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_ (press release) _ Residents of Ottawa and Gatineau are gathering by the Prince of Wales Bridge tonight at 6:00pm to voice their opposition at the City of Ottawa’s plan to build a $250,000 gate on the Prince of Wales Bridge. ...

Plenty of Ottawans among the 150+ Canadian athletes at the 2016 Rio Paralympics! Here is a list of every Ottawan competing: [caption id=“attachment_49989” align=“alignleft” width=“150”] Paralympic.ca[/caption] ** Josh Cassidy - Athletics ** * Born: Nov. 15, 1984 * Birthplace: Ottawa, Ont. ...

It seems school zones have a magical ability to make people forget how to drive. Despite an extensive warning campaign, police have been busy all day pulling drivers over for every reason in the book. Top reasons included speeding, failing to stop and even a few expired licenses. ...

A memorial is growing for Nusrat Jahan, the 23-year-old woman killed yesterday while cycling on Laurier Avenue. https://twitter.com/ctvottawa/status/771671191216152576 https://twitter.com/tonysunphoto/status/771725648503140352 https://twitter.com/matthewkupfer/status/771711602735341568 https://twitter.com/matthewkupfer/status/771707765291114496 https://twitter.com/HallieCBC/status/771664717915955205 https://twitter.com/Nimki2000/status/771503617064964097 Do you have photos or stories? Tweet them at us @OttawaStart or drop a line feedback@ottawastart. ...

Ottawa Police have confirmed a seemingly distracted driver who went viral in a video last week has been charged. The video was posted to Facebook by motorcyclist Erik Hanna last week and shows a woman who appears to be distracted by her phone. ...

[caption id=“attachment_49913” align=“aligncenter” width=“496”] Traffic cam[/caption] A woman is dead and the community outraged after a crash in downtown Ottawa Thursday. It happened just before 8:00 a.m. at the corner of Laurier Avenue and Lyon Street, when the cyclist became pinned under the truck. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa – ** Today, Ottawa City Council voted to approve the enactment of regulations to expand existing smoke-free regulations. The by-laws, once enacted, will come into effect on December 1, 2016 and the City is working to ensure residents, businesses and other affected groups are aware of the changes. ...

Students at some public schools may have to go elsewhere, if the board accepts a staff recommendation to close eight schools. Two reports released Wednesday recommended the closure of: * **  D. Aubrey Moodie Intermediate School. ** * ** Greenbank Middle School. ...

_ (Via Stittsville Coun. Shad Qadri) _ City Council approved today the naming of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex Gym to be the Erica Wiebe Gym. It comes within two weeks of Erica’s astounding accomplishment in the Women’s Freestyle 75-kilogram wrestling category, earning Canada’s fourth, and final gold medal in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. ...

_ (Press release) _ Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson and Innes Ward Councillor Jody Mitic presented 13-year-old Annaka Boucher with a Commendation for Bravery today in recognition of her actions to protect her younger brother and sister during a July 5 kitchen fire. ...