Council votes to cap size of city workforce for 2026 | Ottawa man confirmed dead in Lisbon funicular derailment | Gatineau shipping container village prepares residents for the next step
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Council votes to cap size of city workforce for 2026; City council voted 14-to-10 Wednesday in favour of a motion by Rideau-Jock Coun\. David Brown to set a cap for 2026 on the number of staff on the municipal payroll\.

Council votes to cap size of city workforce for 2026

September 10 , 2025 at 05:50:48 p.m. EDT • :

Ottawa city council has narrowly voted to cap the number of staff on the municipal payroll for 2026, despite concerns that doing so could place major pressure on the delivery of some city services.

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Ottawa man confirmed dead in Lisbon funicular derailment; Ottawa man killed in Lisbon funicular crash

Ottawa man confirmed dead in Lisbon funicular derailment

September 9 , 2025 at 07:32:37 p.m. EDT • :

An Ottawa man was among the tourists killed when a streetcar crashed in Lisbon earlier this month, his family has confirmed. Aziz Benharref, 42, lived in Ottawa's Orleans neighbourhood and was on vacation in Portugal with his wife when the derailment happened.

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Gatineau shipping container village prepares residents for the next step; Could these shipping containers tackle homelessness in Canada\?

Gatineau shipping container village prepares residents for the next step

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

Village Transitiôn opened in December, and could soon be home to 100 residents who are looking to get off the streets and out of encampments.

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Ottawa police chief weighs in on Ontario bill calling for officers in schools; What Ontario's bill for police in schools could mean in Ottawa

Ottawa police chief weighs in on Ontario bill calling for officers in schools

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

"We see this as a partnership with schools," Chief Eric Stubbs says. "We don't say we're in schools, we say we're working with the school." 

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Legault unveils shuffled cabinet with veterans and new faces; Quebec Premier François Legault, with his popularity dipping, is looking for ways to regain the public's trust before the next election\.

Legault unveils shuffled cabinet with veterans and new faces

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

Premier François Legault has unveiled a cabinet shuffle today as he seeks to inject new energy into his government amid sliding popularity.

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Swoon-worthy opera Tosca takes stage at Ottawa's NAC; A woman sings on stage\.  

September 10 , 2025 at 05:29:16 p.m. EDT • :

Swoon-worthy opera Tosca takes stage at Ottawa's NAC

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Ottawa man pleads guilty to manslaughter in failed suicide pact with husband; Philippe Hébert pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter in the death of his husband Richard Rutherford in April 2022\.  

September 8 , 2025 at 12:18:09 p.m. EDT • :

Ottawa man pleads guilty to manslaughter in failed suicide pact with husband

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Deputy commanding officer of Ottawa military regiment found guilty of sexual offences against minor; Maj\. Robert Baker was found guilty of sexual offences, including against a minor on Friday, Sept\. 5, 2025 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth\.   

September 5 , 2025 at 07:01:50 p.m. EDT • :

Deputy commanding officer of Ottawa military regiment found guilty of sexual offences against minor

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Suspect arrested in connection with reports of needle intoxications at ÎleSoniq music festival; An ÎleSoniq crowd pictured in 2022\. Montreal police say they have arrested a man after six people reported being pricked, possibly by needles, without their knowledge during the festival this year\.  

September 9 , 2025 at 03:45:02 p.m. EDT • :

Suspect arrested in connection with reports of needle intoxications at ÎleSoniq music festival

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OPS constable demoted for having sex on duty more than 15 years ago; Richard Lemay recently pleaded guilty at a police disciplinary hearing to  discreditable conduct and neglect of duty\.  

September 8 , 2025 at 11:01:08 a.m. EDT • :

OPS constable demoted for having sex on duty more than 15 years ago

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