On January 23 2016 at approximately 4pm, the Ottawa Police Service responded to the area of York/ Beausoleil after receiving numerous calls of an aggressive dog attempting to attack pedestrians. The dog was subsequently shot once by police and is currently being treated at an emergency veterinary clinic. No injuriesContinue Reading

SIU Investigating Ottawa Incident where Man Seriously Injured inside Bookstore Case Number: 16-OCI-010 Mississauga (12 January, 2016) — The province’s Special Investigations Unit is probing the circumstances surrounding an interaction between an 18-year-old man and Ottawa Police Service officers inside a Chapters bookstore. Preliminary information indicates the following: About 11:00Continue Reading

My opinion on the new Liberal Majority in Parliament is, admittedly, skewed. Nine years living under the Harper yolk, watching my wife suffer with seizures, watching my own health fade, and watching the number of marijuana-related arrests increase every year, has left me jaded and bitter. Watching our new PM supportContinue Reading

CORNWALL Ontario – Ottawa Medical Marijuana user and advocate Russell Barth issued a release today after his complaint about comments made by Mayor Jim Watson were made public last April.   The Mayor refused to apologize for a comment that Mr. Barth feels was discriminatory. In the release below Mr. BarthContinue Reading

An Ontario travel website seems to think the province ends at Ottawa and Kingston.   A quick visit to the website shows that Eastern Ontario has no section and that the Cornwall area is lumped into Ottawa with no areas highlighted on its map. Eastern Ontario seems to be listedContinue Reading

The Ottawa Police Service and Ottawa Paramedic Service responded to the area of George Street in the city’s downtown area at approximately 8pm tonight. At that time, five victims were reported to have suffered serious medical complications from ingesting a drug being sold as crack cocaine. Unidentified chemicals have beenContinue Reading

An Ottawa Police Patrol Officer responding to a collision with injuries at Kirkwood Avenue and Coldrey Avenue this morning found a total of seven tow trucks congesting the scene attempting to solicit business. The responding officer charged six of the tow truck drivers under the City’s Towing Bylaw for beingContinue Reading

Joint Community Safety Initiative results in 11 persons found to be working without valid work permits CFN —The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) Human Trafficking Unit, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Ottawa Bylaw Services completed a three-day Joint Community Safety Initiative focused on commercial massage parlours and body rub facilities fromContinue Reading

The Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation hosted the 18th Annual “For the Kids” Auction, raising $163,000 to support the services and programs of the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre. Joined by community leaders, local celebrities, and most importantly, the families served, the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation hosted the event whichContinue Reading