14 h. ago Play ball! This is opening weekend for Ottawa's public baseball diamonds

Outdoorsy Ottawans looking to hit a home run are now able to play ball. Public baseball diamonds across the city will start opening this weekend, says the City of Ottawa. The opening can be attributed to the cooperative weather this spring. Maintenance crews “are working hard to ensure that the fields are ready for use,” […]

Sport

47 h. ago Devastated father wonders why an Israeli strike killed his 4

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Massa Abed, 4, brought a rubber ball and her doll to play with friends on the street near her family’s home on Sunday. It was a mundane day in Zawaida, the central Gaza town where the Abeds returned weeks ago, with calm largely restored in the area. But that […]

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2 w. ago Here's when the Toronto Maple Leafs will face off against the Ottawa Senators

The Toronto Maple Leafs just might be impacting your Easter weekend plans.Toronto finalized its NHL playoff matchup against the Ottawa Senators by way of beating the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 Tuesday night en route to an Atlantic Division-clinching win.The Maple Leafs haven't won a whole lot of divisions in their history, with their Atlantic Division crown being just the sixth time in 107 seasons that they've been on top.Toronto has home ice for the series, meaning they'll host at least Game 1 and Game 2, while also potentially hosting Game 5 and Game 7, should the series require them.With the NHL playoffs slated to start this Saturday, April 19, no schedule has been officially released yet for when the 16 teams will begin vying for the Stanley Cup.But as per a few reports, including one from NHL Insider Chris Johnston earlier this week on TSN 1050, the Leafs are expected to start their series this Sunday, April 20.With a short travel distance between the two cities of Toronto and Ott...

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3 w. ago Ottawa police name suspect in Parliament Hill lockdown incident

OTTAWA — Ottawa police have released the name of the person they say was behind a massive security incident on Parliament Hill over the weekend. Police say Tyler Hall-Worthington, a 31-year-old Ottawa man, has been charged in connection with the lockdown Saturday afternoon at East Block, a building in the parliamentary precinct that mainly houses […]

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3 w. ago Pierre Poilievre now one of 56 candidates on ballot in Carleton riding

Dozens of candidates are on the ballot in the Ottawa riding as of April 7, most added over the weekend as part of an electoral protest.

Transport

3 w. ago Pierre Poilievre now one of 56 candidates on the ballot in Carleton riding

Dozens of candidates are on the ballot in the Ottawa riding as of April 7, most added over the weekend as part of an electoral protest.

Transport

3 w. ago Campaigning across the country, federal leaders pledge family doctors, red tape cuts

OTTAWA — Federal party leaders are starting the second full weekend of the federal election campaign at opposite ends of the country. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is in B.C., where he is set to make an announcement on cutting bureaucratic red tape, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is in Atlantic Canada, where he promised to […]

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