Kingston landlord pleads guilty to provincial charges over deadly 2023 fire | Bylaw officer attacked outside city hall after issuing parking ticket | Police watchdog clears officers in Rideau Street shooting
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Kingston landlord pleads guilty to provincial charges over deadly 2023 fire; Kingston landlord pleads guilty to three offences in connection to fatal fire

Kingston landlord pleads guilty to provincial charges over deadly 2023 fire

August 25 , 2025 at 07:24:42 p.m. EDT • :

Prithivpal (Paul) Dadiala appeared in provincial offences court on Monday, more than two years after a fire tore through 895 Montreal Street, killing Adam Crowley and Bonnie Demille.
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Bylaw officer attacked outside city hall after issuing parking ticket; A parking control officer working for the City of Ottawa was attacked outside city hall on Saturday after issuing a parking ticket on a nearby street\. Police have charged the suspect with assaulting a peace officer and uttering threats\.

Bylaw officer attacked outside city hall after issuing parking ticket

August 25 , 2025 at 03:49:02 p.m. EDT • :

The attack came to an end after another city employee stepped in to stop it, according to the City of Ottawa
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Police watchdog clears officers in Rideau Street shooting; Police watchdog clears officers who shot man outside the Rideau Centre

Police watchdog clears officers in Rideau Street shooting

August 25 , 2025 at 12:53:29 p.m. EDT • :

Ontario's police watchdog has cleared Ottawa police officers of criminal wrongdoing after they shot a man outside Rideau Centre in late April.
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Pride parade cancelled after being halted by pro-Palestinian protesters; Pro-Palestinian protesters during Ottawa's Pride parade Sunday afternoon\. The parade ended up being cancelled after it was halted near Parliament Hill by the group Queers for Palestine\.

Pride parade cancelled after being halted by pro-Palestinian protesters

August 24 , 2025 at 02:53:00 p.m. EDT • :

Ottawa's annual Pride parade was cancelled on Sunday after it was halted by the group Queers for Palestine, which blocked the parade in front of Parliament Hill.
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Quebec releases AI guidelines for post-secondary institutions. Will it make a difference?; A person with long hair is seen looking at a computer screen

Quebec releases AI guidelines for post-secondary institutions. Will it make a difference?

August 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The provincial government has released a set of guidelines to help support universities and CEGEPs shape their own policies on how to use AI responsibly. While some experts welcome the recommendations, others question whether using AI in educational settings is beneficial.

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3 injured in 2-vehicle collision in rural Ottawa; Paramedics responded to the call around 11:30 a\.m\. today, a spokesperson told CBC\.  

August 24 , 2025 at 01:15:04 p.m. EDT • :

3 injured in 2-vehicle collision in rural Ottawa

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Stéphanie Plante harassed, intimidated residents with emojis and memes, report finds; Rideau-Vanier Coun\. Stéphanie Plante said she does not accept an integrity commissioner's report finding that she 'engaged in harassment and intimidation' during a debate over the construction of Sprung structures\.  

August 23 , 2025 at 02:15:05 p.m. EDT • :

Stéphanie Plante harassed, intimidated residents with emojis and memes, report finds

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Cottage owners pull rentals as new licensing rules affect Ontario; Why new short-term rental rules are frustrating cottage owners  

August 19 , 2025 at 04:00:18 a.m. EDT • :

Cottage owners pull rentals as new licensing rules affect Ontario

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Police officers injured after being hit by alleged street racer; Ontario Provincial Police say a pair of their officers were injured Friday night as they tried to break up illegal street racing in southwest Ottawa\.  

August 23 , 2025 at 03:07:07 p.m. EDT • :

Police officers injured after being hit by alleged street racer

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Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform; Finlay van der Werken, pictured here, was diagnosed with hypoxia and pneumonia caused by sepsis after waiting for hours at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital in February last year\. He was transferred to SickKids Hospital, where he was put on machines to take over the functions of his heart, lungs and kidneys\. He died in hospital\.  

August 22 , 2025 at 09:22:37 p.m. EDT • :

Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform

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