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Charges dropped against woman filmed pulling Pro-Palestinian protester's hijab

October 31 , 2024 at 07:31:43 p.m. EDT • :

Crown prosecutors have dropped assault and harassment charges against a woman who pulled the hijab of a protester at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Ottawa in May, saying it needed to balance the public interest in prosecution and the reasonable prospect of conviction.

Still no opening date for Trillium Line as LRT enters final trial phase

October 31 , 2024 at 04:12:53 p.m. EDT • :

Ottawa's Trillium Line has now completed the first two phases of trial running, but OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar declined on Thursday to commit to an opening date for the expanded north-south light rail line.

U of O faculty understaffed and overworked, profs' union says

October 31 , 2024 at 05:03:15 p.m. EDT • :

The Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa (APUO) says the school is understaffed and its faculty is overworked, and is calling on administrators to hire more.

Left your mattress on the curb? It likely won't be recycled here ... but it might turn up in Africa

October 31 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Ever wonder what happens to your mattress when it's left out on the curb? Stu Mills explains why yours could end up in Nigeria, if the garbage truck doesn't get to it first.

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1 dead, 2 injured in 'chain reaction' crash on Hwy 401 near Kingston

October 31 , 2024 at 10:19:27 a.m. EDT • :

Emergency crews were called to the "chain reaction" crash in the area of Joyceville Road around 7:40 p.m. Wednesday after a tractor-trailer collided with another vehicle that was "slowing down or stopped in a construction zone," according to OPP.