| | | Good evening, these are your top stories for Thursday, May 08, 2025. Get up-to-date news any time on our website. | | | | | May 8 , 2025 at 10:19:04 p.m. EDT • : | Shiann Darkangelo scored the winner at 9:17 of the third period to lift the Ottawa Charge past the Montreal Victoire 3-2 on the road in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series Thursday. | Read more | | | | May 8 , 2025 at 02:43:18 p.m. EDT • : | Alain Bellefeuille began testifying at his murder trial Thursday, telling court that on the night two Ontario Provincial Police officers walked into his house, he never heard one of them calling his name and announcing they were police. | Read more | | | | May 8 , 2025 at 10:58:51 a.m. EDT • : | The Ottawa International Airport Authority said it's seen a "near-full recovery" in both passenger volumes and revenue — a rebound that's come after years of financial struggles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. | Read more | | | | | May 8 , 2025 at 01:02:08 p.m. EDT • : | A Chelsean? A Chelski? A Chelsite? What should a resident of Chelsea, Que., be called? After 150 years with no recognized demonym, the municipality is hoping to choose one. | Read more | | | | May 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | Ottawa police have expanded their use of special constables — unarmed peace officers with nearly all the training of a patrol officer but without the option to use lethal force — to take some of the workload off an overburdened front line. | Read more | | | | | | May 7 , 2025 at 12:48:50 p.m. EDT • : | | Watch | | | | | | May 7 , 2025 at 03:37:46 p.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | May 5 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | May 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | | | May 8 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • : | | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |