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Construction could begin next year for a proposed expansion of the iconic Château Laurier, which would move the parking garage underground while adding 200 more rooms. Details on the proposal were released Wednesday by the hotel’s owner, Larco Investments. The company said community consultations will be held before a site plan is submitted to the city. ...

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. ...

It’s the last day of the month, time to buy another pass and load up your Presto card. D’OH [caption id=“attachment_49827” align=“aligncenter” width=“481”] NOOOOO![/caption] Unhappy riders took to Twitter… https://twitter.com/amandaemdin/status/770998086663405568 https://twitter.com/watersoilair/status/770795431727030272 https://twitter.com/TiffanyAGlover/status/771144557102759936 https://twitter.com/NuZZy_PauL/status/771145433133486080 Metro Ottawa reported the site had crashed late Tuesday into Wednesday. ...

This video has been making the rounds on Facebook in Ottawa. Erik Hanna, the motorcyclist in the clip, says he confronted a woman who appeared to be distracted by a cell phone. Moments later, Hanna narrowly avoids a collision as the woman’s vehicle passes him a little too closely. ...

It was National Dog Day Friday, and plenty of Ottawans had a reason to be thankful for our furry pals: https://twitter.com/ottawapoliceK9/status/769219988297175040 https://twitter.com/OttawaPolice/status/769231832365735936 (Seriously that was a terrible pun.) https://twitter.com/Ottawa_Medic/status/769174063310901249 https://twitter.com/PxPOttawa/status/769229517193932800 https://twitter.com/BlacksWeather/status/769230406910513152 https://twitter.com/capitalyoga/status/769231131459874816 https://twitter.com/Go_Taylor/status/769237595784110080 https://twitter.com/cmckenney/status/769245494249943040 https://twitter.com/OttawaFirePIO/status/769248298070839296 https://twitter.com/mbernards/status/769258914072317952 [ Happy #nationaldogday🐶 we just celebrated with Bruce waking me up from my nap by over-reacting to the doorbell. ...

It’s finally out! A little more than a year since Grace Lachance won the Bluesfest _ She’s The One _ contest, the 15-year-old singer from Stittsville has released her first single through a record label. “Anymore” hit iTunes yesterday. ** From the files: ** ** Stittsville’s Grace Lachance wins Bluesfest contest. ...

Nearly 200 demonstrators gathered outside Ottawa Police Headquarters Wednesday, marking the one-month anniversary of Abdirahman Abdi’s death. Abdi died July 24 after a confrontation with police in Hintonburg. Black Lives Matter organized the protest along with several across the country. ...

A hero’s welcome for Olympic champions Erica Wiebe and Natasha Watcham-Roy Tuesday morning at the Ottawa airport. Wiebe, of Stittsville, had won a gold medal in wrestling. Watcham-Roy hails from Gatineau and won a bronze in rugby sevens. A large contingent awaited Wiebe, including residents from her hometown, mayor Jim Watson and west-end councillors Shad Qadri and Marianne Wilkinson. ...

Former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson’s longtime number 11 jersey will soon hang from the rafters of the Canadian Tire Centre. The announcement was made Tuesday at a news conference featuring top Senators brass, confirming rampant rumours. Alfredsson had played for 18 seasons with the Senators until 2013, when he left for one season to play with the Detroit Redwings. ...