Ottawa

The Ottawa Senators announced a brand-new signing on Thursday, though if all goes right this season, he may not see the ice.

Two people are in hospital with life-threatening injuries and a man is facing charges following two stabbings less than half a kilometre apart in downtown Ottawa early Thursday morning, according to police.

Ottawa mayoral candidate Coun. Jeff Leiper says, if elected mayor on Oct. 26, he would triple the number of night ambassadors and community engagement team members in the ByWard Market, work to fill empty storefronts in the district, and create a new, permanent festival plaza for events.

OC Transpo says the first of its new 60-foot articulated, or “accordion-style,” buses are now in service.

The Smiths Falls Police Service says Ontario’s police watchdog has invoked its mandate following a collision early Wednesday morning.

An investigation is underway into the distribution of flyers with antisemitic messaging in Belleville, Ont., according to police.

Federal co-working sites in Ottawa and Gatineau are now closed, as the federal government reallocates office space to departments to help support the four days a week in-office mandate for public servants.

A mild and rainy first day of October is in the forecast for Ottawa, with the sun now rising after 7 a.m.

The City of Ottawa says nearly 100 of the 503 units recently acquired by Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) will be prioritized for families experiencing homelessness.

Mark Sutcliffe is proposing a $10 billion plan to fix and expand the City of Ottawa’s roads, sewer infrastructure and city facilities if re-elected mayor this fall, using a combination of tax revenue, development charges, budget savings and “underutilized debt capacity” to help pay for it.

Dignitaries gathered in Ottawa to mark the sixth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

A man is being treated for injuries following a stabbing outside the Ottawa Mission.

Canadian singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen is coming to Ottawa’s newest concert venue.

A motorcyclist is in critical condition after colliding with a vehicle in South Keys.

A motorcyclist speeding 60 km/h over the speed limit was one of several drivers stopped by police on Ottawa-area highways on Wednesday night.