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• NAC to resume post-lockdown programming Feb. 14

  01-02-2022 06:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  
  The National Arts Centre reopens for in-person performances Thursday, the same day that tickets go on sale for a new slate of events covering the rest of the 2021-22 season.  Read More
  
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• Two dead, one critically injured in high-rise fire

  15-03-2026 13:28 via ottawacitizen.com
  Two people are dead and a third is in critical condition following a fire Saturday night at a residential high-rise at 395 Somerset St. near Bank Street. Read More
  
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• Ontario conservation authorities are consolidating. Here's how it's supposed to work

  15-03-2026 09:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ontario government has finalized its plan to merge the province's 36 conservation authorities into nine new authorities. Read More
  
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• No charges for OPP officers after anti-riot weapon used against man

  15-03-2026 01:21 via ottawacitizen.com
  The province's police oversight agency said there were no grounds for criminal charges against two Ontario Provincial Police who fired an anti-riot weapon at a 38-year-old man last November. Read More
  
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• How (and why) an Ottawa woman did 1,984 lunges in an hour

  14-03-2026 23:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Just over 45 people gathered in a small Kanata group fitness studio on a Saturday afternoon, all to witness Morgan McKay set a Guinness World Record. Read More
  
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• Senators: Ullmark bounces back, Pinto sets up both goals in shutout win against Ducks

  14-03-2026 23:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  After a 2-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks, the Ottawa Senators now have enough points to be leading the Pacific Division. Read More
  
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• Update: Full Line 1 LRT service back Sunday

  14-03-2026 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Complete O-Train Line 1 service has been restored between Tunney's Pasture and Blair stations, Transpo announced on social media Sunday morning. Read More
  
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• Update: Full Line 1 LRT service back in operation

  14-03-2026 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Complete O-Train Line 1 service has been restored between Tunney's Pasture and Blair stations, Transpo announced on social media Sunday morning. Read More
  
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• Slight extension of Line 1 LRT service, OC Transpo reports

  14-03-2026 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Work to fully restore O-Train Line 1 service was still ongoing Saturday afternoon, but service was expected to extend further east to a couple more stations that had been without it since the mid-week ice storm, according to an update from OC Transpo. Read More
  
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• Line 1 LRT service extended to St-Laurent Station, OC Transpo reports

  14-03-2026 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Work to fully restore O-Train Line 1 service is still ongoing, but service was extended further east on Saturday and should be fully restored on Sunday, OC Transpo reported in a mid-evening memo. Read More
  
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• Complete Line 1 LRT service back Sunday: Transpo

  14-03-2026 22:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  Complete O-Train Line 1 service has been restored between Tunney's Pasture and Blair stations, Transpo announced on social media Sunday morning. Read More
  
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• Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark the Zero Hero in 2-0 win over Ducks

  14-03-2026 22:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Senators are alive and kicking. Read More
  
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• Child in serious condition after being struck by vehicle in school zone

  14-03-2026 20:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Officials said a Barrhaven child remained in serious condition in hospital after being struck by a car on a controversial stretch of Flagstaff Road near St. Juan Diego Catholic Elementary School on Thursday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Senators GM Steve Staios stands by struggling goalie Linus Ullmark

  14-03-2026 18:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  Steve Staios has no regrets. Read More
  
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• Elmwood School presents a thrilling rendition of Clue | Cappies

  14-03-2026 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Show # 6 Elmwood School Read More
  
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• Ottawa can easily fix OC Transpo. But you won't like how | Letters to the Editor

  14-03-2026 12:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  The answer to fixing OC Transpo is a position no politician has so far been brave enough to take, service levels need to be radically reduced. Read More
  
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• Would Ottawa Charge fans follow the team to the Canadian Tire Centre?

  14-03-2026 09:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Charge fans are expressing mixed reactions about the team's possible move to the city’s west end as talks between the PWHL and the Ottawa Senators could result in the Charge playing home games at the Canadian Tire Centre in upcoming seasons. Read More
  
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• At some point, Carney must dial back his love of the world stage | Opinion

  14-03-2026 09:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  For a career banker, Mark Carney plays the role of Machiavellian politician very well. Read More
  
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• Ottawa police seek help locating man, 42, missing since March 7

  13-03-2026 21:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have requested public assistance in locating Jean-Alex Leconte, 42, who was last seen March 7 in the 1900 block of St-Joseph Boulevard in Orléans. Read More
  
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• Flood watches issued for Ottawa area

  13-03-2026 21:41 via ottawacitizen.com
  Flood watches have been issued for several waterways in the Ottawa area as conservation authorities monitor rising water levels due to spring temperatures and recent rainfall. Read More
  
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• 'Amazing' crane operators assist in Parliament Hill work accident rescue

  13-03-2026 21:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  Crane operators on the Centre Block construction site on Parliament Hill played a key role in the rescue of an injured worker on Friday. Read More
  
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• Ottawa Senators need their costly crease to step up in NHL stretch run

  13-03-2026 20:12 via ottawacitizen.com
  It's time for the Ottawa Senators' goaltending to start paying dividends. Read More
  
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• Detectives seek suspect in alleged sex assault on March Road

  13-03-2026 19:55 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa police have requested public assistance to identify a suspect allegedly involved in a sexual assault on March Road in 2025. Read More
  
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• Suspect sought in Richmond bank robbery on March 5

  13-03-2026 19:47 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Police Service is seeking public assistance to identify a suspect in a bank robbery in Richmond on March 5. Read More
  
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• Petawawa man, 19, charged after weapons scare

  13-03-2026 18:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  A 19-year-old Petawawa man faces a list of charges after provincial police were called Thursday on reports of a "possibly impaired driver" allegedly waving a handgun in a parking lot. Read More
  
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• Why is OC Transpo 'shifting focus' to fully restore the O-Train fleet?

  13-03-2026 18:05 via ottawacitizen.com
  OC Transpo executives said they are making progress in efforts to return the O-Train fleet to full capacity as councillors vented their frustration over the slow pace of repairs for a "spalling" issue that was identified in January. Read More
  
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• Couple faces weapon, drug charges after east-end car stop by police

  13-03-2026 15:53 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man and woman in their 20s face a list of charges after a loaded firearm and various controlled substances were found in a "proactive traffic stop" in the area of Vanier and Overbrook on March 3. Read More
  
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• We should know by now why the parking garage collapsed | Opinion

  13-03-2026 14:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  The owner of a downtown parking garage that partially collapsed last year, is wrong to refuse to explain publicly what caused the incident, even as work is set to begin on the rebuilding, and eventual reopening. Read More
  
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• 'New issue' stalls return of O-Train LRT service in east end

  13-03-2026 13:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  An unspecified "new issue" now blocks east end service on OC Transpo Line 1, which has been shut since a power line broke in Wednesday's ice storm, interim OC Transpo GM Troy Charter wrote early Friday: Read More
  
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• Councillor calls for independent review after new issue keeps O-Train LRT service closed in east end

  13-03-2026 13:46 via ottawacitizen.com
  Coun. Tim Tierney is renewing his call for an independent third-party review after a new issue with the LRT's overhead power lines partially shut down service following Wednesday's ice storm. Read More
  
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