26 h. ago Ottawa police seek public’s help identifying suspect in alleged credit card theft in Kanata

Police obtained a photo of the suspect allegedly using the victim's credit card at a store in Carlington.

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67 h. ago Woman suffers serious dog attack wounds in St. Albert; suspect animal yet to be identified

A 61-year-old woman walking her golden retriever Thursday evening in St. Albert was taken to hospital after being bitten by a large black dog, RCMP say. The woman required surgery from the wounds she suffered in the attack, which also resulted in bite injuries to the golden retriever, RCMP said in a Saturday news release. […]

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3 d. ago Youth charged with drug, weapons offences after Ottawa traffic stop

Ottawa police say a youth faces a long list of drug- and firearm-related offences following a traffic stop early Thursday. In a news release, the Ottawa Police Service said West Neighbourhood Resource Team officers conducted a traffic stop in the 1400 block of Carling Avenue just after midnight. While talking with the person, officers spotted […]

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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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6 d. ago Police seek public help to identify suspect in random CTrain assault

The suspect is described as 5’9” tall, weighing 170 pounds, with a slim build, blond hair and darker facial hair

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7 d. 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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7 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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9 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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