A third person has died after a Saturday night fire at a high-rise in Centretown. Read MoreA downtown Ottawa fire has claimed the life of a third person, police confirmed Tuesday. News, Local News, Ottawa Sun, Realtime A third person has died after a Saturday night fire at a high-rise in Centretown. Read More
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When Mustafa Yeniceri and Tarik Kartal surveyed Ottawa, they saw an opening. Read MoreTwo twenty-something entrepreneurs opened ChocoMyth in late January, where young people like themselves can lounge late into the night. Life, Food, Travel Ottawa, Best of Ottawa, Ottawa Sun When Mustafa Yeniceri and Tarik Kartal surveyed Ottawa, they saw an opening. Read More
After a blustery night across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), meteorologists say strong winds are starting to ease across the region ahead of a return to more seasonable weather conditions as spring arrives. A system carrying Arctic air brought temperatures to -11 C in Toronto early Tuesday with a wind chill of -22. A special weather statement was issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada Tuesday morning. It advised gusts of around 70 km/h, accompanied by brief periods of lake-effect flurries and blowing snow, were expected to slow throughout the afternoon. The statement was dropped for Toronto and the surrounding…
VANCOUVER — The latest forecast for southern British Columbia calls for periods of heavy rain into Friday, setting off avalanche risks, flood watches and high streamflow advisories for area waterways. The warning in a joint statement from B.C.’s Emergency Management Ministry and the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship comes after the first deluge dropped more than 100 millimetres in some areas, including Tofino and Bella Bella, over a 24-hour period. “People in coastal regions should use caution through the week, as British Columbia will continue to experience a series of atmospheric rivers affecting the Pacific Northwest,” the statement…
York Regional Police (YRP) have released video of a violent home invasion in Vaughan that ended with one suspect shot by a homeowner using a legally owned firearm, eventually resulting in one of the three alleged perpetrators being arrested. The incident unfolded around 12:50 a.m. on Tuesday at a residence near Carrville Woods Circle and Crimson Forest Drive near Rutherford Road. Police said they were called for reports of a shooting and arrived to find the suspects had already fled. According to officers, multiple suspects — at least one armed with a firearm — forced their way into the home.…
A man convicted of sexually assaulting and killing a 14-year-old Scarborough boy 40 years ago has been approved for two more Unescorted Temporary Absences (UTAs) into the public. Darren Scott Ray, 65, is serving a life sentence for the first‑degree murder of Darren Pepin back in 1986. Earlier this month, he was granted a 72‑hour UTA and released into the Oshawa community, prompting Durham Regional Police to issue a public warning that he “poses a significant risk to the community.” Ray’s release expired, and he was taken back into custody without incident. But according to a Parole Board of Canada…
The Ottawa Senators’ battered blueline has taken another big hit. Read MoreCoach Travis Green says Nick Jensen will be out at least six weeks, while Jake Sanderson could resume skating in the next week Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Senators Extra, Sports, Ottawa Sun The Ottawa Senators’ battered blueline has taken another big hit. Read More
The federal government is closing its co-working space at 480 Boulevard de la Cité in Gatineau this summer, while the multi-year pilot project at five other locations across the National Capital Region is being extended another six months. Read MoreFive other sites in the National Capital Region will stay open. Public Service, co-working, Ottawa Sun The federal government is closing its co-working space at 480 Boulevard de la Cité in Gatineau this summer, while the multi-year pilot project at five other locations across the National Capital Region is being extended another six months. Read More
The British Columbia government expected the small Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery from the wildfire that destroyed most of the community and killed two people in June 2021, a report from the office of the province’s auditor said. But the report said officials with the village in B.C.’s southern Interior were “immediately overwhelmed by the magnitude of devastation” wrought by the fire and lacked the necessary staff and funds, prompting the province to step in. Still, it said the B.C. government itself didn’t have a comprehensive legal framework to guide disaster recovery at the time, and its…
There’s one simple thing standing between the Ottawa Charge and a postseason berth. And that’s consistency. Read MoreIn the last third of the PWHL season, the Ottawa Charge needs to find ways to consistently string wins together Sports, Hockey, PWHL, Ottawa Charge, Ottawa Sun There’s one simple thing standing between the Ottawa Charge and a postseason berth. And that’s consistency. Read More
