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Bylaw officers issue hundreds of parking tickets on streets around Canadian Tulip Festival

As thousands of people took advantage of the sunshine and warm temperatures to view the 300,000 tulips at Commissioners Park, Bylaw and Regulatory Services (BLRS) deployed additional officers to neighbourhoods to address “the increased volume of vehicles in the area.

Stittsville boy opens lemonade stand to raise money for friend with rare disease

Jack Laidlaw was diagnosed with hereditary spastic paraplegia type four (SPG4), a disease that affects less than 0.01 per cent of the population. Laidlaw’s friend is selling lemonade all week to raise money to help fund treatment.

Cloudy and humid Thursday in Ottawa. It will feel like 30 with the humidex

A cloudy and humid Thursday is in the forecast for Ottawa, with the stretch of 20 C temperatures continuing for a fourth day.

Here’s what’s open and closed in Ottawa over the Victoria Day long weekend

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at what’s open and closed in Ottawa on the Victoria Day holiday on Monday.

Search continues for suspect who discharged gun in Petawawa apartment building

Ontario Provincial Police continue to search for a suspect who allegedly discharged a firearm inside a Petawawa apartment building nearly two months ago.

Mother, daughter ‘who endured the unimaginable’ raise awareness about child exploitation

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has released a new documentary to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation before the “unimaginable” happens.

NCC ‘Summer Zone’ returning for 2nd year at newly installed Dows Lake dock

A floating dock that was installed earlier this month along the shoreline of Dows Lake across from Commissioner’s Park will become home to the attraction this year.

G2 driver caught going nearly 80 km/h over the limit on Hwy. 174

The Ottawa Police Service has laid charges against two novice drivers for stunt driving, including one who was going almost 80 km/h over the limit in the city’s east end last week.

Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle near Ottawa Train Yards

The Ottawa Police Service says police responded to a call for a collision involving a vehicle and a person who uses a wheelchair on Industrial Avenue near Trainyards Drive at 9:30 a.m.

Here’s what you need to know about fireworks in Ottawa and eastern Ontario for Victoria Day weekend

The closing ceremony for the Canadian Tulip Festival will include a fireworks and drone show, while residents are allowed to discharge fireworks on Sunday, Victoria Day Monday and Tuesday.

Drugs, pellet guns seized in Brockville, Ont. traffic stop

Brockville police seized several imitation guns and drugs during a traffic stop earlier this week.

OPP recovers stolen vehicle during traffic stop on Hwy. 417 in Ottawa’s west end

A 19-year-old Quebec man is facing charges after a police officer spotted a stolen vehicle from the Waterloo region on Highway 417 in Ottawa’s west end.

Police shut down illegal cannabis dispensary on Rideau Street in Ottawa

The Ottawa Police Service says officers with the Central Neighbourhood Resource Team executed a search warrant at the dispensary on May 7 in connection to “multiple suspected offences” under the Cannabis Control Act.

Ottawa Charge claims victory over Montreal Victoire in Game 3

Ottawa Charge claims victory over Montreal Victoire during PWHL playoff hockey action in Ottawa, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Canada Road Safety Week in full swing, here are the speeds drivers clocked

Canada Road Safety Week is in full swing and officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been busy nabbing stunt drivers in the Ottawa Valley.