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Ottawa’s controversial “bubble” bylaw passed through council with overwhelming support despite warnings of potential overreach and unintended consequences, and the possibility of future lawsuits and legal challenges. Read MoreTwo motions that sought to amend the bylaw to roll back some of its restrictions were defeated by Ottawa city council.  News, Local News, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Ottawa’s controversial “bubble” bylaw passed through council with overwhelming support despite warnings of potential overreach and unintended consequences, and the possibility of future lawsuits and legal challenges. Read More 

A female pedestrian has suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Pickering. Durham police say they were called to Brock Road and Dellbrook Avenue around 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday. It was reported that a Nissan SUV was travelling northbound on Brock when the vehicle collided with a female pedestrian in the roadway. The pedestrian was rushed to a Toronto-area trauma centre with life-threatening injuries. The driver remained on the scene and was not injured. The cause of the collision is still under investigation. Anyone with cellphone, dash cam, surveillance footage or information about this incident is asked…

The 19-year-old driver accused of a fatal hit-and-run that killed a crossing guard in Barrhaven on March 23 is now facing an additional charge, according to Ottawa police. Read MoreXzander Wright has now been charged with dangerous operation causing death, Ottawa police confirmed Wednesday.  News, Local News, Ottawa Sun, Realtime The 19-year-old driver accused of a fatal hit-and-run that killed a crossing guard in Barrhaven on March 23 is now facing an additional charge, according to Ottawa police. Read More 

A driver was airlifted to the hospital following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 407 in Whitby on Wednesday. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say the vehicle crashed into the guardrail before flipping over onto its side at Thickson Road North just after 2:30 p.m. An ORNGE air ambulance took the driver, who was the lone occupant, to a trauma centre in Toronto with what police describe as non-life threatening injuries. The eastbound lanes of the highway were shut down between Thickson and Baldwin Street South before being reopened just before 5 p.m. Collision: – #Hwy407 EB at Thickson Rd #Whitby. –…

Ontario high school students will soon need to pass a financial literacy test in order to graduate. Education Minister Paul Calandra says students need practical, real-world skills, including how to manage money and budgets. Updated curriculum requirements for financial literacy were set to take effect at the beginning of this school year, but Calandra paused that and a few other curriculum updates in June to give teachers more time for implementation. Instead of adding financial literacy to the Grade 10 math curriculum, it will remain in the Grade 10 career studies curriculum and will come with a mandatory test. TVO…

To beat the best, you have to be at your best. Read MoreThe Ottawa Senators need their top players to come through at home in crucial Game 3 vs. Carolina Hurricanes.  Ottawa Senators, Hockey, Local Sports, NHL, Senators Extra, Sports, Carolina Hurricanes, NHL Playoffs, Ottawa Sun To beat the best, you have to be at your best. Read More 

A judge has found a Global Affairs Canada employee not guilty of sexually assaulting a female Afghan who formerly worked for Canada in Afghanistan.  Read MoreGalal Eldien Ali was found not guilty on all counts.  Public Service, Local News, News, court, Global Affairs Canada, Realtime A judge has found a Global Affairs Canada employee not guilty of sexually assaulting a female Afghan who formerly worked for Canada in Afghanistan.  Read More 

Lululemon Athletica Inc. is putting its trust in a former Nike executive after facing months of backlash about the company’s management and performance. The Vancouver-based athleisure retailer announced Wednesday that Heidi O’Neill will become its next chief executive officer on Sept. 8, when she will also join its board. The company said she was chosen for the role because of her experience, “success delivering breakthrough ideas and initiatives at scale, and her ability to be a knowledgeable change and growth agent.” “Heidi is an inspiring leader and proven, consumer-driven brand strategist, with a rare ability to both imagine a new…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The German company that owns Lufthansa Airlines and other European carriers said Tuesday that it would cut 20,000 short-haul flights through October as the Iran war drives up oil prices and deepens worries that some countries may run low on jet fuel. The Lufthansa Group said the cancellation of less profitable routes, focused largely on its hub airports in the German cities of Frankfurt and Munich, would save the equivalent of approximately 40,000 metric tons of jet fuel. The company last week shut down one of its regional subsidiaries, CityLine, to cut costs. It said a…

