Here is what is opened, closed and operating this holiday break



The City of Ottawa is remind residents changes to various service schedules for the holiday season. Schedule changes take place from Tuesday, Dec. 24 to Wednesday, Jan. 1.



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Para Transpo service delays; fleet requiring maintenance



Riders of Para Transpo services have experienced delays over the past week and will continue to do so as the fleet undergoes much-needed maintenance.



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‘Significant portion’ of backlogged items expected to be delivered before Christmas: Canada Post



Canada Post says it is ramping up operations, including weekend delivery in some cities, to try and get packages that piled up during a weeks-long strike delivered to Canadians in time for Christmas.



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Holiday-inspired events and things to do in Ottawa this weekend



It is the weekend of last-minute gift-getting, watching holiday movies and strolling around a winter wonderland.



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Germany in mourning after Friday’s Christmas market attack, which killed 5



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Man arrested for filming in public washroom; more victims possible



Police have charged a man for filming in a women’s washroom in the 1-100 block of Elgin Street.



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Para Transpo service delays; fleet requiring maintenance



Riders of Para Transpo services have experienced delays over the past week and will continue to do so as the fleet undergoes much-needed maintenance.



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‘Significant portion’ of backlogged items expected to be delivered before Christmas: Canada Post



Canada Post says it is ramping up operations, including weekend delivery in some cities, to try and get packages that piled up during a weeks-long strike delivered to Canadians in time for Christmas.



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Holiday-inspired events and things to do in Ottawa this weekend



It is the weekend of last-minute gift-getting, watching holiday movies and strolling around a winter wonderland.



Over the last month there have been many events across the city, bringing holiday cheer,…




















Germany in mourning after Friday’s Christmas market attack, which killed 5



5 were killed after a Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers in Germany. What we know now.






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Man arrested for filming in public washroom; more victims possible



Police have charged a man for filming in a women’s washroom in the 1-100 block of Elgin Street.



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Trudeau shuffles cabinet as Liberals face new election threat



Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shuffling his cabinet, after blockbuster resignations this week. But as Brandon Choghri explains, the fresh faces may not serve for long, as Jagmeet Singh vows to bring down the government.
















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Poilievre won’t commit to keeping new social programs amid calls for early election



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Over 200 additional deaths linked to Residential Schools uncovered across Ontario



The Residential School Death Investigation Team collaborates with Indigenous communities throughout Ontario to uncover student deaths not previously connected to Residential Schools and to determine the fate of students who never returned home.












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Trudeau expected to reveal cabinet shuffle admist calls for resignation



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Canada Post to start accepting commercial mail as operations resume



Canada Post said mail is being processed on a first-in, first-out basis, and it will start accepting new international mail on Dec. 23. The Santa Letters program is also back on after the month-long strike of more than 55,000 postal workers.













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Overheated immigration system needed ‘discipline’ infusion: minister



OTTAWA — An “overheated” immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada’s decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc…






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Ottawa Humane Society short $250K at the end of the season



There are hundreds of animals that won’t have a forever home this Christmas.



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Fall housing report shows Ottawa’s rent prices slowed in 2024



The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its 2024 Rental Market Report, revealing that a notable increase in rental supply growth has raised Canada’s vacancy rate.



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No farm, no problem: Young farmers get their start in the industry in other ways



It was a Netflix documentary Michael Nantais watched during the early months of the pandemic that cemented his love of sustainable farming.

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Ottawa a top destination for films including some holiday favourites



The City of Ottawa is a snowy destination for cross-country skiers, skaters and also a number of Christmas movies.



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Temperatures dropping this weekend with flurries in the forecast



It’s beginning to look a lot like bundling up in the nation’s capital, as temperatures are set to drop this weekend.



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Drama eclipses Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle amid sabre rattling over election timing



OTTAWA — Political drama eclipsed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s move to rejuvenate his cabinet with fresh faces following a tumultuous week, underscoring questions about how much gas he has left in…




















Small town resident facing ‘lengthy’ list of charges like assault, harassment



One person is facing a laundry list of charges from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).



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Fast-attack results in no fire spread in Centretown apartment building



Firefighters reacted quickly to smoke coming from a Centretown apartment building last night.



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Fast-attack results in no fire spread in Centretown apartment building



Firefighters reacted quickly to smoke coming from a Centretown apartment building last night.



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NDP will vote to bring down Liberal government, Singh says



Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will vote to bring down the Liberal government in the new year.



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Emissions in Canada fell last year, though still far off Paris targets



OTTAWA — For the first time since the pandemic, Canada had a year-over-year decline in its greenhouse gas emissions — though it is still a long way off its 2030 target.

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Ryan Reynolds ‘honoured’ and ‘a bit more officery’ after Order of Canada naming



VANCOUVER — “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds thanked the country after he was named as an officer of the Order of Canada, saying the nation shaped and continues to inspire him.

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‘We got mail’: Ottawa Mission hopeful donations come after postage strike



After almost bearing witness to the Canada Post strike for a month, The Ottawa Mission received a huge pile of mail on Wednesday — and a bit more on Thursday.



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Suspended driver caught going 70 km/h over speed limit in school zone



The Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) traffic unit continues to catch “lead-footed” drivers in the nation’s capital.



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Charges laid after staff breached patient privacy at three Ontario hospitals



Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid charges against three people in separate privacy investigations across the province.



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Canada Post starts accepting commercial mail as it ramps up post-strike operations



OTTAWA — Canada Post has started accepting commercial volumes of letters and parcels as it works to get back to normal operations following a month-long strike.
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Jury finds Abdirahman Abdi’s death a homicide; makes recommendations



The jury at a coroner’s inquest has deemed the 2016 death of an Ottawa man after his violent arrest a homicide, as it made more than 50 recommendations Tuesday aimed at preventing similar deaths in the…




















Two blazes in less than 6 hours quickly put out by firefighters



Firefighters had a busy Wednesday evening and overnight into Thursday as they quickly contained and extinguished two residential house fires.



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Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains



Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning.



A government source confirms the prime minister will attend a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall.



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