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Ontario Liberal Leader Crombie announces plan for tax cut plan during Ottawa visit

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With just over a week until election day, Ontario...

Titans bring back Canuck catcher for 2025 campaign

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The Ottawa Titans have re-signed Canadian catcher Victor Cerny for the upcoming season.

Who Ottawa MPs think should be the next Liberal leader

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As endorsements and support from members of the Liberal caucus continue to roll in, the majority of Cabinet ministers are throwing their support behind Carney — as are most of the Liberal MPs in Ottawa.

‘Not a 30-day scenario’: Ottawa city council unanimously passes motion to address U.S. tariffs

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Ottawa city council unanimously passed a motion on Wednesday directing staff to monitor and mitigate the local impact of a possible trade war between Canada and the U.S. as threats of tariffs continue to loom.

OC Transpo reducing service, parking bans in effect during winter storm

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As a winter storm rages in Ottawa, OC Transpo is implementing its Severe Storm Schedule for buses on Thursday and the City has issued a winter parking ban.
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What you need to know for the Ontario election in Ottawa

On Feb. 27, Ontarians will head to the polls to choose their representatives in Queen's Park and, ultimately, who will be Ontario's premier for the next term.
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Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles stops in Ottawa to talk education and building ‘tariff-proof’ Ontario

As Marit Stiles is making her rounds throughout the province as she campaigns to be Ontario’s next premier, the leader of the Ontario NDP stopped in Ottawa reiterate her party’s vows to improve education in Ontario.
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Controversial Eastern Ottawa-Gatineau bridge underway, feds announce

The federal government is starting the process of building a bridge connecting the eastern end of Ottawa to Gatineau, Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour announced Thursday.
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‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Pat King given 3-month conditional sentence

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'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King was sentenced to three months of house arrest in an Ottawa court this morning.

‘Not a 30-day scenario’: Ottawa city council unanimously passes motion to address U.S. tariffs

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Ottawa city council unanimously passed a motion on Wednesday directing staff to monitor and mitigate the local impact of a possible trade war between Canada and the U.S. as threats of tariffs continue to loom.

OC Transpo reducing service, parking bans in effect during winter storm

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As a winter storm rages in Ottawa, OC Transpo is implementing its Severe Storm Schedule for buses on Thursday and the City has issued a winter parking ban.

Ford, Crombie announce plans to upload Ottawa LRT to province if elected

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A re-elected Progressive Conservative provincial government will upload Ottawa’s light-rail transit (LRT) network to the province, Premier Doug Ford announced in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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Carleton takes on Queen’s, UOttawa to play Laurentian in OUA basketball quarters

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Both post-secondary schools in the nation’s capital have advanced to the quarterfinals in the provincial collegiate men’s basketball championship.

Titans bring back Canuck catcher for 2025 campaign

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The Ottawa Titans have re-signed Canadian catcher Victor Cerny for the upcoming season.

UOttawa, Carleton set for heavyweight matchup at Capital Hoops Classic

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Ottawa’s two universities will square off in the annual...

Ottawa BlackJacks promote David DeAveiro to head coach

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The Ottawa BlackJacks basketball team has a new bench boss after they promoted assistant coach David DeAveiro earlier this week.

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