4 d. ago Two Ottawa youths charged after drugs, gun found in traffic stop

Two Ottawa youths face several charges after a traffic stop Monday near McArthur Road and Rue de l'Eglise in the city's east end.

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5 d. ago Ottawa Charge’s expansion setbacks are the cost of PWHL’s parity promise

Parity may be one of the PWHL’s proudest achievements, but it’s come at a steep price for the Ottawa Charge as the league continues its expansion process to Seattle and Vancouver this month. Even though all six of the league’s original franchises coughed up four players each during the exclusive free-agent window and expansion draft, […]

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6 d. ago La Victoire perd Abby Boreen et Anna Wilgren lors du repêchage d’expansion

Le club de Vancouver a commencé le repêchage en sélectionnant l’arrière Ashton Bell, de la Charge d’Ottawa.

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1 week ago Senior London cop charged in alleged domestic assaults in Toronto, Ottawa

A senior London police officer is accused of assaulting the same woman in Toronto and Ottawa over a three-month period, according to court documents.

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1 week ago Two from Ottawa among 36 charged in Ontario sexual exploitation investigation

Officers posed as children online and waited for offenders to make contact, but nine real victims were also identified, police said.

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1 week ago Ottawa Charge loses Emerance Maschmeyer, Danielle Serdachny in PWHL expansion signing window

On the first day of an exclusive free-agent signing window for the PWHL’s two newest franchises in Seattle and Vancouver, the Ottawa Charge lost their first two pieces of the expansion process. Goaltender and foundational signing Emerance Maschmeyer signed a two-year deal with PWHL Vancouver, while forward and 2024 second-overall pick Danielle Serdachny signed a […]

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1 week ago Man charged in Gloucester femicide, also charged with attempted murder after stabbing at Royal Ottawa

A man in his 50s was taken to hospital in serious, but stable condition, and another individual was arrested.

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1 week ago Ottawa Charge protects Gwyneth Philips, Emily Clark and Ronja Savolainen ahead of PWHL expansion

In the first official phase of the PWHL’s process to facilitate expansion to Seattle and Vancouver, the Ottawa Charge made their three-player protection list public at noon on Tuesday. The club has protected goaltender Gwyneth Philips, forward Emily Clark and defender Ronja Savolainen.  Like most of the league, the Charge followed the tactic of protecting […]

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1 week ago What to expect for the Ottawa Charge ahead of PWHL expansion

Looming over the Ottawa Charge playoff run, even with the opportunity to capture the Walter Cup hanging in the balance, was the knowledge that the team was playing its final hockey together. The PWHL’s foray into Seattle and Vancouver, just two years after the league’s inception, hung in the minds of Charge players as they […]

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2 w. ago The Ottawa Charge players have never been closer. Now, they're about to break up

The Ottawa Charge had a stunning run to the PWHL finals, but the expansion draft will bring change to the roster

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2 w. ago Ottawa Charge braces for more losses after heartbreaking defeat to Frost in PWHL final

The Ottawa Charge lost much more than just a dream with Liz Schepers’ second Walter Cup-clinching goal in the PWHL’s two years of existence on Monday night. At some point, the team will have another shot at the title. This particular tight-knit collection of players will not. “That’s the toughest part,” captain Brianne Jenner said […]

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2 w. ago Despite Charge's loss, Gwyneth Philips named PWHL playoff MVP

While the Ottawa Charge failed to drag the Minnesota Frost back to TD Place for a winner-take-all Game 5, the team is not coming home empty-handed. After a virtuoso performance that kept her team alive much longer than it had any right to, rookie goaltender Gwyneth Philips was awarded the Ilana Kloss award as the […]

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3 w. ago Charge haunted by inability to score in another overtime backbreaker

Following Emily Clark’s Game 1 overtime winner, it felt like the Ottawa Charge might be able to ride rookie goaltender Gwyneth Philips’ coattails to a Walter Cup against the defending PWHL champions. Ottawa had earned all four of its playoff wins by a one-goal margin, yet it never felt like the team members were playing […]

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3 w. ago ‘We've been in these moments before’: Ottawa Charge embraces do

'Our second half of the season has kind of been a do-or-die situation.'

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3 w. ago Time for Ottawa Charge to thank rookie goalie Gywneth Philips for saving its PWHL season

The Charge wouldn't have made it to the PWHL playoffs — never mind the Walter Cup finals — without their 24-year-old netminder.

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3 w. ago Ottawa Charge on the brink of elimination in PWHL playoffs after another marathon OT loss

Another long overtime loss has put the Ottawa Charge on the ropes. Katy Knoll scored at 9:56 of the third extra session to give the Minnesota Frost a 2-1 victory over the Charge in front of 8,098 fans at Xcel Energy Center Saturday night. The victory gives the defending champs a 2-1 lead in the […]

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3 w. ago Ottawa Charge: How OT heartbreak in the PWHL final could turn into a good thing

They turned a Game 2 overtime loss in the opening round into motivation and hope to do so again against the Minnesota in the final.

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3 w. ago Ottawa Charge let late lead slip away in OT loss that leaves PWHL championship final tied

The Ottawa Charge was 15.4 seconds from getting one hand on the Walter Cup. But the defending PWHL champions showed they aren’t about to let it go without a struggle. Britta Curl-Salemme scored her second goal of the game at 16:24 of overtime to complete a dramatic comeback and give the Minnesota Frost a 2-1 […]

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3 w. ago Emerance Maschmeyer’s quiet role in Ottawa Charge’s PWHL championship run

Amid the excitement of the Ottawa Charge reaching both the PWHL playoffs and final for the first time, one of the team’s Day 1 cornerstones quietly has slipped out of the spotlight. Yet every morning at TD Place, there’s Emerance Maschmeyer — alone on the ice with trainers, steadily working her way back from the […]

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3 w. ago Things to watch for as Ottawa Charge tries to take command of PWHL final

After winning the opener, the Charge will try on Thursday to build on its advantage in the best-of-five final against the Minnesota Frost.

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