Councillor pushes Ottawa ring road instead of 6th bridge | Hydroponic farmer, Ottawa Mission tackle food insecurity under the glow of LED lights | The National Arts Centre Orchestra wraps up its season
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Councillor pushes Ottawa ring road instead of 6th bridge; Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun\. Tim Tierney attends an Ottawa City Council meeting on Jan\. 29\.

Councillor pushes Ottawa ring road instead of 6th bridge

June 26 , 2025 at 04:50:36 p.m. EDT • :

Coun. Tim Tierney says Ottawa needs a southern ring road to relieve congestion on the Queensway, instead of a controversial bridge over Kettle Island.

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Hydroponic farmer, Ottawa Mission tackle food insecurity under the glow of LED lights; Ottawa's newest hydroponic farms will grow thousands of kilograms of leafy greens for the Ottawa Mission's meal programs\. Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, far right, is pictured here visiting one of the farms\.

Hydroponic farmer, Ottawa Mission tackle food insecurity under the glow of LED lights

June 26 , 2025 at 06:38:47 p.m. EDT • :

The Ottawa Mission's latest project is an effort to grow leafy greens under the glow of LED lights, providing thousands of kilograms of fresh produce year round. The project is a joint initiative with Ottawa-based hydroponic farming company Growcer.

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The National Arts Centre Orchestra wraps up its season; A blond man in a black polo shirt holds a conducting baton\.

The National Arts Centre Orchestra wraps up its season

June 26 , 2025 at 06:05:07 p.m. EDT • :

Next season will be the last for long-time director Alexander Shelley

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Boy dies after being struck by school bus in Almonte, Ont.; Boy dead after Almonte bus collision

Boy dies after being struck by school bus in Almonte, Ont.

June 25 , 2025 at 06:29:14 p.m. EDT • :

Ontario Provincial Police said the child was coming from R. Tait McKenzie Public School and riding a bike at the time of the collision around 3:40 p.m. He has been identified as nine-year-old Archer Lowe.

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Protests and petitions as calls grow for Quebec to backtrack on education cuts; The Quebec government has sparked concern over newly announced budgetary constraints for the upcoming school year\.

Protests and petitions as calls grow for Quebec to backtrack on education cuts

June 26 , 2025 at 04:05:14 p.m. EDT • :

Protests, news conferences and petitions are happening across the province to draw attention to the impacts of the Quebec government's education cuts announced two weeks ago and to prompt the education minister to reconsider.

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Scientists say they've proven these Canadian rocks are the oldest on Earth; Christian Sole, Hanika Rizo and Jonathan O'Neil, three co-authors of the new paper, stand on the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northern Quebec\. Their study provides new evidence that it contains the oldest rocks on Earth\.  

June 26 , 2025 at 02:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

Scientists say they've proven these Canadian rocks are the oldest on Earth

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Police suspect animal attack after girl seriously injured in Quadeville, Ont.; Ottawa Valley community in shock after young girl attacked in the woods  

June 25 , 2025 at 11:36:53 a.m. EDT • :

Police suspect animal attack after girl seriously injured in Quadeville, Ont.

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Ottawa's electricity use projected to surge, forcing grid expansion; Hydro lines are seen against cloudy skies near Kingston, Ont\., on Sept\. 7, 2022\.  

June 26 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Ottawa's electricity use projected to surge, forcing grid expansion

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Meet the 6 new players for the Ottawa Charge; A man and two women stand in a row holding a hockey stick\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 05:37:35 p.m. EDT • :

Meet the 6 new players for the Ottawa Charge

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2 more smash-and-grab jewelry robberies lead to chase, arrests; Ottawa police say there have now been 12 smash-and-grab jewelry store robberies in the city this year\. Five people were arrested after the two latest robberies on Tuesday\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 12:20:59 p.m. EDT • :

2 more smash-and-grab jewelry robberies lead to chase, arrests

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