_ (press release) _ OTTAWA , Oct. 26, 2016 /CNW/ - Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is unveiling an innovative new technique to identify potential witnesses for an ongoing homicide investigation. [caption id=“attachment_54854” align=“alignright” width=“336”] Frederick John Hatch[/caption] The body of 65-year-old Frederick "John" HATCH was discovered near the Town of Erin, Ontario , on December 17, 2015 , and the OPP has been searching for the person(s) responsible ever since. ...

Twitter user @frpaul1 uploaded this video to YouTube Tuesday with some close calls on the new O’Connor bike lane, mostly with pedestrians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAl3ktMNaJk  “Hopefully the adjustment period to the new bike lane will be short. I really want this to be successful infrastructure,” he wrote in the video description. ...

** UPDATE: ** We have a winner!! Congratulations to Veronique, you’ve won two General Admission passes for Friday Nov. 4th! I will let them know, so you can simply pick the tickets up at Will Call at the event on Friday. ...

It’s flu season - everybody’s favourite time of year (after Festivus .) If you’d rather avoid the fever, cough, aches, sores, congestion, occasional vomiting and other… symptoms, you’ll probably want to get the flu shot ASAP if you haven’t already. ...

_ (press release) _ The free flu vaccine will be available in Ontario starting this week, so that people can better protect themselves against the flu virus and stay healthy. The vaccine will be available at doctor’s offices, local public health units and community immunization clinics. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa – ** The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, are pleased to announce that tickets to the [ Sky Lounge ](http://www.ottawa2017.ca/events/signature-events/sky-lounge/) will go on sale at 10:30 a. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – The O’Connor Street Bikeway, a new cycling link that, makes bike travel through downtown Ottawa easier and safer, was officially opened today by Mayor Jim Watson, Somerset Ward Councillor Catherine McKenney and Capital Ward Councillor David Chernushenko. ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa)-The results of the Traffic Stop Race Data Collection Project (TSRDCP) were released today by the York University Research Team. The studyhttps://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/news-and-community/Traffic-Stop-Race-Data-Collection-ProjectTSRDCP.asp examines the relationship between race, sex, age and traffic stops conducted by the Ottawa Police Service between June 27, 2013 and June 26, 2015. ...

_ ** Update: The female driver of the car has died. There were no other injuries. ** _ https://twitter.com/OttawaPolice/status/790638004549234692 _ (press release) _ Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) were advised at 2:40 p.m. of a collision between a bus and a car in the 1700 block area on Regional Road 174 between Trim Road and Quigley Hill Road. ...

_ (press release) _ The National Capital Commission and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society today announced the creation of Canada’s Centre for Geography and Exploration at 50 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. The Centre is scheduled to open its doors in 2017 as a Confederation Pavilion during Canada’s 150th anniversary. ...