Leftover road markings may have led driver astray in Westboro bus crash, expert says | Former Cornwall mayor Ed Lumley dies | What's open and closed this Easter weekend in Ottawa
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Leftover road markings may have led driver astray in Westboro bus crash, expert says; The coroner's inquest into the fatal OC Transpo bus crash of 2019 heard Thursday from a road vehicle safety expert\.

Leftover road markings may have led driver astray in Westboro bus crash, expert says

April 17 , 2025 at 02:35:38 p.m. EDT • :

"I think it's clear they have the potential to mislead," Ian Knight testified Thursday at an ongoing coroner's inquest into the tragic 2019 bus collision.

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Former Cornwall mayor Ed Lumley dies; Ed Lumley, then chairman of a commission looking into MP wages, pictured in 2001\.

Former Cornwall mayor Ed Lumley dies

April 17 , 2025 at 05:09:17 p.m. EDT • :

Former Cornwall mayor and federal cabinet minister Ed Lumley has died at the age of 85.

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What's open and closed this Easter weekend in Ottawa; Pysanky — Ukrainian painted Easter eggs — were decorated at a workshop at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Ottawa in 2022\.

What's open and closed this Easter weekend in Ottawa

April 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Here's a look at what's open and closed in Ottawa this Easter long weekend.

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Ontario to table legislation that will speed up mine development; A car drives through Neskantaga First Nation in Neskantaga, Ont\., which is located within the Ring of Fire\. On Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a new bill to speed up mining development in the province\.

Ontario to table legislation that will speed up mine development

April 17 , 2025 at 11:47:51 a.m. EDT • :

Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that red tape in the mining industry is holding back the province's economy. Ford says the new bill could also speed up the development of pipelines and his proposed highway tunnel.

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Schedule released for Sens vs. Leafs Round 1 playoff series; Get ready, hockey fans: The 'Battle of Ontario' is back

Schedule released for Sens vs. Leafs Round 1 playoff series

April 17 , 2025 at 01:43:24 p.m. EDT • :

The best of seven series between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs begins on Sunday in Toronto.

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Fentanyl-stuffed rotisserie chicken found by Kingston Police; Kingston Police say a 44-year-old from the GTA is facing drug and weapons charges after fentanyl, cocaine and crystal meth was found hidden inside a rotisserie chicken\.  

April 17 , 2025 at 10:55:05 a.m. EDT • :

Fentanyl-stuffed rotisserie chicken found by Kingston Police

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Quebec recycler shows what happens to scrap appliances left on the curb; This woman is working to keep scrap metal out of the landfill  

April 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Quebec recycler shows what happens to scrap appliances left on the curb

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Trump turmoil forcing Ottawa retiree back to work; Ottawa woman Donna Gow says she is considering returning to work due to the impact on her investments of market volatility wrought by U\.S\. President Donald Trump's trade war\.  

April 16 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Trump turmoil forcing Ottawa retiree back to work

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Westboro residents fear for crumbling monastery saddled with back taxes; This historic monastery in Westboro is for sale, but residents fear it will deteriorate before it can be preserved  

April 16 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Westboro residents fear for crumbling monastery saddled with back taxes

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Travel nightmares leave frustrated Canadian permanent residents in debt; Stephen and Poonam McMullin spent weeks in Mexico trying to get an emergency document to replace her permanent resident card\.  

April 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Travel nightmares leave frustrated Canadian permanent residents in debt

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