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Ottawa police issue notice about 'high-risk offender"
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (218+ words) During his release on day parole, Christopher Roulston is to reside in Ottawa in a community-based facility. A designated dangerous offender will reside in Ottawa after being released from prison on day parole, police said in a public safety notification....
News of the day: Residents can't wait for new Bank and Leitrim intersection; Military police leadership still battling civilian oversight; Long-range financial plan could burden future Ottawa councils
7+ hour, 29+ min ago (139+ words) Here's a look at the stories we're following today. The intersection in South Ottawa wasn't designed for the expansion of the city into Findlay Creek. But a few hurdles remain to get it fixed. The Military Police Complaints Commission, created…...
Stabbing victim jumps onto OC Transpo bus on Rideau Street
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (119+ words) Ottawa paramedics say they were were called Wednesday morning after a man jumped onto a bus at Rideau and Friel streets with knife wounds. Ottawa police are investigating a stabbing attack Wednesday after a man with serious wounds jumped onto…...
New Ottawa caf" makes decadent street food from Brazil
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (913+ words) That's Bananas goes through around 150 cans of condensed milk a week, to sweeten hand-rolled truffles, lemonade and other specialty snacks. For every pastel carried to a table at That's Bananas, Ottawa's newest Brazilian caf, another may perish in the fryer....
Postmedia invests in next generation of Canadian journalists
7+ hour, 15+ min ago (375+ words) In addition to the Ottawa Citizen, interns will work for up to 16 weeks in Postmedia newsrooms across Canada. Postmedia is welcoming more than a dozen emerging journalists to its newsrooms across the country this summer, part of an ongoing push…...
Police seeking cyclist, 40, reported missing in Gatineau
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (165+ words) Alain Kamuzinzi, 40, was last seen June 2 on his road cycle on Atawe Street in Gatineau's Hull sector. Gatineau police are seeking public assistance to locate Alain Kamuzinzi, 40, last seen on the morning of June 2 riding his road cycle on Atawe…...
Two new swimming docks coming to the Ottawa River this summer
13+ hour, 36+ min ago (162+ words) This summer, Ottawa residents can take a dip in two new swimming areas on the Ontario and Quebec sides, the NCC announced. As the summer nears and temperatures steadily rise, Ottawa residents can soon head to two new swimming docks…...
Long-range financial plan could burden future Ottawa councils, critics say
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (896+ words) The finance and corporate services committee voted 9-2 to approve a plan to address a multi-million gap in funding for infrastructure Mayoral and council candidates were among the delegates who lined up to caution committee members about a long-range financial plan…...
A heartfelt endorsement for "dis'ke, Ottawa's new library
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (521+ words) The Ottawa Citizen's letters to the editor: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Brigitte Pellerin's column on the new central library points to a larger problem at City Hall: when residents ask reasonable questions, Ottawa too often responds with process, opacity and self-review. Justice…...
Early retirement incentives to reduce department operating budgets
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (440+ words) If a public servant who has been approved for early retirement made $100, 000, then the department's budget would be reduced by $50, 000 The Early Retirement Incentive program is set to slash departmental budgets by half the salary of each employee approved under…...