Ottawa

Ottawa Public Health says there are currently no reported cases of measles in the city as Ontario deals with its highest level of disease in over a decade, but officials are preparing in case cases come to the capital.

Spring has sprung, and as the snow melts, officials and residents are keeping an eye on water levels in eastern Ontario.

The Ottawa Police Service says a 28-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences following an investigation into alleged drug trafficking throughout the city that started in January.

A protester sprayed pink paint on the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa Thursday, as part of a campaign by an environmental group calling for the creation of a “climate disaster protection agency” funded by the “ultra-rich.”

The head of Ottawa’s public school board says they are listening to the concerns from parents, as public consultations continue on proposed changes to programs, school structures and boundaries.

Two men are facing charges after a late-night trip to a drive-thru in Carleton Place in a vehicle with a homemade licence plate ended in the discovery of 23 grams of cocaine and a replica firearm, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

The low-cost intercity bus service FlixBus says it now serves the Ottawa Via Rail station on Tremblay Road.

Ottawa police are asking for any possible victims to come forward after a man was arrested and charged earlier this month in a human trafficking investigation.

Emergency crews responded to a call for a stabbing in the area of William Street, near Rideau Street, just before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Council in Gatineau, Que. approved new restrictions for using sprinklers as part of a provincewide effort to reduce water use by 20 per cent.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say officers patrolling Highway 17 located “what looked like an abandoned vehicle parked in the passing lanes” at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Ontario Provincial Police says 81 people were killed in 72 fatal collisions on OPP-patrolled roads and highways across the region last year. So far in 2025, 13 people have been killed in crashes on OPP-patrolled roads across eastern Ontario.

It is a mild start to spring in Ottawa, but flurries and colder temperatures are expected to return over the first weekend of the new season.

The Ottawa Police Service’s crime map shows police received 289 reports of vehicle thefts between January 1 and March 19. In 2024, police received 463 reports of vehicle thefts between Jan. 1 and March 25.

Ottawa’s largest school board is cutting dozens of teaching and non-academic staff positions as it deals with declining enrolment and a multi-million-dollar budget deficit.