Audit finds shortfalls with Ottawa police's recruitment, staffing efforts | Man rescued from hole at Gatineau, Que., worksite | Washington Mystics trade Canadian basketball player Aaliyah Edwards to Connecticut Sun
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Audit finds shortfalls with Ottawa police's recruitment, staffing efforts; The Ottawa Police Service has accepted 10 recommendations put forward in an audit that found several shortfalls with how it handles staffing and recruitment\.

Audit finds shortfalls with Ottawa police's recruitment, staffing efforts

August 7 , 2025 at 02:35:05 p.m. EDT • :

The city investigation found shortfalls with the Ottawa Police Service's recruitment and staffing efforts, including outdated policies and problems with psychological assessments.

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Man rescued from hole at Gatineau, Que., worksite; It took fire crews several hours Thursday to rescue a man in his 50s who was partially buried inside a hole at a Gatineau, Que\., worksite\.

Man rescued from hole at Gatineau, Que., worksite

August 7 , 2025 at 05:20:17 p.m. EDT • :

The man was working at the bottom of a two-and-a-half metre trench on rue des Anciens in the city's Pointe-Gatineau neighbourhood Thursday morning when rocks and clay suddenly fell in. He ended up being trapped for nearly four hours.

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Washington Mystics trade Canadian basketball player Aaliyah Edwards to Connecticut Sun; Canadian Aaliyah Edwards was traded Thursday from the Washington Mystics to the Connecticut Sun\.

Washington Mystics trade Canadian basketball player Aaliyah Edwards to Connecticut Sun

August 7 , 2025 at 01:46:50 p.m. EDT • :

The Washington Mystics have dealt Canadian forward Aaliyah Edwards to the Connecticut Sun, the WNBA team announced Thursday.

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Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan want to study feasibility of west-east pipeline; Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, pictured here after signing an agreement last month, have teamed up with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to look at studying the feasibility of an east-west pipeline between the provinces\.

Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan want to study feasibility of west-east pipeline

August 7 , 2025 at 02:19:44 p.m. EDT • :

Premiers say a pipeline would connect western oil and gas to Ontario ports and refineries, boosting self-reliance in Canada's energy industry which is closely tied to U.S. markets and vulnerable to tariffs.

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Some eastern Ontario regions asked to save water amid near-drought; Some eastern Ontario residents asked to conserve water during dry spell

Some eastern Ontario regions asked to save water amid near-drought

August 7 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Some eastern Ontario conservation authorities are encouraging residents to use less water as parts of the region experience drought-like conditions.

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Pilot of small plane that crashed near Ottawa airport identified; This Grumman AA-5A plane crashed in a wooded area off Riverside Drive, west of the Ottawa airport, on July 31, 2025\. The pilot was killed, while two others who were on board suffered non-life-threatening injuries\.  

August 5 , 2025 at 04:11:27 p.m. EDT • :

Pilot of small plane that crashed near Ottawa airport identified

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More Blue Jays fans had their tickets stolen via StubHub. Here's what you should know; Cam Molinski, right, and his son, left, were looking forward to sit at a Blue Jays game directly behind home base\. But just three days before they flew out to Toronto, Molinski realized his StubHub account had been hacked\.  

August 7 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

More Blue Jays fans had their tickets stolen via StubHub. Here's what you should know

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Winemaker hand-watering vines as Prince Edward County bakes; As Prince Edward County bakes, this winemaker is watering his plants by hand  

August 7 , 2025 at 10:33:21 a.m. EDT • :

Winemaker hand-watering vines as Prince Edward County bakes

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3rd pizzeria fire of the summer in Hawkesbury; Pizzeria set on fire in Hawkesbury  

August 7 , 2025 at 11:41:15 a.m. EDT • :

3rd pizzeria fire of the summer in Hawkesbury

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Ontario's craft brewers, distillers rejoice at new alcohol tax cuts. But consumers may not see much in savings; Ontario-made alcohol gets largest tax cut in decades  

August 4 , 2025 at 05:21:02 p.m. EDT • :

Ontario's craft brewers, distillers rejoice at new alcohol tax cuts. But consumers may not see much in savings

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