Line 1 LRT loses power, malfunctions in pair of weekend incidents | Heron Road Community Centre to reopen after nearly 2 years as emergency shelter | Support staff at Ontario colleges vote to authorize strike, if necessary: union
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Line 1 LRT loses power, malfunctions in pair of weekend incidents; Transit riders are warned of a service disruption at Tremblay station in this photo from 2023\. A power outage and a switch mechanism malfunction caused two LRT Line 1 service disruptions this weekend, according to the City of Ottawa's acting general manager of transit services

Line 1 LRT loses power, malfunctions in pair of weekend incidents

August 17 , 2025 at 02:23:45 p.m. EDT • :

Technical problems caused the O-Train Line 1 to stop operating twice over the past three days, according to the city's acting general manager of transit services. Both incidents have now been resolved.

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Heron Road Community Centre to reopen after nearly 2 years as emergency shelter; The Heron Road Community Centre is seen in 2023, when it initially closed to the public and began serving as an emergency shelter\.

Heron Road Community Centre to reopen after nearly 2 years as emergency shelter

August 17 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Community programming will soon resume at the Heron Road Community Centre, nearly two years after the facility began serving as a shelter for the homeless, according to the local councillor.

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Support staff at Ontario colleges vote to authorize strike, if necessary: union; Close to 10,000 college faculty and staff have either been let go or are projected to lose their jobs amid hundreds of program cancellations and suspensions since last year, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union said month\.

Support staff at Ontario colleges vote to authorize strike, if necessary: union

August 17 , 2025 at 09:31:22 a.m. EDT • :

The union that represents thousands of support staff at Ontario's colleges says the workers have voted to authorize a strike.

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Air Canada cancels plans to resume operations as flight attendants defy back-to-work order; Air Canada flight attendants to remain on strike, defy back-to-work order: union

Air Canada cancels plans to resume operations as flight attendants defy back-to-work order

August 17 , 2025 at 09:16:36 a.m. EDT • :

Air Canada says it has suspended plans to resume limited operations after the union representing the airline's flight attendants said Sunday it will defy a federal back-to-work order for binding arbitration to end the work stoppage.

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It's time for the weekly CBC Ottawa news quiz; Time for the weekly CBC Ottawa news quiz\. How closely have you been paying attention over the past seven days\?

It's time for the weekly CBC Ottawa news quiz

August 17 , 2025 at 08:14:37 a.m. EDT • :

How closely did you follow the past seven days in local news? Take our quiz to find out.

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Swimmer drowns in Silver Lake after jumping from canoe; Ontario Provincial Police say a 26-year-old man drowned Saturday afternoon while swimming at Silver Lake Provincial Park\.  

August 16 , 2025 at 08:04:02 p.m. EDT • :

Swimmer drowns in Silver Lake after jumping from canoe

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Why new generations are continuing to visit a secluded century-old grotto in Vanier; From left to right, Gavin Lanteigne, Abdul Farooq and Kevin Acquah shooting a video about la Grotte de Lourdes - Vanier for CBC Ottawa's Creator Network\.  

August 14 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Why new generations are continuing to visit a secluded century-old grotto in Vanier

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2-vehicle collision on Highway 50 leaves 1 person dead; A 60-year-old man has died after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 50 in Gatineau, Que\., on Friday\.  

August 15 , 2025 at 05:25:03 p.m. EDT • :

2-vehicle collision on Highway 50 leaves 1 person dead

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Plane crash 'dead zone' leaves neighbours with environmental worries; Witnesses concerned about environmental impact of Ottawa plane crash  

August 15 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Plane crash 'dead zone' leaves neighbours with environmental worries

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What does it feel like to age and live with dementia? These simulations can show you; As older adults become the fastest-growing demographic in Canada, according to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, more Canadians are likely to take on caregiving roles\.  

August 17 , 2025 at 04:00:55 a.m. EDT • :

What does it feel like to age and live with dementia? These simulations can show you

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