It’s Wednesday, April 22. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom. Read MoreIt’s Wednesday, April 22. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom. SHARED SERVICES CANADA DITCHES DESK ‘HOTELING’ FOR OTTAWA-GATINEAU EMPLOYEES IN RESPONSE TO FOUR-DAY RETURN-TO-OFFICE New “neighbourhood model” in the National Capital Region will see department group teams together, shut down co-working locations and bring back assigned workstations. Read the story OTTAWA  Local News, News It’s Wednesday, April 22. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom. Read More 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl singer D4vd is charged with killing, died from penetrating wounds to her upper body, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday. Her death was ruled a homicide in the report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office that had been blocked from release for months. The autopsy was limited by “extensive postmortem changes” to the body that was dismembered and decomposing when it was found in two bags in the trunk of a Tesla parked in the Hollywood Hills in September. The examination revealed “two penetrating wounds of the…

Flood waters have started to stabilize on the Ottawa River, but now residents in some flood-ravaged communities are bracing for a possible second surge. Read More”It will gradually go down until we get that second pulse of water. There’s still snow up there. You can see it on satellite images.”  News, Local News, City of Gatineau, City of Ottawa, Flooding, Ottawa River flooding, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Flood waters have started to stabilize on the Ottawa River, but now residents in some flood-ravaged communities are bracing for a possible second surge. Read More 

A building developer accused of illegally cutting down trees across Toronto has had another allegation made against them. Residents in the Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue area say developer Modcity came and cut down several trees on a property on Kirknewton Road late at night on a lot they don’t actually own yet. “They cut down one big tree … there was two other trees here. In the video, you’ll see one of them still standing, the other one was cut down,” said local resident Stephanie Pacheco. “They came back because now that tree is no longer there so I…

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Toronto Blue Jays plan to “re-evaluate” Jeff Hoffman’s status as closer while they consider ways to get the struggling right-hander back to form.  Manager John Schneider added Wednesday morning that he didn’t want to make a knee-jerk decision after pulling Hoffman from another difficult inning Tuesday, in which he allowed a run on two singles and two hit by pitches to threaten a three-run lead.  Louis Varland induced a double-play ball from Nolan Schanuel to secure Tuesday’s 4-2 win, leaving questions about how to handle Hoffman moving forward after a third rough outing in his last four appearances.…

Lawyers for a MiWay bus driver argued in court Wednesday that she attempted to apply the brakes several times before a multi-vehicle crash that claimed the life of one person and injured eight others three years ago. Baljeet Dhaliwal has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving causing death in the June 2023 crash, which resulted in the death of 50-year-old Sharron Williams. The violent crash was captured on dashcam video from a separate vehicle. It shows the bus plowing into the back of Williams’ car as she sat stopped at a red light at the intersection of Derry Road and…

Manitoba Indigenous leaders denounced the province’s wildfire plan released Tuesday, saying issues affecting First Nations communities have not been resolved. The province released an interim report following the 2025 wildfire season, one of the worst in decades. First Nations leaders say that season exposed major gaps, especially in northern infrastructure, evacuation response, and how decisions are made.  “How many press conferences do we need to have? How loud do we need to speak when we say that we have the solutions, and our leadership know what they need for their communities?” said Kyra Wilson, Grand Chief, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.…

Travis Green could be ready to shuffle his deck. Read MoreThe big defenceman hasn’t played his jaw was broken by a puck in an April 2 regular-season contest against Buffalo.  Ottawa Senators, Hockey, NHL, Senators Extra, Sports, National Hockey League, Ottawa Sun, Stanley Cup Travis Green could be ready to shuffle his deck. Read More 

A Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation mother demands answers after she claims her newborn baby was taken away from the Portage District General Hospital without explanation last week. Heather Helen Beaulieu says her son Frank Jake Beaulieu Jr. was born on April 15 at 10:09 a.m., weighing 8 pounds and 6 ounces. Beaulieu says he was healthy. Her family was happy. That was until the Child and Family Services (CFS) came to her hospital room and took the newborn away, Beaulieu says. Sheldon Desjarlais, a spokesperson for the family, says Beaulieu wasn’t given any paperwork. “The case worker didn’t get…

There is “zero” chance the Ottawa Redblacks will use the first-overall choice in next week’s Canadian Football League draft to actually take the “best player” of those eligible, even though he’s a locally grown product and considerably better than the rest. Read MoreOne thing they won’t do is take Ottawa’s Akheem Mesidor, who could be a first-round NFL draft pick.  Ottawa Redblacks, CFL, Football, NFL, Sports, Canadian Football League, Ottawa sports, Ottawa Sun There is “zero” chance the Ottawa Redblacks will use the first-overall choice in next week’s Canadian Football League draft to actually take the “best player” of those eligible, even…

A man was transported to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in the Bells Corners neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon. Read MoreThe victim’s injuries were non-life-threatening, Ottawa police said.  News, Local News, Bells Corners, Ottawa police service, Ottawa Sun, Realtime, stabbing A man was transported to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in the Bells Corners neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon. Read More