Boy dies after being struck by school bus in Almonte, Ont. | Chau Lam details years of abuse before mother's killing | Police suspect animal attack after girl seriously injured in Quadeville, Ont.
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Boy dies after being struck by school bus in Almonte, Ont.; The Ontario Provincial Police is investigating a serious collision in Almonte, Ont\., that left a child dead on Wednesday\.

Boy dies after being struck by school bus in Almonte, Ont.

June 25 , 2025 at 06:29:14 p.m. EDT • :

The OPP said the child was coming from R. Tait McKenzie Public School and was riding a bike at the time of the collision around 3:40 p.m.
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Chau Lam details years of abuse before mother's killing; Chau Lam, left, and Hue Lam, right, have each pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the October 2022 killing of their mother\.

Chau Lam details years of abuse before mother's killing

June 25 , 2025 at 05:55:17 p.m. EDT • :

Testifying at her murder trial Wednesday, Chau Lam sobbed as she described how her 88-year-old mother dug her fingernails into her forehead while she tried to trim them for her. 
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Police suspect animal attack after girl seriously injured in Quadeville, Ont.; Ottawa Valley community in shock after young girl attacked in the woods

Police suspect animal attack after girl seriously injured in Quadeville, Ont.

June 25 , 2025 at 11:36:53 a.m. EDT • :

Ontario Provincial Police urged parents in the Quadeville, Ont., area to keep their small children indoors or under close supervision on Wednesday, after a young girl was found with severe injuries suspected to have been caused by an animal.
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Ontario environment minister said 'we are on track' to meet 2030 climate targets. Internal docs disagree; Ontario claims it's on track to meet its 2030 climate targets\. Internal docs say otherwise

Ontario environment minister said 'we are on track' to meet 2030 climate targets. Internal docs disagree

June 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Ontario is not on track to hit a key climate change target with less than five years to go, civil servants have told the province's new environment minister — information that appears to contradict his own statements since taking on the portfolio.
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Meet the 6 new players for the Ottawa Charge; A man and two women stand in a row holding a hockey stick\.

Meet the 6 new players for the Ottawa Charge

June 25 , 2025 at 05:37:35 p.m. EDT • :

The Professional Women's Hockey League held its draft in Ottawa this week. Emma Weller breaks down the results for the Ottawa Charge.
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2 more smash-and-grab jewelry robberies lead to chase, arrests; Ottawa police say there have now been 12 smash-and-grab jewelry store robberies in the city this year\. Five people were arrested after the two latest robberies on Tuesday\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 12:20:59 p.m. EDT • :

2 more smash-and-grab jewelry robberies lead to chase, arrests

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Marie-Philip Poulin named PWHL's MVP as Montreal Victoire clean up at league awards; Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin was named the PWHL's Billie Jean King MVP for the 2024-25 season\. Poulin led her team to the top spot in the league, and finished atop the leaderboard in goal scoring along the way\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 01:30:53 p.m. EDT • :

Marie-Philip Poulin named PWHL's MVP as Montreal Victoire clean up at league awards

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Man taken to hospital in critical condition after stabbing near Chinatown; A man was stabbed Tuesday and transported to hospital in critical condition\.  

June 24 , 2025 at 08:14:33 p.m. EDT • :

Man taken to hospital in critical condition after stabbing near Chinatown

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Ottawa man camping with child dies after tree falls on tent at Mallorytown campsite; A fallen tree could be seen next to the road into the 1000 Islands/Mallorytown KOA campground on Tuesday\. The company said it is 'deeply saddened' after an Ottawa man in his 40s was killed and a 10-year-old child injured during a storm on Sunday\.  

June 23 , 2025 at 07:47:44 p.m. EDT • :

Ottawa man camping with child dies after tree falls on tent at Mallorytown campsite

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Coun. Jeff Leiper eyes mayoral run against Mark Sutcliffe; Jeff Leiper on Wellington Street West, a main street in his central ward\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Coun. Jeff Leiper eyes mayoral run against Mark Sutcliffe

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