Alexander Shelley announces his finale with NAC orchestra | Accused in OPP officer's killing denies he was in a 'murderous rage' | OCDSB approves French immersion and English in most schools
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Alexander Shelley announces his finale with NAC orchestra; Alexander Shelley conducts the NAC Orchestra during the unveiling of upgrades to the NAC's Southam Hall on Sept\. 6, 2018\. Tapped as the NACO's music director in 2015, Shelley has announced the upcoming 2025-26 season will be his last in Ottawa\.

Alexander Shelley announces his finale with NAC orchestra

May 14 , 2025 at 08:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

The NAC Orchestra's music director has become known in Ottawa for his energetic conducting style and his emphasis on original Canadian compositions. His final concert with the NACO will take place in July 2026.
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Accused in OPP officer's killing denies he was in a 'murderous rage'; Alain Bellefeuille arrives at the L'Orignal Courthouse on Tuesday for the second day of his cross-examination\. He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of OPP Sgt\. Eric Mueller, and not guilty in the attempted murder of two other officers on May 11, 2023\.

Accused in OPP officer's killing denies he was in a 'murderous rage'

May 14 , 2025 at 01:20:25 p.m. EDT • :

Closing arguments in Alain Bellefeuille's murder trial are expected to begin next week, and the jury could begin deliberations as early as Wednesday.
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OCDSB approves French immersion and English in most schools; Ottawa school board passes sweeping changes

OCDSB approves French immersion and English in most schools

May 14 , 2025 at 06:46:22 a.m. EDT • :

Trustees voted 9-3 to streamline the board's programs down to English and French immersion starting September 2026 in one of the biggest changes to the OCDSB in decades.
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Woman, 60, dies after being struck by vehicle near Train Yards; Ottawa police vehicles sit at the scene of a fatal collision on Industrial Avenue on Wednesday\. One woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle\.

Woman, 60, dies after being struck by vehicle near Train Yards

May 14 , 2025 at 10:57:05 a.m. EDT • :

Ottawa police are seeking witnesses after a woman was struck and killed by a vehicle near the Train Yards shopping centre on Wednesday morning. 
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Ottawa home builders 'very happy' with promised development charges reform; A construction worker works on a new housing development in Ottawa Oct\. 14, 2022\. Legislation tabled by Ontario Housing Minister Rob Flack on May 12, 2025 aims to boost home building by lowering the costs a developer has to pay\.

Ottawa home builders 'very happy' with promised development charges reform

May 14 , 2025 at 08:07:07 a.m. EDT • :

New provincial legislation to streamline development charges is being welcomed by home builders in Ottawa as well as some city councilors. But other have questions around how the cost of infrastructure will be covered.
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Mayor presses to move forward with 'bubble bylaw' despite Charter concerns; Protesters and counter-protesters confront each other near Broadview Public School in Ottawa on June 9, 2023\. Under a so-called bubble bylaw, such demonstrations near schools, churches and health-care facilities would be disallowed\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 03:40:47 p.m. EDT • :

Mayor presses to move forward with 'bubble bylaw' despite Charter concerns

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City's new wildlife resources co-ordinator hired to create harmony between humans and wildlife; A man with a beard and a baseball cap stands in front of a field and dirt road\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 05:07:56 p.m. EDT • :

City's new wildlife resources co-ordinator hired to create harmony between humans and wildlife

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Police seek witnesses to fatal collision on Innes Road; One pedestrian was killed and another is in critical condition after they were struck by a vehicle in Orléans on Tuesday\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 03:24:41 p.m. EDT • :

Police seek witnesses to fatal collision on Innes Road

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Ontario electricity produced with rising percentage of greenhouse-gas-emitting power; The Independent Electricity System Operator says that 16 per cent of the electricity in Ontario's grid last year was produced by natural gas, making it 84 per cent emissions free — down from 87 per cent the year before and down from a high of 96 per cent in 2017\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 06:56:51 a.m. EDT • :

Ontario electricity produced with rising percentage of greenhouse-gas-emitting power

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Crown attacks Bellefeuille's credibility on his 3rd day of testimony; Alain Bellefeuille arrives at the L'Orignal Courthouse on Tuesday morning for the second day of his cross-examination by the prosecution\. He started testifying in his own defence on Thursday\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 01:41:46 p.m. EDT • :

Crown attacks Bellefeuille's credibility on his 3rd day of testimony

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