday to remember the agile stocker who made a heroic escape from a farm auction in Greely last month. Darlene Levecque, of Ottawa Farmed Animal Save, held a memorial for the stocker her organization aptly named Freely. “He proved by jumping that fence, that he wanted to be free,” she said. […] → Read More
Motorist charged after police officer clipped by vehicle
A man was charged after a police officer was clipped by a vehicle along County Road 43 on Wednesday in Woolford Township, north of Brockville. The officer was conducting a traffic stop, when a passing motorist clipped the officer with the vehicle’s passenger mirror, the Ontario Provincial Police said in a press release. The officer […] → Read More
Firefighters respond to fire in Blackburn Hamlet
Firefighters responded to a residential fire in Blackburn Hamlet on Thursday night. The fire was reported at 3030 Innes Rd., Ottawa Fire Services said in a news release. The fire was declared under control at 8:36 p.m. and the incident will be investigated. No injuries were reported. → Read More
Fatal collision closes westbound 417 near Boundary Road
One person has died following collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Highway 417 near Boundary Road. The westbound lane remains closed as the Ontario Provincial Police investigate a collision, a press release said. The eastbound lane reopened just before 6 p.m. The identity of the deceased has not been released, OPP said. There […] → Read More