Swimming now allowed at new Dows Lake dock | This could be Canada's 2nd-worst wildfire season | Ottawa Public Health defends decision to reduce water testing at beaches
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Swimming now allowed at new Dows Lake dock; You can now swim off the NCC's dock at Dows Lake

Swimming now allowed at new Dows Lake dock

June 12 , 2025 at 02:21:34 p.m. EDT • :

Unsupervised swimming is now permitted in the lake in central Ottawa after tests showed the water consistently met health and safety standards, the National Capital Commission says.

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This could be Canada's 2nd-worst wildfire season; Smoke rises from the Summit Lake wildfire, west of Fort Nelson, B\.C\., on June 3\. Federal officials say this season is on track to become Canada's second-worst wildfire season\.

This could be Canada's 2nd-worst wildfire season

June 12 , 2025 at 02:43:58 p.m. EDT • :

The area in Canada burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record for this time of year, according to government data.

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Ottawa Public Health defends decision to reduce water testing at beaches; Ottawa Public Health defending decision to test water quality at beaches just once a week

Ottawa Public Health defends decision to reduce water testing at beaches

June 12 , 2025 at 09:09:50 a.m. EDT • :

Ottawa Public Health is defending its shift to weekly water quality testing at its beaches and urging beachgoers to assess "environmental conditions" before swimming.

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City outlines next steps on driver cameras and other bus crash inquest recommendations; The City of Ottawa has issued its initial response to a series of recommendations made by a coroner's inquest jury that heard weeks of testimony about a 2019 OC Transpo bus crash that left three passengers dead\.

City outlines next steps on driver cameras and other bus crash inquest recommendations

June 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The City of Ottawa says it will examine the potential installation of driver-facing cameras on OC Transpo buses, following a recommendation from a recent coroner's inquest into a fatal 2019 bus crash. 

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Kingston causeway workers get severance pay nearly a year after bridge torn down; Tom Vilneff, left, and Doug Stewart, right, waited months to receive the severance they were owed for working on the LaSalle Causeway lift bridge in Kingston, Ont\.

Kingston causeway workers get severance pay nearly a year after bridge torn down

June 12 , 2025 at 04:00:21 a.m. EDT • :

After months of waiting, workers who operated the LaSalle Causeway lift bridge in Kingston, Ont., have finally received their severance.

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Sisters angry at their mother attacked her as she slept, murder trial hears; This courtroom sketch shows sisters Chau Lam, left, and Hue Lam sitting behind their defence lawyers at their murder trial on Tuesday\.  

June 10 , 2025 at 05:20:50 p.m. EDT • :

Sisters angry at their mother attacked her as she slept, murder trial hears

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Dark web drug bust nets thousands of pills, $400K Ferrari; A blue sports car\.  

June 10 , 2025 at 01:32:09 p.m. EDT • :

Dark web drug bust nets thousands of pills, $400K Ferrari

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Ottawa students struggle to find summer work as unemployment rises; Students face tough job market this summer  

June 10 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Ottawa students struggle to find summer work as unemployment rises

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Legal drinking is coming to Ottawa parks this summer. Here are the details; People drink alcohol at a public beach in Vancouver on July 28, 2020\.  

June 11 , 2025 at 12:47:12 p.m. EDT • :

Legal drinking is coming to Ottawa parks this summer. Here are the details

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Family of woman seen dragged from police cruiser calling for justice; Police drag woman from cruiser after arresting her in Smiths Falls  

June 11 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Family of woman seen dragged from police cruiser calling for justice

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