Recap Senators solidify 2nd in Atlantic with win over Bruins

Mike Hoffman had the power-play winner early in the third period as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Monday night in a potential playoff preview.

Musab A-Noor, accused of killing his 2 sisters, still unfit to stand trial

by Andrew Foote

A man accused of murdering his two sisters in December 2016 is still unfit to stand trial after 60 days of treatment, and his psychiatrist is expected back in court Friday to talk about what could happen next.

Man dead after car, dump truck collide near Navan

A man driving a car died in a collision with a dump truck in rural east Ottawa Monday afternoon, police have confirmed.

Premier agrees to mayor's request for $2.5M for Ottawa opioid strategy

by Kate Porter

Ottawa's mayor used a Monday morning meeting with Ontario's premier to ask for $2.5 million to support a local plan to deal with opioid addiction and overdoses.

Audio Acclaimed artist Alex Janvier on how art brought escape at residential school

by CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning

Residential school is where Alex Janvier was stripped of his culture and language. It's also where he discovered art and a career path that eventually led him to a major exhibition of his life's work at the National Gallery of Canada.

Timeline Abdirahman Abdi's fatal encounter with Ottawa police

A look at how an encounter with police in Ottawa on July 24, 2016, led to the death of a Somali-Canadian man.

Confession of Quebecer accused of terror-related offence is admissible, judge rules

by Kate McKenna

A damning confession made by Ismael Habib days before his arrest on a terrorism-related charge can be used against him, a Quebec court judge has ruled.

Kingston drug overdoses may be linked to fentanyl, health officials say

Health officials and police are warning that counterfeit prescription medications and some illicit drugs in the Kingston, Ont., area are believed to be contaminated with fentanyl.

Ontario judges stayed 46 cases due to court delays in 2016

by Joe Lofaro

Judges stayed an average of nearly 10 cases per month in the first five months following a landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling last year, according to documents obtained through a freedom of information request.

Senators trade for minor-leaguer Brandon Gormley

The Ottawa Senators acquired minor-league defenceman Brandon Gormley from the New Jersey Devils on Monday for future considerations.

Pembroke man found with meth after DUI, OPP say

An 18-year-old man who was arrested for impaired driving following a collision in Pembroke, Ont., also possessed methampetamine, the OPP say.

Man and woman homeless after west-end Ottawa house fire

Officials are investigating after a fire in Ottawa's west end Sunday night left a man and a woman homeless.

Budget watchdog to examine Ontario hydro relief plan; PCs question Liberal math

by Allison Jones

Ontario's budget watchdog is planning a report examining the Liberal government's plan to lower hydro bills.

Ottawa's weather forecast calls for freezing rain tonight

Winter continues to make its point: it's still here. We get it, winter. We see you.

Montreal woman denied entry to U.S., told to go to Ottawa to get visa

by Kamila Hinkson

A Canadian woman from Montreal who was travelling on a Canadian passport says she was turned away at the U.S. border and told she needed an immigrant visa to enter the country. She claims a border agent told her: "'I know you may feel like you've been Trumped.'"

Tentative deal reached after 1 hour of strike action at Carleton University

A tentative deal has been reached for Carleton University contract instructors and teaching assistants after one hour of strike action early Monday morning.

Ottawa cottage owners cut off from Kathleen Wynne's hydro bill slash

Ottawa residents who own cottages say they're frustrated they won't fully benefit from hydro rate cuts announced by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne late last week.

Police watchdog investigating sexual assault allegation against Ottawa officer

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating an allegation of sexual assault against an Ottawa Police Services officer that is said to have happened about six years ago.

How do the Conservative leadership candidates' online campaigns stack up?

Last week's awkward campaign video by Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch, in the parlance of our times, broke the internet. But how does it compare to the rest of the field? CBC Ottawa asked a digital media strategist to analyze the candidates' online presence.

65-year-old Ottawa man charged after girl reports being inappropriately touched

A 65-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference after he allegedly touched a young girl inappropriately inside a store on Carling Avenue.

Water damage at school building displaces about 275 Gatineau students

About 275 elementary students from École internationale du Village in Gatineau will have to complete the school year in another building, after a pipe broke on Saturday and caused major water damage.

Recap Canadiennes get revenge over Inferno in thrilling Clarkson Cup

by Darren Desaulniers

Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice, including into an empty net, as the Montreal Canadiennes claimed their fourth Clarkson Cup title with a 3-1 win over the Calgary Inferno on Sunday.

See you in 2020? 'Negotiations' underway to bring Crashed Ice back to Ottawa

The 2017 Red Bull Crashed Ice world championship arrived in Ottawa this weekend. It was the first time the race, which features heats of four skaters clad in protective equipment careening down an ice course of steep declines, jumps and turns, was held here.

Meet Marc Evans, the Ottawa man vying to be Canada's next astronaut

It's been years since Marc Evans fired model rockets with his dad as a kid — and now he has a chance to ride in one.​

Would you pay $75 a night to camp out on Canada Day? The city hopes so

by Steve Fischer

The City of Ottawa is offering some prime spots to would-be urban campers on Canada Day weekend — but they don't come cheap.

Tunes about Trump: Why these Canadian musicians won't just 'shut up and sing'

by Haydn Watters

He's not their president. But that's not stopping a handful of Canadian musicians from penning Trump-tinged tunes and putting out music videos ripe with anti-Trump imagery.

Audio Hear Ottawa artist Jay Odjick talk about working on Robert Munsch's new book

Ottawa-based graphic artist Jay Odjick knows only too well what it's like to become dinner for a ravenous horde of blackflies — which just happens to be the subject matter of Robert Munsch's upcoming children's book.

Take CBC Ottawa's news quiz, covering Feb. 26 to March 4

From hydro rates to hockey, from downhill ice skating to the origins of life on planet Earth, it's time for the weekly CBC Ottawa news quiz.

The fresh, young face of Ottawa's fentanyl tragedy

by Alistair Steele

The death of a 14-year-old from a fentanyl overdose has stoked fears about an opioid epidemic among Ottawa teens, but the statistics suggest otherwise.

Recap Senators continue playoff push with win over Blue Jackets

Zack Smith scored the winner as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night. Viktor Stalberg scored his first goal since joining the Senators (35-22-6) ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Erik Karlsson scored his 11th of the season as Craig Anderson made 25 saves.

Union wants police to 'compel' witnesses in Claridge construction site death

by Judy Trinh

The largest trade union in Ottawa is calling for police to push harder in their Ottawa investigation of the workplace death of 25-year-old Olivier Bruneau, who died on a condominium construction site in Little Italy in last year.

Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing at Orléans home

Ottawa police have arrested and charged a 19-year-old man after two people were injured in their home on Proulx Drive in Orléans — including a man who was stabbed in the neck.

Sixties Scoop survivor returns to Canada for the first time

by Waubgeshig Rice

After more than five decades, a man who was sent from Manitoba to New Zealand as a boy in the Sixties Scoop has returned to Canada to take part in a special project organized by the Legacy of Hope Foundation.

Facial recognition tech coming to Ottawa airport worries critics

by CBC Radio's All in a Day

Critics of the Canada Border Services Agency's new traveller screening plan say technology needs to be balanced with a human touch.