A Superior Court judge should publicly apologize to three Toronto police officers after she accused them of potentially lying under oath and colluding during the murder trial of Umar Zameer, Toronto Police Association (TPA) President Clayton Campbell said on Tuesday. Campbell’s strong words for Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy came shortly after an OPP report that exonerated Det-Const. Scharnil Pais, Det.-Const. Antonio Correa and Sgt. Lisa Forbes (then a detective constable), was made public. “While they’ve been vindicated of any wrongdoing, this is not a reason to celebrate,” Campbell said. “At the very least, they deserve an apology.” “Judges should…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday NATO and most other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, grousing that he has been unable to rally support behind his war of choice in Iran that he insists he’s conducting for the good of the world, even if it doesn’t appreciate his effort. Trump, who has been pressing allies to help safeguard the critical waterway to ease a chokepoint on the region’s oil exports, fumed that the U.S. is not getting support “despite the fact that we helped” NATO “so much,” and said that it…
NEW YORK (AP) — The transit agency in charge of New York City’s subway system sued the Trump administration Tuesday, accusing it of breach of contract for withholding almost $60 million in federal funding that was supposed to help build new stations in Manhattan. The suit from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the latest in a series of legal battles between the federal government and officials in New York and New Jersey over funding for transportation infrastructure projects in the region — including a reconstruction project for New York’s Penn Station, a new rail tunnel between the two states and…
Two men from Ottawa are now facing attempted murder charges in connection with an assault in Gatineau in October 2025. Read MoreThe charges announced Tuesday were in connection with an armed assault on Oct. 2, 2025. News, Local News, attempted murder, Gatineau Police Service, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Two men from Ottawa are now facing attempted murder charges in connection with an assault in Gatineau in October 2025. Read More
TORONTO — A new Canadian study showing a steady increase in youth self-harm highlights the need for more mental health support and proactive teaching of coping strategies to deal with emotional anguish, researchers say. The study, published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics, examined research papers from 12 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, including Canada, that presented data for people aged 24 and younger between January 2000 and December 2024. It found an average 3.5 per cent increase every year in self-injuries over that time period documented in hospital and doctor’s visits, with higher rates among…
Cuba’s widening economic turmoil along with its growing political tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump have paralyzed much of the island and raised uncertainty about what’s next. The country was plunged into darkness this week by a blackout — the third big failure of its power grid since December — opening the door for Trump to suggest that he might have the “honor of taking Cuba.” “I mean, whether I free it, take it. I think I could do anything I want with it,” Trump said on Monday. Cuba is struggling under the weight of an U.S. energy blockade that…
The heads of Ottawa’s two remaining supervised consumption sites are asking the Ontario government to reconsider its decision to withdraw their funding in June, saying shutting down the sites will increase preventable overdoses and place a greater strain on emergency and health services. Read MoreThe Ontario government is cutting off funding for the sites operated by the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre and Ottawa Inner City Health, which say shutting them down will increase overdoses. News, Local News, ottawa inner city health, Ottawa Sun, Realtime, Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, Supervised consumption sites The heads of Ottawa’s two remaining supervised consumption sites…
It’s Tuesday, March 17. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. Read MoreIt’s Tuesday, March 17. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. Third person dies after Saturday high-rise fire in Centretown A downtown Ottawa fire has claimed the life of a third person, police confirmed Tuesday. Read the story Feds drop department spending plans detailing path to thousands of job cuts Local News It’s Tuesday, March 17. Here are the top stories the Ottawa Citizen newsroom is following today. Read More
A card-skimming fraud involving illegitimate taxis has reappeared in Ottawa and may be linked to similar incidents in other communities, the Ottawa Police Service said in public advisory on March 17. Read MoreThe fraud targets debit and credit cards of customers and often involves an accomplice for the driver. News, Local News, Bank card fraud, Ottawa Sun, Realtime A card-skimming fraud involving illegitimate taxis has reappeared in Ottawa and may be linked to similar incidents in other communities, the Ottawa Police Service said in public advisory on March 17. Read More
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he is still keen on amalgamations in the Niagara Region despite not meeting his previously stated threshold for moving forward, though his office later poured some cold water on the idea. Niagara’s now-former regional chair Bob Gale, appointed by the Ford government, caused a stir last month with a proposal to consider amalgamations as a solution to what he called high tax increases and too many elected officials. Ford said at the time that he would respect whatever the majority of Niagara mayors decided, and eight of the 12 mayors sent him a letter backing…