Herbicide spray to be dropped across Ottawa Valley forests
Glyphosate, known as the most common weed killing chemical in Canada, is set to be dropped across select forests in Renfrew County.
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Glyphosate, known as the most common weed killing chemical in Canada, is set to be dropped across select forests in Renfrew County.
Ontario Provincial Police continue to search for a sexual assault suspect in Renfrew after a lengthy shelter-in-place order Thursday night.
Several open-air fire bans that were in place across eastern Ontario have been lifted after Thursday’s rain.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has announced two new millionaires in eastern Ontario.
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources says a fire approximately 1.9 hectares is burning 2.5 kilometres northeast of Cloudy Lake and three kilometres north of Highway 60.
Ontario Provincial Police are reminding drivers not to veer when they see a deer on the road, after a driver swerved to avoid a deer and ended up in the ditch in the Ottawa Valley.
The Department of National Defence (DND) says residents in Ottawa, Petawawa, and surrounding areas can expect to see increased military vehicle traffic this weekend as transport and supply convoys move down several highways in the region.
As fire crews continues to battle flames tearing through parts of Ontario’s cottage country, officials in and around Ottawa are urging residents to be extra cautious.
Ontario Provincial Police say a Barrie man is facing his third impaired driving charge in six months after a traffic stop in eastern Ontario last week.
Fire department officials in Pembroke and Petawawa have ordered burn bans for their respective municipalities as hot, dry weather continues.
The metres are in place as the Almonte General Hospital prepares to implement paid parking for its visitors later this month.
The City of Pembroke officially launched its on-demand transit project this week, offering a new way to get around in the community, and OC Transpo says it plans to try it again in Ottawa.
The Mississippi River Health Alliance says starting mid-August, visitors to the hospital in Almonte, Ont. will have to pay a $5 fee to park for up to 24 hours with in and out access.
The suspects in a fragrance robbery at a Carleton Place business fled the scene in a BMW reported stolen in Ottawa, according to police.
Almonte, Ont. native Isabel Lowry, 17, has returned home from the International Canoe Federation Junior & U23 World Sprint Championships in Portugal, where she won three gold medals.
The Renfrew County and District Health Unit says a bat that was found in Pembroke, Ont. has tested positive for rabies.