Defence wraps at murder trial of man accused of killing OPP officer | 4 places to see the King and Queen during their royal visit to Ottawa next week | Kingston woman's death declared a femicide
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Defence wraps at murder trial of man accused of killing OPP officer; Alain Bellefeuille is led toward the courthouse in l'Orignal, Ont\., on Tuesday\. He has pleaded not guilty to one count of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder\.

Defence wraps at murder trial of man accused of killing OPP officer

May 20 , 2025 at 05:49:09 p.m. EDT • :

On Wednesday the Crown is expected to deliver closing arguments in the trial of Alain Bellefeuille, who's accused of killing an Ontario Provincial Police officer and injuring two others during a 2023 wellness check at his home in Bourget, Ont., east of Ottawa.
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4 places to see the King and Queen during their royal visit to Ottawa next week; King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit to Ottawa next week isn't the couple's first trip to Canada's capital, but it is their first since Charles's coronation in May 2023\. Charles and Camilla are pictured here leaving Canada House in London's Trafalgar Square on Tuesday\.

4 places to see the King and Queen during their royal visit to Ottawa next week

May 20 , 2025 at 04:06:57 p.m. EDT • :

King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit to Ottawa next week will offer the public several chances to glimpse Their Majesties between the bits of official business that bring them across the pond for the first time since the King's coronation two years ago. 
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Kingston woman's death declared a femicide; Police in Kingston, Ont\., have charged a 26-year-old man with first-degree murder after a 25-year-old woman was killed Friday\.

Kingston woman's death declared a femicide

May 17 , 2025 at 08:02:23 p.m. EDT • :

Police in Kingston, Ont., say they've charged a 26-year-old man with murder in the death of his intimate partner. It's the first time they've declared a killing to be a femicide.
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PWHL Finals preview: Ottawa Charge looking to become 1st Canadian PWHL champions; The third-seeded Ottawa Charge take on the fourth-seeded Minnesota Frost in Game 1 of the Walter Cup finals on Tuesday at 7 p\.m\. ET\.

PWHL Finals preview: Ottawa Charge looking to become 1st Canadian PWHL champions

May 20 , 2025 at 12:37:20 p.m. EDT • :

The Charge take on the reigning Walter Cup-winning Minnesota Frost in Game 1 of the best-of-5 series on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Bench bosses of 3 Canadian PWHL teams named coach of the year finalists; Sceptres' Troy Ryan is the reigning coach of the year, while Victoire's Kori Cheverie, middle, is a finalist for a second straight season\. The Charge's Carla MacLeod, right, guided her team to its first playoff berth\.

Bench bosses of 3 Canadian PWHL teams named coach of the year finalists

May 20 , 2025 at 02:41:10 p.m. EDT • :

Montreal Victoire's Kori Cheverie, Ottawa Charge's Carla MacLeod and Toronto Sceptres' Troy Ryan have been named the finalists for Professional Women's Hockey League coach of the year honours.
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City of Ottawa hires new planning chief following lengthy search; The City of Ottawa has announced the hiring of a new planning chief after a lengthy search\. Marcia Wallace will start in her new role June 16\.  

May 20 , 2025 at 11:25:56 a.m. EDT • :

City of Ottawa hires new planning chief following lengthy search

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Kìwekì Point reopens as 'a place that invites reflection, connection and renewal'; Kìwekì Point river lookout 'invites reflection, connection and renewal'  

May 16 , 2025 at 03:36:19 p.m. EDT • :

Kìwekì Point reopens as 'a place that invites reflection, connection and renewal'

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Here's the itinerary for the King's visit to deliver the throne speech in Ottawa; King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Canada House in London on Tuesday to mark 100 years since it opened\. The King and Queen will visit Ottawa on May 26 and 27, where King Charles will open Parliament by reading the speech from the throne\.  

May 20 , 2025 at 12:47:15 p.m. EDT • :

Here's the itinerary for the King's visit to deliver the throne speech in Ottawa

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Their families never accepted the official account of their deaths. Now police are taking another look; Police reopen 10-year-old investigation into drowning of 2 men  

May 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Their families never accepted the official account of their deaths. Now police are taking another look

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Plan for paid street parking during evenings, weekends frustrates business owners; The City of Ottawa is recommending councillors approve a plan to extend paid street parking hours into the evening and weekends in select high-traffic areas, such as the ByWard Market, shown here\.  

May 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Plan for paid street parking during evenings, weekends frustrates business owners

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