28 h. ago Police oversight agency clears Ottawa officer over suspect's injury

The suspect tried to flee from an officer and was struck by a passing vehicle on Bank Street in April

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28 h. ago Missing senior last seen in Kanata on Tuesday, Ottawa police say

The Ottawa Police Service has issued a missing person notice for 81-year-old Winston Reid, saying Wednesday that he last been seen a day earlier in the 600 block of Eagleson Road in Kanata. Reod was described as a Black man standing six feet one inch tall with a a large build, short salt-and-pepper hair and […]

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57 h. ago Denley: Ottawa Police shortage of frontline officers is astounding

OPS reliance on overtime to put enough patrol cars on the road rose by 242 per cent from 2020 to 2024, leading to officer fatigue and burnout.

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3 d. ago Ottawa police ask for help after man, 87, assaulted in road rage incident

Police say the victim was driving a red Subaru Outback. The suspect was believed to be driving a dark-coloured vehicle.

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4 d. ago The controversy over Canada’s rules on military exports to Israel, explained

OTTAWA — A Canadian senator is calling on Ottawa to be more transparent on its policy to restrict arms exports to Israel, following contradictory reports about what manufacturers have been allowed to send to the Middle East. “I’m horrified to hear this news about certain arms exports and parts going to Israel, directly or indirectly,” […]

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7 d. ago Bell stalls fibre expansion after Ottawa sticks with CRTC’s wholesale policy

Fibre internet network to stay at eight million homes, significant scale-back from earlier plans

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8 d. ago Ottawa police ask for help as search continues for teen missing since July 31

Hope Newell was last seen in the Greenbank Road and West Hunt Club area.

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8 d. ago Nirman: Three ways to help Ottawa police build on their new safety plan

As the city of Ottawa grows and changes, policing must adapt. The latest district policing model can be refined.

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9 d. ago Ottawa police seek witnesses after motorcyclist seriously injured in collision

At about 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 4, officers went to the scene of a collision between a motorcycle and an SUV at Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard and Orléans Boulevard.

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1 week ago Ottawa police constable temporarily demoted for 'slapping the buttocks' of another officer

OPS Const. Charles Benoit pled guilty to two counts of discreditable conduct, which involved sexual harassing an officer identified as AA.

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1 week ago Motorcyclist dies in hospital from injuries in Highway 174 crash

The motorcyclist whose vehicle crashed on Highway 174 on Tuesday has died, the Ottawa Police Service said Friday night. A media release containing that update also repeated a request from police for for any person who witnessed the crash or may have dashcam video of it to contact the Ottawa Police Service Fatal Collision Investigation […]

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